The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
GEEA RT Ia
OF The
New Orleans, HOuma and N0rth-
western Railway Company.


PARISH or ~TERREBoNyE. I
Be IT KNOWN, That on this eth, dav q
December in the year of our Lord igoO
before me, Robert b. Butler. a Notary
Public in and for the Parish of Terre.
bonnie, State of Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are berelnto
subscribed, who declared that. avaiIino
themselves Of the provisions of the laws
OF tins State relative to the Organizations
OF Corporations for works of pubIic inn
provements and utiIitv, they have CON
tracted and agreed and do bv these prps-
ents covenant and agree and bind and
obhgate themselves as well as such Nor.
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form and constitute a cor
poratIon and body polite in law for the
objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations, following
to-wit
Arr. /.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and formed
and the nature of the business to be car.
RED on by it are declared to be the com
struction, establishment and operation
and maintaineRGe of a railway from q
point on the Arkansas State line on the
North boundary Of the parish az Caddo
LOUISIANA, by way of or near to the city
ot Shreveport Via. Gibson and Houln6
IN q southeastern direction to a point
on the Mississippi river in Louisiana for
the transportation of freight and p~assan-
gers, and the construction and mainte-
n Of telegraph and telephone lines.
and their means of communication for the |
transmission of messages; and TO make
interchangeable traffic rates for Dersons
and property yer its lines and connec-
tons; and TO receive for such messages
communications and transportation. such
tolls and charges as may be established |
py the authorized officers; to, obtain and
receive by grant, purchase, gift or beuest
both real OrpersOnal property; and. for
the purchase OF land, supplies, material
rolling stock or the payment of labor
contracts and work, to issue stock cartiR-
Gates or bonds in payment thereof and 81
such valuations as may be agreed uDOn
by and between the directors al this cor-
poration and the owners of the land. ma
%terlals, supplies and rolling stock and
the laborers and contractors of work. Ia
obtain, accept and receive from anv
State, County, Parish, district. town
or persons any rights. DriviIeges
or franchises donations, or subsidies
which the same may offer for the con-
struction, maintainence, management or
use Of its transportation lines, their de-
pots, Wharves, shops, cars, lo~comotiyrsI
and general business, which the same
may choose to grant, release to or other
wise confer or give; to Borrow money orI
o purchase or to lease railroads or other
property on its own credit for the purpose
# constructing, maintaining or operating
ot transportation or Biography or to
or lease its own property or to CONSOLE
late with other railway lines in or Il of
he State Of Louisiana; and, as evidence
i Indebtedness Of this corporation for
UGH loans or the purchase or lease Of any
property, to issue its corporate bonds or
'romissory notes bearing interest and
payable either in the United States
urrency or gold coin and at such Il SINE
place as may be deemed adyan- {
by the directors; and, for secur- {
ag the payment OF said bonds or notes, I
Q mortgage and pledge its railroads, :
apltal stoaS, company buildings, corpo- J
ate franchises, real or personal property, /
7 any portion Of the same. I
ART. lL 9
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