New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-02-10
Kew Iberia, Lafayette and North
western Railroad Company.

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western Railroad Company.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia.
Be 1t known, that or this 9th day of the
mont of December, A. D. 1911, before
me, Ventress j. Smith, Notary Public,
duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the Parish of Iberia, State of Louis
lana, and in the presence of the witness
SEES hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are h+reunto sub
subscribed, and declared that, avsiling
themselves of the benefits Of the law of
the State of Louisiana relative to the or.
ganizatiOn of corporations, they have
formed and organized and by these pres.
ents do form and organize themselves as
well as such other persons as may here
after join with them or their successors:
into corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants, stipu-
lations and agr euents following, to- Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name, style and title of this corpo-
ration shall be the NEW IBERIA, LAF-
AYETTE AND NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY, and nnder said
name it shall enjoy corporate existence
and succession for the full term and Pc
Rod of ninety nine years from ana 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 pleasure; TO
have, hold and receive. purchase, cell,
convey, lease, pledge, bond, hypothecate
and mortgage prof. erty of sny kind, whe-
ther zeal, personal or mixed, corporal or
to have and appoint such
mansgeIs, directors and officers and
agents as its business may require; to
make and establish, as we'll as to alter
and amend from time to time, such by
laws, rules and regulations for the proper
management and government of the af-
fairs Of said corporation as may be nee
essary and proper, and generally to pos
sess all the powers hereinafter mentioned
and that now are or may hereafter be con-
ferIed by law or necessary to promote its
objects and int. rests.
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be at New Iberia, louisiana, where SER
vice of citation or other legal process
shall be made upon the President of said
corporation, or, in his absence, upon one
of the vice presidents, or in his alb
sence Of said officers, upon the secretary
of said Company.
ARTICLE 8.
The objects and purpose for which this
corporation is organized and founded and
the AZURE of the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be: To
construct or otherwise acquire, maintain
and operate for he carriage Of passeng
ers, freight, mail and express matter, o.
line of railroad which will be q common
carrier with one or more tracks, from the
City of New Iberia in a north western d.
rection, through the Parishes of Iberia,
st. Martin, Lafay cite, Acadis, and st.
Landry, Louisiana, to or within three
miles of the Town of Eunice, Louisiana,
and to such other points in or out of the
State as may be determined by the Board
Of Directors, with such motive power as
the Company may determine expedient
with all necessary spurs, side tracks,
switches, turnouts, water Tanks, sand and
gravel pits, stations, station houses, y ards,
depots, warehouses, grain elevators, cot
ton compress, round houses, sheds, coal
shutes, ware houses, platforms, ferries,
bridges, and all other accessories, ad-
juncts and appurtenances, connecting
lines CT railway, branch lines and extern
sions from such other points on main line
as said corporation may select, to other
points in 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 purchase
of land, supplies, material, rolling stock,
or the payment of labor contracts AND
wolk ks, to issue tock certificates or bonds
in payment thereof, and at such valua
tions as may be agreed upon by and be-
tween the directors of this corporation
and owners Of land, material, supplies,
rolling stock, and laborers or contractor
of work; to obtain, receive, or accept
from any state, county, ievee boards, par
ish, district, ward, village, town, corpoi-
attic ms or person, any rights, subsidies,
privileges or franchises which the nam.
may offer for the construction, mainte
nance, management or use Of it's transpor-
tation lines, their der ots, whaBves, shops,
cars, locomotives, and general business
which the same may choose to grant. 70
lease or otherwise confer or give; to Dor-
row money or to purchase and lease prop
erty on its own credit for the purpose Of
constructing, aintsiniug and operating
the lines of transportation and telegraph,
and, as evidence of the Indebtedness Of
this corporation for such loans or the pur-
chase or lease of said property, to issue
it's corporate bonds, or pIomissory note,
bearing interest and made payable either
in United States currency or gold coin,
and at such time and place IS may Be ap.
proved by the directors; and for securing
the payment of said bonds, or notes; to
mortgage and pledge its railroad. capital
stock, company buildings. corporate
franchises and immunities. real or per-
sonal property or any portion OF the same;
to lease or sell its lines Of roadways in
whole or in part to other companies; to
lease other railways either within or with
out the State Of Louisiana; to purchase or
consolidate with other railway companies
organized under the laws Of the State Of
Louisiana. or any other State of the Union;
and acquire and hold stocks, bonds. and
securities of such other railway corpora
lions as this corporation may be interes
ted in; to construct and msinfain passen-
ger depots. freight yards. and warehouses
and to permit the use OF such depots Is
union depots; to eenetruet o. othsrwise