New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-29
CORPORATIONS.
act OF INCORPORATION
OF TIRE
UNION LEAGUE CLUE
OF NEW ORLEANS.

Be it remembered. that we who have hereinafter
subscribed our names, have associated ourselves
to form together with those who may he admitted
to our organization. body polite for the cu tN;--
ton of literature and science; and i'll order to ac-
guire and employ the rights privileges ana powers
of body corporate and polltic IN law we nave
instrument, and do hereby declare the following
articles to be the constitution and charter OF the
said corporation:
ARTICLE |.
This corporation shall be known and styled the
domice shall be in the city OF New Orleans PARISH
OF Orleans, State of Louis lana.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose, aud objects of this Corporation
declared to DO the cultivation of literature and
science and the mutual improvement of the mem
bers and those who may he brought within the IN
fuence of the Society; and, to that end, 10 main
tain social organization, under whose auspices a
library and an annual course OF lectures can be
sustained.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of the Corporation shall be a Presi-
dent Vice President, a Secretary, and such other
officers as may be prescribed by the bylaws OF the
Club They shall he elected at the hEst regular
meeting in the month of May of each year, and
shall perform such duties as are usually incumbent
on such officials and as may he prescribed by the
rules and regulations OF the organization.
ARTICLE ".
The CORPORATION shall have power to adopt
common seal, with a device; to sue and be sued; TO
adopt bylaws, and generally to do al and every
act incidental to its corporate existence. no" repug
nant to the constitution and laws OF nc United
States, the constitution and laws OF Tins state, or
OF this act of incorporation.
ARTICLE V.
The President shall be the officer upon whom
citation may be served.
ARTICLE VI.
The Corporation may hold property 10 the
of ly.e tr,G
shall have fun power 10 purchase, rod, l1cumuer
or ALLEVIATE the same.
ARTICLE VII.
To provide funds for tie establishment of the
Club the Corporation may issue two hundred BONDS
for the sum of five hundred dollars edrh, ddted
Juue l. 1870 PAYABLE to bearer twenty years after
date bearing ten per cent interest, payah!e annn
aly and represented by coupons attached, winch
bonds shall be secured by mortgage on the real
estate and imInovable property to DC purchased ny
the Corporation The bonds SO authorized 10 he
issued shall only be transferable on the books OF tue
Association and no sale transfer ot the same
shall be valid TO other parties than lnelIief 81 he
Club. until after the Secretary OF the Corporation
is notified in writing by the holder that such bona
is offered for sale and a delay OF five days IL al
lowed, during which time the Secretary shan posi-
written notice in the Club Room that sad hord is
offered for sale. The said bonds shan De signed
by the President and Secretary, and coy OF TINS
article shall be printed Oh the back OF each bond.
ARTICLE VIII
The corporation Shall continue II exsteH'e
during twenty-five wears, unless sooner dissolved
by II vote OF w0thirds Oi all the members IL good
standing.
Wherefore we subscribe our names. 20 the end
that ourselves, our associates and Successors may
form a corporation aforesaid in all respects
forming to the provisions herenbcture written.
Signed. at New Orleans. Louisiana. this twenty
seventh day of October i'll the year Of or Lord
thousand eight hundred and seventy, and of the
Independence of the United States OF America the
ninety fOurth.
JAMES H. YOUNG, II. C. CAULKlNS,
A. W. NORCROSS, MICHAEL HAHN.
L. LEE W. R. FISH,
SIMEON RELDEN THOMAS ONG,
THOMAS w. CONWAY, Z. w. PIERCE,
JOSEPH II. WILSON, HENRY e. DlbBLE,
C. w. LOWELL s. B. PACKARD,
JOHN r CLAY o. J. DUNN,
B. F. JOUBERT, ZUlNGLluS MCKAY.
New ORLEANS, October q, 1870.
Having examined the within act OF incorporation
| am of opinion that the purposes and objects
thereof are legal, and that none OF its provisions
are contrary to law. therefore approve the same
C. II. 1OZENBERG,
District Attorney Of the First Judicial District Of
the State OF Louisiana. oc29 uol2 %