The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-22
Charter Of
KNOX POINT AND SHREVEPORT
telephone COMPANY

telephone COMPANY.
Stste of Louisiana, Before me- H.
OParish of Bosser. : dersigned autbo.. un'
Notary Public in and for Bossier Parish
isiana. duly commissioned, sworn and ono,i
fed' IN and tor said parish, personally csrs
and appeared the parties whose na,D.s ssuc
hereto undersigned, who stated and dso,.afs
to me, Notary, that availing themselves ns ~
laws of Louisiana. and more espec;a,i. sI us
acts of the General Assembly of 1S55 " tns
enacted by Act No l24, OF the General A ss 70
bly, of 1880, providing for the erection Of az
graph and telephone lines for the transm;s.sSe
OF intelligence thereby, they have formSs
themselves into body corporate, and d. ~
these presents form and constitute ths,n.nyoy
into a body corporate for the purposes -
under the conditions hereinafter expressas nu
The name and title of this Ccrpors,ion ,h.u
be The Knox Point and Shreveport Telenhaaha
Company, with its domiele at Knox Po; Tae
Bossier parish, Louisiana, and whose corporats
name shall enjoy succession for the period -
ninety nine years, unless sooner dissolved ~
consent of the Stockholders, and as hereinss,.ss
provided.
The object and purpose of this CorBorat;a,
shall he to erect and maintain telepbons i;ss
from Des Arc, on line Of Red River, and KnaY
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of Shreveport. Caddo Parish, Louisiana win
the rights and privilege Of extending said Ina
in any direction from said points to sny othss
point within the said State for the purnosa "a
transmitting intelligence thereby; and ID
locate and maintain such stations or nfiioss
along said line as the Stockholders NAV DEAN
necessary and beneficial thereto,
Ill.
The capital stock of said Corporation sbslI
be twelve hundred dollars, divided into tvn
hundred and forty shares, of five dollar. ma,
share, with the privilege of increasing Anil
capital stock to twenty five hundred dollar
whenever the Stockholders shall deem il nac.
essary, and the business of said Corpora,ior
shall require.
AS soou as twelve hundred dollars has been
subscribed and paid i'll, this Corporation shall
be considered complete and shall 20 inta
active operation.
The officers Of this Corporation shall consiss
of President, who shall be ex-otficio General
Manager of said Corporation u Vice President.
who shall act in the absence OF the Presidents
and Secretary, who shall be ex-oifieio Treas.
urer5 who shall hold their offices for the period
of one year, or until their successors are dnlS
elected aud indicted into office.
The first President shall bel w. Atkins. W.
d. Mercer, Vice President, L. S. Dortch, Sec.
rotary and Treasurer.
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domcle of this Corporation, their successors
shall be elected, and annually thereafter, Is
herein provided, each Stakeholder being en-.
titled to one vote for each share of stock own.
ed by him, a ma ority of stock represented and
voting at said election shall elect: proviaef
that any Stakeholder may authorize another
Stakeholder to represent him at snch meeting
by written power of attorney; provided fur
Their, that no officer herein named shall receive
any salary, except the Manager and Secretary,
whose salary shall be fixed by the stakeholder
of said Corporation, each stockhoder being
| entitled to one vote for each share held and
| owned by him.
The General Manager shall have power IL
employ and discharge all employees necessary
/ any business conf ected Herewith, subject to
the advice and consent of the Board OF Diree.
tors, as hereinafter provided for.
V.
The management of this Corporation shall bs
| nnder the control of Board of Directors con-
| sisting of five Stockholders the President and
| General Manager being exotficio Chairman Of
| said Board, who shall be elected annually by
| the Stockholders of said Corporation at the
| regular annual election of officers on the third
Monday of July in each year, each vote If
| Stockholders being in proportion to amount
I stock owned by HIM.
The first Board of Directors shall be as fol-
| lows: J. w. Atkins, General Manager and ex.
officio Chairman; w. ID. Mercer, Jr. A. Curtin,
+. s. Dortch and J. =. Ivy, who shall hold
| office until their successors are duly elected
| aud sworn in; provided, that no member OF the
Board Of Directors shall receive a salary az
such.
! VI.
| The place Of meeting Of this Corporation
shall be at its domicile, Knox Point, which
| shall consist of at least one annual meeting on
ftatt !, tF.l Il I,,l, IA, unH
such other as the Board of Directors or Stock.
| holders may deem necessary; and ii shall be
the duty of the President to call a meetiBg on
the petition of three of the Stockholders hereof
by giving written notice thereof for at least
five days before the day of meeting
VII.
This Corporation shall have power to own
lease, hire and to sell movables and imr1ovs
bles to sue and be sued IN it's corporate name
| to have and to use a corporate seal and to
| change same as they may desire; to employ
snch employees as they may deem necessary IN
operating the business, and to discharge the
same, and to do and perform any and all aeta
necessary to carry out the object and purpose d
this Charter and the Bylaws adopted there
under. 1t shall have power to adopt such By
Laws az the Stockholders may deem necessary
and to change same at pleasure provided, the
same are not contrary to law or this Charter.
VIII.
All suits for or against this Corporation shan
be in the name of the President, and oil scr
vice and citation must be served on him In per
son, or in his absence, Oh the Secretary at ths
office of said Corporation;
TX.
! There shall be kept by the Secretary OF thu
Corporation stock book, on which shall be
recorded the names of the Stockholders, and
the amount of stock owned by them, and the
President may issue Certificates Of STOCK,
countersigned by the Secretary, tor the amount
of stock owned by such parties as may desire
the same.
The transfer of the stock of the Corporation
shall only be perfected by transfer On ths
books of this Corporation, as herein proVioeo
for.
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The Stockholders of this Corporation shall
" have power to dissolve the same at speciai
meeting called for that purpose, thirty day'
previous notice having been given in writing
by the President of the purpose thereof, and
twO-thirds OF the stock voting therefor :.
, quorum at any meeting, either o. ".
, Stockholders or Board of Directors. shall %
! majority of such members; and at the dissol !
, ton of this Charter, for any cause, the S.ocA
holders shall appoint board of lguads.osss
consisting of three Stockholders, for the puI
pose of winding up the affairs Of said Copper
ton, the said board of liauidators TO reee'ss
such pay as the Stockholders may deem ~.
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