The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04

undersigned witnesses, that, oe- b
sirino to avail themselves OF the I
laws of LOu..lana, relative to the e
formation Of corporations, ana 10 S
ACQUIRE and enjoy the rights, /
privileges and powers u Oo".
corporate and polite in law, they !
do hereby form themselves into s
such corporation and body poll |
tie, under the name and style ana |
for the purpose hereinafter Set
forth, viz:
ARTICLE |,
The name and title of the corpora
ton here formed shall be the PLANT
ERS' TELEPHONE COMPANY, ana
it's domicile and principal place OF
business is hereby fixed at Welsh,
Calcasieu Parish, State of louisiana
The President, and in his absence
the Vice-mesident of the corporation
is hereby declared to be the proper
person whom service Of citation ana
all other legal process shall be maze
The first Board of Directors shall
consist of the following Stockholders
/ to-wit H. E. WessOn, president; W.
r Gabbert. ice-president; +. Z.
Willard, treasurer; Jno. Il. Cooper,
secretary and E. H Boiling, a. l.
Jones, and G. w. Cosner, who snail
hold their Office until the first Monday
of April, A. D., 1910, or until their
successors shall have been duly elect
ed. The officers of said Corporation
shall be vested with the power ana
authority and duties usually vested in
officers holding such Offices in corpOr-
alton.
The President of the Corporation: is
authorized to execute any ana all
bonds, affidavits or other instruments
that NAV be necessary in any legal
( proceedings in which the corporation
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may be party.
The Board of Directors shall have
full control of all the property of the
Corporation, and shall conduct, man
ace and use the same in the manner
in which the business of the Corpora
ton may be best carried out, and the
D promotion of it's welfare most certain
" secured. They shall have the right
;. to hire andN6X the salaries and wages
of the employees and to name anu ap'
3 poipt all agents, employees and labor
ers necessary for the successful opera
ton of the business of the Corpora
H ton. The Board of Directors shall
have full power and authority tC
frame and adopt such bylaws as il
their Judgment the best interests o
this Corporation may require.
Immediately after their election
each year, the Board of Director
shall meet and organize by electin!
, the officers of the Corporation iron
= among their number.
ARTICLE II.
y. Under it's corporate name this Cor
30 poration shall have the power to con
- tract, sue and be sued; to make an
- to use corporate seal; to buy, sell
I own, lease, pledge or hypothecat
/ property real, personal and mixed
and generally to do and perform a
acts and things that may be necessar!
legal and proper to carry out the OF
! jects and purposes for which thi
Corporation is organized.
ARTICLE III,
The objects and purposes for whie
I this Corporation Is established ar
the nature of the business to be ca
ssa ried on by it are declared to be
''AA" follows: To own. construct mainta
- and operate system of telephone g,
X change telephones and telepho
= lines for the use of the inhabitants
X the Town of Welsh and the Parish
- Calcasieu, and other Cities, Tow
@ and Parishes of the State of Louis
e ana, and generally to do any and {
X things Incidental to or necessary +
x the successful maintenance and c
- Grafton of the above line of bushes
VI ARTICLE ".
x This Corporation shall enjoy s,
. cession by its corporate name, a
. shall possess all of the powers in
dent to and vested in corporations t
" der the laws of the State of louisa
q for term of ninety-nine 1897 yea
e from the date of this act. unless SOC
~ or dissolved according to law.
CD ARTICLE V.
CD The authorized capital stock of d
a Corporation is hereby fixed at TWEEN
* Ave Thousand ($25,0O0.0O) Dolla
" divided into One Thousand 10,