The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-11
Act of Incorporation
Alexandria & Western
Railway Company

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Railway Company
Re IL known, that on this 18th day
~ September, 1909, before me, R S.
Thornton. notary public, in and for the
parish of Rapides, Louisiana. duly
commissioned and qualified. and in the
nraaence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
~hose names are hereto subscribed,
vho declared, that availing themselves
~ fhe provisions of the Constitution and
i.vs al the State of Louisiana, in such
csses made and provided, they have
Contracted and agreed, and by these
I rpesents do contract, agree, obligate
and bind themselves, at well 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
tion shall be the "Alexsndria and West
ern Railway Company" and under
sush name said corporation shall have
succession and corporate existence for
and during the full term of ninety
nine wears from and after the date OF
this act, unless sooner dissolved. and by
said name it may contract, sue and be
sued. It shall have power to make
and nae 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
". 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 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 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
ARTICLE TIT.
The objects and purpose for which
this corporation has been organised,
are declared to be as follows:
Section L.. To locate. construct, pur-
chas, lease, own, maintain, and operate
. railroad Of such grade 40 may be de-
tsrmined upon, with suitable turnouts.
side tracks, spurs and switches. upon
such course or route - the Board Of
Directors Of this company may select,
bsginning 1t Alexandris, in the Parish
OF .Rapides, Louisiana, thence in . |
western direction to the Sabine river,
and IN IN eastern direction TO the Mis-
BisGfppi river.
section 2. TO locate, lease, con.
str1st, purchase, own, operate and
ms1ntain, 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.
dient and for the best interests thereof.
Said corporation shall not be restricted
q the exercise of the privileges of to or
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. |
lse 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
dep0ts, and other buildings,
and conveniences, at such
points and places along it's line of road.
10 may be deemed convenient and pro-
per, and shall have the right to &C.
4uire, by appropriation or otherwise,
luch property az it may need or require
Tor main line tracks, switches, spurs,
tide 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
railroad or railroads, or to
with the same. by sale or
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md to make one company under the
lame Of the corporations 30 CONSOLE
lated, or any other name. |,
Section 1. To construct, establish or
and thereafter to own, main
ain and use, such wharves, bridges,
,iers, harbo5, steam boats. warehouses,
levators, depots, yards, stations and
ther works o. said corporation may
esm necessary or a. will tend to aid it
D the transaction Of the business, and |
0rp0se for which it was formed and to
manage and to operate the same in such ::
aanner a. may be deemed necessary,
nd most likely to promote its interests !
ID welfare. II
section S. To take, receive, transfer
nd caITy persons and property upon its
Nd railroad or railroads and branches.
ID other conveyances, and to receive :
" safe keeping and Storage the prop !