The herald., 1912-07-18

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Be il known, that on this 18th day Of the
month OF June, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve (l912).
and OF the independence of the United
States OF America the one hundred and
| thirty-sixth 136), before me, Arthur Il.
Leopold, a notary public, in and for the
parish Of Orleans, state OF Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified, and in the pres
eDce of the witnesses hereinafter named and
| undersigned, personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all residents OF this city, who sew
orally declared that availing themselves OF
the provisions of the general laws OF this
state. relative to the formation of corpora
lions, they do by these presents form them
selves into and constitute a corporation, for
| the objects and purposes, and under the
stipulatiOns and agreements hereinafter set
forth. which they hereby adopt as their
charter, to-wit:
The name Of this corporation shall be
NEW ORLEANS < WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY and under its corporate name
| it shall exist and have succession for q
period OF nInety-nine (99D years from date
hereof, and IL shall have and exercise for
| the purpose OF its business, all the powers,
rights and privileges conferred by law on
similar corporations, and IL shall be and IL
| is further authorized and empowered to do
and perform any act or thing and conduct
any and all business usually connected with
and pertaining to the affairs and business
as set forth in Article Ill OF this charter,
which is not specially prohibited by law.
II shall have power and authority TO
| hold, own, receive and purchase and law
| fully acquire by deeds OF conveyance. con-
| tract, lease, rental or in any other lawful
| manner the title and ownership to all pro-
perty, real, personal and mixed, and like
| wise with full power and authority 10 alien
ate dispose OF, lease, rent, sell, convey,
| mortgage, hypOthecate, pledge or otherwise
| cucumber, its franchises and property, real,
personal and mixed, or any part thereof
hal haN to hnr a
| to issue notes, bonds and other evidences
| Of Indebtedness from time to time, and to
| secure the payment OF the same or any
part thereof, by pledge or hypOthecatiOn OF
property, or by mortgage or other evidence
Of lein placed upon its franchises and pro-
perty, real, personal and mixed, or any part
| thereof.
1t shall have power to acquire or under
take the whole or any part OF the business
property, good WILL and liabilities OF any
| person, firm or corporation carrying on any
portion of the business which the corpora
ton is authorized TO carry on or possessed
Of property suitable for the purposes OF the
company and 10 pay for the same in cash
bonds, or paid-up shares OF the company oil
partly In cash and partly in bonds, or paid
| mp shares as may be agreed upon TO enter
into any agreement not prohibited by Law
for sharing profits, union OF interests, co
operation, joint adventure, reciprocal con
| cessiOn or otherwise, with any person, firm
or company carrying on or engaged in OF
about TO carry on or engage in any business
or transaction which the company Is author
lied TO carry on or engage In, or any bust
ness or transaction capable of being con
Quoted so as directly or indirectly to benefit
the company, and to lend money to, guar
antee the contracts of or otherwise assist
any such person, firm or company and &c
take or otherwise acquire shares bonds, and
securities OF any such company, and to sell
pledge hold, issue or reissue with or with
out guarantee or otherwise deal with or dis
pose or the same; to raise or assist in rails
ing money for and to aid by way OF bonus
loan, promise, endorsement, guarantee oil
otherwise, the performance Of contracts oil
for any transaction from which any benefit
or advantage may be derived by the com
pany for its corporate purposes, and to dc
any act or thing not prohibited by law, fol-
the protection, preservation, Improvement OF
enhancement of the value of the property
shares, interest and obligations of the com
pany or In which the company may be in
terested or from which It may derive any
benefit or advantage; to accept In payment
OF any debt or debts due or owing to the
| company the stock, shares, bonds, deben
| lures OF any other company or companies
and to use am OF the shares bonds, deben
| lures or othe- securities or the funds of the
| company to purchase or otherwise acquire
and to take, hold, assign, transfer or sell
| the shares, bonds, debentures or other Sc
curities OF or In any company or corpora
| ton authorized to carry on or engaged In
| carrying on the business which this com.
pany Is authorized to carry on and to guar.
terest OF the bonds, debentures or dividends
| upon the shares OF such company or corpo-
ration and while holding such shares, bonds
| debentures or other securities of any other
| company or corporation to exercise all the
rights and powers Of ownership thereof, in.
| Guiding the right to vote thereon through
| such agent or agents as the directors may
appoint and to distribute such shares, bonds
| debentures or other securities or any assets
OF such other company in specie upon a d.
| vision Of profits or distribution of capital
among the shareholders In any manner not
prohibited by law; to remunerate In fully
firm, or company for labor done or for SER
vices rendered or TO be rendered, in placing
or assisting to place or guaranteeing the
placing Of any OF the bonds or shares of
or other securities or obligations of the
company, or in or about the obtaining of
| loans on the company's bonds or other Obli-
cations by way of pledge or otherwise or
debtedness Of the company, directly or in
| directly, or for endorsing the company's
note or notes for obtaining property for the
company for the conduct of its business or
operations, in any way.
1t shall have power to elect officers and
| directors, to name and appoint its mana.
gers, agents and other employees, and to fix
| their compensation, and to discharge the
same at Will; to establish and adopt such
bylaws. rules and regulations as may be
deemed expedient and proper for the con
duct and management OF Its property and
business, and the same to alter amend and
abolish at pleasure to make and use a com
mon or corporate seal and the same to break
and alter at pleasure, and generally to do
ana perform all acts and things requisite
and necessary to carry out the objects and
purposes Of this corporation.
| ARTICLE II.
The d0micile of this corporation shall BIZ
In the city of New Orleans, state of Louis
ana, and all citations and other legal pro
cess shall be served on the president, and In
the absence Of both of said officers on the
secretary or this corporation.
| ARTICLE III.
| Inc OBJECTS and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and established
and the nature of the business TO be carried
on by 1t are declared to be as follows: TX
| focate, construct, maintain, own, lease ope
or railroads, whether urban, interurban, su
hurDan, or other railroad, or railroads
street railways and tramways, with the nee
eSsary side tracks, switches, turn-Outs sta
lions, docks, wharves bridges, elevators
warehouses, terminals, track connections
poles, wires, cOndufts, etc. and to that en-
to acquire, purchase, lease, hold and owl
raih,roads, street railways, and tramways
rights-of-way privileges, and franchises
ETC.; and railroads, street railways an(
tramways completed and uncompleted In tn,
state or elsewhere to erect, maintain ant
operate the same, and 10 use all and an,
appliances. contrivances, motive power. cleo
tricity, gasoline, gas or any other motiv,
power, the use of which is or may hereaftel
be recognized and adapted for railroads
whether urban, interurban, suburban o.
other railroad or railroads, street raiiwa ',
and tramways, and which Is necessary ant
| suitable to operate the same. also r. az