The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-11
CHARTER
OF PHE PLEASANT HILL TELE.
PHONE COMPANY.

| %@S4N@ NSOA&I JAIN T.
Stae Of Louisiana, Parish of caddo
De n 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
aad IN the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed.
who declared tAst svaifins themselves
Of tAs provisions Of the laws Of this
State relative to he Organization of
corporations Ter WORKS of public inn
provenent and t4tiiity, tiley Fave con-
Taeted and agreed. and do By shese
presents. covenant agree. Bind and obi
sAte themselves. as we'll a. such persons
as may hereafter becoms associated
with thena TO form and constitute cor
poration and BODY petite IN law, for the
sbjeet and purposes and nader the
agreements aAd ssieulations following,
t0-Rit.
ARTfcrMI
The objects and purposes Cor which
this corporation is sreaaizsd and formd-
cd, aAd the nature % business 10 be
carried on BY il are declared to be tie
construction, establishment operation
and maintenance Of telephone system,
Tor the transmission Of messages n theI
town of 'Sedus, Sabine Parish. Louis
lana, and In and to such other towna
and cities IN the State Of Louisisna as
they may hereafter see proper, and 20
cennect with any other telephone com
pany doing business Ia che State, and to
acquire, lease and sell felephone prop
critics and all things necessary IN the
conducting ola telephone Business, and
to receive ser ito messages and som-
H1unieations such tolls and charges asI
may be established BY che propa au-
thoriEed ofieers, such tolls and rates nee
to exceed these established BY de Rail
road Commission Of ths1 State Of Lsuis-
lana.
ARTICLE II.
The name. style and title Of tisis sar-
poration shali BE- PLEASANT HILL
TELEPHONE COMPANY. and m
der its cooperate name II shall have
power and. authority to have and enjoy
succession for the full term Of ninety
nine (oo) years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued
and to make and use corporate seal,
and the same to break and alter at
pleasure; to name and appoint such
directors. officers and agents,
as the interest and convenience Of said
may require, to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations
for the conduct Of the affairs Of said
as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same 70 be ehanged
and altered at pleasure, and 20 generallyI
possess all the powers heretofore enunl-
Grated, and which are now or may here
after be eonferrs6 by law or which are
necessary % promote It's objects and
purposes. +
ARTICLE III,
The deHieils of said oorroFatioa ahali
% IN ths City Of shsevepsrt. Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, anA all citations and
'ther legal process shall bs aArveA On
he president Ell he s0rroration, er in
'ase Of his abaMnes en the viec presi-
lent, OF in the absence Of 18th upon the
81 the corporation,
IS provided By law; the oH7Cers Of the
company ahall b president. vice pres
dent, secretary-trsasurer. who are here
y designated a. follows: T. F. Sargent. +
PRESIDENT; ]. ]. Paxton, vice president b
3. L. Sargent, secretary who i
hall serve as such until the second t
Monday in January 1911 or until their q
uccessors are elected and qualified, i
which election Of ohseers shall takeia
,iace on said FIRST Monday m January 1
OH and annually thereafter
ARTICLE Nv. /
The corporate powers ofsaid corpor-
tion shall be vested IN and exercised y
y a board OF directors comprised of
i've stockholders said directors shall
Ne elected every year on the second
donday in January beginning in the
ear 1910, or such ether day. as the
at regular meeting may
TX. The FIRST beard Of directors shall I
onsist of ]. J. paxton, T. r. Sar-
'ent, B. L. Sargent, Frank Files, ",
;. McCarty. and they shall continue IN
flee until the next annual election of
irectors, on the second Monday in Ia
anuary 1910 or until their successors d
hall be elected and installed. The d. i
ectors shall be elected BY the stock I
lolders, each share Of stock shall be .
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