New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-22
CT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
UNION LEAGUE CLUB
OF NEW ORLEANS.

Be it remembered, that we, who have hereinafter
subscribed our names. have associated ourselves
to form, together with those who may be admitted
to our organization, body polite for the cult
ton of literature and science; and in order to ac
qure and employ the rights, privileges and powers
caused to be prepared and have signed the present
instrument and do hereby declare the following
articles to be the constitution and charter Of the
said corporation:
This corporation shall be known and styled the
UNION LEAGUE CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS. Its
domicile shall be in the city of New Orleans parish
of Orleans, State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE H.
The purposes and objects of this Corporation arc
declared to be the cultivation of literature and
science, and the mutual improvement of the MEM
fuence Of the Society; and, to that end, to main
tain social organization, under whose auS0lGee
library and an annual course OF lectaNS caHssu
' ARTICLE III.
The officers of the Corporation shall be Presi-
dent, Vice President, a Secretary and such other
n may Be- at
meeting in the month of May of each year, and
shall perform such duties as are usually Incumbent
on such officials and as may be prescribed by the
rules and regulations of the organization
ARTICLE ".
The Corporation shall have power to adopt
common seal, with device; to sue and be sued; to
adopt bylaws, and generally to do all and every
nant to the constitution and laws of the Unite1E
States the constitution and laws of this State, dt
OF this act OF Incorporation.
ARTICLE V.
The President shall be the officer upon whom
citation may be served.
ARTICLE VIZ
amount of three hundred thousand dollars, and
shall have fun power to purchase, hold, incumber
or ALLEVIATE the same.
ARTICLE VII
To provide funds for the establishment of the
Club, the Corporation may issue two hundred bonds
for the ,s Gum of five hundred dollars eash
date, bearing ten per cent interest payable annu-
ally, and represented by coupons attached, which
lestate and immOvable property to be purchased by
the Corporation. The bonds SO authorized to bo
issued shall only be transferable the books of the
Association and no sale or transfer of the same
shall be valid to other parties than members Of the
Club until after the Secretary Of the Corporation
is notified in writing by the holder that such bond
is offered for sale, and delay of five days ID al
lowed during which time the Secretary shall post
offered for SALE The said bonds shall be signed
by the President and Secretary, and copy of this
article shall be printed on the back OF each bond
ARTICLE VIII.
The corporation shall continue in existence
during twenty-five years unless sooner dissolved
wherefore we subscribe our names, to the end
that ourselves, our associates and successors may
form corporation as aforesaid in all respects con-
forming to the provisions hereinbefore written.
Signed, at New Orleans, Louisiana this twenty.
seventh day Of October in the year of Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy and OF the
Independence of the United States OF America the
ninety .fourth.
JAMES H. YOUNG H. C. CAULKINS,
A. w. NORCROSS, MICHAEL HAHN.
A. L. LEE, W. Il. FISH,
SIMEON BKLDEN THOMAS ONG
THOMAS W. CONWAY Z. VI. PIERCE,
JOSEPH II. WILSON, HENRY c. DIBBLE,
G. W. LOWELL s. B. PACKARD,
JOHN CLAY o. J. DUNN,
B. +. JOUBERT, ZUINGLIUS MCKAY.
Nsw ORLEANS October q, 1870.
Having examined the within act ofincorporation,
I an Of opinion that tho purposes and ohiecfs
thereof arc legal and that none Of its proySions
are contrary to lsw. ItheseSors aRQcoye The same
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