The Opelousas courier., 1898-02-12

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PADISunoE Sr I,ANDRY

PARISInOF ST. LANDRY.
DE IT KNOWN that on this Sth day of De
u cember. 1897, and OF the Independence
the United States of America. the One Hun
dredth and Twenty-iirst, before me, John II
Harmanson, a notary public III and for sal
State and Parish duly commissions and swor
personally came and appeared the severa
persons whose names are hereafter subscribe
who declare that, availing themselves of til
provisions of the laws of this State. relativ
to the formation of Corporations, they hav
formed themselves, their associates and sue
%cessors, as hereinafter set forth, into Il cor
p~oration to he known as the "LOUISIAN!
STATE SANITARY ASSOCIATION" Tha
the purposes and objects Of such corporation
as set forth in Article IL of its constitution
adopted Nov. 22d, 1897, are declared to be
Tho advancement Of sanitary science,
''Ist. BY the organization of n central san
itary body with auxiliary circles in every par
ish in the State and its extension, until it en-
braces all the Southern, and particularly I'll,
Gulf and South Atlantic States.
ID. The founding of a School Of Hygiene AM
Quarantine on the Chautanquan plan of cor
respondence, Lectures and Summer Insti
tutes.
Sd. The publication of a monthly Journa
devoted to the objects of the Association.
4th. To secure through an educated pub
lie opinion the enactment of adequate healtl
lawA Laws on vital statistics on food adul
lRA " II H"tSA vi AhS"p y"
dali inspection, on vaccination, and THEN
emf rcement and the founding of hospitals
for vOntagious diseases.
5t4 To systematically educate the peO-
pie d the State to the necessity of snbsti.
tuting rational. scientific, uniform, mari
time and inland guarantees during periods
of epidemic danger or Ahvasion for the bar
barous shotgun guarantees, which while
Gripping III afford at best a doubtful
and inse4 lre protection.
9th. le restriction and prevention of
Tubercunsis and the founding ofSanatoriums
for it's Hygienic- Dietetic treatment"
That it's officers and committeeman shall
be such as are chosen at an annual conven-
ton of the "LOUISIANA STATE SANITARY
ASSOCIATION" to he held at the times and
places to be declared by it, and that such
officers and committeeman shall consist of a
President, Eice-Presidents, one from each
Congressional District, now or hereafter to
be formed, a Secretary and Treasurer, and
the following standing committees
|. The Executive Commute.
2. Finance Committee.
3. 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 Hy-
giene and Finance Committee.
That its 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 C~hantauqua and other educa-
tional and scientific bodies, from the Press
Association of the State, and the Press Club
of New Orleans, aud the Commercial TRAY
elers' Association the basis of representa-
49,. r~-~ o-@I - L. 4,~l H. Al~
Committee"
These two committees shall, in joint ses-
sion, Serve as a nominating committee of Off
GERS and committeeman, for the ensuing
year and make such recommendations to
the Association as shall best secure the oh
jects of its creation
These officers and committeeman shall hold
office until the election of Their successors by
the annual meeting of the Society which
shall he held at the time and place selected
by the Executive Committee.
The said corporation shall have all the
usual and ordinary powers of a cnrportion,
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 in existence for twenty-five years,
from the filing thereof. No member OF this
corporation shall ever be held or bound in
Wv ny CdSoh vi any lldblillN llduc VI
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-
ton or donation that may be made for its
use.
The members and associates of this corpo-
ration shall consist of the subscribers aud of
who may connect themselves with this
Association and 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,
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 lst
Congressional District.
DR.. Rudolph Matas, Vice President 2a
Congressional District.
Dr.. w. D.. White, Vice President Sd Con-
District.
Dr.J. c. Eagan, Vice-President 4th Con-
,ressonal District.
Judge A. A. Gunby, Vice.President 5tb
District.
DR.. c. }. Ducote. Vice-President 9th Con-
District.
DR.. w. r. Lastrapes, Treasurer Pro TEN.
DIR. Fred. j. Mayer, Secretary.
This society may incorporate with similar
n other sanitary associations in the other
southern States in such manner as its Execu-
i've Committee may determine.
Thus done, read and signed at Opelousas.
IA, on the day and date above written in
presence of e.. P. Veazie and A. D.. Hartman
on, competent Witnesses, who sign with the
.arties and me, Notary, after reading the
he whole
SIGNED: SIGNED: