The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-09-06
Act Of Incorporation
OF THE
Alexandria & Western
Railway Company

Railway Company
Be it known, that on this 18th day
OF September, 1909, before me. r s.
Thornton. notary public, in and for the
Parish of Rspides, Louisiana. duly
commissioned and qualified. and in the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
vhose names are hereto subscribed,
who declared, that awaiting themselves
70 the provisions of the Constitution and
laws OF the State OF Louisiana, in such
cases made and provided, they have
contracted and agreed, and by these
presents do contract, agree, obligatt
and bind themselves. at we'll as all 81 Oh
other persons Is may hereafter become
associated with them, TO constitute anG
form a corporation, or body polite in
law. for the objects and purposes, and
under the agreements aud etipnlatiOns,
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the "Alexandria and West.
ern Railway Company" and under
sush name said corporation. shall have
succession and corporate existence for
and during the full term Of ninety.
nine years from and after the date OF
this act, unless sooner dissolved. and by
ssid name it may contract, sue and be
sued. II shall have rover to make
and nae corporate seal. and the same
to alter at pleasure; bold, lease, sell.
purchase and convey, as well as mort
gage and hypothccate, under its cor.
porate name, real and personal proper
ty. It shall have the power TO issue
bonds. borrow money and give surety
therefor; to make contracts and re-
ceve grants or donations of real and
personal property, rights and credits, to
exercise the right of Eminent Domain
under the Constitution and Laws Of the
State OF Louisiana. and to name
and appoint such directors,
managers, officers and employees AS its
interest and convenience may require;
to make and establish by laws rules
and regulations for the proper manage
ment and conduct of its business af-
fairs; and also to possess and exercise
all other powers aud privileges, which
railroad corporations are, or may be au-
thorized to possess and exercise under
the Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The place chosen for the domicile Of
this corporation is the Town Of Garden
City in the Parish OF ST. Mary, State of
Louisiana, where it's main Office shall
ARTICLE III.
Tho ,,hipctc and nnrnnao for mhirb
this corporation has been organized,
are declared to be as follows:
Section /. To locate. construct, pur-
chas, lease, own, maintain, and operate
q railroad of such grade as may be de-
termined upon, with suitable turnouts.
side tracks, spurs and switches. upon
such course or route US the Board Of
Directors Of this 'mpany may select,
beginning at Alexandria, in the Parish
Of Rapides. Louisiana. thence in a
western direction to the Sabine river.
and in an eastern direction 10 the Mis-
sissippi river.
Section 2. To locate, lease, con.
strust, purchase, own, operate and
maintain, to use such branch railroads
and tracks. and such extentions of it's
line or lanes as such corporations may,
from tim to time, deem proper, expe-
dient and for the best interests thereof.
Said corporation shall not be restricted
the exercise of the privileges OF to or
concerning any of its railroads. to the
State of Louisiana, but may connect it's
railroad with any other line or lines OF |
railroad, in such states as shall autho. |
iSe the exercise of said privileges with |
in their limits, and the said corporation |
shall have the right to establish and |
maintain proper elevators, freight and
passenger depOts, aud other buildings,
and conveniences, at such
points and places along its line Of road,
% may be deemed convenient and pro-
per, and shall have the right to &C.
quire, by appropriation or otherwise.
such property as it may need or require
Tor main line tracks, switches, spurs,
side tracks, road beds, depot section
houses. water tanks, elevators, or any
necessary railway purposes. |.
Section 3. To lease, purchase, hold,
operate, maintain and use any such
railroad or railroads, or to
with the same. by sale or
within or without this state,
md to make one company under the
lame OF the corporations 20 CONSOLE .
lated. or any other name.
Section 4. To construct, establish or ]
purchase, and thereafter to own, main /
ain and use, such wharves. bridges,
,iers, barb0rs, steam boats. warehouses.
Elevators, depOts, yards, stations and
.ther works a. said corporation NAV
'eem necessary or as will tend to aid It /
o the transaction of the business, and G
purpose for which it was formed and tahl
manage and to operate the same IN s1ci | I
manner No. may be deemed necessary.
md most likely TO promote is interests :
nd welfare. !. .c.H :
Section s. To take, receive, transfer .
nd carry persons and property upon it's /
aid railroad or railroads and branches t
nd other cQnveyances, and to receive $
" safe keepiDg and Storage the nron. =