The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-26
CHARTER

OF SOUTH NEW ORLEANS LIGHT AND !
TRACTION COMPANY.
United States OF America, State OF Louisl-
ana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Or
Be It known. that on this 23rd day of
March, in the year OF our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen Qyl7) and OF
The independence OF the United States OF
America, the one hundred and toEty-hrst
before me. Arthur b. Leopold, notary pub,
llc duly commits and quallhed, IN and
for the city OF New Orleans, Parish OF OT-
leans. therein residing, and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and IN
ders!gned: Personally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names are mere
unto subscribed, who severally declared that
ayaIling themselves Of the laws OF the State
| OF Louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
vided, they DO, by these presents form
| themselves their successors and assigns, into
a corporation under the following stlpula-
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
| shall be South New Orleans Light and lrac-
| ION Company, by which name said corpora
| ton shall have and enjoy corporate exist
| ence and succession for the term OF ninety
nine (99) years, from and after the da.e
hereof unless sooner dissolved according 10
law; and its domicile shall be IN the City
| Of New Orleans 1t shall have power to
| contract, sue and be sued, to make and use
a corporate seal, and the same to break ana
alter at pleasure; to hold, reeve ii r,a1t,
ae, plede and hypothecate, under Its cor,
porate name, property, both real, personal
and mixed; to borrow money and Ieno
money, to give and receive securities there
for; 10 name and appoint such manaers, d.
| rectors and officers as the interest ana con
! venience Of said corporation may require
to make and establish such bylaws Tule'
and ROTATIONS as may be necessary anC
proper, and the same to alter and amend a
Article II-An citations and other lega
5 process shall be served on the president Q
| md Ot
upon the vice presIdent, or the secretary
: treasurer thereof.
e Article IU.-The objects and purposes 70
Y which this corporation is organized and es
tablished. and the nature of the business I
q be carried on by 1t are declared TO De
K follows:
5 onerate and manage, railroad or railroads
4 the character known as street, urban, intel
e urban, suburban railroads, street railways
;, and tramways, with necessary SIDE track
S elevators, warehouses, terminals track COZ
d | nections, poles, wires, etc, and to that enc
o to acquire, purchase, lease, hold and owl
e street railways, urban, interurban and sui
!, urban, railways, and tramways, rights (
:; ways, privileges, and franchises, exc, y
:, street railway and tramways, whether uroal
2 | Intexurban or suburban, and whether con
d ple,ed or uncompleted, in this State or els
n where; to construct, MAINTAIN and opera
d the same and 10 use all and any appliance
= contrlyances, motor power, electricity, gas
1r line gas or any other motive power, the Vi
v OF which is or may hereafter eb recogniz::
te and adapted for such railroad or railroad
ID street railways or tranways, and which
d necessary and suitable 10 operate the sam
| also to acquire, construct, own, hire, leas
o. rent and operate and use ferries and vesse
s. | in connection with, or as auxiliary, or IN
er nav be necessary TO said railway and traI
IL way system and the business thereof, al
IN | TO Construct and establish, purchase, Ieas
own, manage, maintain, and operate eIe
or trical plants and works for the purpose
ne supplying motive power to said railroads, al
,y electricity for light, power and heat ana
IN | purposes to railways and railroads ana I
e. general public, and TO towns and cities, a.
ne the inhabitants thereof, and 10 any and
lie persons and corporations; TO lease, or s.
f. its lines Of railroad, in whole or IN part
he any Of its facilities, rights OF way, ira
IT. chises, privileges, or appurtenances, TO OH
r. companies; to lease other street railways
on trariways, whether urban, interuroan,
re- suburban in whole or II part, either WITT
nd or without the State OF louisiana; TO pl
nd chase. merge or consolidate with other "a
nj. way companies OF corporations, chartered I
re- der the laws Of the State OF Louisiana,
rs, any other State; TO acquire by lease
es- purchase, rights OF way, privileges,
OF franchises, for electric wires, wires, poles :
nd electrical plants, complete and incompIe
he and the same to build, complete, mana
operate, maintain, lease, SELL aienate'
tai dispose Of 49,.
red In furtherance OF the ABOVE oI1eeS
ich purposes to purchase, acquire, hold, pied
lue hvpothecatc and dispose Of stocks and Dor
Of and other evidence Of Indebtedness OF ST.