New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-31
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or
THE SOUTHERN HOSPITAL ASS
For Di.abied sac gfg =. who's. r.D,.,
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KNOW ALL MEN by thsgs form and constitute among
curing and enoyng 2 Donation Or
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with eher Charitable purposes approved March
sd Aaposes snd upon upon the fSowias spaaions and
cientB the Constitution Of said Corporation TO govern
~ ARTICLE FIRsr z 4
The name Style and e e ses FOR fh6 e ~
is domS hsrS ES1 IN s sba s S
aud continue during twenty five years from the date hereof
SECOND.
The object and purposes Association hereby de-
ai treatment to ali the Confederate who
need the same and e. ~ sSderS o aH U1 Sr n
ike Of need and uaproEded or and to receive
Died or aiHeted with inc1rable wounds and diseases.
rg ARTICLE THIRD.
Any person or persons may bsso9s o. ths asoea
subscribing his or her their names pers9p or by proxy IN
the books Of the corporation. or TO these articles
FouRTH.
All the corporate corporation shall be vested in
exercised BY Board Of Thirty Five praetors who shall
Hospital Of association to for year from such
and anti ns No be V
the days Immediately preceding the in at least
Tie S 3 Bona Il at BE being 81 Spo
bers as inspectors to preside such and
either of them the President of the Board shall appoint
others in their stead ~ -. ...=.
an citations notices and other legal process to which the
party be served tho President OF
the Board of Directors who Is the officer hereby designated to
's''l'' '''' '''-S' ARTICLE SIXTH
The said corporation snail have seal with the following
device wounded soldier inclining against ea, and
ton Grsttuds,7 ana the name Of the corporation.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
Board Of pTecer o erTe un the st Monday IN April
1857 and until their shall be elected and qualified
Messrs G. t Beauregard Richard Taylor Ed j. Forstan,
so1 D. Hewitt Se@6U Mercer p JOIN mt
Harry I. Hays Ww s. Pike y g Nixon Dr. l. PIN Pin
Of The parish q Catshouia: Geo Williamson Of the parish
j.@n Essa y @ s St. STATE
GSa 5j # 5 s Ct b Of a0 81 s5 amss S
Buckner and VIM Preston, of the State OF Kentucky jeff
Tasas %a fa' i Rs state &asn Robert
Jos JGhnss01 Of the State # v5GS PoP Il
Georgia; Wade Hampton Of the State Of South Carolins
@ ri pt IN said Board shall be entitled at ali tines
to representation in of its citizens as Director in said
'VA'N ARTICLE zrdHrH
At all meetings Of the members each member in person
each Twenty five Dollars paid into the funds Of the socatoI
elections the shall be by ballot in other votes
given either BY yeas or nays o. IN such ohs mode as a.
Corporation shall be necessary to constitute valid meeting
the memhers and the decision q the majority IN member
shall requisite validity corporate act except o
elections aud at all elections plurality Of votes cast sha
NINTH.
from election shall not be made an
1 IF
thereafter On giving the ike notice required for the rst
1 s ARTICLE TENTH.
year elect from among themselves President Vice PRES
Messs Hood and s b BnckneT sre hereby named an
appointed respectively the said Hood Padan aad the sa
ofieeTs to be elected On The rst Monday in April 1867
- ARTICLE ELEYEErH no
Five Directors sh. sGnsptI sgTgn Of s BosTd Ct Ct n
rsctors shall power appoint sueh Officers Surgeon
and Fhysesns c9 9s @ az Sfs
of said Association and to odan such rules and eua
government said AssOeatiqn and Hospital provided u
shall not BE contrary 70 ne this State and Of II
They shah * the compensation of the officers surgeons
peyed By them in tie service Of the Association and sha
power to an ~ vacancies Which may occur in their nun
power to acespt all donations the Association, from what
any kind Of contract of real estate excepted bay
build lease suitable buildings for the objects and
tho Association to purchase commssses and all medical
plies Instruments and furniture, and generally arcl
and thing that be requisite and for the on
and maintenance Of the hoSpal ali the obligations
debts that may be due by the Association snd 70 reeey
pleaded in all affairs and actions whatever before
Of competent Jurisdiction in the State Provided, however,
is is well understood that the said Board shall in ecun
whatever into contract for the payment
money the amount OF which 10 not already IN the treasury
ART1cLE TWELETH
The Board Of Directors during the first week of April
year shall to b paAhed in least Of IL
the Association the of the donors and the amour
given by each one; the value and kind Of property
both real and personal owned and claimed by the Al
faithful receipts disbursements
also the a and christian Of each and every sodie
who shall be admitted into the Hospital the military organ
cation to which belonged the character of his wound
the battle in which it was received the and State
nativity remained in the Hospital when cured
discharged each died and how many still RENAL
in the Hospital and such other information be In h
interest of the association Of benefit to medical science
ARTICLE THIRTEENTH.
This Act of Incorporation may be modified, altered
or the association dissolved at general
ing Of the members be convened for the purpose, at
the newspapers published In each State represented in tn
Boardl and upon its dissolution all the assets
property and effects of the association shall be and hereb
given the city Of New Orleans for charitable purposes
Executed me- the undersigned Notary Public in
Louisiana this tenth day Of the month Of July in Il
year of Lord thousand eight hued and sxtysix
presence Felix Grma IT,, and Edgar GTna, both comp
tent witnesses who hesuno gn with said corporations al
one Notary
[original signedI JOHN B HOOD:
s B. BUCKHER.
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II LOUIS T; PIN