The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-11


OFTlIE UNION AND NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY.
cTATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OIL
- Onachita. Be it known and REMAINDER.
ID. 1882 before me Richard A. Young,
Deputy Clerk and ex-oficio Notary Public
within the Parish OF Ouachita, State Of
griah Mitlsaps. A.. 3; sholars, John
+. Endom. Ben Reynolds, 9; G.. Wood
Marx, J. NJ. Lee. John +. Everett, Jacob
Stein, j. G. Trimble, Frank r. Stubbs, I.
Enaut, Il. b. Dawkins, John S. Roatner, Y.
Blanks, j. Bser. W. A. bright ana Geo. NJ:
Dilley, who declared and acknowledged
that, awaiting themselves Of the privileges
conferred by the Constitution and Statutes
organization of corporations for public ihi-
provements. they have formed themselves
into corporation and do hereby and by
| these presents constitute themselves and
such other persons AS may hereafter become
ussociat cd with tfic:n into Il body c0rp0r-
! ate or corporation. and to that end and for
governed by The following stipnlations,
obligations and regulations as articles of
corporation which are to he the Charter
! for said corporation, tO-wit: ...'ft b..
ARTICLE i. #,.
| The name aud title of this corporation
shall be the ''Union and Northwestern Rail
| road Company" and that by said name said
corporation shall have succession and cor
Of ninety-nine years, from the date of this
act, unless sooner dissolved. In its corpo-
rate name it may sue and be sucd, may
have corporate seal, may hold and own
! 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 DO authorized to possess nndcr tho
Constitution and laws of this State.
| ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of said corporation Is fixed
at Monroe in the Parish of Ouachita, State
of Lou iSiana.
! ARTICLE III.
| The purposes for which said corporation
I has bcenorganized arc AS follows:
Section Ito locate, construct, own and
manage standard GrlaGe railroad, with one
Or more tracts and suitable turnonts and
switches, upon such a course or route as
| the chief engineer of the Company with the
! the approval of the Directors may deem
most I'D visable and expedient, from n point
| on the Mississippi river in the Parish OF
| Concordia, at or near Nidalia, or such other
point in the state of Louisiana as the chief
engineer with the approval OF the Directors
| may select, through Monroe and Farmer
| viile, Louisiana, to Camden in the State OF
| Aarkansas, and northwest thereof to such
| Il point on the Arkansas river. "a the Board
Of Directors may hereafter determine also
| tolocate, construct, lease, own, maintain
| and manage telegraph and telephone limos
| on the line of said railroad. EI.' ,-... 81
Sec. TO LOCATE, construct, lease,
| own, maintain and nse such branch rail-
roads and tracts as a majority or the Direc-
expeaient and for the benefit OF said COM
pany. said company shall not he restricted
III the exercise oftI,ese privileges. Of. TO, or
concerning either of said branch rail-
| roads To the State of Louisiana, but may
conuec. its main line i'll such other states
AS shall authorize the exercise OF said pri-
| viieges Within their limits; to establish and
maintain proper elevators, freight and pas
senger depots at such points and places as
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 pur-
poses.
Sec. 3. To purchase, hold, operate
maintain and use any connecting railroad
| or railroads, or to consolidate with tho
same, and make one company under the
name Of the companies or any other name.
Sec !. To construct, establish or pur-
chase i'll this State and thereafter to own,
maintain and use such wharves. bridges,
piers, harbors, steamboats,, warehouses,
elevators, yards, aepotS, stations and other
works us said company may deem neces-
sary.
Sec. 5.--To take transfer carry and con-
vev 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 ana to- receive Tor such trans
portation, safe keeping or storage such
, | tolls and charges may from time "a
time he established by the directors or said
| company 20 make advances of money. or
credits Tor charges made by other transpor.
tation lines upon merchandise or property
t to bc transported upon it's own railroads
| or to be stored in its yards, elevators, oil
Z warehouses;, to such cxtent and upon sucl
{ terms and conditions the Directors o.
: such Company may from tmo to time ii y
t and establish or authorize to pe fixed anc
!, established
= Sec. 60 take send and transmit re-
: eeiye and deliver Geographic and tele
Q and from such offices as the company ma,
- establish along its lines or from and 4
i such other telegraph and telephone CON
!. rauy, said company may connect viii
y and to establish for such service. sue
charges and tolls ~ may from time T.
Il time be fixed By The Directors.
= Sec. Ito obtain and receive by direc
Il uitts and bcquest both real and persona
: property to have and To hold such real an
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