The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
CH ApTEP
Of WEST NEW ORLEANS LIGHT AND
TRACTION COMPANY

TRACTION COMPANY.
United States Of America. State Of louisiana
Parish Of Orleans City OF New Orleans
Re II known, tina; on this 23rd day Of
he month Of March, m the wear OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seven.een
tl9l7, and Of the independence OF the United
states OF America. the one hundred and forty
FIRST. before ne. Arthur r. Leopold. a notary
public. daily COMM STONED 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 Severaily declared that
ayailing themselves 81 the laws Of the State
vded, by these presents, they constitute
themselves their successors and assigns, and
all others who may hereafter become asso-
Grated with them, into a corporation under
the following stIpulations:
Article The name of this corporation
shall be West New Orleans Light and Trac-
Hon Company, by which name said corpo-
ration shall have and enjoy corporate exist
ence and succession for the term OF Ainety.
nine t99l years, from and after the date
hereof unless sooner dissolved according TO
law: and is domicile shall be in the city
II New Orleans. Il shall have power 20
contract, and be sued, 10 make and use
a corporate seal, and the same 10 break and
alter at pleasure; to hold. receive, lease,
purchase, sell and convey, well 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 the interest and convenience
Of said corporation may require; to make
and establish such bylaws. rules and reg1i-
atoms as may be necessary and proper, and
the same to alter and amend al pleasure.
Article I.-All citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president OF
said corporation, and in case Of his absence
upon the vice president, or the secretary
treasurer thereof.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is organized and es-
tablished, and the nature OF the business 10
be. carried on by II declared to be as
follows:
To locate, construct, maintain, own, lease
operate and manage, railroad railroads OF
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 to
mat end, TO acquire, purchase, lease, hold
and own, street railways, urban, lnterurban
and suburban, railways, and tramways, rights
If way, privileges and franchises, etc, street
~ailway and tramways, whether urban, inter
| urban, or suburban, and whether completed
| u incompleted, in this state elsewhere
| 20 construct, maintain, and operate the same
and to use all and any appliances, contriv-
anceS, motor power, electricity, gasoline, gas
II any other motive power, the use OF which
| 5 may hereafter be recognized and adapt
| ed for such railroad or railroads, street rail-
| ways or tramways and which is necessary
and suitable to operate the same; also to
acquire, construct own hire lease rent and
| operate and ferries and vessels in con-
nectlon with or as auxiliary or that may be
necessary 10 said railway and tramway sys-
| tenn, 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
motive power to said railroads, and electric
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 'or
any Of its facilities, appurtenances rights
Of way, franchises and privileges, to other
companies; to lease other street railways and
tTamways, whether urban, interurban or
suburban, in whole or in part, either within
or without the State of louisiana; to pur-
chase, merge or consolidate with other rail:
unIer the laws of the State of Louisiana,
or any other State; TO acquire by lease or
purchase, rights OF way and privileges and
franchises, for electric wires, poles and cleo
trical 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, TO
possess and exercise all the powers of in
dividual holders thereto, including the right
to vote thereon, and generally to hold and
exercSe 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
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this cor
poration is fixed at one hundred thousand