New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-08-02
......CHARTEIS

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that We whose name
w 9efento subscribed as coTporator being oe9ps OF at
body corporate have and do hereby form and constitute anon
With u.s. either By sn6scrption donation Or Succession Cor
under the general law Of the State o. Loqisiana
scientific religious and charitable purposes" approved Marc
objects purposes upon the following siPulations an
regulations as the Constitution of said Corporation
ARTICLE FIRST.
T5f s{s aPa e ss R TIT
sse d II onsan ff5sSy e F5eq j 5 fS b
and continue during twenty years from hereof
II ARTICLE SECOND.
The object and purposes Of this Association hereby
gca soldiers Of the late States VIII
may need the same and to a soldiers from any other pa
like circumstances of need and unprOvded or and
Ded or afflicted with incarable wounds aud diseases
ARTICLE
ANY person persons may become members of this assoca
the books of the corporation, these articles
All the corporate powers of the corporation shall be
and exercised by Board Of Thir Five Directors who shal
Hospital of the association, for year from
BesrS beren apponte Noe o eb ssn & he ne e R
for the days Immediately preceding the same in at eas
The the time being sha appoint three
in case Of TefsS to serve oT failure TO gtteDd bV ad
either Of them the President Of the Board shall appon
ARTICLE FIFTH
An citations notices and other legal pees to which th
the hoard Of Directors who the officer hereby designated
ARrrcLE SIXTH
The said corporation shall have seal with the following
device: wounded soldier nCining against oak and
ton Gratitude" and the name OF the corporation.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
The following gentlemen hereby constituted the frs
OF D1Tectors until Monday
6 and until their successors shall be elected and qualified
MsssT3 G 7 geaqEsgard Richard Taylor Ed F9rstal
Dr. W Newton " Mse Dt oSa WEE sqR Il G5 @
Harry T. Hays, Wm S. Pike, j. o. Nixon, Dr. l. PIN
Nio5o parish Assaapoa 81 oil1 john ( Lddsi h
% ne parish 10 81 CstshS1la % @ Geo a. Of the parish
and Francis r, Lubbock, 9S the State Of Texas
@n Hanphrsgs 6S se he State % kaBaias ass,s6S RsP
John e. Brown Of the state q Tenno9see James Long
Buckner and VIM Preston, of The State Of Kentucky; JEFF
% Of state d Maryland 9aS Eo6st S s'f Iee a5d 81
JOS d OF the state Of STgIiG j. Patton Ander
Georgia; Wade Hampton q the State Of South Carolina
States represented said Board shall be entitled al All
to representation in OF its citizens Director said
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
AT all meetings Of the members member in person or
each Twenty-Five Dollars paid into funds the association
elections the vote sha be I 6aos IN obg S votes IN a
be given either by yeas nays in such other the
Corporation shall be necessary constitute valid meeting Of
the members and the decision nj a majority, members
and interest," present represented any general meeting
shall be requisite for validity cororate act except for
elect S''-'-''' - ''''' '''' SDa''
ARTICLE N1Nrz.
In from cause election shall not be made on snv
day appointed therefor then it shall be duty Pres-
cent 70 order another election to take place within ten days
thereafter on giving the like notice required for the first
ARTICLE TENTH.
The Board of Directors shall their Est meeting
year elect from among themselves President and Vice Pres
Messrs j. B Hood and s. B. Bucknsr hereby
Backnsr Vice rresldent to seSs anti sacceedsd By tae
officers TO be elected on the first MONDAY in April 1851
ARTICLE ELEyr177z.
Five Directors shall constitute quorum Board of Di
recos for the transaction of all business 1he Board D
rectos shall have to appoint such Officers Surgeons
and employees shall be necessary for conducting the
tons they may deem necessary for the best and
government Of said Association and Hospital provided the
shall not contrary the laws this State of the
United states and the tue intent and meaning of this
physcans counseIors clerks and epoyees eieeed 6 sI
poyed by them in the service of the Association and shall
or in the Presidency The Board Directors shall have
accept all donations the Association from what
ever source manage and improve its property
any kind of contract sale OF real estate excepted buy
the Association purchase commsares and all medical sup
PS p at s and Id ,eo and and generally every Eye article
and maintenance of the hospital pay obligations and
mpeSaeS IN ali sr and ctianS @ q sgs q pesa AND DC
~ u ~ a., G NlA1eYer' oetore any court
is well that the said Board shall In no circum
stances Whatever enter into contract for ths of
money the amount OF which is not already in tho treasury
ARTICLE TWELFTH.
each year shall cause to be published in AT least one Of
newspapers Of ms city an exant ssteent If ths srs II
the Association the names of the donors and tbe
gwen by each one; the vnlne and kind of pronertv
boh real and rersonal owned and cIana5 b,, tbP AZ
socaton. account f tha an
also the ami and christian name Of Each and sys odis
who shall be admitted the Hospital the military organ
cation which eonged the chaTacer OF hjs wop1d and
the battle in which received the ages and
nativity how long he remained the Hospital when
discharged when tach died and how many still
in the Hospital and such other information my be in the
interest Of the association of benefit medical science
This Act of 1neoporaaoa may be BEN modified altered or
F vi re sau ulssoiVeo ~ general meet
vi ns tneoeIs 70 De convened lot the purpose after
NJ ~ SbG n3'Ge Us 40 pc pacSnee m at least one
ssS @ II saeh SiSte represented IN the
u d uEo " I'VE ISs"iut9h i tne assets money,
vap to S % % IL S 5 % M sns oe anu Is hereoy
s' v tue ES "a NeM oF'esns ior enarltspie purposes