The herald., 1917-04-19
CHAR TER
OF SOUTH NEW ORLEANS LIGHT AMI
TRACTION COMPANY.

Or SUI III NEW OKLEANS LlGfil AMI
TRACTION COMPANY.
United States OF America, State OF Loulsi-
ana. Parish OF Orleans, City Of New Or
leans.
BE II known, that on this 23rd day of
March, III the year OF our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen Cy7) and OF
the independence Of the United States of
America, the one hundred and forty hrst,
before me, Arthur B. Leopold, a notary pub
lie, duly commits stoned and quallhed, IN and
for the city OF New Orleans, Parish of Or
leans, therein residing, and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned: Personally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally declared that
awaiting themselves of the laws Of the State
Of Louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
vded, they do, by these presents, form
themselves, their successors and assigns, into
corporation under the following stipula-
tIons:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be South New Orleans Light and Irac-
ton 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 date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved according to
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
4 corporate seal, and the same TO break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease,
purchase. sell and convey, as well mort
ae, plede and hypothecate, under its cor
pora;e name, property, both real, personal
and mixed; to borrow money and lend
money, to give and receive securities there
for; TO name and appoint such manaers, d.
rec;ors and officers the interest and con-
venience of said corporation may require
to make and establish such bylaws, rules
and ROTATIONS as may be necessary and
proper, and the same to alter and amend al
Article II-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-
tablshed, and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it are declared 10 be as
| follows:
To locate, construct maintain, own, lease
operate and manage, railroad or railroads OF
| the character known as street, urban, inter
urban, suburban railroads, street railways
| and tramways, with necessary side tracks
elevators, warehouses, terminals, track con-
nectiOns, poles, wires, etc, and TO that end
| 10 acquire, purchase, lease, hold and own
street railways, urban, lnterurban and sub.
urban, railways, and tramways, rights OF
ways, privileges, and franchises, etc, tor
street railway and tramways, whether urban
| Interurban suburban, and whether COM
pleted or unCOmpleted, in this State else.
where; to construct maintain and operate
| the same and to use all and any appliances
cOntrivances, motor power, electricity, gaSo-
line, gas any other motive power, the use
Of which is or may hereafter eb recognized
and adapted for such railroad or railroads,
street railways or tramways, and which is
necessary and suitable 20 operate the same
also to acquire, construct, own, hire, lease,
rent and operate and use ferries and vessels
in connection with, or as auxiliary, or that
may be necessary TO said railway and tram
way system and the business thereof, aud
10 construct and establish, purchase, lease,
own, manage, maintain, and operate cleo
trical plants and works for the purpose OF
supplying motive power to said railroads, and
electricity for light, power and heat and all
purposes TO railways and railroads, and the
general public, and 10 towns and cities, and
the inhabitants thereof, and 10 any and all
persons and corporations; to lease, or sell
its lines of railroad, in whole or IN part o.
any OF its facilities, rights Of way, fran
chises, privileges, or appurtenances, to other
companies; TO lease other street railways and
tramways, whether urban, interurban, OF
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 or corporations, chartered IN
| der the laws Of the State of Louisiana, OF
| any other State; to acquire by lease OF
purchase, rights Of way, privileges, and
franchises, for electric wires, wires, poles and
| electrical plants, complete and incomplete
and the same to build, complete, manage
| operate, maintain, lease, sell, ALLEVIATE, Of
dispose Of
In furtherance Of the above objects and
| purposes 10 purchase, acquire, hold, pledge
! hypothecate and dispose OF stocks and bonds
' and other evidence of Indebtedness, of stree