The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-18
Act of Incorporation
Alexandria q 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 Rapides, Louisiana. duly
commissioned and qualified. and IN the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereto subscribed,
who declared, that availing themselves
of 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, obligate
and bind themselves, at well as all such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to constitute and
torn corporation, or body polite in
law, for the objects and purposes, and
under the agreements and stipulatiOns,
following, tO-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and title OF this corpora
ton shall be the alexandria and West
ern Railway Company" and under
such name said corporation shall have
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 be
sued. 1t shall have rover to make
and uae a 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 1. To locate. construct, pur-
chas, lease, own, maintain, and operate
a 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 riverf
Section To locate, lease, con-
strust. nirchase, own, operate and
maintair, to use such branch railroads
and tracks, and such extentions of its
line ~ lines as such corporations may,
from tim TO time, deem proper, expe-
dent and for the best interests thereof.
SS3d corporation shall not be restricted
n the exercise of the privileges Of to or
concerning any of it's 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 propsr elevators, freight and
passenger dep6ts, and other buildings,
appurtenances and conveniences, at such
points and places along its line of road,
as may be deemed convenient and pro-
per, and shall 4have the right to &C.
quire, by appropriation or otherwise,
such property as II 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,
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name of the corporations 30 CONSOLE
dated, or any other name.
Section 4. To construct. establish or
and thereafter to own, main
:ain and .nse, such wharves. bridges,
piers, harbors, steam boats. warehouses,
elevatorsI depots, yards, stations and
other works as said corporation may
deem necessary or as will tend to aid it
10 the transaction of the business, and
purpose for which it was formed and to
manage and to operate the same in such
manner as may be deemed necessary,
and most likely to promote it's interests
md welfare.
Section 5. To take, receive, transfer
md carry persons and property upon its
aid railroad or railroads and branches.
nd other conveyances, and to receive
or safe keeping and storeage the prop