The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-11-01
Act of Incorporation
OF THE
Alexandria & Western
Railway Company

Be it known, that on this 10Th day
of September, 1909, before me. Il ,,
Thornton. notary public, in and Tor tne
Parish of Rapides, Louisiana, duIy
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
~ he nrovisions of the Constitution and
laws Of the State of Louisiana, IN sucn
cases made and provided, they nave
contracted and agreed, and by these
presents do contract, agree, oDligate
and bind themselves, at well as all such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to constitute and
torn a corporation, or body polite IN
law. for the objects and purposes, ana
under the agreements and stipulations,
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 have
succession and corporate existence Tor
and during the full term Of ninety
nine wears from and after the date OF
I his act. unless sooner dissolved, and by
said name it may contract, sue and be
sued. 1t shall have power to make
and nae 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
norate name, real and personal proper
ty. Il shall have the power to issue
bonds, borrow money and give surety
therefor; to make contracts and re.
ceive grants or donations OF rea! 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 it's main Office shall
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purpose for which
this CORPORATION has been organized,
are declared to be as follows:
Section l. 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 Alexandra, in the Parish
OF Rapides. Louisiana. thence in
western direction to the Sabine river,
and in an eastern direction TO the Mis-
sissippi river.
Section Q. To locate, lease, con-
strust, purchase, own, operate and
maintain, to use such branch railroads
and tracks, and such extentions of its
line or lines as such corporations may,
from tim to time, deem proper, expe-
dent and for the best interests thereof.
Said corporation shall not be restricted
the exercise of the privileges of to or
concerning any of it's 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, and other buildings,
appurtenances and cOnveniences, at such
points and places along Its line of road.
10 may be deemed convenient and pro-
per, and shall have the right to &C.
quire, by appropriation or otherwise,
such property as 1t 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 to make one company under the
name of the corporations 50 CONSOLE
dated. or any 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 as 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,
and other conveyances, and to receive
for safe keeping and storeage the prop
artv of neraOna or c0rnora fiona rnnn