The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
CHARTER
OF THE PLEASANT HILL TELE-
PHONE COMPANY. :

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo ::
Be it known that before me, A. B.
Freyer, notary public in and for the
Parish of Caddo and State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared that availing themselves
of the provisions Of the laws of this
State relative 10 the organization OF
corporations fer works of public i'm
provement and utility, they have con-
tracted and agreed, and de by these
presents, covenant, agree, bind and obi
gate themselves, as we'll as such persons
as may hereafter become associated
with them to form and constitute cor
poration and body polite in law, for the
object and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations following
te-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and found'
ed, and the nature Of BUSINESS TO b
carried on by it are declared to be the
construction, establishment, Operations
and maintenance of a telephone system
| for the transmission of messages in the
town of Sedus, Sabine Parish, Louis,
| lana, and in and to such other town:
and cities in the State of Louisiana a:
they may hereafter See proper, and b
connect with any other telephone com
pany doing business in the State, ana t.
acquire, lease and sell telephone prop
critics, and all things necessary in TIL
conducting of a telephone business, anC
to receive for its messages and com
munications suchStolls and charges a
may be established by the proper All
thorized officers, such tolls andSates nc
to exceed those established by the Rail
road Commission of the State of Louis
lana.
ARTICLE II.
The name, style and title of this col
poration shall be PLEASANT HILL
| TELEPHONE COMPANY, Ssand III
der its corporate name it shall haV
power and authority to have and EMO
succession for the full term of ninety
nine (oo) years from and after the dat
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued
and to make and use a corporate sea
and the same to break and alter
pleasure; to name and appoint sue
managers, directors, officers and agent
| as the interest and convenience of sal
corporation may require, to make an
establish bylaws, rules and regulation
4 for the conduct of the affairs of sa
| corporation as may be deemed necessaI
i and proper, and the same to be change
: and altered at pleasure, and to general
possess all the powers heretofore enur
: Grated, and which are now or may her
4 after be conferred by laR or which a
:, necessary to promote its objects al
q purposes.
2 ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation sh;
i be in the City of Shreveport, Cad
r Parish, Louisiana, and all citations al
d other legal process shall be served
e the president of the corporation, OF
h case of his absence on the vice pre-
dent, or in the absence of both upon t
!, secretary-treasurer of the corporate
G as provided by law; the officers of t
/ company shall be president, vice pre-
ident, secretary-treasurer, who are he1
). by designated as follows: T. F. Sarge
n president; ]. ]. Paxton, vice presider
d B. L. Sargent, secretary-treasurer, W
$ shall serve as such until the seco
Monday in January 1911 or until tn
= successors are elected and qualif,
VI which election of oiisers shall b