Year: 1871

the lands described therein, and
such estate as may therein be set
forth, on payment or tender of pay
ment or deposit of the amount Of
the appraisal and damages by said
company, as provided in said order
or a duly certified copy thereof,
with proof of such payment and de-
posit as therein provided, will be
considered as legal evidence of the
title and estate of said company
to the real estate acquired by the
appraisal by said company under
and in pursuance to this act, and
said title and estate shall be deemed
to be acquired for public use.


Sec. IA. Be it further enacted, ETC..
That the said company is hereby
authorized to obtain by grant or
otherwise from any incorporated
city or village within the State of
Louisiana, that may be situated up
on its railway, any rights, privileges
or franchises that any of said incor-
porated cities or villages may choose
to grant in reference to the con-
struction, maintenance and man
agement of the railroad of said
compan9sits depots, cars, locomo-
tives and it's business within the
limits of such incorporated cities
and villages; and any such incor-
porated cities and villages as here
in before named, is hereby author
lied and empowered to grant to
said company any such rights pri-
vileges and franchises as it may
deem proper and advisable and
such rights privileges and franchi-
ses, when granted to and accepted
by said company from any such in
corporated city or village shall be
deemed and taken as rights, priv
leges and franchises vested and con-
firmed in said company. and not
liable to be hereafter revoked,
changed, injured or impaired, ex-
cept with the consent of said COM
pany, and any parish, city or incor-
porated town is hereby authorized
through its police jury, town coun-
Gil, board of trustees or other Off
GERS to aid the said Arkansas and
Delta Railroad Company by sub
scriptions to it's stock or the pur-
chase or !, its bonds, and the said
officers are hereby authorized te
levy and to collect or cause to be
levied and collected a tax upon the
real and personal property of the
said parish, town or village suflici-
ent to realize the amount Of their
subscription to the stock or pur-
chase of the bonds of the said COM
pany.


g Sec. Is Be it further enacted, etc,
That whenever and as often as five
or more consecutive miles of single
track roadbed of said Arkansas and
Delta railroad shall have been grad
ed, furnished with needful bridges
and culverts, and fully prepared for
the superstructure, and the same
shall have been certified in writing
by the president of said board of
directors or other authorized agent
OF said company to the Governor of
the State of Louisiana, it shall be
the duty of the Governor of the
State of Louisiana to cause the work
SO done and certified to be inspected
by a competent person appointed
by the Governor for the purpose,
who shall, without delay, make q
report to the Governor in writing
as to the extent and character OF
said work; and if on such inspection
and report it shall appear that said
work has been done in good and
sufficient manner, then, and in that
event, the Governor shall cause to
be executed and delivered to said
company the bonds of the State ol
Louisiana to the amount of seven
thousand five hundred dollars fol
each and every mile of said roadbed
which shall so appear to be graded
and prepared; and whenever, and
as often as five or more consecutive
miles of said railway shall be fully
completed, having the crossties and
iron rails well and properly laid
and the same shall have been dul,
certified in writing by the p1esiden
OF the board of directors or othel
authorized agent of said company
to the Governor of the State n