The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
Charter Of
KNOX POINT AND SHREVEPORT
TELEPHONE COMPANY

The name and title of this Corporat;o, .,.u
be The Knox Point and Shreveport Taisnsat
Company, with its domicile at Knor Eo oSus
Bossier parish: Louisiana, and whose corpor.s..
name shall enjoy succession for the na,;oS q
ninety-nine years, unless sooner dissolvsS VI "a
consent of the Stockholders, and as hereiSse.:yy
provided.
H.
The object and purpose of this Corno,.,;..
shall be TO erect and maintain q telenhons Ms
from Des Arc, on line of Red River, and R nas
Point, in bossier Parish Louisiana, to tie Civ
of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisian. S,.f
the rights and privilege of extending aid i'm
in any direction from said points to snv othss
point within tie said State, for the purnoss -
transmitting intelligence thereby: IA ~
locate and maintain such stations or of,.ss
along said line as tho Stakeholder NAV dss.
necessary and beneficial thereto. ~'1
Ill.
The capital stock of said Corporation ,h.p
be twelve hundred dollars. divided into 10
hundred and forty shares, of Ave Jlollsrs nsr
share, with the privilege of ircr sasipr Ala
capital stock to twenty five hundred doli.s.
whenever the Stockholders shall deem h ~
essary, and the business of said Corpor>t;a.
shall require.
As soon as twelve hundred dollars has bs..
subscribed and paid in, this Corporation shsll
be considered as complete and shall 10 into
active operation.
The officers of this Corporation shall eoo.;..
of President, who shall be ex-of3cio Gess..i
Manager of said Corporation Vice Presi1ent
who shall act in the absence Of the Presidsst
and Secretary, who shall be ex-ofioio TVees.
urer, who shall hold their offices for the pssIcA
of one year, or until their successor AZ All,
elected and indicted into office.
The first President shall be J. w. Atkins, W.
D. Mercer, Vice President E. 8. Dortch. "a.
rotary and Treasurer.
On the third Monday in July, 1889, n Ia
domicile of this Corporation, their suocesaors
shall be elected, and annually thsreaftes. =
herein provided, each Stakeholder beins AZ.
titled to one vote for each share of stock own.
ed by him, a majority of stock represented and
voting at said election shall elect: provided
that any Stakeholder may authorize anothsf
Stakeholder to represent him ut such 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 stockholdefs
of said Corporation, each stOckholder being
entitled to one vote for each share held and
owned by him.
The General Manager shall have power %
employ and discharge all employees necessary
to erect and maintain said Telephone lima. or
any business connected Herewith, subject to
the advice and consent of the Board Of Drec.
tors, as hereinafter provided for.
The management of this Corporation shall b
nnder the control of Board Of Directors con-
sisting of five Stockholders. the President and
General Manager being ex-oficio Chsirmsn u
said Board, who shall Be elected annually By
the Stockholders of said Corporation d tie
regular annual election of officers on the third
Monday of July in each year, each vste Of
Stockholders being in proportion to amount
The first Board of Directors shall be a. fol-
lows: J. W. Atkins, General Manager and o..
OfficiO Chairman; w. d. Mercer Jr, A. Curtis,
| K. 8. Dortch and J. z. 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 salary %
| such.
| VI
| The place of meeting of this Corporstion
| shall be at its domicile, Knox Point which
shall consist of al least one annual meeting On
the third Monday of July of each year, and
such other as the Board of Directors OF Stock.
| holders may deem necessary: and 1t shall b
the duty of the President to call meeting %
the petition of three of the Stockholders hsrsof
| by giving written notice thereof for at least
I VII.
This Corporation shall have power to own.
| lease, hire and to sell movables and immovs.
| bless to sue and be sued in its corporate name;
| to have and to use corporate seal and to
| change Nsame as they may desire; to employ
| snch employees as they may deem necessaryin
| operating the business, and to discharge tho
necessary to, carry out the object and purposeo
this Charter and the Bylaws adopted thar.
under. 1t shall have power to adopt such BY
Laws as the Stockholders may deem necessary,
and to change same at pleasure; provided, the
same are not contrary to law or this Charter.
VIII.
Allsuits for or against this Corporation snaii
| be in the name of the President, and al ser'
vice and citation must be served on him 10 PER
son, or in his absence, on the Secretary at tho
office of said Corporation,
There shall be keptNby the Secretary OF tms
| Corporation stock book. on which shall .
recorded the names of the Stockholders, aaa
the amount of stock %ned BY them, snd tes
President may issue tCertifcates Of ssoo..
countersigned by the Secretary, tor the anouss
OF stock owned by such parties as may desl''
| the same.
| The transfer of the stock Of the Corpcfsuea
shall only be perfected by transfer @ III "a
for.
The Stockholders of TIPS Cofporauon -. :I
have power to dissolve the same at specn. -.
meeting called for that purpose, tnnsy ~
previous notice having bteen given u xtn ~
by the President of the Purpose Thereon, -
two-thirds OF the stock voting therefor. :. 4.
A quorum at any metoting, eitoce -
Stockholders or Board of (Directors, snsn ~
majority of such membert1; and Ut tne 49,! ..s.s
ton Of this Charter, for q by Gauss, tne ~
holders shall appoint bRosrd o. nq. =. -.
consisting of three Stock holders, tcf - y
pose of winding up the aft Rir Il saia Cos -.
ton, the said board of liz pidatoss % 49, ~"
such pay as the Stockhold 4eu may deen Z ~
to give such bond as may Sd pom sumcse1s
Stockholders.
The Stockholders at any meeting csl ~ ~.
that purpose, thirty days p eycus nos. s.s;..
ing been given by the Pres jdent ~ ssss
stating the purpose of the nj sesipS $50 1870.
power to change, altar and 81 hnni ~ W ~ ~
provided twO-thirds of the stock sasA
therefor.
And thereupon appeared q bc ueas .;ts
who subscribed the amount q 81 stock s =.
their names, and in my pres ence, ana ~ S..sss
tending witnesses affixed til ,ef nsn0
on this, 7th day Of July. 1917.
j. w. ATKINS, 100 Sh, afes.
IS. DORTCH, 10 Sha bros
Up IVY, (per J. w. ATK rsl s..,.
CURTIS, tper E. S Dol a z ...,..
w. D. MERCER, JR. ,(pea 3. 49,. pons'
Attest: ieSsA