New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-25
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THE SOUTHERN. HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
For Disabled Soldiers.

For Disabled Soldiers.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we whose names
are ereuno subscribed corporaturs being desou OF ac
body copoate have and do hereby form and Sa
tsees ana sech other persons as may become associated
poraen under The general law Of the State
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a 1855 AID have agreed the follow ng dtfniton OF its
regulations The Constitution said Corporation TO govern
ARTICLE FIRST.
name STYLE and title ssio GoEneraton shall be TUE
SOLDIERS ! domei is hereby iSed in The Parish Of
nFesos state Of Louisiana The said Corporation shall exist
ARTICLE SECOND.
The object and purposes of this Association hereby de
l tn T. q STATES Who
may need The and to all soldiers from any other
like ccust Of need and unroyded tor and receive
tiled afflicted with incnrabe wounds and discusses
ARTICLE THIRD
Any person persons become members of this assoeh
subsc bi lis Or her person or 0y prCy in
the books of the corporation or TO these articles
ARTICLE FOURTH,
All the corporate powers corporation shall be vested in
and exercised by Board OF Thrift Five Directors who shall
Hospital Of he ass9cation to for yer from such
election and until hir successors elected except the
day, immediately preceding the same in at least
punished IN the OF New
The Board oos the time being sppotnt three mem.
ber inspectors to preside such approaching election and
orthe # Them the President of the Board shall appoint
others in their stead
All citations notices and other legal process to which che
Of nreso The oosr hefebg agnatsd to-
receive the same
device wounded soldier inclning against oak
op Gratitude and the name the corporation.
ARTICLE
The following gentlemen hereby constituted the FIRST
1861 and until their shall be elected and qualified
Mesrs. G. T. Reanrsgard, Richard Taylor Ed j. Forstul
SON, Dr. WIN Newton Mercer John WHIT Rsnde HINT mt
Harry T hays ww S Pike, Nixon, Dr. L PIN,
sGho Ct the Pasb Of AssampoP st. John Lied
of Caddo all Of the State Of Louisiana; j. b. ii, Cd
and and Francis r. Lubbock. q the State, of TeEasi
g aSn aroI Humphreys 81 tS the State of Msip
street and J. Hardee, Of the State of Aldbame S r.
Buokner and VIM Preston of the State of Kentucky; jeff
Ieacs Wallis Of The State Of Maryland Robert & Lee and
on Of tie st,e Of FGrida; Howell COBB Of the State Of
Georges; Wade Hampton of the State Of South Carolina;
States said Board shall ba entitled as
Board IN one Of its citizens as Director in said
ARTICLE EtGHrH
At all meetings of the members member person or
rGSy n oae asPeG Sa pc enee to enc Goe for
elections the shall be BY ballot in othr cases votes NAV
nesting may Il eas. F1enaye MB Ss s o t Re
shall be necessary to coGs tute yad meeting of
and interest present or represented at any general mees
eee r. = # So''i0ns plurality q votes sa's shan
ARTICLE HISrH.
in case from election shall be made on any
day appointed therefor then shall tic duty il the Fresi
thereafter giving the like notice required for the first
TEaTH.
IT., nj. e i.
year elect from themselves President Vice Presi
dent 70 serve until their are elected and qualified
appointed Eesperyey the said Hood President the said
officers tobe elected on he first Monday in April 1857
Eleventh. a 4a aa-
Five DIRECTORS shall constitute quorum of the Board of D
recors Shall have power to appoint sc6 oisa Sa
and Physicians, Counseors Seeretares Trsasrrs Clerks
ness Of said Association and oodan rules and regnia
Of said Association and H65pai psoyidsa the
SANG shall not e contrary y the laws Of th State Tie
United States and the tueinen and meaning this act
They shall fix the compensation of the officers surgeons
6yed By them Il liz service q the aoco II S mi
nave power t9 ill a vacancies which their
power to accept all donations 10 the Association from what
kind Of Contract Of real estate eEcene1: to Inv
y snape or the objects and purposes of
plea instruments and furniture and generally every article
dents flat + II @ 20 py Obligations and
mpeaded in all affairs and actions whatever any court
OF competent jurisdiction in the State Provided however It
we'll under TODD that the said onrd shall in no rircup
stances whatever enter into for payment Of
money the amount OF which already the treasury
ARTICLE TWELFTH.
The Board Of Directors during FIRST week Of Anril In
each yearsha cause to be published least one Of the
newspapers Of this city the affairs If
the Association the names OF the donors the amount
gwen by each one; the value and kind of properly |
both real and personr owned and claimed by the AS
also the iam and chr4 of each every soldier
who shall be admitted into the Hospital military
zation u which ne belonged, the character OF his and
the battle in which it received the ages State OF
nativity how long he remained the Hospital when cured or
discharged or when each died and how s resip
in the Hospital aud such other information my be in the
interest Of the association Of benefit medical science
ARTICLE THIRTEENTH
ibis Act Of Incorporation may be modified altered or
nended or the said association dissolved al general
pg OF the members to be convened for tie prDOe er
Ey days notice ueh notice to be published 81 least
me newspapers published in each state represented IN the
Baardl and upon its dissolution all the assets MONEY!
property and Ell cts Of tbs association shall be and IS hereby
given to the city Of New Orleans for charitable purposes
Executed be me- the undersigned Notary Public In and
tue city OF New Orleans and the parish Of Orleans State Of
louisiana on this tenth day of abe month of July in the
ear OF our ord thousand eight huud and sxtvsx IN
resence OF Felix GrimR J and Edgar Grma both comre
mt Witnesses who hereunto sign with said corporator and
ne Notary. W
Lorignal signed JOHN HOOD
B. BUCKhER
3 .tt4n.f X. H. GIBSON 0
LOUIS L. PIN.