The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-07-15

OF The
LAF0VRcHE, McELAKD, LOCK,
PORT RAIL ROAD COMPANY.
q. S. OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

DE 1T KNOWN, THAT ON THIS THE
- 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 or
Louisiana, and in tho presence of Messrs.
George Montgomery and Albert Guilbault,
two good and competent witnesses. both re-.
sitting in said Parish and State.
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED
Leon Godchaux, 2. Edward Godchaux,
3. Charles Godchaux, 4, Paul l.. Godchaux,
5. Albert Godchaux, all of the CITY of New
Orleans, Parish of Orleans, this State. and
6. Alexander Theriot Of the Parish Of La
fourrhe. this State
WHO DECLARED. That a~vailing them.
selves of the provisions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the orsaniza.
ton OF corporations for works of public im-
pre- vemeDt and for other purposes, they
hereby covenant and agree and bind them
selves. az we'll as all others who NAV 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
! Ah11CLE l..
The name and title of said cornoration
shall be "lHE LAFOURCHE, 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 Lafourche, State of Louisiana. and
citation and legal process shall be served on
the President Of said corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes and objects Of said corpora
ton shall be to survey, locate. construct.
build, equip aud operate a Railroad from n
point at LOckport on the right descending
bank OF Bayou Laf0urche, or at Longuevillt
on the left descending bank of said bayou.
thence on up tn a point on or near the Pub
lie Road at Lafourche Crossing. in the said
Parish of LafOurche, to carry aud transunrt
freight and passengers and with power also
to survey, locate. construct, bui.d aud eouiu
such side tracks, sidings. switches. station
houses, depots, elevators AMI "ti,er appli
ances along the main line Of said road, as
may be deemed necessary and e~xpedient 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 Board of Directors NAV deem
necessary and expedient. Said corporation
to use either steam power, electric power or
any power or mOter that its BOARD of Direc
tors may deem expedient and proper. And
to build a bridge. if necessary, across Bayou
LafOurche at or near Raceland.
ARTICLE III.
The said corporation shall have power aud
authority
Ito contract. sue and be sued to adoDt
and use a corporate seal and the same 10
alter or change at pleasure
30 buy, hold, receive. lease, sell and
convex, property, real, personal and mixed ;
to mortgage and hypeGhecate such of it's
property as can be mo~rtgaged, and to pledge
ana pawn snch OF its property as can be ie
gally pledged ard pawned
3.-TO establish and adop.. through it's
Board of Directors, such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management and
regulation OF the affairs of said corporation
as may be necessary and proper and the
same to change, alter or amend at the pleas
uFe OF the said Board Of Directors.
4th.-To borrow. from time to time, such
Gums OF money as may be required for con