New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-04
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THE SOUTHERN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
Fer Disabled Soldiers.
CHARTER
Fer Disabled Soldiers.
TMARTER


For Disabled Soldiers.
KNOW ALL MEN by these preents that We whose names
are hecunto subscribed corporaos being dsous
curing and enjoying the rights powers and privileges of
ourselves and such other persons may become associated
poaton under The general law nj Ehe State OF Louisiana en-
tted An act for the organization ofcoporeons for literary
EaSs agreed S liz Rs
objects and and the following spuatons aud
the same, to.wit:
o SPf al SOC
Of f Rs ss
and continue during twenty years from the date hereof
AETlcL& SECOND.
The object and purposes Of this Association hereby de-
cared to be- To furnish artificial limbs and medical and sur
may need the and all soldiers from any other part
hi % ab f m
ana care IT, rse q such as permaseny diSa
THIRD.
Any become members of this assoca
ton payment oftwenty five dollars its treasury and
subscribing his her orher in by proxy In
the books Of the corporation. or 70 these articles
ARTICLE FOURTH.
exercised By Board Thirty FIVE Directors who shall
b elected on the first Monday Of April Of each year at the
election and until their elected except the first
@ tie os
S Bda m sP e e IT y o NeR
beers inspectors to preside at such approaching election and
either Of them the President Of the Board shall appoint
others in their stead.
Al citations notices and other gs process to which the
the oard Of Dectora who the officer hereby desgnatod to
receive the same
The said corporation shall have seal with the following
device: wounded soldier inclning against oak and
ton Gratitnde7 and the OF the corporation
SEVENTH.
The following gentlemen hereby constituted the first
1851 and until their shall be elected and qualified
MessEg T Beauregard Richard Taylor Ed J. Fqrstall,
som Dr. W Newton Mercer john Rsndc Hunt
5 Harry RI IT, T Hays i Wm s. Pie g Nx9n Dr. l. Pin
Nichols Of the parish Of Assumption; St John 3. Lidde
q csddo. ali 81 56S State LOUISIANA; HOOD
9aa Of s St Stat. the STATE Of Texas
jamin g. Humphreys, The State Of Mississippi
and Hardee q the stao 81 Asba@s fon
boHob and n Pe'a ne STATE Of Renqcy e
Tescls Wallis Of The State of Mayand Robert = Lee and
State Florida Howell COBB Of the is0 State Il
Il H 81 state Of North Carolina and each Of said
States represented in said Board shall be entitled
Board 5''''A'"'''A o' '4s'' as Director IN SAID
At meetings the members each member in person. or
by proxy in case Of sossqes shall be entitled one
nv him bas or Them resnectiveiy ss the Ses Ia az
elections the shall be by ballot in other may
meeting . a. least twenty Members Of tie
the members aud the decision If the majority members
and interest present represented at general meeting
elections aud at all elections plurality of votes shall
ARTICLE NINTH.
In from anT cause election shall made any
day appointed therefor then snail be tile duty Of the Pes
thereafter giving the like notice required for the dr
ARTICLE
The Board of Directors tha at their FIRST meeting in each
serge until their elected and qualified
appointed respectively the said Hood President and the said
B4ekner Vice President TO serve unt sHeceeasd by tue
officers to be elected on the hrot Monday in April 1861
| ARTICLE ELEVENTH
Five Directors shall constitute quorum of the Board of D
the of all business Board Of Bi-
and Phyca
tons they may deem for the best interest and
same not to the laws s The
United s% a ana the ana san9g OF this act
physeians copnseers clerks and employees elected Or
TO fill all vacancies which occur in their
Der or in the Presidency The Board o. Directors shall have
power to accept all donations to the Association from what
ever and improve its property to enter into
buid or lease suitable buildings for the objects and purposes
the Association chase commissares and all medical
plies instruments and furniture and generally every article
and thing that may be requisite and necessary for The outfit
debts that may be due BY the Association and receive
full acquittance for the same and mpeRd and be
implicated in all affairs actions whatever before any
of competent Jurisdiction in the State Provided however
Is well undrstood that the said Board shall ocum
whatever enter into contract for the payment
money the Of which is not already in the treasury
ARTICLE TWELFTH.
The Board Of Directors during the first week of April Il
each year. shall be published in least of thu
newspapers of this city, statement of the affairs
the Association the of the donors and the
given by each one; the value and kind of property
both real and personal owned and claimed by the As
sOCiatOn faithful account of the receipts disbursements
also the family and christian of each and every soldier
who shall be admitted into the Hospital the military 0rgsni
cation which belonged the character of his wound
the battle in which received, the ages and State
nativity how long he remained in the Hospital when
discharged when each died how many still remait
in the Hospital and such other Information may be in thu
interest Of the association of benefit medical science
ARTICLE THIRTEENTH.
This Act of Incorporation may be modified altered Of
amended the said association dissolved general
ing of the members, be purpose aEe
thirty days notice. uch notice be published Mt least
of the newspapers published in each State represented
Board and its dissolution all the assets, money
property and effects of the association shall be and hereby
given to the city of New Orleans for charitable purposes
Executed before me, the undersigned Notary Public in AMI
for the city of New Orleans and the parish of Orleans State
Louisiana this tenth day of the month Of July in thu
year of Lord thousand eight hundred and sxtysix
presence of Felix Grima Jr and Edgar Gma both core
tent Witnesses who hereunto sign with said eoporator
one Notary.
i [Original signedl JOHN B. HOOP.
B. BUCKNER.
X. l.. GIBSON.
LOUIS T. PM