The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-14
flict herewith, that the same be,
and it is hereby amended as fol-

and it is hereby amended as fol-
lows:
Section 1. That between the
hours of judicial sales on the 14th
day Of March, 1908, after due ad-
vertisement thereof for thirty days
IN the official journal of the parish
of st. Mary, the president of the
police jury shall, at the door OF
the court house Of this parish, at
public auction, sell to the highest
bidder, or bidders, for the highest
percentage of his gross annual re-
ceipts, as hereinafter specified, a
franchise to construct and main
tain and operate railway, util-
izing electricity, or other motive
than steam, on the entire length of
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 of
Baldwin, Franklin, Centreville
and Patterson and said franchise
to be as follows to-wit:
First, the franchise shall be for
a term of 80 years and no longer
fr om the date of said sale, and
shall. for that period, authorize
the construction, maintenance and
operation of a single track line, or
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
interfere 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
hand baggage or parcels, shall be
made, or collected for passage on
said railway, nor for continuous
passage from within either of said
towns or points between any point
in either of said town, reached by
the said railway, or its connec-
tons; provided that a fee of 5
ceets a ride, for any distance
not exceeding two miles
may be collected.
The said railway must be oper-
ated continuously, and not less
than three trains each way, carry
ing passengers must be run daily
during the daylight hours, be-
tween the points entering the par
ish of st. Mary, and the terminus
Of said road at Berwick Bay, at
hours arranged reasonably fer the
accommodation of the public, and
IN the event of not more than three
rains being run each way daily,
not less than six hours shall elapse
between any two trains going in
he same direction.
The said railway shall have the
light to carry freight, express,
baggage and mail, as we'll as pas
'engers, performing all the func-
ions and carrying all things |
usual to a railroad of this charac-
er.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved,
,tc., that in the event the holder
II holders of this franchise fail to
conform substantially to the terms
md conditions and specifications,
lfter he or they have been given
our mouths notice of such failure
md neglect, and have not cor
ected such failure or neglect, then
his franchise shall cease to exist,
erminating without any further
proceedings.
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved,
to-, that every bidder at said sale
# said franchise shall state what
of the gross annual
eceipts of said railroad on said
Dad, between said points as
lforesaid shall give, first, for the
irst ten years of the existence of
he franchise; second, for the Sec
md ten years of the existence of
he franchise; third, for the third !