The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-25
Act of Incorporation
OF THE
Alexandria & Western
Railway Company

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Railway Company
Be it known, that on this 18th da
Of September, 1909, before me. X S
Thornton. notary public, in and for tn
Parish of Rapides, Louisiana. dull
commissioned and qualified. and in tn
presence of the witnesses hereinafte
named and undersigned. PERSONAL.
came and appeared the several person
whose names are hereto subscribed
who declared, that availing themselve
Of the provisions of the Constitution ant
laws of the State of Louisiana, in suct
cases made and provided, they hav'
contracted and agreed, and by these
presents do contract, agree, obligat'
and bind themselves, at well as all sucf
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to constitute anc
torn corporation, or body polite il
law, for the objects and purposes, and
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
su:h 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 it may contract, sue and be
sued. 1t shall have power 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 che
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 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
ADn,r<,T = Yrv
: 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 Alexandra, in the Parish !!
II Rapides. Louisiana. thence in |
western direction to the Sabine river.
and in IN eastern direction 10 the Mis-
'issippi river.
Section 3. To locate, lease, con.
Btrust. purchase, own, operate and
to use such branch railroads
md tracks, and such extentions of its
line or l,nes-as such corporations may.
rom tim TO time, deem proper, expe-
1ient and for the best interests thereof.
Said corporation shall not be restricted
n the exercise Of the privileges of to or
any of it's railroads, to the
3tste of Louisiana, but may connect it's
railroad with any other line or lines OF
in such states as shall autho.
Ee the exercise of said privileges with
o their limits, and the said corporation
hall have the right to establish and
proper elevators, freight and
passenger DEPICTS, and other buildings,
and conveniences, at such
'oints and places along its line of road,
. may be deemed convenient and pro-
or, and, shall have the right to &C.
uire, by appropriation or otherwise,
UGH property as it may need or require
u main line tracks, switches, spurs. ,,
de tracks, road beds, depot section
ouses, water tanks, elevators, or any !
railway purposes, n
Section >. To lease, purchase, hold,
perate, maintain and use any such =
railroad or railroads, or to
with the same. by sale or
herwise, within or without this state,
ID to make one company under the
lme Of the corporations 90 console
ted. or any other name. a
Section 4. To construct, establish or 8,
and thereafter to own, main Ii
in and use, such wharves. bridges. d
ers, harbOrs, steam boats. warehouses. =.
evators, depots, yards, stations and q
her works as said corporation may Al
en- necessary or as will tend to aid it b,
the transaction of the business, and 81
rpose for which it was formed and to ~
lnsge and to operate the same in such er
inner as may be deemed necessary. -
q most likely to promote its interests 70 r,
! welfare. ~
section 5. To take, receive, transfer pa
! carry persons and property upon it's L.
q railroad or railroads and branches. til
other conveyances, and to receive Sc
safe keeping and Storage the prop IN ~
v OF DeroOne or cnrnOrafinpo ,,ra. -