The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-14
EHABTER or THE PLANTERS Telephone
COMPANY.
limited STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Calcasieu.

Parish of Calcasieu.
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this,
the 18th day of April, i'll the year
of our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and nine (l9O9,) before
me, Lee E. Robinson, a Notary
Public, in and for said Parish and
State, duly commissioned and
qualified, on this day personally
came and appeared, Jno. H. Coop
er. II. f. Wesson, w. B. Cab
bert, A. n. Jones, G. W. Cosner'
E. H. Boiling and E. c. Willard
all residents of aforesaid Parish
and State, who declared unto me-
Notary, in the presence OF the two
undersigned witnesses, that, de-
string to avail themselves OF the
laws of Louisiana, relative to the
formation of corporations, and to
ACQUIRE and enjoy the rights
privileges and powers Of Doc!
corporate and polite in law, they
do hereby form themselves into
such corporation and body poll
tic, under the name and style and
for the purpose hereinafter set
forth, viz:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title Of the corpora
tion here formed shall be the PLANT
Frs, TELEPHONE COMPANY. and
its domicile and principal place OF
business is hereby fixed at WELSH
Calcasieu Parish, State OF Louisiana
The President, and in his absence
the vice-president of the corporation
is hereby declared to be the proper
person whom service of citation and
all other legal process shall be MADE
The first Board of Directors shall
consist of the following Stockholders
to-wit: H. e. Wesson, president; w
B. Gabbert, vice-presldent; Il. Y
Willard, treasurer; Jno. H. Cooper
secretary and E. H Boiling, A. L
Jones, and G. w. Cosner, who shall
hold their office until the first Monda
| of April, A. D., 1910, or until thel
successors shall have been duly elect
ed. The officers of said Corporate
shall be vested with the power an
authority and duties usually vested
officers holding such offices in corpol
alton.
The President of the Corporation,
authorized to execute tany and a
bonds. affidayits or other linstrumen
that NAV be necessary in any leg'
proceedings in which the corporate
may be party.
The Board of Directors shall ha'
full control of all the property OF II
Corporation, and shall conduct, ma
age and use the same in the mann
, in which the business of the Corpor
ton may be best carried out, and u
! promotion of it's welfare most certal
Nv secured. They shall have the rig
TO hire and fix the salaries and wag
, of the employees aud to name and a
} point all agents, employees and labc
ers necessary for the successful oper
! ton of the business of the Corpor
ton. The Board of Directors Shit
have full power and authority
frame and adopt such bylaws as
, their Judgment the best interests
} this Corporation may require.
= Immediately, after their electi
b each year, the Board OF Directc
. shall meet and organize by electl
D the officers of the Corporation frt
among their number.
I ARTICLE IL.
0 Under its corporate name this u
! poration shall have the power to CT
! tract, sue and be sued; to make a
9 to use a corporate seal; to buy, Sc
y own, lease, pledge or hypothec'
! property, real, personal and mix
4 and generally to do and perform
Q acts and things that may be necessa
! legal and proper to carry out the
! iects and purposes for which :
D Corporation is organized.
y ARTICLE Ill.
! The objects and purposes TOR VIII
y this Corporation is established
q the nature of the business to be G
) ried on by it are declared TO be
I follows: To own. construct maint
70 and operate system of telephone