New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-22
THE SOUTHERN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
For DlsaBIed Soldiers.

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that We whose
body cepora aye and do hereby form and eohstte amens
WITH ~ ether b snSscpo onon
R4Ts'9 u t t my genera ' 2e ti f i en-
SCIENTIFIC religious and cbaabepuposes approved March
objects purposes upon the following stpulatons
regulations as the Constitution Of said Corporation to
ART1CIE F1Rsz
soUTHERN VII 2ss so A R
SoLDlEks Us domicl Is hereby liked in the Parish of
and continue during twenty five from the date hereof
ARTICLE SECOND.
The object and o this Association hereby de-
gca soldiers ohe Confederate who
Of he UneG States or rom foreEp COMMITTEES VINO nav b
like circumstances Of need and unprovded for
bled or afflicted with ncurable wounds and diseases,
ARTICLE THIRD.
Any person persons become members Of this assoca
bis or her their names in or BY proxy IN
ARTICLE FOURTH.
All the corporate corporation shall be vested in
and exercised by Board Of Thirty Five Directors who shall
be elected on the first Monday Of April Of each at the
Hospital Of The association to for year from such
Board herein appointed Notice such election shall be given
for the ten days Immediately preceding the in at least
he Board II It lie being shall sppoRt
in case Of refusal to serve N failure to attend by SAID
ither Of them President Of the Board shall appoint
others in their stead
All citations notices and other legal process which the
CORPORATION be party may served the President
the Board Of Directors who is the officer hereby designated
receive the same.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
The said corporation shall have seal with the following
DEVICE wounded SOLDIER inclning against an oak and
ton Gratitude and the OF the corporation.
- ARTICLE SEVENTH.
The following gentlemen hereby constituted the first
In Aurf
S and until their successors shall be elected and qualified
Messrs G. Il Beapregard Richard Taylor Ed j. Forsta
James 4, aeyEtt Newman Dr. Warren Stone y Glib
Harry 4 Hays, Wm s, Pike J. o Nixon, DR.. l. PIN
Nichols Of the parish Of Assumption John r. Iidde
Of the parish Of CetahouIa Geo a Williamson, of the paoh
James + Pagan, Of lie State Of AFkansas: BeS
John O. BT9wn Of the State Of Tennessee James Long
Buckner and Wm Preston, Of The State of Kentucky JEFF
escs wallis Of he State Of Maryland Robert Ies and
JOS e. OF the State o. YEgiPia j. Patton Ande
geoEg9 Wade Hampton q the State Of South Carolina;
IL Hill Of the STATE Of North oaToiina; and each said
representation in one Of its citizens Director said
AErro1E EIGHTH.
At all meetings Of the members each member in person.
each twenty Dollars pd funds Of the Hssocation
BY him her or them respectively as the may be. In all
be given either by yeas nays suGh other
Rs e 80 q ys G5 5
the members and the decision Of ia majority members
shall be rsqte for validity 6ras ao excspt @
elections and at all elections plurality of shall
ARTICLE NINTH
In case from any eanse election shall not be made any
day appointed therefor then shall be Pres
dent 70 order another election take place within days
thereafter giving the like notice required for the frat
ARTICLE TENTH.
The Board of Directors shall their first meeting in
year from among themselves PreS
Messrs b Hood and s. B. BaeEneT are hereby named and
appointed respectively the said Hood President and the said
officers to be elected the frot Monday in April 1851
ARTICLE ELEVENTH.
Five Directors shall constitute of the Board of D
shall to appoint such oesr Surgeons
and as 6a " neeessT far Il. S
of said Association ordsn regua.
government Of said Association and Hospital provided the
n a ne ana nj @ se na q the
They shall fix the compensation Of the officers surgeons
Psd them sFf OF the and p Sa
have power to al AZ vacancies which may oecnr their mum
accept all donations 10 the Association from what
sg kind 81 sale real ee e n e bo
build lease suitable buildings the objects purposes
The Association to purchase comssaes and all medical
plies INSTRUMENTS and furniture and geney every article
and hoa Iii ss b eF ts and
debts that may be due by fine Association
mpeaded in al affairs and actions Shaeyer before any court
is well thst the said Board shall in no crcu
whatever enter into any the payment
money the amount Of which not already in the treasury
TWELFTH.
The Board Of Directors during thu first week of April
each shall cause to be published in least Of the
newspapers of this city statement of the
the Association the names of the donors the
both real and personal owned and claimed by the As
socison faithful the receipts
also the fai aud christian of every soldier
who shall admitted into the Hospital military organi
the battle which it received the ages State Of
nativity how long he remained in the Hospital when
in the Hospital and such other information may the
interest of the association of benefit medical science
ARTIoLH THERTREsrH
This Act Of Incorporation may be modified altered
ing Of the MEMBERS he convened for purpose
thirty days notice. uch notice to be published least
BosrdD and upon It's dissolution all the assets money,
property and effects of the association shall be and is hereby
given to the city Of New orleansfor charitable purposes
Executed me the undersigned Notary Public In and
for the city of New Orleans and the parish of Orleans State Of
o e @ e 9s e and S Il the
presence of Felix rima Jr and Edgar GrimA both cupe-
tent Witnesses who herennto sign with said coporaur and
Original signed.l JOHN HOOD.
s B. BuCKRER
4 I. GIBSON.
LOUIS 4. PIN.
WARREN STONE.
WM s. PIE
JAMES HEWITT.
NJ. j. kEWMAS.
HARRY T. HAYS
VIM Q. O. CLAIBORNE, Jr
n JEFF. THOMPSON.
F. GRINIA, Jr
EDGAR GRIMA
I. o. STARK, Net. Pub
NEw ORLEANS July 18th 1866
l. Charles a. Luzeaberg. District Attorney Of the First
Judicial District Louisiana hereby certify have
as s 81 ah i a ~ 6a
opinion that the purposes and oecs Of the corporation