The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-20
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
PARISH OF RAPIDES. {

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF RAPIDEs.
IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS THE
ID Eighth day of March, A. d. Eigh-
teen Hundred and Ninety-Five, before
me- Louis V. Marye, Notary Public in
and for the Parish of Rapides in the State
Of. Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified according to law, and in the
presence OF the undersigned competent
witnesses, personally came aud appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereto subscribed, who declared that,
awaiting themselves Of the provisions Of
Act No. IS ofsthe General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, as we'll as those
of the general laws Of this State, relative
to the organization Of corporations, they
have covenantcd and agreed, and do 10y
these presents covenant and agree, and
bind themselves and those who may be
hereafter associated with them, to form
themselves into and to form corporation
for the objects and purposes hereinafter
set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and style of this corporation
shall: he "THE ALEXANDRIA TELE-
PHONE COMPANY, LIMITED" and
shall have and enjoy succession in its
said corporate name, for the term of
ninety-nine years from and after this day
and date. It shall have the power to sue
and be sued; to make and use corporate
seal and the same to alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase and convey and
lease, as we'll as mortgage and hypothe-
cate property real, personal and mixed;
to name and appoint such directors, man
ayers, officers, agents and other employees
as the interest of the affairs of said cor
poration may require, and to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
tions for the proper management Of the
affairs of said corporation and to change
and amend the same at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this col poration shall be
the City of Alexandra, Rapides Parish.
State of Louisiana, and the President,
or IN his absence, the Vice President,
shall be the officer upon whom citation
and all other judicial process shall be
served.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this corpo-
ration shall be to construct, operate and
maintain an Electric Telephone system IN
the City of Alexandria and the sur.
rounding country.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock Of this compaay il
fixed at twenty-five Hundred Dollars
divided into fifty shares of Fifty Dollars
each, and this corporation is authorized
to commence operations when twenty
shares shall have been subscribed and
paid in.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers Of said corpo
ration shall bo vested in Board Of hi
rectOrs composed Of seven stockholders
the said Directors to be elected annual,
on the first Monday of March of each ana
every year, and each share of stock re
presented at such meeting shall represen
one vote, and the said stakeholder shall
vote in person or by written proxy
Notice of such election shall be given BY
publication in an Alexandria paper fol-
the space of ten days Immediately prece
ding said election, the said election to b.
held at the Office Of the company b,
three stockholders appointed for tina
purpose, failure to hold said election OF
the day specified shall not dissolve thi
corporation, aud the Directors in Office
shall hold over until another election
shall be held, which shall be called a
soon thereafter as possible. The Direc
tors shall elect from their number
President, a President, Secretar,
and Treasurer, and for the transaction Q
all business, four of the Directors shall
form a quorum. Any vacancy occurrin,
in the Board of Directors by death o
otherwise, shall be filled from the stock
holders by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE vi.
The following named persons shall con
stitute the first Board of Directors: JOIN
| G. Ryan, Thomas Clements, Adofph AL
bert, L. j. Sullivan, H. W. Bringhurst
Gus Gehr and l.. A. Stafford, with Thorn
as Clements, President; John G. Ryan
| Vice President and l.. A. Stafford Score
tary and Treasurer and they shall hol'
their Office until their successors ar
elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No Stakeholder shall ever be held liabl