The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1898-05-07
ACT OF INCORPORATION,
Aoulsiapa apd Arkansas Tel.
egraph Company.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF MADISON

oe1apn company.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF MADISON.
BE 1t known that on this 2Stb. da
OF January in the year of our Lor
eighteen hundred and Ninety Eigb
and OF the Independence of the Unite,
States OF America the One hupdredtl
and twenty-second, before me Georp
spencer q Notary Public, in and TO
the Parish of Madison State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified
anc In the presence of the witnesse.
hereinafter named and undersigned
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
VINO declared that availing themselves
OF the provisions of laws of this State.
relative to the organization of corpo.
fshons for work of public improve.
ment and utility, they have contr acted
ana agreed and do by these presents
contract and agree and bind and obli-
gaze themselves, as we'll az such per-
sons as may hereinafter become asso-
ciated with them to form and constitute
corporation and body polite in law
Tor the object and under the agreement
and stipulations as following to wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this CORPORA.
tion shall be "The Louisiana and Ar
kansas Telegraph Company" and by
tnat name said corporation shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for the full term and period
OF nlnety.nine years from aud after
the date hereof; to contract, sue, and
DC sued, to make and use a corporate
seal, and the same to break or alter nt
pleasure, to hold, receive and lease, 70
purchase and convey as well Us mort.
gage and hypothecate under its corpo.
rate name, property, both real and
personal, to name and appoint
euch managers, directors, officers
and agents as the interest and
convenience OF said corporation NAV
require, and to make and establish uo
bylaws, rules and resolutions for tn,
proper management and regulation o.
the said corporation as may be neces
sary and the same to change and alte,
ct pleasure.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of said corporatio,
ehsll be in the parish of Madison in th. |
State OF Louisiana, and all citation,
and other local process shall he served |
upon the president OF the said corpo
ration or IN case of his absence, upu. |
the vice president or secretary.
ARTICLE TIT .-
The purpose for which this corport.
ton is established aud the nature of q Q
business to be carried on by it are dc.
clared and specified to be the transmit.
sion OF messages by telegraph throut b
the river counties of Arkansas and pir
ishes OF Louisiana from Arkansas CT
to Vidalis. La, via Lake Providence
Tallulab. Newelton, st. Joseph
Water Proof and such other Offices u
said corporation may establish.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of said corporation
Is hereby fixed at the sum of (S25, 900.
twenty. five thousand dollars, repr,
sented by (2500 twenty-five huudr
shares Of (Sl0) ten dollars each, Will
may be increased il necessary by vol.
OF the board Of directors, and the tin Q
and manner Of payment of said sto,
are to be determined upon by the boa d
Of directors.
ARTICLE V.
The business aud affairs Of sail cor
poration shall be under the supervi.io
and management OF board of di:ec
tors composed of seven stockholders
to be elected annually on the first Mon
day in January Of each year, said elec.
tion shall 10 by ballot and con.
Quoted at the Office of said cor
poration. and the directors ther
elected shall serve until their succes-
sors shall have been elected; q majo,i.
ty OF votes cast shall elect, and each
share Of stock shall be entitled % one
vote. either in person or by proxS
Any vacancy occurring in said Boald3
OF Directors from any canse wha'ov
shall be filled by election by the re-
naming directors; four Directors shall
constitute o quorum for the transec ion
OF business, and said Board Of Direc-
tors. at their first meeting in each year,
shall elect out of their own number a
president, vice-president, who shall
ex-officio be the treasurer; q secretary
who shall ex-officio be the supelinteud.
ant and attorney for tho corporation.
The president and secretary shall ap.
point, time to time, such officers, raa.
ayers, operators and other agents as
may be deemed necessary for the bust.
ness and purposes of said corporation,
and discharge the same at pleasure,
And said directors shall have full power
and authority to mako and establish,
90 well as to change and amend aud al
ter, oil bylaws, rules and regulations
for the support and management of
the affairs aud business of said corpo.
ration.
ARTICLE vi.
Whenever this corporation is de
solved, either by limitation or any
other cause, its affairs shall be liduida.
ted under the superintendent of three
stockholders, to be appointed for that
purpose at q general meeting of stock.
holders, convened after thirty days
prior notice. and with the assent of the
majority in the amount of the capital
stock, said commission shall remain in
Office until the affairs cf said corpora.
tion shall have been fully liquiJated,
and in case of the deatb of ona or