The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29

OF The
New Orleans, Houma and Norfh-
western Railway Company.
sTATE on LouIsTANA.

STATE or LOUISIANA. y
PARISH OF TERREBONNE.
BIZ III KNOWN, That On This 7th. day n
December in the year of our Lord iqDO.
before me, Robert B. ButleA Notary
Public in and for the Parish al Terre.
bonnie, State of Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified and iii the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned came and appeared the sev-
eral persons whose names are herennto
subscribed, who declared that. ayaiIing
themselves Of the provisions Of tho laws
OF tins State relative to the Organizations
OF Corporations for works of Dublic inn
provements and utility, they have CON
tracted and agreed and do bv these prps-
ents covenant and agree and bind and
obllgate themselves as Well1as such DER
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.
ART. I.
Inc objects and purposes for which
TINS eorpoTationi s organized and formed.
ana the nature Of the business to be car
fied on by It are declared to be She CON
structlon, establishment and operation
ana lhalHtalnenee OF q railway from n 1
point On the Arkansas State line on the
NoFtil boundary Of the parish Of Caddo. |
Logisi1la, oy way Of or near to the eitv
VI shreveport Via Gibson and Houma.
III y aolGh-easterlv direction to d point
inc mississippi river in Louisiana for
gIi9 transportation OF freight and passen-
gers, ana the construction and inaintA-
nance OF telegraph and telephone lines
ana 4. NJ means OF communication forthe
transmission Of messages. and ~ msEa
Interchangeable traffic rates for persons
ana property over its lines and connec-
aone; and { receive for such messages
,onlnnnlealous and transportation s1cb
OILS aid charges as may be established
le anthQrized Ofiicers;tO obtain andl ]
Dy grant, purchase, gift or beuuest (
BON r9Ql orpelsonal property; nnd for
ne purehase Of lMnd, supplies, material
'0kIng stock OF the payment of Labor
contracts 0nd work, to issue stock certi6-
ates or ond M payment thereof and at
'ueA fitluatlohs as may be- agreed uDon
ahd between the directors of this cor [
)Ofatlon and the owners of the land. ma {
eflals, supplies and rolling stock, and S
ne iaDOreIs and contractors of work. toll
obtain, accept and receive from any I
state, County, Parish, district, town. {
image Or persons any rights, privileges !
u franchises donations, or subsidies I
which the same may offer for the com :
tructlon, maintainence, management or {
Use ot Its transportation lines. their al l
lots, Wharyes, shops, cars, locomotives
nd general business, which tbpusame #
nay choose to grant, release to or other- I
confer or give; to borrow money ~. q
. purchase or to- lease railroads or other 7
roperiy on It's own credit for the D%1rposn /
I constructing, maintaining or operating Y
mes OF transportation or felegraDhv Or ~ 1
all or lease its OWn property or to ~consoIi- d
ate with other railway lines in or ont of q
State Of Louisiana; and, as evidence t
Indebtedness of this corporation fan c.
lch loans or the purchase or lease az onv p
ropeTtY, to issue its corporate bonds ar II
romissOry notes bearing interest and II
lade payable either in the United States ii
lrreney or gold coin and at such time h
9laee as may be deemed adyan- Of
,geous by the dilectOrsa and, for secur- c.
y the pdymenb Of said bonds or notes N
mortgage and pledge its railroads. Al
.pltal stock company buildings, corpo- n
re franchises, real or personal property. III
any portion of the same. m
AIR. III. al
The name, style and title of this Cor m
)ration shall be s'IIm NEW ORLgANs CO
q AoRTHwEsTERN RAILWAY CON- te
-" and under its corporate name It t'
all have the power and authority 10 its
I've and enjoy succession for the fun co
rl Of n~nety-year@ from and after tho or
y and date hereof to contract. sue and re
sued; to make and use a corporate seal jeI
d the same to bneak and alter at pleas he
to hold, receive lease, purchase and m'
nvey as well as mortgage and hypo-
ecate under ITS corporate name. prom
y both real and personal; to nmie Ito
q appoint such managers, directors dis
icers and agents as tire interests and Of
lvenience bf said corporation mav.re- fol
to make and establish such bylaws sui
and regulations for the proper man the
.ment and regulation Of the affairs of
d corporation as may be necessary and VII
per, amt the same to change and alter stO
pleasure and to generally possess all ure
powers heretofore enumerated and me
t are q or may hereafter be con of
bylaw necessary to promote its thin
7ets and purposes. que
Arr. III. amt
he domiciie Of said corporation shall stOC
ln the town Of Houma, Parish Of viii
.ebonnes State of Louisiana andal No
tons and other legal processes shall the.