The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-16
Act Of Incorporation
OF THE
Alexandria & Western
Railway Company

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 awaiting themselves
to 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, obllgate
and bind themselves, at well as all such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to constitute and
form a 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 years from and after the date of
this act, unless sooner dissolved, and by
said name ii may contract, sue and be
sued. 1t shall have power to make
and uac corporate seal. and the same
to alter at pleasure; hold, lease, sell,
purchase and convey, as well us mort
gage and hypothccate, under its cor
porate name, real and personal proper
ty. 1t 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 aad 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 and privileges, which
railroad corporations are, or may be aus
thorized to possess and exercise under
the Constitution and laws OF the State
of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III
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
be.
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
a railroad of such gtale as may be de-
termined upon, with suitable tnrnonts.
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 Hapidcs. Louisiana. thence in
western dire ctiOn to the Sabine river,
and in an eastern direction TO the Miss
sissippi river.
Section 2 To locate, lease, con-
strnst, 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 time to time, deem proper, expe-
dent 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