The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04
Act of Incorporation
OF THE
Alexandria & Western
Railway Company

be IL Known, tndt on ~" ~
~ September, 1909, before me, * >.
Thornton. notary public, in and Tor me
Parish of Rapides, louisiana duIy
commissioned and qualified. and IN the
nTesence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereto subscribed,
Tho declared. that availing themselves
70 the provisions Of the Constitution and
iows Of the State of Louisiana, in such
cases made and provided, they have
Contracted and agreed, and by these
presents do contract, agree, oblfgate
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, ana
under the agreements and stlpulatlons,
following to-wit:
' ARTICLEI.
The name and title of this corpora
tion shall be the Alexandria and West
ern Railway Company" and under
suoh 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 De
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
~. It shall have the power to issue
bonds, borrow money and give surety
therefor: to make contracts and re-
ceiye 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 it's
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 Ill.
The objects and purpose for which
this corporation has been organized,
are declared to be as follows:
H.
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 Alexandria, in the Parish
of Rapides. Louisiana, thence in a
western direction to the Sabine river,
and in an eastern direction 10 the Mis-
sissippi river.
Section Q. 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.
dient and for the best interests thereof
Said corporation shall not be restricted
I n the exercise of the privileges of to OF
concerning any of it's 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.
iEe 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
passenger depOts, and other buildings,
appurtenances and cOnveniences, at such
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 80 CONSOLE
dated, or any other name.
Section 4. To construct, establish or
purchase. and thereafter to own, MAIN
!ain and use, such wharves. bridges,
piers, harbors, steam boats. warehouses,
elevators, depots, yards, stations and
other works as said corporation may
deem necessary or as will tend to aid it
In the transaction of the business, and
purpose for which it was formed and to
manage and to operate the same in such
manner as may be deemed necessary,
and most likely to promote its interests
and welfare.
Section 5. To take, receive, transfer
and carry 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 persons 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