The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-30
Act of Incorporation
OF THE
Alexandria d. Western
Railway Company

OF CcpkoulDtT, 1JUJ, DclOTc mc, II ..
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
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, obligate
and bind themselves, at we'll as all such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to constitute and
form q 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 W est.
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 it may contract, sue and be
sued. II 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 it's COR
porate name, real and personal proper
ty. It shall have the power TO issue
bonds. borrow money and give surety
therefor; 10 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 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 IL.
The place chosen for the domcile 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 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,
at Alexandria, in the Parish
Of Rapides. Louisiana, thence in
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 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
n the exercise of the privileges of to or
any of it's railroads, to the T.
State OF Louisiana, but may connect its :
with any other line or lines of
in such states as shall autho.
20 the exercise of said privileges with y
o their limits, and the said corporation =
hall have the right to establish and Y
maintain proper elevators, freight and a
'assenger depOts, and other buildings, !
ppurtenances and cOnveniences, at such =.
oints and places along its line of road, u
. may be deemed convenient and pro-
or, and shall have the right to &C. y
uire. by appropriation or otherwise. Y
UGH property as it may need or require "a
u main line tracks, switches, spurs. .!
de tracks, road beds, depot section ~ ~
ouses. water tanks, elevators, or any ~
ecessary railway purposes, y y
Section 5. To lease, purchase. hold. ue
porate, maintain and use any such a.. az
,nnecting railroad or railroads, or to III
'Dsolidate, with the same. by sale or
herwise, within or without this state.
I'd to make one company under the TIC
|me of the corporations SO CONSOLE VI
tied. or any other name. s et'
Section 4. To construct, establish or sto
!rchase, and thereafter to own, main liza
in and use, such wharves, bridges. H.
ORB, haroors, steam boats. warehouses. WI
evators, depots. yards, stations and " "
her works as said corporation NAV II. ~
en- necessary or as will tend to aid It hi
the transaction Of the business, and en-
rpose for which it was formed and to ly
mage and to operate the same in such ers
inner as may be deemed necessary. the
q most likely to promote its interests no, no.
welfare. Tor
section s. To take, receive, transfer par
carry persons and property upon its Lol
d railroad or railroads and branches. the
! other cVnveyances, and to receive ser
safe keeping and Storage the prop. MAJ MAJ
OF persons or corporations. upon n ms
b condhions and charges as NAV fi oS
m time to time be established by the this
corporation, or other lawfully au. the
rlSed body, to make advances Of nec'