New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-08-28


hereunto subscribed corporaors being des!oot &C
guEng sad enjoying 6e IL 5Eats p2ors apG BTges OF
ourselves and such other rs may become associated
Ta G 9fes6 ansf II Ee ens ] tSe en-
Titled An act for the for literary
scientific religious and eba6e pprRos2 approved March
a. 1856 and have agreed upon he ooWns aehnon OF it
TsGson IS he 5onstitnon Of said Corporation to govern
'''-' ARTICLE FIRST.
TRs sye ED tte q s9 GoFRP5i2n @ sha M Be T T
Orleans State Of Louisiana The Cooperation shall exist
and continue during years from the date hereof
ARTICLE SECOND.
The object and purposes this Association hereby de-
caed e 70 furnish ARTIFICIAL limbs and medical and sur
may need the same, and 70 al soldiers from any other part
like circumstances Of need for and receive
ane care e free eharge such as may 20 pernaneny dsa
ARTICLE THIRD
Any person or persons may become members Of @ nssoSa @
h or her mr. tbei names IN person or bv proxy in
the books of the corporation or to these articles
ARTICLE
All the corporate powers the corporation shall be vested
and exercised BY Boardo Thrt Five Directors who Shall
Hoita he sssocation to serve for one year from suc
election and until their elected Except the first
Board herein appointed Notice such election shall be given
oF The len day mneastsy pFseeGFg G & 9 SANE il a sast
Tie Board In ofcs at The time being shall gppont three mem
ber inspectors preside such approaching ec0n and
either Of them the President of the Board shall appoint
others in their stead .
All citations notices and other legal process to which the
% SosT q 9s Ty % e Be ocs o. e d
ARTICLE SIXTH.
The said corporation shall have seal With the following
device A wounded soldier nclinng against oak and
female presenting him with Of ats with the inscrip
ton d" Gratitude and the name OF lie corporation
ARTICLE sE7EzEz.
The following gentlemen hsrsby constituted the frst
1861 and until their successors shall be elected and qualified
SessEs G. t Eeauregard, Richard Taylor Ed j. Forsta
James HeT1tt, n J. NeWE2en Dr. Warren sene r l. Glib
Harry 7. Hays, Wn. s Pike, j. 0. Nixon DR.. L. PIN
Kichois Of The parish Of Assumption; ST John r. Lddg
u t5e parish q ceah9na Geo A nason of TIE parish
gGg5 r Faean Of tas Stats of 1fa1sss BeS
iamin & Hanphrsgs Of the stste Of misssspp ipTi.
John G. Brown Of tie State Of Iennsssse; James Long
Brckns and VIM Preston OF the State Of kentucky; JEFF
aacs wallis Of he state o Marysnd Robert s' Ieo and
JOS Johnston OF the S!ste O. 9iTgEa j. Potion Ander
Georgia; Wade Hampton Of the State South Caroina
a 81 sne Sfste ~ d Gf Ro5 9 9aTona N and saGh % P a
to representation in one OF its ctzans as Director in said
4z71o1z E19z-z.
At all meetings the members each member in person. or
eea Boa pa to 6e Snds the
By him her or hem respectively as re case may be- IN al
be given either BY eas or or N sach other mode as the
Corporation shall be necessary constitute valid meeting Of
the member and the decision Of the majority in members
shall be requisite for validity as corporate act except f
elections and at all elections plurality of voes shall
ARTICLE guHzH.
In case from any cause election shall any
dent to order another election place within days
thereafter giving the like notice required for the first
ARTICLE TENTH.
The Board of Directors shall first meeting in each
year elect from among themselves President and Vice res
us so Il n oa essg an g a brsbY g aed and
appointed respectively the said Hood President and the said
officers elected the hrot Monday in April 1867.
ARTICLE ELEvzNTH
Five Directors sha consate quorum Of the Board Of D
recr shall have power to appoint such Officers Surgeons
and Physicians Copnsslor Secretaries Treasursrs Clerks
of said Association, aud orin such nle regu
government Of said Association snd Hospt provided he
same shall not be contrary to the laws of this State and Of the
They shall fx the compensation Of the officers surgeons
Syed by them II the service Of the Hs:oeston and sSa
havepower to m all VACANCIES which occur in their
power accept all donations the Association from what
any kind of contract sale Of real estate ezGepted to buy
build lease suitable buildings for the objects and Of
Pnd ns ha may be reauise and gcgssay for he out
and maintenance Of the hospital to pay ali The Obligations and
debts that may be due by Association and
impisaded in ali affairs whaeyer before any court
Is is well understood that the said Board aha ccum
stances whatever enter INTO any contract r ha payment of
ARTICLE TWELFTH.
The Board Of Directors during the first week OF April in
each shall to be published in eRst of the
of this city, statement Of the affairs of
the Association the OF the donors and the
given by each one the value and kind of property
both real aud personal owned and claimed by the As
sociaon faithful of the recsips Disbursements
also the fsmiy and christian of each every soldier
who shall be admitted into the Hospital the military organ
cation which belonged the character Of his
the battle in which it received the ages and State
nativity how long he remained in the Hospital when cured
discharged when each died and how still remain
in the Hospital and such other information may be in the
interest Of the association Of benefit medical science
4RTIcLE THIRTEENTH.
This Act Of Incorporation may be modified, altered
amended the said association dissolved at general meet
ing Of the members be convened for the purpose
thirty days notice. uch notice 30 be published in least
Of the newspapers published in each represented the
Board and upon its dissolution all the assets, money,
property and effects OF the association shall be and is hereby
given to the city Of New Orleans for charitable pupOses
Executed beore me, the undersigned, Notary Paic
o h city OF New Orleans and the parish Of Orleans State of
ouena on this tenth day Of the month If July in the
year o cur Lord thousand eight humid ysix
presence o FeN Ttnna Jr and Edgar Grina both compe-
one Notary W
(Original signedl JOHN HOOD.
s. B. BUCKNER.
r. L. GIBSON.
...- LOUIS 4. PIN
WARREN STONE.
WIN. s. PIKE
JAMES HEWITT.
N. j, NEWMAS
HARRY I, HAYS