The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-27
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF RAPIDES, {

STATE OF LOUISIANA. !
PARISH OF RAPIDEs.
DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS THE
IL 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 III the
presence OF the undersigned competent
witnesses, personally came and appeared
hereto subscribed, who declared that,
availing themselves OF the provisions of
Act No. 36. of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, rs we'll us those
of the general laws of this State, relative
to the organization of corporations, they
have covenanted and agreed, and do by
these presents covenant and agree, and
bind themselves and those who may he
hereafter associated with them, to form
themselves intOand to form a corporation
for the objects and purposes hereinafter
set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be "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. 1t shall have the power to sue
and be sued to make and use a corporate
seal and the same to alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase and convey and
lease, as well 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-
tons 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 corporation shall be
the City of Alexandria, 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.
ARTiCrE 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 aud the sur
rounding country.
ARTICLE Nv.
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 i'll.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of said corpo-
ration shall BIZ vested in Board of Di-
| rectors composed of seven stockholders,
OH the first Monday of March of each and
every year, aud each share OF. stock re-
| presented at such meeting shall represent
Que vote, and the said stakeholder shall
vote i'll person or by written proxy.
| Notice OF such election shall be given by
publication in an Alexandra. paper for
the space of ten days immediately prece-
ding said election, the said election to be
held at the office Of the company by
three stockholders appointed for that
purpose, failure to hold said election on
the day specified shall not dissolve this
corporation, and the Directors in Office
shall hold over until another election
shall be held, which shall be called as
soon thereafter rs possible. The Direc-
tors shall elect from their number a
President, Vice-President, Secretary
aud Treasurer, and for the transaction OF
all business, four of the Directors shall
form quorum. Any vacancy occurring
in tho Board OF Directors by death OF
otherwise, shall be flied from the stock.
holders by the Board of Directors.
| ARTICLE VI,
| The following named persons shall con-
stitute the first Board of Directors: John
e. Ryan, Thomas Clements, Adolph AL
bert, e. j. Sullivan, II. w. Bringhurst,
Gus Gehr and l.. A. Stafford, with Thorn
as Clements, President; John G. Ryan,
Vice-Presidvnt and L. A. Stafford Secre-
tary aud Treasurer and they shall hold
their Office until their successors are
elected.
ARTICLE v1r.
40 Stockhold,s shall ever be held liable