New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-04
AN ACT

Entitled an act to incorporate the Louis
lana State Association for the Preventio,
and Suppression of Cruelty to Animals.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senat,
and House of Representatives of the Stat,
OF Louisiana IN General Assembly convened
That Jacob Hassinger, II. e. NIillaudon
Frank X. Moore, John j. Williamson. 10
siah Smith, j. Walsham, and their associ
ates, successors and assigns, be and the
same are hereby constituted a body corpo
rate and polite in fact and in law, by and
under the name, style and title of the Lou
islana State Association for the Prevention
and Suppression OF Cruelty to Animals, -
and by that name shall have perpetual sue
cession, and shall be able to sue and he
sued, plead and be implicated, defend and
be defended, prosecute and be prosecuted
in all courts of the State of Louisiana and
OF the United States, and shall make and
have common seal, and by that name NAV
hold real and personal property, may make
contracts, may receive grants of lands and
personal property, and may receive, hold
and own personal property, real estate
| grants, and donations of any nature
whatever and whatsoever, and shall have
| and possess all the powers and privileges
| pertaining to corporate bodies, and such
! powers and privileges as are in this act con.
| ferred upon said association, and shall have
| and possess the right to exercise and enjoy
all powers and privileges which corpora
Il ons are or may be, by any general law of
tue State, authorized to possess, and such
privileges, rights, exemptions and advan-
tages as are conferred on and enjoyed by
charitable and benevolent associations and
Institutions; and the said corporation shall
possess and enjoy the power to exercise it's
corporate powers and all powers herein
conferred upon the said ASSOCIATION within
St1fa md nd - a.
guarantee and protection of the State, and
by virtue OF the privileges, powers and au-
thOrity herewith conferred.
SEC. =. BE it further enacted, etc, That
the dOmicile of the association be and the
same is hereby fixed In the city of New Or
leans, and the business and corporate DOW
ers of the association shall be conducted
and exercised at the domicile of the COM
pany by board OF not less than five direc-
tors and such officers and agents as such
board shall appoint, or authorize to be an.
pointed, and empower to conduct any part of
its business, or exercise any of said powers.
or enforce any OF its orders and mandates in
any part OF the State in accordance with
the provisions OF this act. The directors
may hold office for such time and in such
manner as shall be designated by the by- |
laws OF the board, to be adopted by a ma
jOrity of the board of directors at their first |
meeting after the approval and prOmulga- |
ton of this act, and the persons herein |
named as corporatOrs shall be the directors
and shall continue in office until others are
elected or appointed to fill their places, and !
shall have power to fill vacancies in their
numbers caused by death, resignation or
otherwise. The directors shall elect one of
their number president, and shall elect or
appoint or cause to be appointed such
other officers as they may deem necessary
for the exercise and enforcement of their
rights and powers, and the transaction of
business. A majority of the corporators
named In this act, forming the first board
OF directors, shall be quorum for the tran
saction OF business. A majority of the cor
porators herein named, forming the first
Doaru OF directors, may make such rules, |
regulations and by laws for the government
Of its officers, and the management of its
business, as they may deem expedient, and
may IN the name and in behalf of the assO- !
'latlon make contracts, enter into engage
nents, and do and perform all such acts as |
hey, or majority of them may deem
proper, convenient or necessary for the |
of the objects for which |
aid company is created. All service of
process must be made upon the president,
nee president or secretary of the company
It the office and domicile of the association.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
he persons constituting the first board of |
directors shall, after the organization of
heir body, cause books of subscription to
'e opened, and each person subscribing ten
Ollars in favor Of said association shall he
ONE member thereof and receive d.
Iona to that effect. The members of the I
ssociation shall, if called upon by the
GARD, pay an annual fee of not less than
We dollars into the treasury of the associa- I
ION; but ali delinquent payers shall at the E
ption OF the board of directors forfeit their q
tie and diploma to membership of the as | :
ociation. The members of the association J
hall assemble whenever called upon by the J
oard OF directors. 1t shall be the duty of {
re president of the association to annually =
III . meeting of the members Of tho ass0- q
alton, and report to them the doings and Q