St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-01
CHARTER OF
THE AV9YELLES, PALMETTO AND GULF
RAILROAD COMPANY.

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Be It known that on this twenty-second
day of the month of November. In the year
OF our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred
Nine, n OF theI independence of the United
states OF america the one-hundred n
thirty fourth, before me, John FL. Hartman
son, q Notary Public, duly commissioned.
qnallneu and sworn, in and for the Parish
DIST, Landry, State of Louisiana, and in the
presence OF the witnesses undersigned, per-
sonany came and appeared the several per-
sons Wnos names are hereunto subscribed.
who severally declared that awaiting them
selves of the provisions OF the laws and con-
stftutton OF the State of louisiana, In such
cases made n provided, to form and con-
stttute a body polite In law, they do hereby
organic and form themselves as we'll as all
such persons as may hereafter become as
ISOLATED with them, into d body corporate
tor the objects and purposes, and under the
agreements and stipnlations following to-
wit:
The name n style ana title Of this cor
poration shall be the Avoyelles, Palmetto.
and Gulf Railroad Co., and by said name and
corporation b have succession and en-
JOY corporate existence for and during the
full period OF ninety-nine years from the
date of this Act unless Don dissolved. Ii
may sue and be sued, may make and use the
corporate seal with such device or tnSCrip-
ton as 1t may deem proper, and the same to
alter or amend at pleasure, 1t may make
contracts, purchase CIR receive grants Of
al OF personal property or rights of way.
may acquire, own hold and convey personal
n real property, and pledge. mortgage or
hypothecate the same. 1t may name and
appoint such officers, managers and Direct
ofs as their interest or convenience may res
Suufre, and may make and eStablish such by
laws for the management of the affairs 0f
the corporation as may be necessary and
proper, not inconsistent with this Act OF In
corporation: and generally shall possess ali
the power and privileges which such cor.
porations are m may hereafter be author
ICED to possess under the constitution and
45appc 0f his State
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall be
the city of 0pelousas, In the Parish of st.
Landy, State 0f Louisiana.
AETIGLE III.
The purposes for which this corporation
has been organized are as follows, to-wit:
Section Ito locate, construct, purchase,
own and operate a railroad with one or
more tracks, with suitable tufnouts, side
tracks, spurs and switches, with such guage
route as the Company may select: From
MoreauYilIe, through P~laucheYille and Pal
metto to Opel0usas, n to such other point
or points as the Company may hereafter de.
teTln1ne o
Section Ito locate, construct, lease, pur-
chase, own, operate, and use said
railroad tracks and such extension OF its
line OF lines as said Company may deem
proper from time totime, and best for Its I'M
terest; said Company shall not be restricted
in the exercise of these privileges to the
state or LOUISIANA, DNL may 6ALeuQ It's halA-
road with any other line or lines of railroad
in this State or in other states as shall
authorize the exercise OF said privileges
ana said company snail ave the rlght 20
Establish and maintain proper elevators,
freight and passenger depots and other
buildings, appertenances and ~conyeniences
at such points or places as may be deemed
most expedfent and convenient; ana sald
Company shall have the right to aequlr by
appropriation or otherwise such propert
as It MAJ require for its tracks, switches,
spurs, Side-track, oadsbed, depots, eleya-
tors, OF any other necessary purposes.
Section B To lease, purchase, hold. ope-
rate, maintain and use any connecting rail-
road or railroads or to consolidate Win the
same, within or wlthautthe state, and make
one company under the name OF the COM
panies consolidating or any other name.
Section ito construct, establish or pur-
chase and thereafter to own, maintain and
use such Wharves, bridges, piers, harbors,
steam boats, ferrys, warehouses, elevators,
yards, depots, stations and other works as
the laid company may deem necessary, or
as Will tend tc aid said company in the
prosecution OF The purposes Tor Wnlch IL was
formed, n to manage and operate same u
such manner as may be deemed most llkely
to promote the welfare of said Company.
Section $50 carry and transfer persons
and property Upon its said railroad ana
branches andO other c~0nveyances, re-
eefYe for safe keeping 2 70 store mer-
chandise and property In its yards, eleYa-
tors, depOtS INT warehouses. u TO receive
such tolls and charges for S~uchdTanSporIa-
lion, SaIe Keeping OF storage, as MAY tAGn
time be established by the company to
make advances of money or credit Tor
charges made by other transportation lines
upon merchandise or property 70 ae tTanss
ported upon its 0wmF railroad, or 10 De stored
II its depots, yards, elevators ana ware
houses, to such extent and upon sllch terms
and conditions as the Company may from
time to time StabliSh
Section 6.-TO obtain and rHenive by puF-
chase, grant gift, exchange, aettEn, bequest
or otherwise both real II personal prop
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the objects, purposes and interest OF the
company and the same % sell, or aAehate,
mortgage, hypothecate or cucumber.
operate IFS said raiIroad or d part of the
saIne and to have p right Of way across
along 0rup0n any waters, lake, Day. lnisls
street, highway, turnpike or canal when It's
said railroad may pass along, 1ntersecI,
touch or cross.
Section $40 obtain by grant OF other
wise from n parish, ward, city, own or
village within the Stateor any other state
into which IL may pass, any rights, prlyt-
leges, franchises or fmmun1ftes, eontrlbu-
ions or aid that any of the said parishes,
pariSh-wards, cities. towns or villages may
choose to grant with reference to the o N
struction, management, maintenance and
operation and use of the railroad or rails
eomotives and Its business within the limits
Of each andany such parishes, parishsWards,
cities, town OrYl1lages.
SECTION 9.-To appropriate property ae-
c0fding to existing laws or futureIaWs.
Section 10s-To cross, tntersect, join or
unite It's railroad or railroads or branches
with any other railroad or railroads hereto
fore or hereafter constructed IN the state OF
Louisiana. or any other State at n point
upon its route andupon the grounds OF such
other railroad or railroads Wner with
the necessary %turnouts, sidings, spurs,
switches and other c~onyeniences in further.
ance of the objects Of Its connection and
business,
Section Ito purchase or lease from any
s 45n 4T1NOa C414~ - rter fF,n ErnI a
roads, charter, franchises, property and APP
pu~rtenances thereof, and to maintain, use
and operate the same as a part OF the prop
erty OF this company.
Section II 70 borrow money or to pur.
chase OF lease property on its oyn credit for
the purpose OF constructing, maintaining
and operating Its railroads and branches, or
establishing continuous or connecting lines
as hereinafter provided, and, as evidence
for such loans or for the purchase. lease on
construction of such property TO issue its
corporate bonds or ~pF0TnissoTy notes bear
Ing interest at such rate per annum as the
company ma elect, payable at such time on
places as may be agreed upon n for see1r.
ing che payment of such bonds or notes and
the interest thereon, to m-ortgageand pledge
its railroad or railroads. its capital. Its cor
porate franchises. and any II all of its real
estate and personal property or both by deed
81 trnst or lily ether form ofhypothecattott
ARTICLE w.
AL citations and other legal process shall
be served on the President Of the compan
or in his absence, upon the Yice-President
Secretary or Treasurer OF said corporation
or upOn such other person as may be desig.
mated by the company.
ARTICLE ".
Section The capital stock of this corpo.
ration is hereby fxed at oue million dollars
Isl 000,000.00l, represented by 10000 shares OF
the par value of one hundred dollars each,
The subscriptions to the capital stock are ito
be paid in fnstalImenfs, as called for by the
Board of Directors, the total time allowed
for such payment being n year from date
of first call, provided that not over twenty
i've per cent shall be called for at one time.
ThisCompany to commence business as o
as I'VE thousand dollars Of Its capital stock
shall have been subscribed for.
Section 1.-The time and manner for pay