The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23
CHARTER
OF. THE PLEASANT HILL TELE-
PHONE COMPANY.

E0ldlt Vi lLOuISldlldy al 1911 VI SANdS
Be it known that before me, A. B
Freyer, notary public in and ltSr tn
Parish of Caddo and State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the w1tnesse!
hereinafter named and undersigned
came and appeared the several person
whose names are hereunto subscribed
who declared that availing themselve
Of tee provisions of the laws of thi:
State relative to the organization o
corporations for works of public i'm
provement and utility, they have con
tracted and agreed, and do by thes'
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 tht
agreements and stipulations following
to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
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, operation
and maintenance of telephone system
for the transmission of messages in the
town of Sodus, Sabine Parish, Louis
lana, and in and to such other towns
and cities in the State of Louisiana as
they may hereafter see proper, and tc
connect with any other telephone com
pany doing business in the State, and tc
acquire, lease and sell telephone prop
critics, and all things necessary in the
conducting of telephone business, and
to receive for its messages and com
munications such tolls and charges as
may be established by the proper att
thorized officers, such tolls and rates not
to exceed those established by the Rail
road Commission of the State of Louis
lana
ARTICLE II.
The name, style and title of this cor
poration shall be PLEASANT HILL
TELEPHONE COMPANY, and TN
der its corporate name it shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for the full term of ninety
nine (o9) years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued
and to make and use a corporate SEAL
and the same to break and alter al
pleasure; to name and appoint such
managers, directors, officers and agents
as the interest and convenience of said
corporation may require, to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations
for the conduct of the affairs of said
corporation as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same to be changed
and altered at pleasure, and to generally
possess all the powers heretofore enuffl-
Grated, and which are now or may here
after be conferred by law or which are
necessary to promote its objects ant
purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Caddc
Parish, Louisiana, and all citations ant
other legal process shall be served Oh
the president of the corporation, or il
case of his absence on the vice presi
dent, or in the absence of both upon til,
secretary treasurer of the corporation
as provided by law; the officers Of tn
company shall be a president, vice pres
1dent, secretary treasurer, who are here
by designated as follows: T. F. Sargent
president; ]. ]. Paxton, vice president
B. L. Sargent, secretary treasurer, VIII
shall serve as such until the secont
Monday in January 1911 or until thei
successors are elected and qualified
which election of officers shall TAX
place on said first Monday in Januar,
1911 and annually thereafter.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of said corpor
alton shall be vested in and exercised
by board Of directors comprised O
five stockholders; said directors shall
be elected every year on the SECOND
Monday in January, beginning in thu
year 1910, or such other day as tn,
stockholders at regular meeting ma,
fix. The first board Of directors shall
consist of J. ]. Paxton, T. F. Sar-
gent, B: L. Sargent, Frank Files, V.
L. McCarty, and they shall continue in
Office until the next annual election Of
directors, on the second Monday in
January 1910 or until their successors
shall be elected and installed. The d.
rectors shall be elected by the stock
holders, each share Of stock shall be
entitled to one vote, to be cast by its
owner or by proxy A majority of
votes cast shall elect. Any vacancy oc-
curing in said boatd of directors from
any eause shall bWf1led BY election by
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