The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-21
,uARTER or THE PLANTERS TELEPHONE
COMPANY.
limited STATES OF AMERlCA'
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Calcasieu.

TATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Calcasieu.
BE TT 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. Il. Coop
er, Fl. f. Wesson, w. B. CAB
bert, A. II. Jones, G. w. Cosner'
E, H. Boiling and L. G. 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 10
ACQUIRE and enjoy the rights
privileges and powers OF II bod!
corporate and polite in law, they
do hereby form themselves into
such a 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
ton here formed shall be the PLANI'
ERs' TELEPHONE COMPANY ane
its domicile and principal place o
business is hereby fixed at Welsh
Calcasieu Parish, State OF Louisiana
The President, and in his absenc
the Vice president of the corporation
is hereby declared to be the prope
person whom service of citation ant
all other legal process shall be made
The first Board of Directors shal
consist of the following Stockholders
to.wit: H. E. Wesson, president; W
]B. Gabbert, vice-president; +. I
Willard, treasurer; Jno. b. Cooper
secretary and E. Fl. Boiling, "A. !
Jones, and G. w. Cosner, who sha
hold their Office until the first Monda
of April, A. D., 1910, or until the
successors shall have been duly cleo
ed. The officers of said Corporate
shall be vested with the power al
authority and duties usually vested
officers holding such offices in corpo
alton.
The President of the Corporations
! authorized to execute ANY and
, bonds, afidavits or other tinstrumef
lat may be necessary in any leg
proceedings in which the corporatl
7 may be party.
} The Board of Directors shall ma
} full control of all the property OF
! Corporation, and shall conduct, ma
( age and use the same in the manf
4 in which the business of the Corpol
! ton NAV be best carried out, and
( promotion of its welfare most certa
Z " secured. They shall have the I'll
: to hire and fix the salaries and wa!
, of the employees aud to name ana
} point all agents, employees and lab
= ers necessary for the successful ope
< ton of the business OF the Corpo
{ ton. The Board of Directors sl
z have full power and authority
= frame and adopt such bylaws as
, their Judgment the best interests
, this Corporation may require.
: Immediately after their elect
. each year, the Board OF Direct
shall meet and organize oY elect
- the officers of the Corporation II
Z among their number.
5 ARTICLE II.
"a Under it's corporate name this I
z poration shall have the power TO G
s tract, sue and be sued; to make
u to use corporate seal; to buy,
~ own, lease, pledge or hypothe'
> property, real, personal and mil
q and generally to do and perform
IN acts and things that may be necess'
Y legal and proper to carry out the
& iects and purposes for which
AA Corporation is organized.
IN ARTICLE Ill.
IS The objects and purposes for vi
bA this Corporation is established
% the nature of the business to be
~ ID IN hy IL are declared to be