The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-15
Charter Of
KNOX POINT AND SHREVEPORT
TELEPHONE OoMnA NV

~ VIM HNO OONcvkPORf
TELEPHONE COMPANY.
State of Louisiana, Before me, III. =
Notary Public in and for Bossiec PARISH
isiana' duly commissioned, sworn and o Lou
fed, in and for said parish. persnnsW. quai-
ana appeared the parties whose na,s Sams
hereto undersigned, who stated and ases.afe
to me, Notary, that availing Themselves -
laws OF Louisiana, and more espec;aiin ~. .ae
acts OF the General Assembly of ls55. !, =, 70
bly, of 1880, providing for the erect;on ~ Mss s
graph and telephone lines for the transm;. zee
of intelligence thereby, they have Eslon
themselves into a body corporate and a AZ
these presents form and constitute thans ~ Dy
into body corporate for the purnoaas
unoer the conditions hereinafter expressed.
The name and title of this Corpora.;o, 1.
be The Knox Point and Shreveport Tsisa shaail
Company, with it's domicile at Knor RRuone
Bossier parish, Louisiana and whose cn,rsst,
name shall enjoy succession for the ne,os e
ninety-nine years, unless sooner dissojrsS
consent of the Stockholders, and al hsreuas.oy
provided. as'ef
The object and purpose of this Corno.....
shall be to erect and maintain tslenhoas G ,;s
from Des Arc, on line of Red River. ana INV Inv
Point, in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, To tha NV.
of Shreveport. Caddo Parish, Louisiana ny s
the rights and privilege of extending saia Eaa
in any direction from said points to anv o,h ~
point within the said State, for the pnrnesa y
transmitting intelligence thereby; aud to
locate and maintain such stations or ofeo -
along said line as the Stockholders NAV dean
necessary and beneficial thereto. sa.
ILL.,
The capital stock Of said Corporation .h.,i
be twelve hundred dollars, divided into ', ,sa
hundred and forty shares, of five dolars nv, nss
share, with the privilege of increasing s XIII
capital stock to twenty five hundred So,Ia ~
whenever the Stockholders shall deem, , nao
essary, and the business of said Corporation
shall require.
AS soon as twelve hundred dollars has beee
subscribed aud paid i'll, this Corporation shaIl
, be considered as complete aud shall 90 in,a
active operation.
The officers of this Corporation shall con,;..
,, of President, who shall be ex-otfico General
Manager of said Corporation Vice President
who shall act in the absence OF the President
| and Secretary, who shall be ex-oticio Trea. !
urer, who shall hold their offices for the perioa
of one year, or until their successors are dulv
elected and indicted into office
The first President shall bel w. Atkins W
| d. Mercer Vice President, L. s. Dorteh g..
rotary and Treasurer.
| On the third Monday in July, 1898. at tia
domicile Of this Corporation, their successors
| shall be elected, and annually thereafter a.
herein provided, each Stakeholder being en-
| titled to one vote for each share of stock own.
ed by him, II majority of stock represented and
voting at said election shall elect; provided
that any Stakeholder may authorize another
| Stakeholder to represent him at sneh 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 STOCKHOLDERS
of said Corporation, each stakeholder being
entitled to one vote for each share held and
owned by bin.
The General Manager shall have power To-
employ and discharge all employees necessary
| to erect and mail tain said Telephone line or
any busines S nected Herewith subject to
the advice and consent of the Board of Direc.
tors, as hereinafter provided for.
| V,
The management of this Corporation shall b
nnder the control of q Board of Directors con.
ssting of five Stockholders the President and
General Manager being ex-oficio Chairman Of
said Board, who shall be elected annually By
the Stockholders of said Corporation at tho
regular annual election Of officers on the third
Monday of July ill each year, each vote Of
Stockholders being in proportion to amount
stock owned by him.
The first Board of Directors shall be as fol-
lows: ]. w. Atkins, General Manager and ex-
otficio Chairman; w. ID. Mercer, Jr., A. Curtis,
+. s. Dortch and j. P. Ivy, who shall hold
office until their successors are duly elected
and sworn in; provided, that no member OF the
Board of Directors shall receive q salary 10
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
the third Monday OF July of each year. and
such other as the Board of Directors or Stock.
, holders may deem necessary; and it shall Be
, the duty of the President to call meeti9g 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.
r This Corporation shall have power to own,
lease, hire and to sell movables and minors.
bles, to sue and be sued in its corporate name
to have and to use corporate seal and y
change same as they may desire; to employ
snch employees as they may deem necessafy1l
operating the business, and to discharge tn
same, and to do and perform any and all act.
necessary to carry out the object and purposes
=, this Charter and the Bylaws adopted then
G under. 1t shall have power to adopt such ~
{ Laws as the Stockholders may deem necessary
d and to change same at pleasurei PROVIDED. -
n same are not contrary to law or this Cnaftss.
e VIII.
@ All suits for or against this Corporation shai
} be in the name of the President, and oil -
|, vice and citation must be served on him IN per
g son, or in his absence, on the Secretary o. -
office of said Corporation,
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There shall be kept by the Secretary 81 tnn
Corporation stock book, on which shall :,
:, recorded the names of the Stockholders asa
the amount of stock owned by them, and g
President may issue Certificates OF Ssoes,
countersigned by the Secretary, tor the amoGo
"a of stock owned by such parties az may oss'e
the same. ~.
The transfer of the stock Of the Corpcfat Z.
70 shall only be perfected by transfer q ~ y;
ID books of this Corporation, as herein pfoso''
for.
The Stockholders of this Corporation W i,
have power to dissolve the same at So !.
meeting called for that purpose, thirty ~.
previous notice having been given IN snsI
by the President of the purpose Thereon, .
two-thirds OF the stock voting therefor. !,
8, quorum at any meeting, either g y y
~ Stockholders or Board of Directors snsn "
at majority of such members and at the as Ss.sl
ve ton of this Charter for any cause, tne ~
holders shall appoint a board OF lquaas. Y,
consisting of three Stockholders, fcr sDe "
pose of winding up the affairs Of SAID COsp.:ss
ton, the said board of liauidators 70 49, ~,
such nav "a the Stockholders may deem y,