Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-05-18
Articles of Incorporation of the
North Table Telephone Company.

Know ALL MEN BYTHESE PRESENTS;
That We. o, w. Hahn. T W. Cramer and c.
NJ. Van Meter. together with such other persons
as may become associated with lis, do hereby
associate ourselves together DIS a CORPORATION
and body polite. under the gen aral laws of cor.
pOration act of the state of Nebraska. with all
the rights powers, privileges and immunites
granted and conferred upon the corporations of
the state OF Nebraska. Aud we do hereby adopt
the follow ing AS our articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I. (Name)
This corporation shall be known as and hear
the na1ne and title OF the North Table Telephone
Company, and the principal place for the trans
action of business shall be in Valentine, Cherry
County, in the state of Nebraska
ARTICLE III. Mature of Btisness)
The general nature of the bu siness to be
transacted by this corporation stall be the con.
strlct,on, purcha ing, leasing owning lnanag.
ing. operating and WORKING tor hire and profit,
OF a tel-pho, e line or lines between AMI to or
from any and al points in Cherry County Ne
bra>ka, or adjacent territory III Nebraska. and
to maintain telephone exchange wherever
necessary and Tor that purpose to solicit con-
tract for. ana receive by gift, purchase or other
wise franchises for the location of any line or
lines and for the placing OF poles and wires and
to purchase and TO string wires and to purchase
and to place telephones and other appurtenan-
CPS pertaining to the transmission of sound over
wires IN houses. and to collect payment for the
use OF the telephones and lines of The company
and 10 lease all or any portion of said telephone
lines SO constructed and to purchase any other
lines hereto ore or hereafter to be constructed
In Cherry County or adjacent territory in Ne
braSka, and to do every thing necessary to be
done in and about the telephone business.
ARTICLE III. Capital Stock)
The authorized capital stock of said CORPORA
ton SHALL be FIVE thousand DO lars, divided in
to one thousand shares.
Payment upon stock sha be at the call of the
board Of directors and tile shares when fully
paid shall not be assessed to exceed % per cent
Ut the par value OF shares OF stock annually.
ARTICLE ". Commencement Term)
This corporation shall commence NJ ,rch l.,
1903, and shall continue for the term of fifty
years unless sooner dissolved according to law.
ARTICLE V. Indebtedness
The highest amount of indebt adness to which
this corporation shall at any Sine be subjected
shall not exceed l0per cent of the capital stock.
ARTICLE VI. (Oficers)
The affairs of this corporation shall be man.
aged 10y board OF five directors who shall elect
a president, vice president, secretary aud treas
urer from their own number, and such other
officers or employees as may he required and
provided for by the bylaws. The duties OF the
officers shall be those usually performed Inv
such officers In similar corporations,
ARTICLE VII. (Annual Meeting
The annual meeting shall be held on the first
Tuesday ter the first Monday in January of
each year. The Stockholders snail elect the
board OF directors from their number y no sh ali
uOlu respective oli1CeS l0f one wear nm
til their successors are elected and Qualified
Vacancies on the board OF directors Tor any
cause shall by filled by the remaining members
thereof, Al every election the holders of shares
in this corporation shall be allowed one volt. for
each SHARE held by him, provided he does not
hold more than two shares for each place OF
business requiring telephone by him, ana he
may vote by proxy as well aS i'll person. ma
1Orty vi the shares OF this corporation shall con-
stitute quorum at any regular or special meet.
ing. Z. M. \anMeter, LUttie Cramer. O. w.
hann. L. w. Cramer and w. h. HOOPER shall
constitute the board of directors 70 act until the
animal meeting In january. 1905.
ARTICLE VIII.
This corporation may be sued in Cherry COun.
tV, Nebraska, or any county Ill Nebraska where
III 1t is operating lines.
ARTICLE IX, amendments
These articles of Incorporation NAV be
amended at any regular meeting of the stock
holders by two-thirds votes represented at sucn
meeting.
The day. hour and place of meeting of direct
Ors snail DE provided for III the bylaws
Il. r. fcltycrew I. Nj. NdnMeter
Jennie ieN!cieW i. w, Cramcr
Eliza BrO>lllS o. W. Hahn
Thomas Malone L0ttie Gramer
Frank Cowden G.. W. Cramer
j. r.. PetfycreW Phoebe Cramer
b. r. HobSOn Geo. j tiaskiu
Adela HobsOn Laura Hahn
Nj. u. house W. III. Hooper
Dolly A. house Mary Hooper.