The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-18
LEGAL AovERriSEMENTS.
CHARTER
OFTHE UNION AND NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY.

! ~ II
RAILROAD COMPANY.
cTATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
~ Ouachita.i BE it known and remember
Is. isss. before me Riehsrd A. Young,
Deputy Clerk aud ex.ofticio Notary Public
within the Parish 81 Onachita, State OF
.s !ns sss0n.Y B. o' sso. .na
Parker. b. A. BreNrd. ST.. Herman Meyer.
+. Endom,, Ben Reynolds, C. q. Wood
bridge, Edwafd Jonas, , W. w r Heard. Jacob Jacob
Stein. }. G. Trimble. Frank r. Stubhs, Z.
Enant, +. b. Dawkins, John 8. Boatner, 4.
n: Conner, D. w; Pipes: !. !. Davis, r. 3.
Dilley, who declared and acknowledged
that, awaiting themselves of tho privileges
conferred by the Constitution and Statutes
of the State of Louisiana relative to the
organization of corporations for public i'm
provements, they have formed themselves
into a corporation and do hereby and by
such other persons as may hereafter become
| associated with them into n body corpor-
! ate or corporation, and tn that end aud for
that purpose do covenant and agree to be
governed by the following stipulations,
obligations and regulations az articles Of
corporation which are to be the Charter
for said 'orporasi R!r;5 fS:M y
The name and title OF this corporation
| shall be the ''Unon and Northwestern Rail-
| road Company" and that by said name said
cQfpOfHIlON SuAl1 uAH6 buCCe8SlOu anu COT.
porate existence for and during the full term
| OF niuety-niae years, from the date Of this
act, unless sooner dissolved. In its corpO-
rate name 1t may sue and be sued, may
real and personal property, may make con-
tracts. may receive grants and donations of
! lands. money and personal property. and
generally shall possess all the power and
privileges which such corporations are or
| may be authorized to possess under the
| Constitution and laws of this State. ...f
| ARTICLE H.
The domicile OF said corporation Is fixed
! of Louisiana. ,'..f - L- 4
| ARTICLE III.
| The purposes for which said corporation
] has beenorganiZed are as follows:
| Section Ito locate, construct, own and
manage standard Ruage abroad, with one
| or more tracts and suitable turnonts and
the chief engineer Of the Company with the
the approval of the Directors may deem
most advisable aud expedient. from point
on the Mississippi river in the Parish OF
point in the State of Louisiana as the chief
engineer with the approval ot the Directors
may select, through Monroe and Farmer
Vile, Louisiana, to Camden in the State OF
| Aarllansas, and northwest thereof to such
u point on the Arkansas river, a. the Board
OF Directors may hereafter determine !: also
and tsenome lnes
| on the line of said railroad.
Sec. 2.-To locate. construct, lease,
own, maintain and use such branch rail
! tors may from time to time deem proper,
expedient and for the benefit OF said com.
pany. Said company shall not be restricted
IN the exercise OF these privileges. of. to, or
concerning either of said branch rail-
roads to The State of Louisiana, but may
connect its main line in such other states
yileges within their limits; to establish and
maintain proper elevators, freight and pas.
senger depots at such points and places rs
may be deemed most convenient and pro-
per. and said company shall have the right
] to acquire by appropriation such property
| as it may require for tracks, roads. ETC.,
depots, elevators or other necessary pnr-
poses.
Sec. 3. To purchase, hold, operate,
maintain and use any connecting railroad
or railroads, or to consolidate with the
name of the companies or any other name.
| Sec. 4.-To construct, establish or pur-
chase i'll this State and thereafter to own,
| maintain and use such wharves. bridges,
piers, iiarbors, steamboats,, warehouses,
elevators, yards. depots. stations and other
works AS said company may deem neces-
sary. 80 .r
| vey persons, and property upon its rail.
! road and branches and to receive for safe
| keeping and to store merchandise and
| other property in its yards elevators and
| warehouses and to receive for such trans
portation, safe keeping or storage such
tolls and charges as may from time to
| time be established by the directors OF said
company 20 make advances OF money, or
credits tor charges made by other transport
| tation lines upon merchandise or property
to be transported upon its own railroads,
or to be stored in its yards, elevators, or
| warehouses, to such extent and upon such
terms and conditions as the Directors OF
such Company may from time to time fl
and establish or authorize to be fixed and
established.
Sec. Go take send and transmit re-
ceive and deliver telegraphic and tele-
phonic messages and communications to
and from such offices as the company may
establish along its lines or from and To
such other telegraph and telephone COM
pany, rs said company may connect with
and to establish for such service. such
time be fixed by the Directors.
| Sec. To obtain and receive by direc
gifts and bequest both real and persona
| property to have and to hold such real and
personal property for the objects purposes
and business of the company.
, Sec. S.-To construct and maintain It's
said railroad or any part of the same anG
3 to acquire aud have the right.of-way there
c for across along, or upon any water courses
( lake, bay, inlet, street, highway, or turn
pike. which it's said railroads may so pas
D along iHteFsect touch Or cross.
Sec. y.-To obtain by grant or otherw Use
Q from any Parish City village or county ar,
rights iinmunities privileges, franchises
, and subsders that any OF said parishe
Y counties cities or villages, may choose t
grant in reference to and aid OF the con
struction maintenance management All,
!, | aSe Of the railroads of said company IL
. depots, cars, locomotives, and its bushes
within the limits of each and any of sue
parishes counties cities and villages.