Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-03-23
FREE TELEPH0NING
IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY
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Preamble We, the undersigned,
stockholders of the Telephone Com.
pany to be hereafter designated in
order to form a more perfect organi-
zation for the transaction Of the bust
ness of the company and for the en-
forcenent Of such rules and regula-
tions as the company shall deem nee
esssry to protect the individual in
terests of each member, as we'll as the
Company at large, have adopted the
following Constitution, Bylaws and
Rules of Order:
Section /. This Company shall be
known as the Applegate Valley Tele-
phone Company. Its principal place
of business shall be at Provolt. Ore
gon. This Company shall have power
to do a general telephone business, and
to build, own, or lease lines and to in
stall central offices at Provolt, Will
Jams, Applegate, Murphy, South
Grants Pass, and at such other places
as its business may warrant.
Sec. O. The capital stock of the
Applegate Valley Telephone Company
shall consist of $1,000 in shares of o.. 90
each, and the amount Of this stock,
nor the value of the shares shall
neither be increased nor decreased, nor
an assessment levied on the stock eI.
cept ON two-thirds affirmative bal
lot Of all the stockholders. This bal
lot to be taken only at a regular meet
ing of the stockholders, and of which
30 days notice has been given by
notices posted at the central stations
Of this Company.
Sec. 3. Only subscribers to the Com.
pany's telephones or subscribers to
telephones having free switching over
this Company's lines, can become
stockholders and only one share and
one vote goes with telephone. No
stockholder will be allowed to transfer
his share of stock to another person
except on permit granted by vote
Of the stockholders. A stockholder
desiring to surrender his share of stock
to the Company shall receive for it
such an amount as he has paid on it,
but not more than par value. Any
share of stock 80 purchased by the
Company shall be held as common
stock until such time as it can be sold
to new member
Sec 4. The Applegate Valley Tele-
phone Company shall equip and main
tain all central offices required in the
Company's business aud shall erect
and maintain all wire lines connect
ing these Offices and also all connect
ing wires with the systems of other
telephone companies with which
traffic arrangements may be made.
All branch lines connecting telephones
with the centrals shall be erected at
the expense of the stockholders using
such lines such construction work and
installing telephones to be done under
the rules and regulations of this Com
pany. The proporiionate cost Of such
branch lines to be adjusted between
the builders on basis to be establish
ed by this Company. On the compile.
tion of these branch lines they shall
become the property of this Company
and be paid taxes on, maintained and
under the general regulations govern
ing the lines of this Company. No
telephone can be connected direct
with the main lines extending be-
tween central offices.
SEQ. 8. All traffic arrangements
with other companies shall not be
in fleet until approved by majority
vote Of the stockholders of this Com
pany The fixing of monthly tele-
phone dues and of salaries 10 officers
shall be made on two-thirds ballot
Of all the stockholders. New men,
bers may be admitted to this Com
pany by majority vote Of the mem.
bers present.
Sec. &, Whether the telephones
used on this Companys lines shall be
owned or leased by each stockholder
or owned or leased by this Company
shall be for the company to say, a
two-thirds affirmative ballot of all
members shall be required to decide
this rule. This Company shall have
the power II make such rules and
regulations governing the installing
aud using of telephones rs the
efficiency and economy Of the service
may require.
See Z. No property Of this Com
pany shall be sold. transferred or
leased except il is authorized by a
three'fourths vote by ballot of all
stockholders aud such vote can only
be had at meeting Of which 80 dsys
notice has been given by posting
notices at all the Compsny's central
offices, said notices to state the propo-
sition to be voted on.
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