The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-26
CHAR Err
OF THE PLEASANT HILL TELE-
PHONE COMPANY.

Be it, known that before me, A. B.
fN i, notary public in and for the
Pafs~h of Caddo and State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared that availing themselves
Of the provisions of the laws of this
State relative to the organization of
corporations for works of public i'm
provement and utility, they have con-
tracted and agreed, and do by these
presents, covenant, agree, bind and obi
gate themselves, as well as such persons
as may hereafter become associated
with them to form and constitute cor
poration, and body polite in law, for the
object and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and found
ed, and the nature of business to be
carried on by it are declared to be the
construction, establishment, operation
and maintenance of a telephone system,
for the transmission of messages in the
town of Sodus, Sabine Parish, Louis
lana, and in and to such other towns
and cities in the State of Louisiana as
they may hereafter see proper, and to
connect with any other telephone COM
pany doing business in the State, and to
acquire, lease and sell telephone prop
critics, and all things necessary in the
conducting of telephone business, and
to receive for its messages and COM
munications such tolls and charges as
may be established by the proper au-
thorized officers, such tolls and rates not
to exceed those established by the Rail
road Commission of the State of Louis
lana
ARTICLE II.
The name, style and title of this cor
poration shall be PLEASANT HILL
TELEPHONE COMPANY, and I'M
der its corporate name it shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for the full term of ninety
nine (oo) years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued /;
and to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same to break and alter at
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managers, directors officers and agents
as the interest and convenience of said
corporation may require, to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations
corporation as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same TO be changed
7e@asd altered at pleasure, and to generally
possess all the powers heretofore enum-
Grated. and which are now or may here
after be conferred by law ca which are
necessary to promote its objects anc
purposes.
ARTICLE III
The domicile of said corporation shall
be in the City OF Shreveport, Cadde
Parish, Louisiana, and all citations anf
other legal process shall be served or
the president of the corporation, or II
case of his absence on the vice presf
dent, or in the absence of both upon tbs
secrefary-treasurer of the corporation
as provided by law; the officers of thu
company shall be a president, vice pres
ident, secretary treasurer, who are here
by designated as follows T. F. Sargent
president; ]. ]. Paxton, vice president
B. L. Sargent, secretary treasurer, whe
shall serve as such until tfae second
Monday in January 1911 or until Their
successors are elected and qualified
which election of officers shall taxi
place on said first Monday IN January
IqII and annually thereafter.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers of said corpor-
alton shall be vested in and exercised
BY q board of directors comprised o.
ayc stockholders; said directors shall
Be elected every year on fR1e SECOND
Monday in January, beginning IN fh'
year 1910, or such other day as thu
stockholders at regular meeting maj
Sx. The first board of directors shal
consist of j. J. Paxton, T. r. Sar'
rent, B.. L. Sargent, Frank Files, v
l.. McCarty, and they shall cOntinsse n
Office until the next annual election o.
directors, on the second Monday n
January Iorc or until their snccessor'
shall be elected and installed The d.
Ycctors shall be elected by the shock.
holders, each share of stock shall b
entitled to ons vote, 70 De east by n
ewner OF By proxy 2 n1aiority o.
votes cast shall elect. Any vacancy &c
earTing ia said board of directors from
any cause shall Be fIled by electfor hs
the namaininh directors Three difee
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