The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20
CHARTER
OF THE
Eunice, Lafayette and AbbeH||e
RAILROAD COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of Louisiana. :
Parish of LAFAYETTE. J

year of our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and seven. and of the indie
pendence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and thirty
first, before me, Frank X. Hopkins,
Deputy Clerk of Court and eX-OfiiciO 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 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
n real property, and pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate the same. it
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 interpretations: 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:
Souftnn To locate cN,,nt
puy chase, own and operate a Railroad
with n or more tracks with suitable
%turnouts. side tracks, spurs and
| structiOns, and upon such courses 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 ear
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
and such extensions of its line OF.
lines as said Company may deem
proper from time to time, and Dest
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-
You'd 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 ;. 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 l.. 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
deemed most likely to promote the well
fare of the company.
Section 5. To carry and transfer
persons and property upon its said
railroad and branches and other on
veyances, and to receive for safe keep
ing and to store merchandise and
property in its yards, elevators. depots
and warehouses, and to receive such
tolls and charges for such transport
tation, safe keeping and storage as
may from time to time be established
by the company; to make advances
upon merchandise or property to be
transported upon its own railroads,
or TO be stored in its depots, yards,
elevators and warehouses, to such an
extent and upon such terms and condi-
fiopc oS tho oomnoru ma ~ fr>rp fino