The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-16


points and places along its line of road,
as may be deemed convenient and pro-
per, and shall have the right to &C
quire, by appropriation or otherwise,
such property as it 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
ted. or any other name.
Section I. 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 aid
other works as said corp, alton my
deem necessary or as will tend to aid it
in the transaction of the business, and
purpose for which it was formed and ID
manage and to operate the same in such
manner as may be deemed necessary,
and most likely to promote its inter ests
and welfare.
Section 5. To take, receive, transfer
and cary persons and property upon its
said railroad or railroads and branches,
and other conveyances, and to receive
for safe keeping and Storage the prop
erty Of per Gus or corporations, upon
such conditions and charges as may
from time to time be established by the
said corporation, or other lawfully au-
thorized body. to make advances of
money or credit for charges made by
other transportation lines upon mer-
chandise and property to be transported
upon its railroads or to be stored in its
yards, warehouses or elevators, to such
extent aud upon such terms and con-
ditiOns as it may from time to time eS-
tabllsh or authorize.
Section 6. To obtain and receive by
purchase, tax, grant, gift, exchange or
device, both real and personal property,
for the objects. purposes and business
and intents of the corporation, and the
same to part with. sell, ALLEVIATE and
convey.
Section T. To construct, maintain and
operate its said railroad roads or branch
lines. or parts of the same and to have
its right of way across, along or upon
any water or water cou SEES. lakes. bays,
inlets. streets. yards, turnpikes or canals,
and pnblic lands of the State of Louis
lana or of the United States through or
over which its said roads may pass,
touch or cross.
Section 8. To obtain by grant or
otherwise, from any parish or state or
town or country. or village, or parish
ward within this state, all rights, priv
lie res and franchises, that any or said
parishes, cities, towns or villages or
parish wards may choose to grant ia
lawful manner with reference to the
construction. maintenance, operation,
and use of this corporation,
its depot, cars. locomotives, and its
business within the limits of any of the
said parish, states or villages.
Section 8. To expl opriate property for
its purposes, according to existing or
future laws.
Section 10. To cross, intersect, join
and unite its railroads and branches
with any other railroads heretofore or
hereafter constructed in the State of
or any other state, or any
point upon its road, and upon the
grounds of such other railroads else
where that the necessary sidings, spurs,