The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-30
CHARTER
OF THE PLEASANT HII1 g1LH-
PHONE COMPANY.

BE 1t known that before me, u. ~
Freyee aotary public IN and foe Che
Perish of Eaddo and State Of louis
lana, duly commissioned ana qualified,
and in Che presence Of Che witnesses
hereinafter named ana undersigned,
4 came a1d appeared Che several persons
! @hose names 8ge hereunto subscribed,
wbo DECLARED slRt availing themselves
of the provisions of tie laws os this
State relative to che organization of
corporations for works of public i'm
provement and utility, 4hey have con-
tracted and agreed, ana do by Fhese
presents, covenant, agree, Bind ana obi
gate themselves as &ell as such peGsons
as aug hereaftes become associated
with them to form and constitute . cog
poration and eody polite 10 faws FOE the
object and purposes an9 un6es che
agreements end stipu4ations following,
| to-wit:
ARTICLE
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized 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 a 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 to
connect with any other telephone COM
pany doing business in the State, and to
acquire, lease and sell telephone prop
critics, and all things necessary in the
conducting of a telephone business, and
to receive fer its messages and COM
munications such tolls and charges as
may be established by the proper au-
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 900 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
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 enum-
Grated, and which are now or may here
after be conferred by law or which are
necessary to promote its objects and
purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served on
the president of the corporation, or in
case of his absence on the vice presi-
dent, or in the absence of both upon the
secretary-treasurer of the corporation,
as provided by law; the officers of the
company shall be president, vice pres
ldent, seCretary-treasurer who are here
by designated as follows: T. F. Sargent, |
president; J. J. Paxton, vice president
B. L. Sargent, ecretary-treasurer, who
shall serve as such until the second !
Monday in January 1911 or until their
successors are elected and qualified,
which election of officers shall take
place on said first Monday in January
1911 and annually thereafter.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of said corpor-
alton shall be vested in and exercised
by board of directors comprised of
five stockholders; said directors shall
be elected every year on the second
Monday in January, beginning in the
year 1910, or such other day as the
stockholders at a regular meeting may
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 di-
rectors shall be elecsed 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 &C.
curing in said board of directors from
any cause shall be filled by election by
the remaininf directors. Three direc
tors shall with the president constitute