New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-04-27
CHARTER
OF THE
New Iberia, ST. Martin & North.
ern Railroad Company.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
Be it known That on this "a day of tn
MOI tn of April A ID. 1907 before me
Fred w. Bauman, Notary Public dul!
commissioned and qualified in and TO
the Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana
and in the presence of the witue sses here
matter named and undersigned.
Personally came aud appeared the seV
eral persons whose names are hereuntt
subscribed and declared that, awaiting
themselves of the benefits of the lays o
the State OF Louisiana relative to the or
! ganization Of corporations, they have
formed and organized, and by those pres
ents do form and organize themselves, al
well as such other persons as may here
| after Join with them or their Successors
into corporation for the objects anc
purposes, aud under the covenants, stip
/ ulations and agreements following, to-wit
! ARTICLE /.
/ The name, style and title Of this cor,
! poration shall be the "NEW IBEhIA
ST. MARTIN & NORTHERN RAILROAD
COMPANY" and under said name il
shall enjoy a corporate existence and sue
eession for the full term aud period oi
NINETY NINE (99) years from and after
| the day and date of this act. 1t shall
| have power to contract, sue and be sued,
| and to make and use a corporate seal and
| the same to bre ak and alter at pleasure,
| to have, hold and receive, purchase, sell,
convey, lease, pledge, bond, bypOthecate
| and mortgage property Of any kind,
whether real, personal or mixed, corpo-
| real or incorpOreal, to have aud appoint
| such managers, directors, officers and
agents as its business may require; and
to make and establish, as well as to alter
and amend fom time to time such by
laws, rules and regulations for the proper
management and government of the af-
fairs of said corporation as may be neces-
sary and proper, and generally, TO pos
sess all the powers hereinafter mentioned
and that now are or may hereafter be
conferred by law or necessary to pro-
mote its objects and interests.
ARTICLE II.
The domicie OF this corporation shall
be at New Iberia, La, where service Of
citation or other legal process shall be
made upon the president Of said corpora
ton, or, in his absence. upon one of the
vice-presidents. or, in the absence of said
officers, upon the Secretary of said Com
pany.
ARTICLE III.
The objects aud purposes for which
this corporation is organized and founded
and the nature of the business TO be car
ried on by it are hereby declared to be:
To construct or otherwise acquire, main
tain and operate for the carriage of pas
sengers, freight, mail and express matter,
line of railroad with one or more tracks
from point at or near the City of New
Iberia, Louisiana, thence in Northern
direction to Port Barre in the Parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana, and beyond to
such point or points as may hereafter be
determined; aud also from the City, of
NewsIberia in Southerly direction to a.
point at or near Berwick on Berwick
Bay, in the Parish of st. Mary, Louisi-
ana, and beyond to such other point on
points as may hereafter be determined
upon; with all necessary spurs, side
tracks, switches, tnrnouts, water tanks,
sand and gravel pits, stations, station
houses, yards, depots, warehouses, grain
elevators. cotton congresses, round
houses, sheds, coal chutes, warehouses,
platforms. ferries, briGgeG and all other
accessories, adjuncts and appurtenances
necessary proper and convenient for the
operation of said line of railways; to To-
cate, construct or otherwise acquire and
operate with all necessary accessories.
adjunets and appurtenances connecting
lines of railway. branch lines and exten-
sions from such other points on said main
line as. said corporation may select to
other points in the State of Louisiana or
~ hon, lat tl ~. -,
grant, purchase, gift or bequest both real
aud personal property; and for the pur-
chase of land, supplies, material, rolling
stock or the payment of labor, contracts |
and works. to issue stock certificates or |
bonds IN payment thereof, aud at such |
valuations as may be agreed upon by and |
between the directors of this corporation |
and the owners ofiand, material, supplies, |
rolling stock and The laborers or contrac
tors OF work; to obtain, accept or receive |
from any State, county, parish. dist, ward, |
Town, village or person any rights, priyi- |
leges or franchises which the same may
offer for the construction, maintenance,
or use of its transportation
lines, their depots, wharves, shops,cars,
locomotives and general business which |
he same may choose to grant, relesse to
Or otherwise confer or giv. ; to borrow
money or to purchase and lease property
On It's own credit for the purpose of con-
structing, maintaining aud operating the
lines OF transport alton and telegraph; and,
as evidence OF Indebtedness of this Cor
ooration tor such loans or the purchase or
ease OF said property, to issue its eorpor-
ate bonds, or promissory note, bearing in
crest and made payable either in United
States currency or gold coin and at such
line aud place as may be approved by
he directors and for securing the payment
u said bonds or notes to mortgage and
pledge its railroad capital stock. company
9uiidlngs, corporate franchises and i'm
nunities, real or personal property or any
portion OF the sameI to lease or sell its
ines OF railway in whole or in part to
'ther companies; to lease other railways
,ither within or without the State of Lou
slEna; TO purchase or consolidate with
ither railway companies organized under
he laws of Louisiana or of aay other
tate of the Union, aud to acquire and
loid the stoc1s, bonds and securities OF
ueh other railway corporations; to guar
lntee the stocks. bonds and secureties of
uch other railway corporation as this
yoi Pol asAVu Aiay uc interested IN, 10 con-
truet and maintain passenger depots,
reight yards and warehouses and to per-
nit the use of such depe,s as union de-
'otsi to construct or Otherwise acquire
md operate steamships and other vessels ll
or the carriage of freight and Messengers
or hirei to construct, own and operate
ocks aud wharves for the landing Of yes
els and for the securing, storing and
orwarding of freight and accommodation
1 passengers; to establish and operate
elegraph and telephone lines,$ to con-
truet or otherwise acquire. maintain and
psrate canals for navigation and to ae-
uire and hold stocks, bonds or other se-
ureties of other corporations owning and
perating such canals, and generally to
old and exercise all such incidental pow
rs and privileges as relate to the objects .
erein setforfh.
ARTICLE Iy. ID
The capital stoeA sf this corporation is /