The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-04
CHARTER
OF TIL
Eunice, Lafayette and Abbevi||e
RAILROAD COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of Louisiana. :
Parish of L.afayettp. \

State of Louisiana. :
Parish of Lafayette.
Be it known. that on this seventh
day OF the month of August, in the
year of Ii Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and seven. and of the Inde.
pendence of the United States OF
America, the oneihundred and thirty
first, before me. Frank X. Hopkins,
Deputy Clerk of Court and ex-OficiO a
notary public. duly commissioned.
qualified and sworn, in and for the
Parish OF Lafayette, State Of Louis
lana. and in the presence OF the wit
nesses undersigned. personally came
and appeared the several persons,
whose names are hereuntO subscribed
who severally declare that awaiting
themselves of the provisions of the
laws and constitution of the State
of louisiana, in such cases made and
provided to form "a body polite in
law they do hereby organize and form
themselves as well as all persons who
may become associated with them.
into a body corporate for the object
and purposes, and under the agree
ments and stipulations following,
tO-wit:-
ARTICLE T..
The name and style of this corpor-
alton shall be EUNICE, LAFA-
YETTE AND ABBEVILLE RAIL
ROAD COMPANY, and by said name
said corporation shall have success
sion and enjoy corporate existence for
and during the full period of ninety
nine years from the date of this act
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and be sued, may make and use the
corporate seal with such device or in
scriptiOn as it may deem proper, and
the same to alter or amend at pleasure.
1t may make contracts, purchase or
receive grants of land or personal
property or rights of way: may ac-
quire, own, hold and convey personal
and real property, and pledge, mort
gage and h~ypothecate the same. 1t
may name and appoint such officers,
managers and directors as their in
terest or convenience may require,
and make and establish such bylaws
for the management of the affairs of
the corporation, as may be necessary
and proper, not inconsistent with this
act of Incorporation: and generally
shall possess all the powers and
privileges which such corporations
are and may hereafter be authorized
to possess under the constitution and
laws of this State.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be the City of Lafayette, in the
Parish OF Lafayette, State of Louis
lana.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this cor
pOration has been organized. are as
follows, tO-wit:
Section ]. To locate, construct.
pur chase. own and operate a Railroad
with one or more tracks with suitable
turnOuts, side tracks, spurs and
switches, with such gauge and cOn-
structiOns, and upon such PURSE or
route as the Company may select from
Eunice, in a south easterly direction
to Lafayette, La, and then to Able
Vile, La: and also for the construc-
ton and extension of said line of
railway from Abbeville in a southerly
direction to deep water at or near
telegraph and telephone lines in con-
JuUCIlOu Will SdIu EollTOdus
Section 2. To locate, construct,
lease, purchase, own, operate, main
tain and use said railroad tracks
and such extensions of its line or
lines as said Company may. deem
proper from time to time, and best
for its interests: said company shall
not be restricted in the exercise of
these privileges to the State of Louis
lana: but may extend its railroad be-
yond the limits of said State and may
connect its railroad with other lines of
railroad in this State or in any other
States as may authorize the exercise
of said privileges, and said company
shall have the right to establish and
maintain proper elevators, freight
and passenger depOts and other build
ings, appurtenances and cOnveniences
at such points Or places as may be
deemed most expedient and conven-
lent: and said Company shall have
the right to acquire by appropriation
or otherwise such property as it may
require for its tracks, switches, spurs.
side tracks, road-bed, depots, eleva-
tors, or any other necessary purposes.
Section 3. To lease, purchase, hold
operate, maintain and use any con-
Meeting railroad or railroads or to
consolidate with the same, within or
without the State and make one COM
pany under the name of the compan-
les consolidating or any other name.
Section 4. To construct, establish,
or purchase and thereafter to own,
maintain and use such wharves, bridges
piers, harbors, steam boats, ferrys,
warehouses, elevators, yards, depots,
stations and other works as said COM
pany may deem necessary, or as will
tend to aid said company in the prose-
cution of the purposes for which it
was formed, and to manage and OPP
crate same in such manner as may be
de>ped most likely to promote the web
faiS2 Of the company.
&Acf$bn 5. To carry and transfer
persons and property upon its said
railroad and branches and other con-
veyances, and to receive for safe keep
ing and to store merchandise and
>propertyin its yards. elevators. depots
and warehouses;, and to receive such
tolls and charges for such %transpor-
tatfon, safe keeping and storage as
may from time to time be established
by ihe company ITO make advances