The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-28
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS AND LOWER COAST
RAILROAD COMPANY.

LIN
RAILROAD COMPANY.
November %, 1916.
limited States of America, State OF Louisi.
ana, City of New Orleans, Parish OF
Orleans.
Re !, 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 ana TORY NJ
lie, duly commissioned and qualihed IN ana
for the State and parish aforesaid, ana IN
the presence of the witnesses herelndIle,
named and undersigned, personally came ana
anneared: 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 LOUISE
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 we'll as such persons as may mere
after become associated with them. 20 form d
corporation for the objects and purposes ana
under the articles and stipulations follow
ing, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be New Orleans and Lower Coast Kali
road Company, and under its said corporate
name it shall have power and authority 10
have and enjoy corporate existence ana sue
cession for the full term and PERIOD OF
ninety-nine years from and alter the date
hereof: TO contract sue and be sued; to make
and use a corporate seal and the same &c
alter and break at pleasure; to hold, receive
lease. purchase and convey as well as mort
gage and hypothecate property, real, persona
and mixed we'll as corporeal and IN
corporeal; to own and hold the stock:
and bonds of other corporations;' Il
name and appoint such managers, agents
directors and officers as its business, inter
est or convenience may require, and to max,
and establish, well as alter and amend
from time to time, such bylaws, rules ant
regulations for the proper government OF tn
nj CORPORATION
necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domieIe of said corpora
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans
State of Louisiana, and all citations AM
other legal process shall be served on tn
president of said corporation, or, in his alb
sence upon one of the e-presidents, or, Il
the absence of said officers, upon the sec
rotary Of said corporation.
Article llI-The objects and purposes 10
which the corporation is organized and es
tablished, and the nature of the business
be carried on by II are hereby declared
be: To acquire, maintain and operate 70
the carriage of freight, passengers, mail an
express matters the line of railroad formei
ly owned and operated by New Orleans
Fort Jackson and Grand Isle Railroad Con
pany, beginning in the Fifth District of I'll
City of New Orleans (Algiers), louisiana,
a point the Mississippi river and rur
ming in a general southerly direction throug
the said Fifth District of New Orleans, (pa
ish Of Orleans) ard the Parishes of Jeffe
and Plaquemines to Buras, Louisian;
with all necessary spurs, side tracks; switcl
es, turnouts, watertanks, sand and grav
pits, stations and station houses, yards ar
depots, roundhouses, sheds, coal shutes, war
houses. platforms, ferries and bridges ar
all other accessories, adjuncts and appu
tenances, necessary, proper and convenie
for the operation of the said line OF RAJ
road; TO locate, construct or otherwise a
quire and operate, with all necessary ecce
series, adjuncts and appearances, conneS
ing lines Of railroad from such points
said main line as said corporation may $
lect TO other points in the State of Loui!
ana, or in any other State or Territory
the United States or in the Republic Of Me
leo or in the Dominion of Canada; to lea
or sell its lines of railroad in whole
part or any Of its facilities appurtenanc
TO other companies; TO lease other railway
either within or without the State of Lo
isiana, in whole or in part; to purcase
consolidate with other railway corporatio
organized under the laws of the State
Louisiana OF any other state or of I
United States, and to acquire and hold I
stocks, bonds or other securities of such ra
way other corporations as this corpoi
ton may be interested in; to construct a
maintain passenger depots, freight yards a.
warehouses, and to permit the use of su
depots as Union Depots; to construct, ow
purchase, charter or otherwise acquire a.
operate steamships and other vessels for {
carriage Of freight and passengers for hi
in connection with the said lines of ra
way or as an incident to its said bushes
to construct, own, acquire or lease, and opt
ate docks and wharves for the landing OF We
sells and for the receiving, storing and fc
warding of freight and for the accommod
ton OF passengers; to construct, acquir
own, acquire or lease and operate war
houses, grain elevators and congresses;
establish, maintain and operate as well
to lease or otherwise acquire telegraph ar
telephone lines; If its said line of railro;
be in whole or in part operated by electri
ity, to establish and operate electric plan
for its own use and to vend electricity an
electrical energy for light heating. pow,
and other purposes; to construct, own, leas
or otherwise acquire, maintain and opera,
canals or channels for navigation in comes
ton with ~ said lines of railroad or as a