The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-03-13
CHARTER.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF RAPIDEs.
de IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS THE
u Eighth day of March, A. ID. Eigh-
teen Hundred and Nincty-Fivc, before
me Louis V. Marye, Notary Public in
and for the Parish of Rapides i'll the State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified according to law, and in the
presence of. the undersigned competent
witnesses, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereto subscribed, who declared that,
awaiting themselves of the provisions of
Act No. 81 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, rs well as those
Of the general laws of this State, relative
to the organization of corporations, they
have covenantcd and agreed, and do by
these presents covenant aud agree, and
bind themselves and those who may he
hereafter associated with them, to form
themselves into and to form a corporation
for the objects and purposes hereinafter
set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be "THE ALEXANDRIA TELE-
PHONE COMPANY, LIMITED" and
shall shave and enjoy succession in it's
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 he 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 tho 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 domieiIe of this col operation shall be
the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish.
State of Louisiana, and the President,
or IN his absence, the 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 sul-
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 aud
paid in.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of said e0rpo-
ration shall be vested in Board of Di.
rcctors composed Of seven stockholders,
the said Directors to be elected annually
on the first Monday of March of each and
every year, and each share of stock re.
presented at such meeting shall represent
one vote, and the said stakeholder shall
vote i'll person OF by written proxy
Notice of such election shall be given b,
publication in an Alexandria paper fol
the space Of ten days immediately precc
ding said election, the said election to b,
held at the office of the company b,
| three stockholders appointed for thai
purpose, failure to hold said election or
the day specified shall not dissolve thi.
corporation, and the Directors in Office
shall hold over until another election
shall be held, which shall be called al
soon thereafter as possible. The Direc
tors shall elect from their number {
President, Vice President. Secretary
and Treasurer, and for the transaction .
all business, four of the Directors shall
form Il quorum. Any vacancy occurring
in the Board of Directors by death ol
otherwise, shall be filled from the stock
holders by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI,
The following named persons shall con
sti,ute the first Board of Directors: Johr
G.. Ryan, Thomas Clements, Adolph AL
bert, E. ). Sullivan, X. w. Bring hurst
Gus Gehr and l.. A. Stafford, with Thorn
as Clements, President; Jeha &. Ryan
Vice-Presidcnt and l.. A. Stafford Secre
tary and Treasurer and they shall hold
their Office until their successors ar.
elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No Stakeholder shall ever be held liable