St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-11
Articles of Incorporation of the
RURAL TELEPHONE LINES, Inc,

RURAL TELEPHONE LINES. me-
State of Louisiana,
Parish of S. Landry.
Be it known, That or this 9th day
of November, A. D., 1916, before me,
Percy B. Walker, a Notary Publlc,
duly commissioned and qualified,
in and for the Parish of StLandry,
State of Louisiana, and in the pre-
! senee of the lawful witnesses mere
matter named and undersigned,
; personally and by duly authorized
representative, came and appeared
the several persons whose names
| are hereunto subscribed, all of the
age of majority who declare that
availing theselves of the provisions
!. of the laws of the state Of Loulsl-
ana relative to the organization OF
corporations, they hereby form
| themselves, and such other persons
as may hereafter become assoclat-
ed with them into and constitute 9
corporation for the objects ano
purposes hereinafter set forth and
embodied in the following articles
which they hereby adopt as their
| charter, t0-Wit:
Article I.
The name of this corporation
shall be Rural Telephone Lines!
Inc" and by this name it shall
| have corporate existence for q
period of Ninety Nine years from
the date hereof, unless sooner dis
| solved.
And in this name it shall have
the power to sue and be sued, to
make and use a corporate seal,
and to have, hold, receive, lease,
| convey, hypothecate and pledge
property both real and personal,
to name and appoint such directors,
| officers, agents and other en-
| ployees as the interest of this
corporation may require; to
guarantee any dividends OF interest
| on stock or other obligations; and
to do any and all other acts and
things and have and exercise any
and all other rights, powers,
privileges and immunities which a
corporation incorporated under
the laws of Louisiana for the
| purpose of transmitting intelli-
| genee by magnetic telephone or
telegraph could have and do and
which now are or, hereafter may
be authorized by law.
Article IT.
The domicile OF this corporation
! shall be at Ope1ousas in the Parish
of St.Landry, Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal processes
shall be served on the President,
or in his absence on the Vice
President, or in the absence Of both
| President and Viee-Pfesident on
the Secretary of said corporations.
Article III.
| The objects and purposes for
! which this Company is Incorporated
and the nature Of the business TO
| be carried on by it are: 70 build,
! erect, buy, own, maintain and lease
telephone and telegraph lines and
! telephone exchanges III and out Oh
the State of Louisiana, the same
| being fer the purpose Of transmit
ting intelligence, by magnetic tele-
! graph or telephone. or other
/ systems of transmitting intelIi-
gence, the equivalent thereof
which may he hereafter invented
or discovered, and all such business
rs is usually done by telephone eX1
CHANGES. and district telegraph
and messenger systems.
Article II.
Tire amount of the capital stock
authorized by this corporation il
Five Thousand Dollars which
/ shall be divided into and represent
ed by Fifty shares Of common
! stock Of the par value of One
| Hundred Dollars each.
Wien twenty-five Hundred
Dollars If The said capital stocl
shall have been subscribed al(
paid for ID cash or by transfer Of
property or labor or service
performed, this corporation Il
authorized to begin business.
The remainder at the capita
stock shall be issued and paid fol
| at such times and in a mannel
authorized by fle Board ct Direct
ers Of said corporation, hut NJ
! stock shall be issued until paid fol
in money Or properly actually re-
| ceived or labor done, and the Boaft
of Directors OF this corporation il
hereby authorized and empowered
to determine the value of property
| or labor offered in payment for
stock in this corporation.
Article Y.
The officers Of this corporation
shall be a President, Yice-president
Secretary and Treasurer. but any
Two of these offices may be filled
by one and the same person. Such
officers shall be stockholders II
said corporation. and shall bf
elected annually by the Board O
Directors. and shall serve unit