The southern sentinel., 1909-01-01
ARTICLES OF FINcORPoRAuCN
of the
SOUTHERN TELEPHONE co.

United States ~ America.
S'sfn of I0risiana,
Parish of Winn.
BE IT KNOWN, That nn this, the 3lst day q
the month of December, in the year of on
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight
before me. Robert Wade oglcsby, a NotAr,
Pablic duly commissioned aud qualified in anS
for the Parish of " inn and in the presence o.
the lawful witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personaliy came and appeared
the several persons whose names are hereuniC
subscribed. all OF the age of majority. who
declared that, availing themselves OF the pro-
visions of the laws of this State relative to the
organization Of corporations, they hereby form
themselves, and such other persons as may
hereinafter become associated with them, into
and constitute corporation FOR the objects
and purposes hereinafter set forth and embod-
led in the following articles which they hereby
adopt as their character, to-wit;
ARTICLEI.
The name of this corporation shall b.
SOUTHERN TELEPHONE COMPANY, and by
this name il snail have corporate existence foI
period OF ninei y-nine Cssl years from The date
hereof unless sooner dissolved.
And in this name il shall have power to sue
ana be suea: to make ana Use a corr orats seal;
to have, hold. receive. lease, convey, mortgage,
hypotheeate aud pledge property, both real
and personal, 10 naIne and appoint such diIed
tors. officers sgents, asd other .mpcyees ~
the interest OF this corporation may qaire; TO
make and issue boaos aEG UEher evidences OF
debt aud to securs tine salaeD. a mortgage or
Otherwise; TO guasSn.ee any civicenas OF in
terest on stocks, bDHGs. or ether obligations;
aud to CO any and all other acts and
thirss anu have ard exercise any sano
all other rights, powers. privileges
aud immuniles which a co-poratlo u
incorporated andes the laws o: Louisiana for
tne purposes OF transmitting intelligence by
magnetic .ei graph on isphone could have
aud do and which now are "a hereinafter may
be authorized by law.
ARTICLEII.
The doEicile Of this Corporation shall be in
winfield, .M!nn Parish, Louisiana, and all
citations and other legal processes shall be
served on the President. or in his absence on
the Secretary, or in the absence OF both the
President and Seor-t..gy on the Treasurer OF
said cDrpOI- lion.
ARTICLE III.
Auc tAltCic Ght fcctS loE WHICH lnlS COZ
p,ration is incorporated and the nature Of the
business 10 be carried on hy it are: To.build.
erect, tuy, own, maintain and lease Telephone
and telegraph lines Snd telephone exchang
in and out If the State OF Louisiana, the same
being for the purpose of transmitting fnteilg
ence, by magnetic telegraph OF telephone. OF
other systems of transmitting intelligence, the
equivalent thereof which may be hereafter in
vented OF discovered. and all such business as
is usually done by telephone exchanges and
district telegraph and messenger systems
This corporation shall also have the right Il
buy, held aad own stock in other telephone OF
telegraph companies or telephone and teIe
graph companies, intending the right to vots
any share of stock owned by it to the same
: 1t mt that a natural person might or could do
ARTICLE Nv
Tae amo'nt o. the capital stock suthoriz ed
by this corporation ;s-Five Hundred Thoaszno
,s5oo, oo) Dollars which shall be divided into
aud represented By Five Thousand. 5000
-hares o. The par yaiue oi o.se Hundred (SIoc,
Dollars each.
When rwo-Eu iired Thausand (s2 o0ao.Oo
liars OF the sod capital stock shall have