New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-04
CHARTER. 1000. ..........C CHARTER
Or
THE SOUTHERN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
For Disabled Soldiers.



ereunto subscribed coporators being deous Of
curing and enjoying the rights powers and privileges Of
body corporate have and do nesoy form and constitute amon
ourselves and such other persons rs may become associated
tIe AN set orans@ton ' of for literary
scientific religious and Charitable purposes approved March
f l anu aDs asSgI d U0n Rs sa p M
reservations As be Constitution ii said CORPORATION to govern
the same, towit:
ARTICLE FIRST
The name style and title Of sao Corporation shall be THE
soLbIERs Is dome is hsyeby hXed in The Parish Of
and Continue daring years from the date hereof
ARTICLE SECOND.
The object and purposes q hS association are hereby de-
gca all soldiers late States who
nffd a m ara 70 az e g aR{ 1aSF pan
Ike @ a need snG "a os and g FeSeye
ARTICLE THIRD.
Any person OF persons may geeoe members OF s assets
@ M or eG al iet name ba IN PsG Or o' proxy
- OO0AS % 80 800 w .se1'
the corporate powers of the corporation shall be vested in
and exercised by Board Thr Five Directors who shalt
Hospital Of The association for one year from such
election and until their successors are elected Except the first
Tor the zen Gays lmeaae peeeang the same IN az least
The Board in oc at the time being shall appoint three
ii Gs
Of either sRe me PRESIDENT Of the Board shall appoint
ARTICLE fliTH
All citations legal process tn which the
corporation may purity may be served w the President
receive the same,
ARTICLE SIXTH
The said corporation shall have seal with the following
presenting him vito cup water; the inscrp
ton " GRATITUDE" aud the name Of the corporation.
ARTICLE SEVENTH
The following gentlemen are hereby constituted the
Board of Directors until the first Monday April
1861 successors shall elected and qualified
viz; =, -, ,,. nit, NJ,
James Hewitt, N J. Newman DR. Warren Stone, R g. GID
SGnl N IN I'm Ttw'Sh heEogr Sopn AT haFle dgnl
ali Of the city Of New Orleans State Of Louisiana Frapk
Nichols the parish of Assumption st John LiddelL
Of Caddo, ali If the STATE Of Louisiana; j. B. Hood
James F. Pagan. Of the State Of Arkansas BEN
jamin G. Humphreys, the State OF Mississippi:
street and j. asrdee Of the STATE Of Alsbams
RgcSnsr and WTn Preston Of he STATE Of ksntqcky JEFF
Teace Wallis State OF Maryand Robert Lee and
son of the Of Florida Howell Cobb of the State Of
Georgia Wade Hampton Of the State ct south Carolina;
States represented in said Board shall be entitled at all times
Board 10 90 " '"-N
ARTICLE EIGHTH
n IN cnss of obs b T h t9 ~ IN ae,e' F or
each Twenty I'VE Dollars paid into the funds Of the association
eeo5s g b P P " W o 70 IN o S t % t
Ss I'll e I 1sycyyiba a ieSast ~ @ NV ] f b
orpn
ne members ana me degSoa ct me majority in aem9ers
shall be reone for validity a. corporate Act egreDt fr
elections and all elections plurality of votes shall
elass' ,ar,,,,, ,r,,-,,
In case from any cause an election shall not be made on any
day appointed therefor then shall be the duty If the Pres
Thereafter on giving the ike noce 20 reoared for the ssn
me boaa OF directors thA ~ their nrst meeting IN each
dent to until their elected and qualified
b. aGod a1d flekne are hereby named end
Bnckner vice Fre7lden to eY9 nnt suGeeedtd by tue
F,v. nrsotors costifa,s anorn, If ta BOARD NJ nj;
recoIs tqr fhe Transaction OF III Inc Boa5d OF Di
and Physicians Coqnseors Secretaries TeasurrT Clerks
and as 90 necessary or c2nopcting me bust
tons as they may dee Necessary o the Pest interest and
United States and the intent and Of this
physicians counseors clerks and employees elected
havepower fill all vacancies which in their
Der or in the Presidency The Board Directors shall have
to snd improve its property
any KIND OF contract sale Of real estate excepted to buy
build lease suitable buildings for the objects and purposes
plies instruments ana furniture and generally every article
and thing that may be requisite and necessary for the outfit
and maintenance Of hospital to pay all the obligations ane
full acquittance for the and and pead and be
Of eoPetent jurisdiction the state Provided however
whatever enter into for tine payment
money the amount OF which is lot already in the treasury
ARTICLE TWELFTH. ~.
The Board Of Directors during the first week of April in
each year shall to be published in az least one Of the
the Association the the donors and the amount
gwen by each one; the y4l9e and kind Of property
the @ and eSn S o gseh and
who shall be admitted into the Hospital marT organi
cation which belonged the character OF his wound
the battle in Which It was received the ages and State o.