The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-07-01

DEIT KNOWN, THAT ON THIS THE
ID seventh day of June, in the year OF our
Lord Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-three,
and of the. Independence of the United
States of America, the One Hundred and
seventeenth.
Before me, FELIX j. DREYFOUS. a No.
tary Public, duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State OIL
Louisiana, and in the 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,
3. Charles Godchaux, 4, Paul L.. Godchaux,
5. Albert GodcEaux. 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 them
selves of the provisions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the orsaniza.
ton Of corporations for works of public i'm
pre- yement and tor other purposes, the v
hereby covenant and agree and bind them
selves, as well 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
The name and title OF said corporation
shall be ''rHE i.AFOURCHF, RACELAND,
LOCkPORT RAIL Road COMPANY
and by 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 Lafourc!le, State of Louisiana. and
citation and legal process shall be served OIL
the President OF said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes and objects OF said corpora
ton shall be to survey, locate. construct
build, equip and operate q Railroad from !;
point at Luckport on the right descending
bank oil Bayou Lafourche, or at LonguevilGt
on the left descending bank Of said bayou.
thence on up to d point ~ ~ near the Pub
lie Road at Lafourche CiuSrlHg. III the sand
Parish OF LafOurche, to carry aud transnuri
freight and passengers artl With power .IlSu
to survey, locate. construr-. ,,uitd aud equiv,
such side tracks, siding,. -wi cits. station
houses, depots. elevators al ,t''rr hppii
ances along the main line OF sail road, as
may be deemed necessary and expedient 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
whenever said Beard OF Directors NAV deem
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to use either steam power, Ell ctrlc power OF
any power or moter that its Roard OF Direc
tors may deem expedieut and proper. And
to build a bridge. if necessary, across Bayou
| Lafourclle at or near Raceland.
ARTICLE III.
The said corporation shall have power and
authority
Ito contract. sue and be sued to adopt
and use a corporate seal and The same u
alter or change at pleasure
2-To buy, held, receive. lease. sell ant
CONVEX, property, real. pei sonaI and mixed
to mortgage and hvpoCbecdte such OF III
property as can be ~morTgaged, and to pledge
ana pawn snch OF its property as can be lie
gally pledged ard pawned
3-To establish and ATOP, through it
Board OF Directors, such by laws, rules an,
regulations for the proper management an,
regulation OF the affairs oil said corporatio,
as may be necessary sud proper and tn
same to change, alter OF amend at the pleas
ure OF the said Board Of Directors.
4th.-To borrow. from time to time, sucI
sums of niuuey as may be required for cou