New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-18
A CT OF INCORPORATION p
OF THE
UNION LEAGUE CLUB
OF NEW ORLEANS.

Be it remembered, that we, who have hereinafter
subscribed our names have associated ourselves Ourselves
to form, together with those who may be ADMITTED
to organization, body polite for the cuitiva
ton Of literature and science and in order to ac-
Of aSia' body Corporate and polite law have
caused to be prepared and have signed the Rresent
articles to be the constitution and charter of the
said corporation:
This corporation shall be known and styled the
domicile shall be in the city of New Orleans. parish
OF Orleans, State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes and objects of this Corporation are
declared to be the cultivation of literature ana
science, and the mutual improvement of the mem
hers and those who may be brought within the m
huencc of the Society; and to that end, to man.
tain social organization, under whose auspices q
library and an annual course OF lectures can DO
sustained.
The officers of the Corporation shan &c - -
dent Vice President, Secretary, and such othsa
officers as NAV be prescribed by the bylaws of the
Club They shall be elected at the first regular
meeting in the month of May of each year, and
shall perform such duties are usually incumbent
on such officials, and as may be prescribed by the
rules and regulations of the organization.
ARTICLE Nv.
The Corporation shall have power to adopt o
adopt bylaws, and generally to do all and every
act Incidental to its corporate existence not repug
uant to the constitution anu laws OF Tie Vultcu
States, the constitution and laws Of this State or
OF this act of Incorporation. -
ARTICLE v.
The President shall be the officer upon whom ,
citation may be served.
ARTICLE VI
amount of three hundred thousand dollars, and
shall have full 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 sum of five hundred dollars EACH dated
June 1870, payable to bearer twenty years after
| ally and represented by coupons attached, which
bonds shall be secured by mortgage on the real
and to BE 70 y
issued shall only be transferable the books of the
| Association, and 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
| lowed, during which time the Secretary shall post
| written notice in the Club Room that said bond is
by the President and Secretary, and copy Of this
| article shall be printed on the back Of each bond
| ARTICLE WILL
| The corporation shall continue in existence
during twenty-five years, unless sooner dissolved
by vote of two-thirds of all the members in good
wherefore we subscribe our names, to the end
that ourselves, our associates and successors may
form corporation 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
| thousand eight hundred and seventy, and of tho
| Independence of the United States OF America tho
| ninety-tourth.
| JAMES II. YOUNG, H. C. CAULKINS,
| A. W. NORCROSS, MICHAEL HAHN.
| A. L. LEE. w. r. FISH,
| SIMEON BELDEN, THOMAS ONG.
| THOMAS w, CONWAY f.. W. PIERCE
| JOSEPH H. WILSON HENRY C. DlBBLK
| c. w. LOWELL, s. B. PACKARD,
| JOHN CLAY q. J. DUNN,
B. F. JOCBERT, ZCINGLLUS MCKAY.
/ New ORLEANS, October q, 1870.
| Having examined the within act ofincorpOration
am Of opinion that the purposes and objects
thereof are legal, and that none Of ts provisions
| are contrary TO law. therefore approve the came
II g. H. IeZKNBRn0.
District Attorney Of the First Judicial District
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