The herald., 1916-12-14
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS AND LOWER COAST
RAILROAD COMPANY.

November %, 1915.
United States of America, State OF Louisi-
ana. City of New Orleans, Parish of
Orleans.
he il known, that on this 10Th day of the
month of November in the year of our Lord.
one thousand, nine hundred and sixteen and
of the independence of the United States OF
America, the one hundred and forty-hrst,
before me, Alfred {. hammer, a notary pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the State and parish aforesaid, and IN
the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared: The several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who severally de-
clared that, availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws OF the State OF Louisl-
ana, in such case made and provided, they
have covenanted and agreed and do by these
presents, covenant and agree and bind them
selves as well such persons as may here
after become associated with then. 20 form a
corporation for the objects and purposes and
under the articles and stipulations follow
ing, tO-wit:
Article The name of this corporation
shall be New Orleans and Lower Coast Rail
road Company, and under its said corporate
name it shall have power and authority to
have and enjoy corporate existence and sue
cession for the full term and period of
ninety mine years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued; 10 make
and use 4 corporate seal and the same to
alter and break at pleasure; 10 hold, receive,
lease, purchase and convey as we'll as mort
gage and hypothecate property, real, personal
corporeal; 10 own and hold the stocks
and bonds OF other corporatiOnS; TO
name and appoint such managers, agents,
directors and officers as its business, inter
est or convenience may require, and to make
and establish, as well alter and amend,
from time TO time. such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper government OF the
affairs OF the said corporation may be
Article 1.-THE domie.4r of said corpora
tion shall be in the city of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served on the
president OF said corporation, or, in his alb
Sence upon one OF the vice presidents, or, in
the absence OF said officers, upon the sec
rotary Of said corporation.
Article IlI.-The objects and purposes for
which the corporation Is organized and eS.
tablishcd, and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it are hereby declared tC
be: To acquire, maintain and operate for
the carriage of freight, passengers, mail and
express matters the line of railroad former
~ owned and operated by New Orleans
Fort Jackson and Grand Isle Railroad Com
pany, beginning in the Fifth District of the
City Of New Orleans (AlgierS), Louisiana, a
point on the Mississippi river and run
ming IN a general southerly direction through
the said Faith District of New Orleans, (par
iSh of Orleansl and the Parishes of Jeffer
son and Plaquemines TO Buras, Louisiana
with all necessary spurs, side tracks, switch
e, turn0uts, watertanks, sand and grave
pits, stations and station houses, yards an,
depots, roundhouseS, sheds, coal shutes ware
houses, platforms, ferries and bridges an,
all other accessories, adjuncts and appur
tenances' neceSsary, proper and convenien
tor the operation of the said line OF rail
road; % locate, construct or otherwise &C
Quire and operate. with all necessary acces
sores, adJuncts and appurtenances, connect
ing lines OF railroad from such points OF
said main line as said corporation may Sc
iect 20 other points III the State OF IsDuisi
ana, or n any other State or Territory O
the United States or in the Repubhc of Mex
leo or IN the Dominion of Canada: to leas
or sell its lines Of railroad in whole or i
part OF any Of ITS facilities or appurtenance
TO other companies; 20 lease other railway:
either within or without the State OF Lot
iSiana, IN whole or in part; to purease G
consolidate with other railway corporation
organized under the laws of the State G
LOUISIANA or OF any other state or of n
United States, and to acquire and hold III
stocks, bonds or other securities OF such raj
way or other corporations as this corpora
tion may be interested in; to construct an
maintain passenger depots, freight yards an
warehouses, and TO permit the use of sue
depots as Union Depots; 10 construct, owl
purchase, charter or otherwise acquire an
operate steamships and other vessels for tn
carriage of freight AMI passengers for hir
in connection with the said lines of rail
way or as an incident to its said business
to construct, own, acquire or lease, and oper
ate docks and wtiarves for the landing of yes
sells and for the receiving, storing and for
warding Of freight and for the accommoda
ton OF passengers; to construct, acquire
own, acquire or lease and operate ware
houses, grain elevators and congresses; &
establish, maintain and operate as we'll a.
TO lease or otherwise acquire telegraph ana
telephone lines; if its said line Of railroad
be in whole or in part operated by electric
ity, to establish and operate electric plant!
for its own use and to vend electricity anc
electrical energy for light, heating, power
and other purposes; to construct, own, lease
or otherwise acquire, maintain and operate
canals or channels for navigation in connec-