The St. Mary banner., 1903-02-21
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tlict herewith, that the same be
and it is hereby amended as fol
lows:
Section 1. That between tn,
hours of judicial sales on the l4tl
day OF March, 1903, after due ad
vertisement thereof for thirty day!
N the official journal of the parish
of st. Mary, the president of tn.
police jury shall, at the door O
the court house Of this parish, a
public auction, sell to the highes
bidder: or bidders, for the highes
percentage of his gross annual re.
ceipts, as hereinafter specified, 6
franchise to construct and main.
tain and operate railway, util.
izing electricity, or other motive
than steam, on the entire length o1
the public road, in the said parish
leading from the upper parish line
near the town of Jeanetette to the
town of Berwick on Berwick Bay
running through the towns ot
Baldwin, Franklin, Centreville
and Patterson and said franchise
to be as follows to-wit:
First, the franchise shall be fol
a term of SO years and no longer
from the date of said sale, and
shall, for that period, authorize
the construction, maintenance and
operation of a single track line, OF
railway together with all neces-
sary spurs, turnouts, turntables,
switches and side tracks, from the
upper line of the parish of St.
Mary as aforesaid to the town of
Berwick, along the public road as
aforesaid.
The track, or tracks of said rail-
way shall be located on said pub
lie road, either in the centre or on
the sides as sail be designated by
the police jury, or persons ap-
pointed by them for that purpose,
and may be built partly on one
side and partly on the other, or
partly in the centre of the road.
and upon the sides at other points,
provided that whenever the said
line Of railway shall cross the
public road, or at other points
designated by the police jury, the
ties shall be placed below the
grade of said road, which grade
shall be the same as that of said
public road. The said railway
shall be constructed, maintained
and operated so as not to unduly
with the use, by the pub
lie, of said public road. The hold
er, or holders of this franchise
shall without expense to this par
ish, make and maintain in good
conditiod, all bridges across all OF
said tracks, also all culverts, and
all necessary openings necessary
for the drainage of said roads, as
shall be directed by the police
Jury.
Sec. 2 No fare, toll or charge,
except 2 cents per mile for every
passenger, and his or her ordinary
1and baggage or parcels, shall be
made, or collected for passage on
said railway, nor for a continuous
passage from within either OF said
owns or points between any point
n either of said town, reached by
he said railway, or it's connec-
ions; provided that fee of 81
'eets a ride, for any distance
not exceeding two miles
nay be collected.
The said railway must be oper-
ted continuously, and not less
han three trains each way, carry
ng passengers must be run daily |
luring the daylight hours, be-
ween the points entering the par
sh of st. Mary, and the terminus
f said road at Berwick Bay, at
ours arranged reasonably fer the
ccommodation of the public, and
4 the event of not more than three
:ains being run each way daily,
OF less than six hours shall elapse
etween any two trains going in
le same direction.
The said railway shall have the
ght to carry freight, express,
aggage and mail, as we'll as pas
performing all the func-
OBS and carrying all things
sual to a railroad of this charac-
r.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved,
c., that in the event the holder
holders of this franchise fail to
inform substantially to the terms
Id conditions and specifications,
ter he or they have been given
ur mouths notice of such failure
I'd neglect, and have not cor
cted such failure or neglect, then
is franchise shall cease to exist.
rminating without any further
oceedings.
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved.
c., that every bidder at said sale
said franchise, shall state what
rcentage of the gross annual .
ceipts of said railroad on said
ad, between said points as
oresaid shall give, first, for the
ar ten voars 0f tho ovicforoo oel