Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-09-25

This is to certify that we, james H..
Il Gillespie; w. +. Baylor; Il. B.ScOtt;
w. j. Higginbotham and q. B. Hurt,
partners as Higginpotham & Hurt; NJ. r..
Mcclure and j. w. Mcclure, partners as
NJ. L. Mcclure & Son; b. w. Stras; II. L.
Hartman and j. S. Bottimore, partners as
Stras, Hartman & Company; j. Marion
Mcclure and Z. A. Mcclure, partners as
Cedar Bluff Wooden Company; &C. Long,
w. B. Steele, j. B. Hurt, X. K. Gillespie
Steele, Hurt & Company; r. K. Gillespie
and j. B. Hurt, partners as Gillespie x
Hurt; John A. McKenry, n. F. AGams,W
A. Ward, D. Green, w. ]. Lester and
James Repass, partners as d. Green &
Company; q. K. Mccall, John b. Hurt
and r. K. Gillespie, partners as. Hurt,
Mccall & Company; Coal Greek Coal
| Company, a corporation; w. c. Williams,
J Sanders Gillespie, Nj. NJ. Hanklns, Geo.
NJ. Brown and w. P. Cecil; a. j. & S. D.
May, have this day formed a special part
nership Association, Limited, under and
in pursuance of the Code of Virginia, Sec
ton 1878 and seq, upon the terms, condi-
tons, and liabilities hereinafter set forth,
and those in the said Virginia Code pre-
scribed, That is to say
l. The names of the persons compos'
ing the partnership Association are those
set out above.
2. The amount of capital of said part
nership shall be $l,575 %, divided into
shares Of $500 each, of which j. h. Gil
lespie has subscribed for Two shares; w.
E.. Baylor for six shares, +. B. Scott for
one share, A. j. & S. d. May for two
shares, Higgnbotham & Hurt for five
shares, NJ. +. Mcclure & Son for three
shares, Stras, III rman & Company for five
shares, Cedar Bluff Wooden Company for
three shares, q. Q. Long for one share,
Steele, Hurt q Company for two shares,
Gillespie & Hurt for three shares, N. f.
Adams for four shares, John A. McKenry
for two shares, w. A. Ward for two shares,
d. Green & Company tor two shares, Hurt,
Mccall & Company for five shares, Coal
Greek Coal Company for four shares, w.
Q. Williams for two shares, j. Sanders Gil.
lespie for two shares, NJ. Nj. Hankins for
two shares, George NJ. Brown for three
shares and w. p. Cecil for two shares.
3. The shares are to be paid as follows,
viz: the total amount subscribed to be
paid, in cash to the treasurer of said Com.
Dany, not later than November LIST, 1901.
4. The name of the association is ''The
Cedar Bluff Telephone Company, Limit
ed, " and its contemplated duration is 20
years from the date of this certificate.
5. The officers of the said association |
for the year ending on the 10th day of
September, 1902, are w. +. Baylor, presl- |
dent; T. A. Mcclure, secretary and treas
urer and G. G. Long, j. b. Hurt and w.
A. Ward, who together with the above
named president and secretary and treas
urer, constitute the Board of Managers of
the said association during the said year
and until their successors are installed.
6. The business of said association
shall be to establish and conduct tele-
phone exchange with main and branch
lines, the main line to be from Raven, in
Tazewell county, to the town of Tazewell,
in said county, and branch lines to be es-
tablished wherever desirable in the coun-
ties of Tazewell, Russell and Buchanan,
and all things pertaining to said business
and the conduct and management thereof.
7. The principal Office or place OF bust.
ness is to be established and maintained
at Cedar Bluff, Tazewell county, Virginia
8. There shall be at least one meeting
Of the members of the Association, on the
10th day of September, annually, unless
the managers for the time being shall in
writing appoint a different time and place
within the county of Tazewell, and give
each member a weeks notice thereof.
8. The managers may at any time call
| meeting of the members of the Associa-
ion, at any place within the county of
razewell, giving each member one weeks
notice thereof in writing,
10. There shall be chosen yearly, at the
annual meeting of the members of the AS.
ociation. five members to be managers for
he ensuing year, and until their successors
re installed, of whom one, to be desig-
ated by themselves, shall be President,
ne Treasurer and one Secretary. I
IL. The managers shall make bylaws for '
heir government and the government of {
he business of the Association, so that a
hey shall not be repugnant to these arti- Q
,s; nor to the law Of the land; shall APP
oint the respective officers and servants
the Company their respective duties;
nall direct and superntend the business
nd operations OF the Association; shall di.
.ct what dividends, if any, are to be de.