The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15

hold regular annual meetings, the time for
which shall be fixed by the bylaws of said
corporation. At these annual meetings the
stockholders shall transact any business
coming before them and shall elect n Board of
Directors for the ensuing year, which newly
elected Beard shall at once organize hy elect
ing from their own number the officers of said
corporation. The stockholders shall by ryS-
olution TX the number of directors 10 lie
oiected and they shall have power 20 do this
at the annual stockholders meeting each
year.
The Fast Board Of Directors shall be: A H.
Banks II. a. Longino. NJ. Middleton. u. C..
Couch. J. ". T5e, &. g. ConrUy, William NJ.
Wepfer, Y. Colbert ami q. NJ. Grisham, aud of
this Board the following shall be the first
officers OF said corporation: A. r. Banks,
President; n A Longino, LIST Vice President;
j. NJ. Middleton. 2d Vice-Presideut; II. G.
Couch. Secretary and j. W Lee Treasurer
SAID Board of Directors shall have power to
make such bylaws and regulations may be
necessary for the proper management of the
affairs OF said corporation and shall have the
power to amend and change the same AZ their
pleasure; and shall have power to provide for
and contract debts. borrow money. issue
mortgages and to do all things incident 10 tn
ubiect- and purposes OF said corporations: aud
shall have authority TO vest the President OF
any other othcer with such Of these powers as
they see tit.
Inc said Board of Directors shall also have
authority to elect from their own number an
Executive Committee composed of FIVE of their
own number in whom the said Board of Direc
tors shall have authority to vest all any
part OF the corporate powers vested in the said
Board of Directors. aud when so done every
thing done by the said Executive Committee
within the authority given IL b. the said
Board of Directors. shall have the same cor
poTate legal effect as IL done by the said Board
OF Directors itself.
ARTICLE VIII.
ANY vacancy in any of the Offices Of this cor
poration, including directors, shall be filled
by majority vote of said Board OF Directors
at any regular meeting of said Board or at any
call meeting called for that purpose.
ARTICLE TX.
No Stockholders shall ever be held liable for
any c ntracts.faults or obligations of this cor
poration in any further sum tnan the unpaid
balance due to the company on the shares
owned by him; nor shall any mere informality
in the organization have the effect OF rendering
this Charter null, OF exposing stockholder to
any liability beyond the amount OF his stock.
This charter may be changed, altered or
amended or the said corporation dissolved by
a three-fohrths. vote of the capital stock
present and represented at a meeting called
for that purpose, notice " said meeting to be
given by thirty days written notice signed by
the President or Secretary OF said corporation
and also published for five weeks in a news
corporation should this corporation be dis
solved by a vote of said stockholders, its
affairs shall BE- liquidated in a manner pro-
vidsd nv its BOARD of Directors.
THUS DONE AND PASSED in NV Office in
the town OF WINFIELD, VIM Parish. Louisi-
ana on the day, month and year first above
written in the presence OF Sam ID. Stennis Dr.
and A. z. Huckaby too legal witnesses. together
with said appearers and me, Notary, after due
reading OF the whole
WITNESSES: A. Is. Banks,
5. ID. Stennis. Jr., ]. w. Lee.
A. Huckabay. by A. b. Banks
J. NJ. Middleton.
by A. b. Banks
c. c. Conroy,
by A. b. Banks.
J. q. Werfer,
WIN Wepfer,
by J. q. wePfer.
ID. ID. Goode,
II. A. LONGING
by ID. u. Goode.
J. A. Collins,
D. NJ. Grisham,
II. q. Couch,
X Colbert,
by II Couct.
ROBERT WADE OGLESBY.
Notary Public,
state OF Louisiana,
Parish Of VIM !
l. : NJ. Abel % ply Clerk and Ex- Ohlclo
Notary Public In and fOr the Parish of Nluu-
Louisiana. 10 hereby ceriif, that the Charter
OF the southern Telephone COMPANY" vas
this day filed Tor record and recorded at PaEe
Jl4 ct sea in Book "Fi Mortgage Records Of tue
Parish OF Wiun louisiana
Given uutfer my hand and seal of Office this
the 3ist DAY OF December, A. ID. 1908.
Deputy Clerk 5th D. C. winn Parish, Ia.