The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-04
CHARTER
OF THE PLEASANT HILL 1TELE-
PHONE COMPANY.

be 10 known that before me, A. 3. |
Freyer, notary public in and for the
Parish OF Caddss and State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presenee Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereu1so subscribed,
who declared that availing themselvesI
Of the provisions ef the laws of this
State relative to the organization of
corporations for works of public Inn
provement and Utility, they have con-
tracted and agreed. and de- by these
presents, covenant, agree, bind and obi
gate themselves, AZ well Is 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
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organised and found
ed, and the nature Of business TO be
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 IS
they may hereafter see proper, and 70
connect with any other telephone COM
pany doing business in the State, and 60
acquire, lease and cell telephone prop
critics, and all things necessary in the
conducting of telephone business, aud
to receive for ito messages and COM
munications such tolls and charges Is
may be established by the proper au-
thorized officers, such tolls and rates not
TO exceed those established by che Rail-
road Commission Of the State Of Lsuis-
lana.
ARTICLE II.
The name. style and title OF this cor
poration shall be PLEASANT HILL
TELEPHONE COMPANY, and an
der its corporate name il shall have
Ipower and authority to have and enjoy
succession for the full term of ninety
nine (oo) years from and after the date
thereof; 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
managers, directors, officers and agents,
las the interest and convenience Of said
Incorporation may require, to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations
for the conduct Of the STAIRS Of said
corporation as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same to be changed
and altered at pleasure, and to generally
possess ali the powers heretofore erur1i-
Grated, and which are now or may here
| after be conferred by law or which are
necessary 10 promote It's objects and
: purposes.
ARTICLE Ill
/ The dornicile Of said corporation shall
be in the City Of Shreveport. Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, and ali citations and
other legal process shall be served on
the president Of the corporation, or In
ease of his absence ea the vice presi-
dent. or in the ehssnas Of 10th apon the
secretary-treasufa Of che corporation
as provided By Law he aeficers Of the
company shall be \ president. vice pres
ident. secretary treasurer. who are here
by designated as follows: T. FsSargent
president; ], J. Paxton. vice president
B. L. Sargent. secretary who
shall serve as such until the second
Monday in January 1911 or until theft
successors are elected and qualified
(which election Of officers shall taxi
place on said first Monday in Januar,
1911 and annually thereafter.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers OF said ccrpor
alton shall be vested in and exercised
Il by a board Of directors comprised o
FIVE stockholders; said directors shal
be elected every year on the secon
Monday IN January, beginning in tn
year 1910, or such other day as til
stockholders at a regular meeting ma
fix. The krst board Of directors sha
consist of ]. j. Paxton, T. F Sar
gent, B. L. Sargent, Frank Files. V
IL. McCarty, and they shall continue J
Office until the next annaal election 9
directors, on the second Monday
January 1910 Of until their suceessof
shall be elected and Installed. The d
rectors shall be elected by the stock
:. holders, each share OF stock shall !
} entitled to one vots, % Be sast by 1
owner or BY proxy. A majority
4 untea cast ahali elect. Any vacancy o.