St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
4. ]. SMITH 4 SONS.
CHARTER
OF THE
ST. IAialaANY AND NEW ORLEANS RAILWAYS
AND FERRY COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF
LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY.

AVOAoAANAp 6An1 On V3 Ga AAmHAAN -
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 18th day
of May, in the year Of our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and six, and OF
the Independence of the United States
of America the ono hundred and twen-
ty-ninth, before me, Harrison Rankin
Warren, clerk of Court aud ex-od1cio
. notary public, duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the parish Of St.
TammRny, State of Louisiana, and In
the presence OF the witnesses hereinaf-
ter named and undersigned,
Personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severa1ly declared
that, availing themselves Of the laws of
the State of Louisiana, in such cases
made and provided, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves, as well as all such persons
Us may hereafter become associated
with them, to form corporation, for
the objects and purposes and under the
articles and stlpulations following, to
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;,;z ARTICLE /.
The name OF this corporation shall
be "St. Tammsny and New Orleans
Railways ami Ferry Company" and un-
der It's said corporate name it shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
corporate existence and succession for
the full term and period of ninety-nine
years from and after the date hereof, to
contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use Z corporate seal, and the same
to alter and break at pleasure; to hold.
receive, lease, purchase and convey. as
well as mortgage and hypothecate,
property, real personal and mixed, cor
poreal and incorporeal; to name and
appoint such managers, agents aDd di-
rectors and officers as its business, In
terest and convenience may require.
and to make and establish, as we'll as
amend, from time to time, such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
government OF the affairs OF said corr
poration as may be necessary and
proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile OF said corporation
shall be in the town OF Covington, par
ish of St. Tammany, State Of Louisiana.
and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President OF
said corporation, or in the event OF his
absence upon the Vice President there
of, and in the absence of both of said
officers, upon the Secretary of said cor
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ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established, and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are hereby declared to be to con-
struct or otherwise acquire, maintain
and operate for the carriage of passen-
gers, freight, mail and express matters
a main line Of railway, with one OF
more tracks, from some point in or near
the town of Covington, st. Tammany
Parish. Louisiana, to or near the shores
of Lake Pontchartrain, with fntersecting
or branch lines to other points In said
parish, connecting with boats or othel
means or lines OF transportation across
said Lake, with all necessary spurs
side tracks, switches, turnouts, watel
tanks, sand and gravel pits, stations
yards and depots, roundhouses, shops
coal chutes, warehouses, platforms
ferries, bridges Of it's own ant
other adiuncts and appultenanees nee
essary, proper and convenient for th,
| operation Of said main line OF railway
| to lease or sell it's lines Of rnilways, II
whole or in part, to other companies
to lease or buy other railways, In who'll
or In part; to purchase or consolfdat
with other railway corporations organ
lied under the laws of the State Of Lou
isiana Or of any other State, or Of tn
United States; to construct or main
tain passenger depots and freight yards
to construct, own and operate steam
ships and other vessels or boats for tn
carriage of freight and passengers 10
hire; to construct own and operat
docks and wharves for the landing Q
vessels or boats, and for the receiving
storing and forwarding of freight, an
the accommodation of passengers; t
establish electric plants and to general
and distribute electricity for hire, fo
hight, heat and power purposes; to bu
and sell lands for profit; to dig or boI
wells, and to pump, store, dlstrlDul
| and sell water for use and consumptio
by individuals, corporations or munsc
palities, and for manufacturing pn
poses, irrigation or agricultural pul
poses; to develop generally the CON
mercial and agricultural interests
the parish of st. Tammany; and ger
orally to hold and exercise Ill such II
cidental powers and privileges as rela'
J, to the objects hereinbetore set forth.
ARTICLE Nv.
i The capital stock Of said corporation
hereby fixed at the sum of three hundrt
! thousand dollars t4300. .G00), divided I
to and represented BY three thousar
$4,000 shares Of stock, OF the sum
one hundred shares each. Said stoe