New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-23

are elected, as hereinafter provided, the
following named persons shall constitute
the board of trustees, viz: Richard H.
Brown, James L. Dunnica, Marshall j.
Smith, James n. Beadles, William &.
COyle, Edward G. Palmer, William G. Shep-
herd, Moses NJ. Greenwood, William H.
Foster, John S. Walton, Thomas l. Dix,
Charles Clinton; Henry F. Given, Fred
e2ick J. Odendahl and A. J. Tardey
Jr, that the said trustees shall be divided
into 'hree classes, as follows: Richard
II. BrUyn, James L. Dunnica, James
n. beadiS7 and William G.. COyle shall
compose thetirst class, and shall hold office
Tor three yeas Edward c. Palmer, Viii
liam Z. Shepht,i, Moses VI. Greenwood
Jr., William H. FG,ter and John S. Walton
shall compose the .nc0nd class, and shall
hold Office for two ytors Thomas l. Dix
Charles Clinton, Henry Given. Frederick
j. Odendahl and A. J, Iardev. Jr.. shall
compose the third class, anu shall hold Of
fee for one year. The term OF office of said
trustees shall commence on the FIRST Tues
day of February, 1872, and shall eontinEp
as herein provided. Five trustees sail be
elected annually thereafter by the life and
active members Of tha association, at an
annual meeting to be held on the first Tues
day in February of each year succeeding,
to I'LL the places Of the trustees whose
terms Of office shall expire that year, and
the trustees so elected shall hold office for
three years from the date of the election,
and until their successors IN Office are
elected. Whenever any vacancy by
death or otherwise shall occur in said board
of trustees, the same shall be filled by a
majority vote of the remaining trustees:
provided, that the party 50 chosen to ill the
vacancy shall be of the same religious de-
nomination as the one whose place he is
elected to fill. Said board of trustees shall,
from time to time, elect from among their
number a president, secretary and treas
urer, and a majority Of said board of
trustees shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, but in matters of
sale, transfer or mortgage of the real estate
of the association, there must be present at
the meeting of the board one or more rep
resentatives from each religious denOmina
ton which may have members in said assO-
citation, and said representative repre-
sentatives of each religious denomination
shall cast one vote only, and the majority
must be three-fOurths to order said sale, or
transfer, or mortgage.
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, etc, That
the members Of said association shall, from
time 20 time, as they deem best, make,
adOpt, alter and amend constitution, and
such bylaws, rules aud regulations, and do
everything useful for the good government,
preservation and support of said corpora
JlOu uOG Tepu9uduJ 10 The COuSJlIullOu anu
laws of the United States, to the COnstitu-
ton and laws of this State, or to this act of
incorporation.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the dOmicile of said association shall be at
the rooms of the corporation in the city OF
New Orleans, and the President Of the board
of trustees shall be authorized to receive
citations in all cases of suits instituted
against the association.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in consideration of the work that this assO-
ton proposes to do, in providing free read
ing rooms and a public library for the
young men Of New Orleans, the property of
said association shall forever be free from
taxation, State or municipal.
(Signed) 0. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
A true copy:
+. j. HERON,
Secretary Of State.