The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-07-22
CHARTER.
OF THE
LAF0URcHE, RAcELAKD, LOCK-
PORT RAIL ROAD COMPANY.
y. S. OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. y
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

DE 1T 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 Oh
Louisiana, and in tho presence Of Messrs.
George Montgomery and Albert Guilbault,
two good and competent witnesses. both re-
ST ling 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 0rsaniza.
ton of corporations for works of public i'm
Pre- vement and for other purposes, the
hereby covenant and agree and bind them
selves, as we'll as all others who may hereaf
ter become associated with them, to form
ami constitute a corporation and body poll
tic i'll law, for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations. covenants, and agree,
ments hereinafter fully set forth as follows
tO-wit
ARTICLE /.
TIE name and title Of said corporation
shall be "IHE 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 Oh
| tha President uf said cOrpOrafi0u
ARTICLE ii.
Thu purposes and objects of said corpora.
ton shall be to survey, locate. construct
build, equip and operate a Railroad from 4
point at Lockport on the right descending
bank oil Bayou LafourclIc, or at LonguevIlit
on the left descending haoK of said bayou.
thence OH up to a point il "r near the PGb
lie Road at Lafourche Cruising. ~ the saIt
Parish of Lafourche, to carry ais trdns'"'rl
freight and passengers aud with power ais
to survey, locate. coDstIuct. Tau q aud rquit
such side tracks, siding-. sWiichtr. station
houses, depots, elevators AMI "thcr appli
ances along the main line OF said road, al
may be deemed necessary and exoedient 10y
the Board Lt Directors OF said corporation
with power also to build branches to connec
with the main line, and to extend said mai,
line beyond the terminal points aforesaid
whenever said Beard OF Directors may deem
necessary and eXpedIeut, Said c0rporatio,
to use either steam power, ell 'ctrIc power o
any power or m0ter that its BOARD of Direc
tors may deem ~expedieut and proper. ANT
to build a bridge, if necessary, across Bayol
LafUurche at or near Raceland.
ARTICLE III.
The said corporation Shall have power an,
authority
Ito contract. sue and be sued to adop
and use IA corporate seal aud the same i
alter or change at pleasure
40 buy. held, receive. lease, sell an
conveg, property, real, personal and mixed
to mortgage amt hvpolhecare such Of il
property as can be m~ortgaIed, ami ID pledg
ana pawn snch Of its property az can be il
gally pledged ard pawued
3-To establish and aiop through il
Board OF Directors, such bylaws. rules an
regulations Tor the proper management an
regulation OF the affairs Of said corp0ratIo
as may be necessary aud Iluier and Ill
same to change, alter o. amend at tile plea
ure oi the said Beard d Directors.
4th.-To borrow. from time To time, sue
] sums of money as may he required Tor COZ