The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-04-20
- LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
V iss CHATTER
OF THE u MON AND NORTHWESTERN
Is RAILROAD COMPANY.

Il NA1LhOADs CONTAIN
STATE or Hoy 2 ~. PARISH or
ed that on this twelfth day OF April A.
D. 1889. before me Richard A. Young,
Deputy Clerk and OK -oflicio Notary Public
Lonieiana, personally came and appeared
Uriah Millsaps, A. b.. sholars, John T.
rarker; pa; Breagd, ST., Herman 2, Meyer Meyer
bridge, Edward Jonas, W. ". Heard, Jacob
Marx, j. NJ. Lee, John f. Everett, Jacob
Stein. }: G: Trimble. Frank T. Stubbs. l..
Enaut, +. d. Dawkins, John $. Boatner, T.
Blanks, !. Baer. w. A. Bright and Geo. NJ.
Dilley, who declared and acknowle lodged
that, awaiting themselves OF the privileges
OF the State of Louisiana relative to the
organization of corporations for public I'M
prOvements, they have formed themselves
these presents constitute themselves and
such other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them into a body corpor-
ate or corporation, and 70 that end and for
that purpose do covenant and agree to be
governed by the following stipulations,
obligations and regulations as articles of
corporation which are to be the Charter
for said corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this cor poration
shall he the ''Union and Northwestern Rail
road Company" and that by said name said
corporation shall have succession and cor
porate existence for and during thefull term
OF ninety-nine years, from the date of this
act, unless sooner dissolved. In it's cor;,o-
rate name it may sue and DO sued, 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 be authorized to possess under The
Constitution and laws of this State.
So .-e go. ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of said corporation is fixed
at Monroe III the Parish Of Ouachita, state
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which, said corporation
has beenorganzed are rs follows:
Section Ito locate, construct, own and
manage standard g,tase railroad, with one
switches, upon such n course or route as
the chief engineer of the Company with the
the approval Of the Directors may deem
most advisable and expedient. from point
on the Mississippi river in the Parish of
Concordiu, at or near Fidafia, or sucl, other
point in the State Of Louisiana as the chief
engineer with Tho approval OF the Directors
may select, through Monroe and Farmer
willie, Louisiana, to Camden in the State of
Aarkansas, aud northwest thereof to sucl,
| Il point on the Arkansas river, as tho Board
tolocate, const ruct, lease, own, maintain
and manage telegraph and telephone lines
| on the line OF said railroad.
Sec. ITO locate. construct, lease,
own, maintain and use such branch rail
! roads and tracts as a majority of tho Direc-
tors may from time to time deem proper,
expedient and for the benefit of said COM
pany. Said company shall not be restricted
III the exercise ofthese privileges. ct, to, or
concerning either of said branch rail-
roads to the State of Louisiana, but may
connect its main line in such other states
AZ shall authorize the exercise of said pr-
yileges within their limits; to establish and
maintain proper elevators, freight and pas
senger depots at such points and places as
may DO deemed most convenient and pro-
per. and said company shall havo 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 aud use any connecting railroad
same, and make one company under 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 ana use such whaftes. b: idgeS,
piers, harbors, steamboats,, warehouses,
elevators, yards, depots. stations and other
works as said company may deem neces
sary.
Sec. $40 take transfer carry and con-
vey persons, and property upon its rail
| road and branches aud to receive for safe
keeping and to store merchandise and
other property in it's yards elevators and
warehouses and 10 receive for such trans
portation, safe keeping storage such
tolls and charges as may from timc to
time be established by the directors of said
company 20 make advances OF money, or
credits tor charges made by other transpor-
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 eStent and upon sHeh
terms and conditions the Directors of
such Company may from time to time fix
and establish or authorize to I've fixed and
established.
Sec. 6.-To take send and transmit re-
ceive and deliver telegraphic and tole-
phonic messages and communications to
and from such Offices the company may
establish along its lines from and to
such other telegraph and telephone com-
pany, as said company may connect with
and TO establish for such service. such
charges aud tolls may from time to
time be fixed by the Directors.
Sec. Ito obtain and receiyo by airec-
gifts and bequest both real and personal
property TO have and to hold such real and
personal property for the objects purposes
and business of the company.
Sec. $50 construct and maintain It's
said railroad or any part OF the same and
To acquire and have the right of-way there
TOR across along, or upon any water courses
lake, bay, inlet, street. highway, or turn