St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03
CHARTERO OF
THE SIBILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
State of Louisiana,
parieb - CT f,audry


State of Louisiana,
Parish Of St. Landry.3
Be it known, that on this Sixth day
Of the month of March, al. ID. 1903, be-
fore me. Dudley l.. GniIbeau, 8 Notary
Public, duly commissioned, qualified
and sworn, in and for the state and par
ish above written, and III the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the persons whose names are
h~ereunto subscribed, who declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of this State relative to Corpo-
rations, and especially of Act No. S6 OF
1885 of the General Assembly of Louis
lana, theyhaVe covenanted and agreed,
and by those present, covenant and
agree and bind themselves as We'll as
such other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form and
constitute q corporation and body poll
tic in law, for the purposes and Objects
and under the stipulations, articles and
conditions following, to-wtt;
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the said cor-
poration shall be aThe Sibille Telephone
Company, Ltmited,'f and It's don1icile fs
hereby fixed in the Village Of Sunset,
st. Landry parish, LIS. and under it's
said corporate name said corporation
shall have power TO contract, sue and be
sued, TO make and use q corporate SEAL
and the same to break and alter at
pleasure, and do al things permitted by
law, necessary TO carry out its objects
and purposes and under the same name
and title, said corporation shall con-
tinue to- exist for 81 term of ninety-nine
years, unless sooner dissolved In the
manner hereinafter provided. The
DzacSAanF ny in hSs q EanF1 f0# thu 2nnFna4
tary, shall be the proper person upon
whom citation or other legal process
shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized, and the
nature Of the business to be carried On
by Ii, are declared to bethe establish
men6 and construction of Telephone
Lines, wherever the interest OF said
company may be indicated, and the
same to maintain and operate; the main~
flamenco, establishment and operation
Of telephone exchanges or central stae
tions, at such points or places as the
needs of said Company may require
andt acquire such rights and franchises
as will be conducive to the best interest
of said company and as will assist In
rendering an efficient telephone service
to the public.
AR11GLE Lii
The capital stock of said company is
hereby fixed at 100000, divided into
one hundred shares OF the sum of n
| hundred dollars each, all OF which is
hereby subscribed to, asfoIloWs, to-wit:
and to be paid for In full upon issuance,
either in cash, by services rendered, or
by property transferred, Victor H. ST.
billie, seventy shares; Joseph A. Sibille,
Eve shares; Aaron Perry, five shares;
Frank Breaux, i've shares; Alexander
Sicily i've sharesr Felix Sicily, i've
shares; j.. ID. Sibille, five shares.
All transfers, sales and assignment of
stock shall be made BY noting such
transfer, sale, or assignment on the
books OF the company st its Office at
Sunset, La, and on surrender of the
certificate therefor.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powerso of this company
shall be vested in, and exercised by 8
board of five directors, consisting of the
President, who shall also be the General
Manager of said companYs the Secre-
tary, who shall also be The Treasurer of
the company and three stockholders.
Three directors will constitute a
quorum.
The following persons shall constr
tute the first board of directors, to-wit;
Victor "a. Sibine, who is hereby declared
to be the President and General Mana
ger; Joseph A. Sibille, 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-
tinuein Office until the 9TH day of Janu-
arY, a. D.I9I0, on which date, and there
after annually a board of directors shall
be elected on the 9TH day of January
each year, unless the ame should be .
holiday, when the election shall be on
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
ofieersaof the company.
AT every election each stockhoIdeT
shall be entitled to one vote for every
share Of stock registered in his name
and may vote By proxy. a majority
II shall elect. Any failure from any cause
fixed therefor, shall not dissolve tbs
corporation, but the directors then in
Office as also the officers OF said com.
pany, shall hold over until their sue
eessoTs are chosen.
ARTICLE ".
All vacancies from whatever cause
shall be filled from the stockholders Of
said company by the board Of directors
thereof. The said board shall have full
II LOAkEOAG1E
and is authorized TO aaoptsnch By laws
rules and regulations, net inconsistent
with law, as IL may deem necessary 1or
the conduct and management thereof.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be changed, modi-
fed, or amended, the capital stock in
creased or decreased, or this corpora
ton dissolved, at a general meeting OF
the stockholders convened for that pur.
pose, with the assent of three-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 case of dissolution or termination
of this corporation, either by Limitation
of its charter or from any cause, Che
liquidation of Its affairs shall be con
Quoted by three commissioners, selected
from the stockholders, with like assent
and at q meeting called for that pur'
pose as above set forth in this article
which commissioners shall remain in
Z office until the affairs of the corpora.
ton shall have been fully I~iquidated
L And in the event of the death of III Oh
more of said commissioners, the sur.
viYor or survivors shall continue TO act
ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder of this corporation
shall eve be held liable for the con
tracts or faults thereof, in any furthei
sum than the unpaid balance due tht
company on the shares of stock sub