The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-10
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
PARISH OF RApIDES. I

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF RApIDEs
de IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS THE
ID Eighth day of March, A. d. Eish-
teen Hundred and Ninety Five, before
me Lonis V. Maryc, a Notary Public in
and for the Parish Of Rapides in the State
Of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified according to law, and i'll the
presence OF the undersigned competent
witnesses, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose nalHes are
hereto subscribed, who declared that,
awaiting themselves OF the provisions OF
Act No. 30 Of the General Assembly of
the State OF Louisiana, as we'll as tGose
of the general laws of this State, relative
to the organization of corporations, they
have eovenanted and agreed, and do BY
these presents covenant and agree, AMI
bind themselves and those who may Le
hereafter associated with them, 10 form
themselves into and to form Il corporation
for the objects and purposes hereinafter
set forth, tO-wlt:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be 1.-THE ALEXANDRIA TELE-
PHONE COMPANY, LIMITED" and
shall have and enjoy succession in its
said corporate name, tor the term OF
ninety years from and after this day
and date. 1t shall have the power to sue
and be sued to make and use Il 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 colporation shall be
the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish.
State of Louisiana, and the President,
or IN his absence, the Vice-Presdent,
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 all Electric Telephone system III
the City Of Alexandria aud the sur
rounding country.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this company is
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 DC vested i'll /; Board vi III
rectorS composed OF seven Stockholders
the said Directors to be elected annually
on the first Monday OF March of each ali,
every Year, and euch Share OF stock II
presetitcd at such meeting shall represent
one vote, aud the said sLuckAUider shall
vote III person on by Written proxy.
Notice of such election shall be given by
publication in an Alexandria paper iol
the space Ut ten days immediately prece
ding said election, the SAID election to bt
held at the office of the company b,
three stockholders appointed Tor tina
purpose, failure to bold said election oI
the day specified shall not dissolve THU
corporation, and the Directors in Ottic,
shall hold over until another election
shall be held, which shall be called "a
soon thereafter us possible. The Direc
tors shall elect from their lumber
President, Vice-President. Secretar,
aud Treasurer, and for the transaction o
all business, four of the Directors shal
iorul a quorum. Any vacancy occurrin;
III the Board Of directors 10y death o
otherwise, shall be filed from the stock
holders by the Board OF Directors.
ARTICLE VI,
, The following named persons shall con
stitute the first Board of Directors: job,
/ e. Ryan, Thomas Clements, Adolph AL
bert, E. j. Sullivan, K. w. Bringhurst
Gus Gehr and l.. A. Stafford, with Iholn
, as Clements, President; John C.. Ryan
Vice-president and l.. A. Stafford Score
tary and Treasurer and they shall hol,
their office until their successors al
elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No Stakeholder snail ever be held liabl