The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-11
CHARTER
OF THE
Eunice, Lafayette and AbbeH||e
RAILROAD COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Louisiana.
Parish of LAFAYETTE.

IuIltG6u anu SCNth. IN VI nv iAoS
pendence of the United States of
America. the one hundred and thirty
first. before me. Frank X. Hopkins,
Deputy Clerk of Court and ex-officio a
notary public. duly commissioned,
qualified and sworn, in and for the
Parish of Lafa yette, 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 availing
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 l.
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
unless sooner dissolved. 1t may sue
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. il
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 NAV 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 IL.
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
purchase. own and operate a Railroad
with one or more tracks with suitable
turnouts, side tracks, spurs anC
switches, with such gauge and con
structiOns, and upon such courses OF
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 neal
the Gulf: and to construct and operate
telegraph and telephone lines in con
junction with said railroad.
Section 2. To locate, construct
lease, purchase, own, operate, main
tain and use said railroad tracks
ard such extensions of it's line OF
lines as said Company may deem
proper from time to time, and Des
for it; interests: said company shall
not be restricted in the exercise O
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 o
railrOadSin this State or in any Other
States as may authorize the exercise
/ of said privileges, and said compan,
shall have the right to establish an(
maintain proper elevators, freigh
and passenger depOts and other build
ings, appurtenanceS and c~Onveniences
at such points or places as may bt
deemed most expedient and cOnven
lent: and said Company shall have
the right to acquire by appropriation
or otherwise such property as it ma!
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 tG
consolidate with the same, within o.
without the State and make one com
papy 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 i
was formed, and to manage and OPP
crate same in such manner as may b.
deemed most likely to promote the wei
fare of the company.
Section 5. To carry and transfer
persons and property upon its sait
railroad and branches and other con
veyances, and to receive for safe keep
ing and to store merchandise an(
property in its yards, elevators. depot!
and warehouses, and to receive sucf
tolls and charges for such transpor
tation, safe keeping and storage a.
may from time to time be established
by the company; to make advances
upon merchandise Or property to b.
transported upon its own railroads
or to be stored in its depots, yards
elevators and warehouses, to such al
extent and upon such terms and condi
tiOns as the company may from tim'