The Opelousas courier., 1898-02-05
CHARTER.
A OF LOUISIANA.
PARIsIIpOF ST. LANDRY

PARlsuBoF ST. LANDRY )
DE IT KNOWN that oil this Sth day of De
- cember 1897, and Of the Independence o.
the United States of America, the One Hun
dredth and Twenty-irst, before me-, John IL
Harmanson, a notary public in and for sale
State and Parish duly commissioned and sworr
personally came and appeared the severa
persons whose names are hereafter subscribed
who declare that, awaiting themselves of the
provisions of the laws of this State. relative
to the formation of Corporations, they have
formed themselves, their associates and sue.
%cessors, as hereinafter set forth, into q cor.
p~Oration to be known as the "LOUlSlANA
STATE SANITARY ASSOCIATIONS" That
the purposes and objects of such corporation
as set forth in Article ii of its constitution
adopted Nov. 22d, 1897, are declared to be:
"The advancement Of sanitary science,
list. BY the organization of a central san
itary body with auxiliary circles in every par
ish in the State and its extension. until it EN-
braces all tho Southern, and particularly the
Gulf and SOnth Atlantic States.
I'd. The founding of a School OF Hygiene and
Quarantine on the Chautauquan plan of cor
respOndence, Lectures and Summer 1nsti-
tutes.
Sd. The publication of a monthly Journal
devoted to the objects of the Association.
4th. To secure through an educated pub
lie opinion the enactment of adequate health
laws laws on vital statistics. on food adul-
iteration aud water pollution, on meat aud
dairy Inspections Ion vaccination, and their
enforcement and the founding Of hospitals
for contagious Diseases.
5th. To syste& atically educate the peo-
pie of the State the necessity OF substi.
tuting rational, 6cientiic, uniform, mari
time and inland qvarautines during periods
Of epidemic danger or invasion for the bar
barVus shotgun guarantees, which while
Gripping Ill afford at best a Houbttul
aud insecure protection.
9Th. The restriction and prevention OF
tuberculosis and the f4inding ofSaDatoriums
for its Hygienic-D Diet tic treatment"
That its officers and committeeman shall
be such as are chosen at an annual conven-
| ton of the "LOUISIANA STATE SANITARY
ASSOCIATION" to be held at the times and
| places to be declared by it, and that such
officers aud committeeman shall consist Of d
| President, Vice-PresideDts, one from each
| Congressional District, now or hereafter to
be formed, a Secretary and Treasurer, and
the following standing committees
/. The Executive COMMITTEE.
. " Finauce Committee.
). r" Advisory Council.
4. Publication Committee, and the
Board of Regents of the School of Hygiene.
That its Executive Committee shall con-
sist of the officers, the Ex.Presidents, the
Regents the Lecturers in the School of lily
giene and Finance Committee.
That it's Advisory Council "Shall consist of
delegates from each Sanitary Circle in the
State, from each Town Council and Police
Jury OF the State, from the Commercial Ex-
changes and Boards of Trade, from the Boards
of Health, from the Medical, Pharmaceutical
and Dental Societies, from the Colleges, from
the Louisiana Chautauqua and other educa-
tiOnal and scientific bodies, from the Press
Association of the State, and the Press Club
of New Orleans, and the Commercial Trav-
elers' Association the basis of representa-
ton from each to be liked by the Executive
Committee
These two committees shall, in joint $685.
sion, Serve as a nominating committee of oth-
GERS and committeeman, for the ensuing
year and make such recommendations to
the Association as shall best secure the OBJ
jects of its creation
These officers and committeeman shall hold
Office until the election of ther successors by
the annual meeting Of the Society which
shall be held at the time and place selected
by the Executive Committee.
The said corporation shall have all the
usual and ordinary powers of a oorportion,
necessary and appropriate to aid the objects
for which it is formed its dOmicile shall be
in the Parish of st. Landry. and citation
shall be served upon the President, or in his
absence upon the Secretary, and it shall
continue iii existence for twenty-five years,
from the filing thereof. No member of this
corporation shall ever be held or bound in
dividually, by reason OF any liability made or
incurred by it, except for the amount of the
annual dues, which is hereby fixed at One
Dollar per annum but the managers of the
same may receive any voluntary cOntribu-
tion or donation that may be made for its
use.
The member and associates of this corpo-
ration shall consist OF the subscribers and of
all who may connect themselves with this
Association aud members cease to be such,
upon resignation addressed to the Secretary
of the Society. The subscribers active
or their representatives are entitled
to be members of the annual convention with
one vote each, until the election of officers,
at the annual convention in 1898 the Off
GERS shall be composed as follows:
DR.. Frederick Loeber, of Orleans. Presi
dent.
DR.. Jno. N. Thomas, Vice President 1st
Congressional District.
DR.. Rudolph Matas, Vice-President I'd
Congressional District.
DR.. w. ID. White, Vice president Sd Con-
DR.. J. C.: Eagan, Vice-President 4th Con
gressonal District.
Judge A.. A. Gunby, Vice. President 5th
Congressional District.
DR.. C. J. Ducote. Vice-Presiden 9th Con-
gressiOnal District.
DR.. w. r. Lastrapes, Treasurer Pro Tenn.
DR.. Fred. j. Mayer, Secretary.
This society may incorporate with similar
or other sanitary associations in the other
Southern States in such manner as it's Execu-
tive Committee may determine.
Thus done, read and signed at Opelousas,
La, on the day and date above written in
of K. P. Veazie and A. d. Hartman
son, competent witnesses, who sign with the
parties and ME, Notary, after reading the
the whole:
SIGNED: SIGNED:
Fred j Mayer, MD, DA Dimitry,
/ E Shute, NJ d, John N Ogdon,
w NJ Thompson, MD, G. Thompson,
r Nj Littell, NJ D, FL Pulford. ID ID S,
b A LitteIl, nj ID, + B Dubuisson,
Chas. + Boagni, MD, e H Miller,
p Foster, NJ ID, w F Clopton. M ID,
w r Lastrapes, MD, G w Martin, NJ D.,
] A Haas, M D, E 7 Lewis,
4 M Boagui, Presd't l. + Littel, CE,
St Idly State Bank, d S Edwards,
Fritz Dietlein, Leonce Sandoz,
o II Terwilliger, r Morhinveg,
II A Mayer, NJ ID, Ant Dietlein.
A j Perkins, NJ ID, Mason Mcbride,
H G SALES, d S, Louis C Smith,
P Moss, M D, James o Chachere,
j D Trahan, NJ D, Saml Haas,
j P Fancez, NJ D.. Walter S burke,
w w Lesley, MD John T Nixon,
. w Courtney, M ID, w j Sandoz. Atty,
U Pr6jean, NJ d, JIM jackson,
Albert Guidry, H Armstrong,
p Daily, M ID, Phil l. Asher,
B Guilbeau, NJ d, Julian Mouton,