St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-25
. Articles of Incorporation of the
RURAL TELEPHONE LINES, Inc.


State of Louisiana,
Parish of S.. Landry.
Be it known, That on this 9th day
of November, A. D., 1916, before me,
Percy B. Walker, a Notary Public,
duly commissioned and quail1ied,
in and for the Parish of St-Landry,
State of Louisiana, and in the pre-
sence of the lawful witnesses here
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
ayailing theselves of the provisions
of the laws of the state of LOUISE
ana relative to the organization OF
corporations, they hereby form
themselves, and such other persons
as may hereafter become asseelat-
ed with them into and constitute a
corporation for the objects and
purposes hereinafter set forth and
| embodied in the following articles,
which they hereby adopt as their
charter, to-wit:
Article i.
The name Of this corporation
shall be Rural Telephone Lines,
Inc.," and by this lam 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 or interst
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-
gence by magnetic telephone or
telegraph could have and do and
which now are or hereafter may
be authorized by law.
Article ii.
n The domicile of this corporation
shall be at Opelousas 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 Vice-President on
the Secretary of said corporation.
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: To build,
erect, buy, own, maintain and lease
telephone and telegraph lines and
telephone exchanges in and out of
the State of Louisiana, the same
being for the purpose of transmit
ting intelligence, by magnetic tele-
graph or telephone, or other
systems of transmitting intelli-
genie, the equivalent thereof,
which may be hereafter invented
or discovered, and all such business
as is usually done by telephone ex-
changes, and district telegraph
and messenger systems.
Article ".
The amount of the capital stock
authorized by this corporation is
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.
When Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollars of the said capital stock
shall have been subscribed and
paid for in cash or by transfer of
property or labor or service
performed, this corporation is
authorized to begin business.
The remainder of the capital
stock shall be issued and paid for
at such times and in a manner
authorized by the Board of Direct
ors of said corporation. but no
stock shall be issued until. paid for
in money or property actually re-
ceived or labor done, and the Board
of Directors of this corporation is
hereby authorized and empowered
to determine the value of property
or labor offered in payment for
stock in this corporation.
Article ".
The officers of this corporation
shall be a President, Vice-President,
Secretary and Treasurer. but n
two Of these offices may be filled
bv one ard the same person. Such
officers shall be stockholders IN
said corporation. and shall be
elected annually by the Board OF