St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-15

CHARTER OF
CHARTgR OF
THE AVOFELLES, PALMETTO AND GULL
RAILReAD COMPANY.

Mh8EHVhD @&MAANAs
BE it known that on this twenty second
day of the month of November, In q yeal
of our Lord, One Thousand NIn Hundred
Nine, and of the independence or the UnfIeC
states of America h One-hundred and
thirty-fourth, before me, John LII. Hartman.
son, a Notary Public, duly commissioned
qualified and sworn, IN n Tor tne Parlsl
Of st. Landry, State of Louisiana, n In the
presence of the witnesses undersigned, per-
sonally came mi appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereunto subscribed
who severally declared that awaiting them
selves of the provisions Of The laws n con-
stitutIon of the State of Louisiana, in such
cases made and provided, to form and con-
| stifute body polite In law, they do hereby
organize and form themselves as well as all
such persons as may hereafter become as
ISOLATED with them, into q bodY corporate
for the objects and purposes, n under the
agreements and stipulattons following to-
ARTICLE +.
The name and style and title of this cor
poratfon shall be the AYoyelles, Palmetto
and Gulf RaiIroadCo, and by said name and
corporation shall have succession and en-
ioy 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 ana use the
corporate seal with such device or inscrtp-
ton as 1t may deem proper and the same TO
| alter or amend at pleasure. 1t may max
contracts, purchase or receive gratis or
land or personal property or rights OF way;
may acquire, own, hold and convey personal
and real property, n pledge, mortgage or
hypothecate the same. It may name and
appoint such officers, managers and Direct
ors as their interest or convenience may re-
quiee, and may make n establish such by
laws for the management OF the affairs OF
the corporation as MAY be necessary ana
proper. not inconsistent with his Act ofin-
corporation; and generally shall possess all
the power and privileges which such cor
porafions are and may hereafter be author
lied to possess unde the constitution and
laws of this state.
ARTICLE II.
The domici1e of this corporation shall be
the city of 0pelousas, in the Parish OF st.
Landy, State Of Louisiana.
AETICLE III.
The purposes for which this corporation
has been organized are as follows, to.Wit:
Section Ito locate, construct, purchase,
OWL and operate a railroad with n or
more tracks, with suitable turnouts, SIDE
tracks, pur and switches, with such guage
and construction, n upon such courses or
route as the Company may select: From
Moreauvilie, through P~iaucheYtlle n Pal
mettot to 0~peIousas, n to such other point
or points as the Company may hereafter de
terTaine upon.
Section 2.-ToI locate, construct lease, pur-
chase, own operate, alnta 9 use sag
line or lines as said Company may deem
proper from time to time, and nestIor It's IN.
terest; said Company shall not pc restricted
In the exercise of these privileges to the
State of Louisiana, but may extend It's kali
| road with any other line Grimes OF railroad
in this State or In other states as snail
authorize the exercise OF said privileges;
and said mpan shall have the right to
Establish and maintain proper elevators,
freight m passenger depots n other
buildings, appearances and c0nyeItenceS
at such points or places as may be deemed
most expedfent and convenient; ana SAID
Company shall have the right to acquire by
appropriation or otherwise sueh properly
as it may require for its tracks, switches,
/ spurs, side-track, road-bed, depots, eleVa~
tors, or any other necessary purposes.
Section 3.-To lease. purchase, hold, ope-
rate, maintain and use any connecting rail-
road or railroads or to consolidate with the
same, within or Withoutthe State, and make
one company under the name OF the com
/ panies consolidating or n Dther name.
Section ITO construct, establish or pur-
| chase and thereafter to own, and
use such Wharves, bridges, piers, nafpofs
steam boats, ferrys, warehouses, elevators.
yards. deDOts. stations and other works as
the said company may deem necessary, 81
as will tend to aid said company III the
prosecution of The purposes Tor Whlcn Y was
formed. and to manage n operate same 70
such manne as nay be deemed most likely
to promote the welfareof said Company.
Section 5.--To carry and transfer persons
and property upon its said raAfoad and
branches and other conveyances, andto &c.
ceive for safe keeping and to store meF'
chandise and property in its yards, eleVa-
tors, depots and warehouses, 10 receive
such tolls and charges for such transporta-
ton, safe keeping or storage, as may IFoM
time be established by the company sIe
make advances of money Oh cIealI aot
charges made by other transportation Ilhes
pOm merchandise or property TO ne trans.
ported upon It's ~oWnrailroad, orto pc stoFee
IN It's depots, yards. elevators and MaEe.
houses, to such extent n upon such terms
and conditions as the Company MAJ from
time to time establish.
Section 6.-To obtain inc receive DY put,
chase, grant gift, exchange, devise, Deaues'
or otherwise both real and personal prop
erty; to have and TO hold such property Iol
the objects, urpose n interest OF Inc
/ company and the same to sell, or aliehate
mortgage, hypothecate or cucumber.
Section ITO construct, MAINTAIN ane
operate It's said railroad or any part OF lnt
same and to have the right OF way ac[9s ss
street, highway, turnpike or canal Whlchl u
said railroad may pass along, lnterseet
Section s,NTo obtain by grant or other
wise from any parish, ward, city, town q
village within the state or any oLneF SlaIt
into which it may pass, any rights, prlvI
1eges, franchises or immun1f16S, eonIrlDn
tfons or aid that any of the said parishes
-par1sh-wards, cities, WI 81 villages ma
choose to grant with reference to the con
struction, management, maintenance AM
operation and use of the railroad or rail
roads of said Company, Its depots, cars, 10
eomotives and its business within the limit
of each andany such parishes, parlshsWaTds
cities, town or villages.
Section BIO appropriate property ac
cordingt to existing laws or future laws.
Section 10.-To cross, intersect, JOIN 9
unite its railroad or railroads or branche
with any other railroad or railroads hereto
fore or hereafter constructed In the State Q
Louisiana, or any other state at any pom
upon Its route, and pom the grounds OF sue
other railroad or railroads elsewhere wit
the necessary %turnouts, sidfngs, spurs
switches and other -conYenienceS IN further
ance Of the objects Of its connection an
business,
Section ITO purchase or lease from an.
railroad compaDy 81 corporation the rail-
roads, charter, franchises, properly ana ap
purtenances thereof, n to maintain, US
and operate the same as a part ofthe prop
erty OF this company.
Section Ito borrow money or TO puI
chase or lease property on its oWn credit 70
the purpose of constructing, maintalnin
and operating Its railroads and branches, Q
establishing continuous or connectingHn
as hereinafter provided, and, as evlCenc
for such loans or for the purchase, lease Q
construction of such property to Issue 1t
corporate bonds or prornissory notes bea1
ing interest at such rate per annum as q
places as may be agreed upon and for secHl
ing the payment of such n or notes an
the interest thereon, to mortgage ING pledG
its railroad or railroads. Its capital, Its COZ
poTate franchises, and anyand all OF Its res
) estate and personal property or both by dee
of trnst or snq other form of hypethecattol
ARTICLEIV
All citations and other legal process sha
be served on the President OF the c0mpan
or In his absence, upon the Yice-Presiden
Secretary or Treasurer of said corporation
or upon sueh other person as may be desis
mated by the company.
ARTICLE ".
Section THE capital stock of this eorp(
rationts hereby hxed at one million dollal
Isl 0,000.00l3r represented by 10000 shares (
Z the par vaIue oI one nundTeu d2naLs eaci