The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. I
PARISH OF RAPIDES. (

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF RAPIDEs.
DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS TIE
IL Eighth day Of March, A. u. Eigh-
teen Hundred and Ninety Five, before
me Louis V. Marys, Nutary Public in
and for the Parish of Raphlcs i'll the State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified according to law, and III the
presence of the undersigned competent
witnesses, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereto subscribed, who declared that,
availiug themselves of tho provisions of
Act No. 81 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, as well US those
of the general laws of this State, relative
to the organization of corporations, they
have covcnantcd and agreed, and do by
these presents covenant and agree, and
bind themselves and those who may be
hereafter associated with them, to form
themselves intO and to torm Il corporation
for the objects and purposes hereinafter
set forth, lO.wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and style of this corporation
shall: b. "THE ALEXANDRIA TELE-
AAAONG SOWA AN =, MAAAD, ANU
shall have aud enjoy succession in its
said corporate name, for the term Of
ninety-nine years FROM and after this day
and date. 1t shall have tho power to sue
and lie sued; to make and use corporate
seal and the same to alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase and convey aud
lease, ~ 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 aud regula-
tiOns for tho proper management OF the
affairs of said corporation and to change
and amend the same ut pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The demiciie Of this corporation shall be
the City OF Alexandria, Rapides Parish.
State Of Louisiana, and the President,
or IN his absence, the Vice-Presiaent,
shall be the officer upon whom citation
and all other judicial process shall be
served.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes of this c0rpo-
ration shall be to construct, operate and
maintain ali Electric Telephone system i'll
the City Of Alexandria and 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 be vested in u Board vi vi
rectors composed of seven stockholders
the said Directors to be elected annual,
OH tue first Monday of March of each aut
every year, aud each share OF stock IT
presented at such meeting shall rcprcsen
"ne vote, aud the said stakeholder sllaI
vote i'll person or by written proxy
Notice OF such election shall be given b.
publication in an Alexandria paper 10
J the space of ten days immediately prece
ding said election, tho SAID election to b
held ut the office of the company b.
. three stockholders appointed for tina
purpose, failure to hold said election u
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corporation, and the Directors in ottic
shall hold over until another electio
shall be held, which shall be called !.
soon thereafter as possible. The Diret
tors shall elect FROM their number
President, q vice-President. Secretar
: and Treasurer, and for the transaction I
all business, four of the Directors sha
form quorum. Any vacancy occnrrln
IN The Board OF Directors by death q
otherwise, shall be filled from the stock
holders by the Board OF Directors.
ARTICLE VI,
The following named persons shall cor
stitutc the first Board of Directors: job
Z. Ryan, Thomas Clements, Adolph Al
bert, T. j. Sullivan, k. W. Bringhursl
Gus Gehr and l.. A. Stafford, with rhom
IS Clements, President; John q. kyau
vice-PresiArnt and l.. A. Stafford Secre
tary and Treasurer and they shall hol
heir office until their successors ar
elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No Stakeholder shall ever he held liabl