The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-05
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OF WEST NEW ORLEANS LIGHT AN
TRACTION COMPANY.

OF WEST NEW ORLEANS LIGHT AND
TRACTION COMPANY.
United States OF America, State OF Louisiana.
Parish Of Orleans City OF New Orleans.
BE It known, that on this 23rd day Of
the month # March. IN the year OF our Lord.
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen
l9l7). and OF the Independence of the United
States OF America, the one hundred and forty
first. before ne, Arthur p. Leopold, notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified. in
and for the city Of New Orleans. Parish Of
Orleans, therein residing. and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed who severally declared that
avaIlIng themselves OF the laws OF the State
Of Louisiana. in such cases made and pro-
vided, by these presents, they constitute
all others who may hereafter become ssso-
ciated with them, into a corporation under
the following stipulations:
Article 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall he West New Orleans Light and Trac-
ton Company. by which name said corpo-
ration shall have and enjoy corporate exist
enCe and succession for the term OF ninety
nine .f99) years, from and after the date
hereof unless sooner dissolved according to
law: and its domicle shall be in the city
OF New Orleans. It shall have power TO
contract, sue and be sued, TO make and
a corporate seal, and the same 10 break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease,
purchase, sell and convey, as well as mort
gage, pledge and hypOthecate, under its cor
porate name, property, both real, personal
and mixed; TO borrow money and lend money,
10 give and receive securities therefor; TO
name and appoint such managers, directors
and officers the interest and convenience
Of said corporation may require; 10 make
and establish such bylaws, rules and regu-
lations as may be necessary and proper, and
the same to alter and amend at pleasure.
Article II.-All citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president of
said corporation, and in case OF his absence
p n -
treasurer thereof.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and es-
tablished. and the nature Of the business 70
be carried on by II are declared to be as
follows:
To locate, construct. maintain, own, lease,
operate and manage, railroad or railroads of
the character known street, urban, inter
urban. suburban, railroads, street railways,
and tramways, with necessary side tracks,
switches, turn-outs, stations, docks, wharves,
bridges, elevators, warehouses, terminals
track connections, poles, wires, etc, and "a
| that end 10 acquire, purchase, lease, hold
and own, street railways, urban, interurban
and suburban, railways, and tramways, rights
| of way, privileges and franchises, etc, street
| railway and tramways, whether urban, inter.
urban, or suburban, and whether completed
| or incompleted, in this state or elsewhere
| TO construct, maintain, and operate the same
and 10 use all and any appliances, contuv
| anCes, motor power, electricity, gasoline, gas
| or any other motive power, the use OF which
| is or may hereafter be recognized and adapt
| ed for such railroad or railroads, street rail
| ways or tramways, and which is necessary
| and suitable 10 operate the same; also tC
| acquire, construct own hire lease rent anC
| operate and use ferries and vessels in con
| nection with or as auxiliary or that may bt
| necessary TO said railway and tramway sys
| TEN, and the business thereof, and to con
| struct, and establish, purchase, lease, own
manage, maintain and operate electrical
plants and works for the purpose OF supplying
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ity for light, power and heat and all pur
/ poses to railways and railroads, and the
| general public, and to towns and cities and
| the inhabitants thereof and to any and all
persons and corporations; TO lease, or sell
its lines of railroad in whole or in part OF
any of its facilities, or appurtenances rights
of way, franchises and privileges, TO other
companies; to lease other street railways and
tramways, whether urban, interurban or
suburban, in whole or in part, either within
or without the State of Louisiana: 10 pur-
chase, merge or consolidate with other rail
way companies corporations, chartered
under the laws OF the State OF louisiana,
or any other State; 10 acquire by lease or
purchase, rights OF way, and privileges and
franchises, for electric wires, poles and elec.
trcal plants, complete and incomplete and
the same to build complete manage operate,
maintain. lease, sell, ALLEVIATE, or dispose of;
In furtherance of the above objects and
purposes to purchase, acquire, hold, pledge
and hypothecate and dispose OF stocks and
bonds and other evidence Of Indebtedness of
street railways and tramways, electric light
power, heat and light companies, OF the char
acter hereinabove described, and in respect
of any and all OF such stocks and bonds, 10
possess and exercise all the powers of in
dvidual holders thereto, including the right
to vote thereon, and generally TO hold and
exercise all such incidental powers and
privileges as relate to the business and pur-
poses herein set forth or that may be here
matter conferred by law upon this company
or companies of similar character, and TO do
any and all things necessary and proper to
carry out the business and purposes of this
corporation as herein stated and set out
without further authorization from the
shareholders.
Article IV.-Tbe capital stock of this cor.
poration is fixed at one hundred thousand