The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12

subscribed, and declared that, availing
| themselves of the benefits OF the laws
| of the State of Louisiana relative to
| the organization of corporations, they
| have formed and organized and by
| these presents do form and organize
i themselves, as well as such other per-
sons as may hereafter join with them
| or their successors, into corporation
| der the covenants, stipu1ations and
agreements following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name, style and title of this
corporation shall be THE LAFOURCHE
| VALLEY AND GUILE RAILROAD
/ COMPANY, and under said name 1t
shall enjoy a corporate existence and
succession for the full term and peri
cd OF ninety mine years from and after
/ the date of this act; it shall have the
/ power to contract; sue and be sued;
/ to make and use corporate seal, and
the same to alter and break at pleas
ure; to have, hold and receive, pur
chase, sell, convey, lease. pledge, bond,
hypothecate and mortgage property of
/ any Kind, whether real, personal or
mixed, corporal or incorporeal; TO
have and appoint such managers, di-
rectors and officers and agents as its
business may require; to make and
/ establish, as well as to alter and
amend from time to time such by-
L
proper mana cement and government of
the affairs of said corporation as may
/ be necessary and proper, and generally
to possess all the powers hereinafter
mentioned and that now are or may
hereafter be conferred BY law or neees-
sary to promote its objects and inter-
ests.
ARTICLE II.
The dofnfci1e of this corporation shall
| be at Dona1dsonville. La, where serv-
Ice of citation or other legal process
shall be made upon the president of
upon one of the presidents. or In
the absence of said officers, upon the
secretary of said Company.
ARTICLE III
The objects and purpose for which
this corporation is organized and
founded and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it are hereby de-
clared TO be To construct or other
wise acquire, maintain and operate for
the carriage of passengers, freight
mail and express matter, a line of Eail-
road which will be a common carrier,
with one or more tracks, from the town
of Donaldsonvflle in southeastern
direction, through the parishes of As
cenSion, Assumption and Laf0urche, to
the village of Leeyilie, Lafonrche Par
ish, Louisiana, and to such other points
u or oat " ll.e ssale az eiia 5, ~ us
teaH1heo py s.s podIu " ~ W. I,oi. .
WIN sucH it,ollse poH 81 as alis Ill,
pahy may ueLei mine "a ps9leh'. :" i ia
al nsesssaI g put, sl Ne, - seh :,
sWilches, turnoals' Wats! e. f As, SAM
anu gFaVel pits, stations' slalloii
houses, yards, oepols, warehouses,
gram elevators, cotloh coInpfe ss. round
houses, sheds, coal cnutes, warehouses,
platforms, FERRIES brluges. and all oIhf-a
er accessories, adJunets and apnl1rte-
nances, connecting lines or railway,
branch lines and extensions from sucn
poration may select. to other Yofaltsssin
the state Of Louisiana or outside
thereof. to obtain and receive by grant,
purchase. gift or bequest both real and
personal property and for the pur-
chase of land supplies, material, roll
ing stock. or the payment of labor,
contracts and works, to issue stock
eartificafes or bonds in Dayrnent there-
~ "a al anch valuations AZ NAV he
setre cd mon nv and hefween the direc
- :. - tt,is ,ornors, tfors and oxvners Of
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franchises Wlldsi. i.a4sva,sa
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mana seiheIt " ,use % ~ 80 - ~ q
ton INES, tneIr aepots, IlaL
cars, locomotives anu seiiel o. pusitless
which the same may enoose 70 sIaht.
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