St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-10
gHARTEROF
THE SIBELLE TELEPHONE COMPANY,
LEaETED.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Landry.

State OF Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Landry.
re III known, that on this Sixth day
of the month of March, IA. D. lg09, be
fore me. Dudley Il. G1ilbeau, q Notary
Public, duly commissioned, qualI1ed
and sworn.in and for the state and par
ISIS above written, and III the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and APP
reared the persons whose anne are
harenDto subscribed, who declared that,
ayaiIing themselves of the provisions Of
the laws of this State relative to Gorpo-
rations. and especially OF Act No. 90 OF
1885 OF the General Assembly of Louis
lana. they have c~oveEanted and agreed,
and by those presents covenant ana
agree and bind themselves as well as
such other persons ag may hereafter pe-
come associated with them, to form and
constitute corporation and body polt-
tic In law, for the purposes and OBJECTS
and under the stipulatLons, articles ana
conditions following, to-WIt:
ARTICLE I.
The name ana title Of the said cor-
poration shall be MThe Sibille Telephone
Company. Limited and its domfciie is
hereby hxedin the Village OF Sunset,
Sc. Landry parish, Las3 and under its
said corporate name said corporations
shall have power TO contracts sue and be
sued, to make and use q corporate seal
and the same to break and alter Of
pleasure, and 40 al things permitted by
law, necessary TO carry out It's objects.
and purposes and under the am name
and title, said corporation shall cOn-
tinue to exist for b term of ninety-nIne
wears, unless sooner dissolved La the
manner hereinafter provided. The
President, or In his absence, the Scores
tary, shall be the proper person upon
whom citation Of other legal process
shall be served.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature OF the business fo be carried on
by 1t, are declared ri the establish
ment and constructions OF Telephone
Lines, wherever the interest OF said
company may be indicated. and the
same to maintain and operate; the MAIN
tainence, establishment and operation
of telephone exchanges or central sta
tons, at such points or places rs the
needs OF said Company may require;
and to- acquire such rights and franchises
as will be conducive to the best interest
of said company. and as will assist la
rendering an efficient telephone service
to the public.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said company is
hereby fixed at $I0s000.00, divided into
one hundred shares of the sum of one
hundred dollars each, all of which is
hereby subscribed to, as follows, Eo-wit:
and to be paid for in full upon Issuance,
either in cash, by services rendered. or
by property transferred, Victor =. ST
billie, seventy shares; Joseph "a. sfbille,
i've shares; Aaron Perry, i've shares
Frank Rreaux, five shares; Alexander
Sicily i've sharesr Felix Sicily, five
shares; =. B .Sibille, Ave shares.
All transfers, sales and assignment Of
stock shall he made by noting such
transfer, sale. or assignment on the
books Of the company at its office at
Sunset, LIS. and on surrender Of the
certificate therefor.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers Oh this company
shall be vested in, and exercised by q
board of five directors. consisting Of the
President, who shall also be the General
Manager of said EOmpanys the Score
the company; and three stockholders.
Three directors will constitute a
quorum.
The following persons shall consti-
tute the 6rst board of directors, tosWit
Victor H.Sibi1le, who is hereby declared
to be the President and General Mana
ger; Joseph IA. SibiIIe, who is hereby
declared to be the Secretary and Treas
urer; Frank Breaux, Felix Sicily and
Alexandra Sicily.
Said Board and said Officers shall con
tinue in office until the 9Th dag OF Janu-
airy, IA. ID, 1910, on whichd date, and there
after annually, q board of directors shall
be elected on the 5th day of January
each year, unless the same should be a
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the next legal day thereafter. Ten days
previous notice OF such election shall be
given, and the said Board of Directors
shall among their number choose the
officers Of the company.
At every election each stakeholder
shall be entitled to- one vote for every
share of stock registered in his name,
and may vote BY proxy. Is majority
shall elect. ANY failure from any cause,
to elect q board of directors ON the day
fxed therefor, shall not dissolve the
corporation, bnt the directors then in
Office as also the officers Of said COM
pany, shall hold over until their sue
cessors are chosen.
ARTICLE M.
All vacancies from whatever cause,
shall be filed from she st0ckho1dersof
said company by the board of directors
thereof. The said board shall have full
control Of the affairs OF the company,
and is authorized to adopt such by laws,
rules and regulations, not inconsistent
with law, as 10 mag deem necessary for
the conduct and management thereof.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be changed, modi-
fed, or amended, the capital stoeb
creased or decreased, or this Corpora
ton dissolved, at d general meeting of
the stockholders convened for that pur-
pose, with the assent of th~ree-fourths of
the entire capital stock, either present
or represented at such meeting.
Thirty days prior notice OF such meet
ing shall BE given by publication In
any newspaper in this parish, and by
private notice mailed to each stock
holder by the secretary.
In s of dissolution or termination
of this corporation, either by limitation
Of its charter or from any cause, The
liquidation of its affairs shall be cons
Quoted by three commissioners selected
from the stockholders, with like assent,
and at a meeting called for that pnT-
pose as above set forth in this article,
which commissioners shall remain fn'
Office until the affairs of the corpora
ton shall have been fully liquidated.