New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-14

| created, to be composed of the JOINT committee
of eight members raised by the presentle gislature
| on Joint resolution relative to founding SOL
diers home for the State of louisiana" one of
whom shall be elected president by the members
of the board. A majority of the members Of said
board shall constitute a quorum to do business,
and in the absence of the president they may
choose one from among themselves to act as
president pro tenlpore. They shall meet at least
once every month"; and as much oftener as the
president may deem it necessary; and their term
of office is hereby limited to one year from the
date of the passage of this act, for the first class
of four MEMBERS and to two years for the second
class Of four members, to be determined by ballot
among themselves, and in such manner that one
half Of their number shall be appointed every
year by the Governor of the State by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted ETC., That said
board of directors shall have power to fill vacan
cies occurring in the board and to make all neces
sary bylaws and regulations to govern said inst
tuition; also, the power to make all contracts
necessary for the rent, construction and repair of
buildings belonging to or in the use of the home
and for the purchase Of land upon which to con-
struct the same; to appoint and remove the
necessary superintendent, matrons, physicians, and
such other officers and emnlovees az the hoard
NAV deem proner for the GOOD management of
said home and to fix their comnansation. to
solicit contributions, in currency or in kind and
to accept any donations or legacies, by will or
otherwise, for the sole and exclusive use and
benefit of said home; and to sue and be sued,
plead and be implicated, in all actions appertain-
ing to the home. Provided, That said board of
directors shall each be reouired to give bond Of
five Thousand dollars for the faithful performance
of their dntes under this act, which bond shall be
approved by the Governor.
SEC. A. Re 1T f;ythe. enacted etc That all
applicants for admission into the home, must es-
tabHsh, to the satisfaction of the board of direc-
tors that they were soldiers in the military service
of Louisiana, and show, by proper vouchers that
they were manned or disabled in said service :;
Provided, that whenever an applicant presents
himself for admission without the proper vouchers
to the superintendent, he shall receive him tenn
porarily into the home, and until his elaine for
permanent admission can be passed upon and ad-
Judged py the beard of directors.
Sac. r Re Il further enacted or. That it shall
he the dntv of the hoard of directors +, nale an
ANNA, renort or statement To The 1acis,st7,ra ~
their rernlar session of the condition and of.a;rs
ofssaid home snecifvina therein the amount of
recon+s and evnendtnres +be nnmhar of ;n,n.+os
racavad into the home and the nnrnhar If daa+bs
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the WORDS or VINO are Denenclary inmates OF the
Soldiers Home at the time application IS made for
relief"
And the section, as amended, Wss adopted.
Section six was adopted.
Section first was reconsidered;
And on motion OF Mr.. Elan, the appropriation
was increased from twenty to thirty thou
sand dollars;
The section was adopted.
Section second was reconsidered;
And on motion OF MIR. Head, was amended by
adding at the end thereof the words, or as soon
thereafter as practicable"
And the section, as amended, was adopted
Section third being reconsldered, on motion OF
Mr.. Mcconnell,
On motion OF Mr.. Tucker, the following proviso
was added to the section " Prooaded, that such
distribution pc NOT made until the reports snail
have been received from the ponce Jurles OF all
the parishes OF the state II such reports be re-
ceiVed BY the Isl DAY OF August, 1856;
And the section, as amended, was adopted.
And the bill, as amended, was ordered to be
engrossed and on further suspension OF the
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