The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-11-01
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE,
Act of Incorporation.
PEOPLES INDEPENDENT TELE-
PHONE CO., LTD.
State of Louisiana, Parish of
Iberia.

Iberia.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 18th
day of October, A. D. 1902, before
me, Louis L. DulanY, a Notary
Public duly qualified aud commits
stoned, III aud for the Parish OF
| iberia, State of Louisiana, personal
ly came and appeared Rober, f.
Hogsett, Mrs. E. {. Culpepp-r,
Robert +. Broussard, E. S. 3rous-
sard, aud Henry ID. Giles, all OF
SAID Parish and State. who declared
and SAID that availing themselves
of the privileges granted by the
laws of the State of Louisiana, re-
lat;ye 10 the organization of corpo-
rations for the working, construct
ing and maintaining Of telephone
lines, for the purpose Of transmit
ing intelligence by magnetic tele-
phone and other works of public
improvement, they have contracted
and agreed, and do by these pre-
sents contract and agree, bind aud
obligate themselves as we'll as 9TH
ers who may hereafter become as
ISOLATED with them BY subscribing
to the stock of this Corporation, to
form and constitute corporation
and body polite in law for the OBJ
| jecs and purposes hereinafter ex-
pressed under the following stipu
latlons. viz:
AR1ICLEI.
| The name of this Corporation
shall be the Peoples Independent
/ Telephone Co., Id, and under is
said corporate name it shall have
power and authority to enjoy sue
cession for the period OF Ninety
nine (99) years; to contract, sac
and he sued; to make an i: have a
corporate seal end to ala sr Game at
pleasure; to reeve aud HolE To pur-
J chase. sell, convey, lease. Eortgage
and pledge lis property, -Ao,h real
and personal; 10 make aud appoin,
such managers, directors, officers
and agents as its irterett may re-
quire; to make and esIal[ fish such
bylaws for the proper! manage
ment and regulation off TIE affair.
of the Corporation as hay be ne
cessary; to exercise all. he rights
and privileges gran.edyS and con
feired by laws on sAch Corpora
tons.
ARTICLE
, The domieiie of this Corporation
shall be in the City of New Iberia
Parish of Iberia, State Of Louisi
ana, and all citations and other lie
I gal process shall be served on til,
!, Pfessdsnt, aud IN his absence OF
) the Vice President ard IN the alb
sence of both Of these officials, thei
on the Secretary or Treasure.
They may be made IN any o,he
manner provided BY law.
i ARTICLE III,
The objects and purposes OF TIL
Corporation are the location, con
! struction, building, operating ant
maintaining system Of telephon,
, lines through, over and under til,
streets Of any city or town in til,
State of Louisiana, where the tele
phone lines of said Corporation
may extend, and right-of way
. throughout the State over the Pub
lie Roads, for transmitting istelli
gence BY magnetic telephone, q
any other system of transmitting
intelligence, the equivalent thereof
which may be hereinafter ,nyente,
or discoy. red, und franchise {,
be contracted tor and obtained i,
the Stale OF Louisiana: to own. man
J age aud use fer itself, It's success
sors, iessees. assigns, subscribers
Icostrastofs sor the use thereof. an,
! 'elFpAoue lines and appnrtenan, e
as may he essabsi-hrd over, unde
and through the ii hts.of.vays ant
! franchises Of said Corporation i