The herald., 1917-04-19
CHAP TER
OF WEST NEW ORLEANS LIGHT AND
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 2Srd day Of
the month of March, in the year Of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen
G9l7), and Of the independence OF the United
States Of America, the one hundred and forty
first. before me. Arthur b. Leopold, notary
public, duly COMM ssoned 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
themselves their successors and assigns, and
all others who may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, into a corporation under
the following stipulatlons:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be 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 (99) years. from and after the date
law; and its domicile shall be in the city
OF New Orleans. 1t shall have power to
contract, sue and be sued, 20 make and use
a corporate seal, and the same to break and
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,
| to give and receive securities therefor; 10
name and appoint such managers, directors
| and officers as the interest and convenience
| Of said corporation may require; to 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 lega
| process shall be served on the president Of
| said corporation, and in case OF his absence
| he yIrR secretary
| treasurer thereof.
Article III-The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation is organized and es
| tablished, and the nature OF the business &
| he carried on by it are declared to be a
| follows:
| To locate construct, maintain, own, lease
operate and manage. railroad or railroads o
| he character known as street, urban, inter
urban, suburban, railroads, street railways
| and tramways, with necessary side tracks
| switches, turn-outs, stations, docks, wharves
bridges. elevators warehouses terminals |:
rack connections, poles, wires, etc, and I
hat end, TO acquire, purchase, lease, mol
| and own, street railways, urban, lnterurDa
and suburban, railways, and tramways, right
. | IF way, privileges and franchises, etc, stree
-aiway and tramways, whether urban, inte'
|. | urban, or suburban, and whether complete
u incompleted, in this state or elsewhere
! 20 construct, maintain, and operate the sam
/ | and to use all and any appliances, contrl'
: ances, motor power, electricity, gasoline, g
: | 1r any other motive power, the use OF Whic
| s or NAV hereafter be recognized and adaP
' ed for such railroad or railroads, street raj
2 ways or tramways, and which is necessai
E | and suitable to operate the same; also
acquire. construct own hire lease rent ar
operate and use ferries and vessels in CO..
nection with or as auxiliary or that may
a necessary TO said railway and tramway sy
4 tenn, and the business thereof, and TO CO.
$ struct, and establish, purchase, lease, ow
4 manage, maintain and operate electro
{ plants and works for the purpose OF supplyii
/ | motive power to said railroads, and electri
/. ity for light. power and heat and all pu
J., poses TO railways and railroads, and u
z general public, and 10 towns and cities al
= | the inhabitants thereof; and 10 any and
persons and corporations; to lease. or sc
n its lines of railroad in whole or IN part
! any Of its facilities, or appurtenances righ
S Of way, franchises and privileges, to otn
e companies; TO lease other street railways ar
: tramways, whether urban, interuroan
( suburban, in whole or in part, either with
: | or without the State OF louisiana; 10 pu
: chase, merge or consolidate WIN other RAJ
I way companies corporations, chartert
. under the laws of the State OF Louisian
I. or any other State; to acquire by, lease
E purchase. rights of way, and privileges ar
franchises, for electric wires, poles and ele
trical plants, complete and incomplete ar
: the same TO build complete manage operat
E maintain, lease, sell, ALLEVIATE, or dispose G
In furtherance of the above objects ar
|, purposes 10 purchase, acquire, hold, pledE
and hypothecate and dispose of stocks ar
. bonds and other evidence of Indebtedness
street railways and tramways, electric lig'
' power, heat and light companies, OF the cha
! acter hereinabove described, and in respe
r of any and all of such stocks and bonds, .
possess and exercise all the powers OF i
diyidual holders thereto, including the rigl
a to vote thereon, and generally to hold ar
4 exercise all such incidental powers ar
i privileges as relate to the business and pu
i poses herein set forth or that may be her
: matter conferred by law upon this conpar
: or companies of similar character, and to {
Ill and
e carry out the business and purposes of tn
corporation as herein stated and set o.
e without further authorization from q
v shareholders.
4 Article IV.-The capital stock of this co
d poration is fixed at one hundred thouss: