The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-10-26

for the government and convenience
not in conflict with the articles of in
corporation, the bylaws, or the laws of
the state.
Section 6. The board of directors
shall hold four regular meetings each
year, to be held on the last Saturday OF
March, June, September, and December.
Special meetings upon call OF one OF
the members.
Section Z. The board of directors
shall elect or appoint general manager,
who shall at all times be subject to their
order.
Section s. The rates of rent for use
of lines and all items in connection
Herewith shall be fixed by the board of
directors.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
board of directors to make report to
the company at the annual meeting, of
the receipts and expenditures, and the
condition of the association for the pre-
ceeding year.
Section 10. 1t shall be the duty of
the board of directors to extend the
lines at the rate OF one mile per phone
from the nearest connecting point. Any
distance necessary to be built over one
mile the cost to be paid by the member
to be benefited thereby, over and above
his or her assessment.
ARTICLE ii.
Section 1. The treasurer and secre-
tary shall give bond in double the
amonnt that is liable to come into their
hands at any time, which bond shall be
approved by the other members of the
board of directors.
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money due the company shall be paid to
the treasurer, who shall make report
every three months to the secretary of
the receipts and disbursements.
Section 8. A fee OF fifty cents shall
be paid the secretary for each transfer
of membership.
Section 4. Any person may become
member by paying to the reasurer the
sum of Thirty Dollars per share, to be
used for purchasing material, equipment
and constructing said lines, each patron
to own and maintain his own phone, to
be furnished and installed at cost by
the directors, or approved by them.
Section D. A message fee of ten cents
shall be charged nonsubscribers who
are not members of a family of stock
holder or firm, or under their employ.
ARTICLE I'LL.
Section 1. Any member of the com
pany shall have the right to transfer
his or her part of the capital invested.
However, when farm renters or others,
move outside the territory of the COM
pany reduction of one dollar per
month shall be allowed on their amount
paid into the company. No stock of the
company shall be transferred except up
on the books of the company, and such
stock shall be liable and the company
shall have a preferred lien upon the
same for any amount which the holder
thereof may owe the company, whether
the same be due or not due.
Section ,. Each member who shall
charge or collect message fees for use
of phone shall make report in writing
to the treasurer with remittance to
balance same at the end of each quarter
before the meeting of the board of di-
rectors.
Section 3. All elections of officers
shall be by ballot.
Section 4. All orders on the treasurer
for the payment of money shall be
issued by the secretary and counter
signed by the president.
Section 5. A majority of the directors
shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE ".
Section 1. All conversation over the
line shall be limited to five minutes du-
ration. All visiting conversation shall
give way to any business, and call for
a doctor shall have precedence over
everything. There shall be no charge
to non-subscribcrs for doctor call.
Section ,. A penalty of one dollar
shall be imposed on any person violat-
ing the above clause.
Section 3. The state law in regard to
prcfane or obscene language over the
lines shall be rigidly enforced.
ARTICLE V.
Section l. No stock shall be issued
until fully settled for by cash or note.
No person is allowed to own more than
two shares. Each share shall be limit
ed to one phone.
Section 2. The expenses of operating
the exchange and lines, if not on hands
in the treasury, shall be met by assess
ment, payable quarterly.
Section 3. When member becomes
delinquent in the payment of his assess
ment thirty days after receiving no.
tice" he shall be suspended and his
house wire shall be detached and he
shall forfeit all rights and privileges ac-
cruing to his membership until such de-
| linquencies are made good.
ARTICLE vi.
Section 1. These bylaws may be
amended at any regular meeting by a
two-thirds vote of the members present.
Mrs. N. A. CARRIER, of Leon, accom-