The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-09-20
Act Of incorporation
OF THE
Alexandria & Western
Railway Company

pa-;sh of Rapides, Louisialn' .ts
aaaa.n , and qualified. ana ~ .ue
con Of the witnesses here'na1ieI
preset od and undersigned, personally
n osme and appeared the several persons ;soa
CANT CANT o." names are hereto subscribed,
who' declared. that availing themselves
"hu nrovisions of the Constitution ano
~ ~ the State of louisiana, IN such
' ,a"s made and provided. they have
oo n, and agreed, and by these
,vosants do contract, agree, oDligate
and hind themselves. at well as all sucn
other persons as may hereafter pecomt
associated with them, to constitltc a.o
form a corporation, or body pollt'c y
law. for the objects and purposes, ano
under the agreements and stipnla'ions'
following, to-wit:
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the alexandria and West
ern Railway Company" and under
such name said corporation shall nave
succession and corporate existence for
and during the full term OF ninety.
nine wears from and after the date OF
this act. unless sooner dissolved. and by
said name it may contract, sue and DC
sued. It shall have rover to make
and uae corporate seal. and the same
to alter at pleasure; hold, 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-
ceive 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 it's
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 and 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 its main Office shall
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purpose for which
this corporation has been organized,
are declared to be as follows:
Section |. To locate. construct, pur-
chas, lease, own, maintain, and operate
railroad of such grade as may be de-
termined upon. with suitable turnouts.
side tracks, spurs and switches. upon
such course or route as the Board of
Directors Of this company 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 its
line or lanes as such corporations may,
from tim 10 time, deem proper, expe-
dient and for the best interests thereof.
Said corporation shall not be restricted
in the exercise Of the privileges of to or
concerning any of its railroads. to the
State of Louisiana, but may connect its
railroad with any other line or lines OF
railroad, in such states as shall authO-
ize 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, and other buildings,
appurtcnances and conveniences, at such
points and places along its line of road.
as may be deemed convenient and pro-
per, and shall have the right to ac-
qnire, by appropriation or otherwise,
such property as it may need or require
for 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
connecting railroad or railroads, or to
consolidate, with the same by sale or
otherwise, within or without this state,
and 10 make one company under the
name OF the corporations 90 CONSOLE
dated. or ans other name.
Section 4. To construct, establish or
purchase, and thereafter to own, main
tain and use, such wharves. bridges,
piers, harbors. steam boats. warehouses,
elevators, depOts, yards, stations and
other works as said corporation may
deem necessary or as will tend to aid it
in the transaction of the business, and
purpose for which it was formed and to
manage and to operate the same in such
manner rs may be deemed necessary,
and most likely to promote it's interests
and welfare.
Section 5. To take, receive, transfer
and carry persons and property upon its
said railroad or railroads and branches,
aud other conveyances, and to receive
for safe keeping aud Storage the prop.
erty OF persons or corporations, upon
such conditions and charges as may
flon time to time be established BY the
said corporation, or other lawfully au-
lhorized body, to make advances of |
money or credit for charges made By