The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-24

OF THE
LAF0URcHE, RAcELAHD, LOCK
PORT RAIL ROAD COMPANY.
c. S. OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

DEIT KNOWN, THAT ON THIS THE
ID seventh day of June, in the year OF our
Lori Eighteen Hundred and Ninetv-three,
and of the Independence of the United
States of America, the One Hundred and
seventeenth.
Before me, FELIX j. DREYFOUs, a No
tary J ubllc, duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, and in tho presence of Messrs.
George Montgomery and Albert Guilbault.
two good and competent witnesses. both re-
siding in said Parish and State.
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED
Leon Godchaux, ,. Edward Godchaux.
). Charles Godchaux, 4, Paul l.. GodclIaux,
). Albert GodeEaux. all OF the City of New
Orleans. Parish OF Orleans, this State. and
6. Alexander Theriot of the Parish of La.
fourche. this State
WHO DECLARED. That awaiting tuem.
selves OF the provisions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the ~or.aniza.
ton Of corporations for works of public im-
pre- vement and tor other purposes, they
hereby covenant and agree and bind them
selves. as we'll as all others who may hereaf-
ter become associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation and body poll
tic in law, for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations. covenants, and agree,
ments hereinafter fully set forth as follows
tO-wit
ARTICLE /.
The name and title Of said corporation
| shall he THE LAFOURCHE, RACELAND,
LOCKPORT RAIL ROAD COMPANY"
and 10y its corporate name shall have and
enjoy succession for the full period of Nine
ty-nine years from the date OF these pre-
sents.
Its domicil shall be at Raceland IN the
Parish of Lafourche. State of Louisiana. and
citation and legal process shall be served on
| rho President nf said cOrporafinp-
ARTICLE ii.
The purposes and objects of said corpora
ton sha.l be to survey, locate. construct,
build, equip and operate q Railroad from a
point at Lockport on the right descendin.
bank OF Bayou Lafourche, or at LOngueville
on the left descending bank of said bay"n.
thence on up to a point ID or near the Pub
lie Road at Lafourche Crossing. in the said
Parish of Lafourcbe, to carry and transnort
freight and passengers and with I,ower also
to survey, locate. construct. bul"t aud equip
such side tracks, sidina-. switches. station
houses, dep0ts, elevators ami "i''er appli
ances along the main line OF said road, as
may be deemed necessary and exDedient by
the Board CT Directors OF said corporation
with power also to build branches to connect
with the main line, and to extend said main
line beyond the terminal points aforesaid
VIII snever said Board of Directors may deem
necessary and expedient. Said corporation
to use either steam power, electric power oil
any power or mOter that its ROard OF Direc
tors may deem expedient and proper. And
to build a bridge. if necessary, across Bayou
Lafourche at orenear Raceland.
ARTICLE Ill.
The said corporation shall have power aue
authority
Ito contract. sue and be sued to adop
and use a corporate seal and the same u
alter or change at pleasure
2.-To buy, hold, receive. lease, sell an,
convex, property, real, personal and mixed
to mortgage and hypethecate such OF it
property as can be mOrtgaged. aud to pledg
and pawn such OF its property as can lie IL
gally pledged ard pawned
3.-To establish and adop., through it
Board of Directors, such bylaws, rules an
regulations for the proper management an
regulation OF the affairs of said corporatio
! as may be necessary and proper and tn
same to change, alter or amend at the plea
ure OF the said Board of Directors.
4th.-To borrow. from time to time. sue
Gums of money as may be required for COZ