The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-22
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
rynvF~- CIR Nr-

PARIsngoF ST. LANDRY
RE IT KNOWN that on this Sth day of d,
- cember, 1897, and of the independence {
the United States of America, the One Hun
dredth and Twenty-tirst, before me, John L
Harmanson, a notary public in and for sal
State and Parish dulyc commissioned and swor
personally came and appeared the sewers
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 co,
poratiOn to be known rs the "LOUISIANl
STATE SANITARY ASSOCIATION" Tina
the purposes and objects of such corporatioI
as set forth in Article IL Of its constitution
adopted Nov. ed, 1897, are declared to be
"The advancement of sanitary science,
list. BY tho organization of a central san
itary body with auxiliary circles in every par
ish i'll the State and its extension, until it ON
braces all the Southern, and particularly tn,
Gulf and South Atlantic States.
%. The founding Of School Of Hygiene ant
Quarantine on the Chautauquan plan of cor
respondence, Lectures and Summer Insti
tutes.
Sd. The publication of a monthly Journa
devoted to the objects of tho Association.
18th, To secure through an educated pub
lie opinion the enactment Of adequate healtl
laws: Laws on vital Statistics. on food alul
%terati"n and water pollution, on meat auC
dairy inspeciiona on vaccination, and theil
enforcement am the founding of hospitals
for contagious diseases.
:LL u systematically educate tho PEG.
49, fne State to tho necessity of substi
tnting rationale scientific, uniform, mari
time and inland guarantees during periods
oi epidemic danger or Invasion for the bar
barous shotgun quarantincs, which while
GRIPPING commerce. afford at best il doubtful
and Insecure projections.
9th. The restriction and prevention of
Tuberculosis and the founding of Sanatorinms
Tor It's lly2lelic-D ietetic ~lrtatment.'
That its officers and committeeman shall
be such as are chosen ut 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, Eire-Presidrnts one from each
Congressional District, now or hereafter to
be formed, Il Secretary and Treasurer, and
the following sStn,lins committees
/. The Exec tive onmittc
? =" Finance Committee.
3. Z" Advisory Conncil.
4. " Publication Committee. and the
Board of Regents OF the School of Hygiene.
That its Executive Committee shall con
sist of the officers, the Elk Presidents, the
Regents the Lecturers in the School of Hy.
gienc and Finance Committee.
That its Advisory Council ''Slan consist of
delegates from each Sanitary Circle in the
State, from each Town Council aud Police
jury of the State, from the Commercial Elk
changes and Boards ofTrade, from the Boards
of Health, from the Medical, Pharmaceutical
and Dental Societies. from the Colleges, from
the Louisiana Chauta.iqua and other cduca-
tional AMI scientific bodies. from the Press
Association of the State. and the Press Club
OF New Orleans, and the Commercial Tray
elers' Association the basis of representa-
ton from each to be fixed by the Executive
Committee"
These two committees shall, in Joint SEES
sion, Serve As a nominating committee of off
GERS and committeeman, for the ensninp
year and make snc!l recommendations to
the Association as shall best secure the Oh
jects of its creation"
These officers and committeeman shall hold
offlce until the election of Their successors by
the annual meeting of the Society which
shall be held at the time and place selected
by the Executive Committee.
li'e saI;l corporation shall have all the
usual and ordinary powers of IA coruOrtion.
and appropriate to aid the objects
lor which 1T is formed its Gulnicile shall he
in the Parish of st. Landry. and citation
'hall be served upon the President. or in his
'bsence upon the Secretary, and it shall
continue i'll existence for twenty-five years,
rom the filing thereof. No member OF this
corporation shall ever be held or bound in.
llvldnally, by reason of any liability made or
by IT, except for the amount of the
;nnuai dues, which is hereby fixed at One
DOLLAR per annuIn; but the managers of the
anne may receive any voluntary contribu-
ion or donation that may be made for its
Sc.
The members and associates of this corpo.
alton shall consist of the subscribers and of
WHO may connect themselves with this
and members cease to be sucb.
DDtl rfGlTttttIoH lttlYnSSp1 tn tba S,.,+,
the society. The subscribers: active
LENDERS or their representatives are entitled
be members of the annual convention With
ne vote each, until the election of officers.
the annual convention in 1898; the Off
RS shall be composed as follows:
DIR. Frederick Loe',er, of Orleans. Presi
INT.
DR.. Jno. N. Thomas, Vice-Presideut LAT
congressional District. .
DIR. Rudolph Matas, Vice-Presidept %
congressional District.
w. ID. White, Vice President 3D. Con. 4
%essiOnal District.
DIR. j. G. Eagan, V~ice-President 4th Con-.
Judge A. A. Gnnby, Vice President 5th
,ngressional District
c. ). Ducote, Vice President 9th Con- Il
essional District. ~
DR.. w. Il. Lastrapes, Treasurer Pro Tenn
Fred. }. Mayer, Secretary.
l ms society may incorporate with similar
other sanitary associations in tho other
nthern States in such manner as it's Execn- r
g may determine.
bus done, read and signed at Opelonsas.
:, on the day and da.e above written in
'sence of 4. 2, Veazic and A. D.. Hartman
competent Witnc:a"s, who sign with tha w
ties ana ne, Notary, after reading the 81;
whole: &C
SIGNED: srcNrD. tn
, Nu
j Mayer, ID, DA Dilnitry, co
Shnte, NJ ID, John \ Ogior, re-
M Thompson, ID, O. Thompson, lie
4 Littell, nj ID. FL PuIfnrd. DIS
| Littell, Nj ID, T. Dnhuisson. sp
Is. + Boagni. d. e II Miller, 10
'oster, NJ ID, w C]ln;,ton, MD na no
z Lastrapes, MD, G w Martin. ri d hn
Haas, NJ ID, ETLewis. de-
[ Boagni, Presd't J. e LitteI. CE. y
L'dy State Bank, ID S Edwards. Or
" Dietieii', LeOnce SandoZ, =
Terwilliger, Morhinvey. pa
Mayer, NJ ID, Ant Dietlein. -
Perkins, NJ ID. Mason Mcbride,
SALES, ID d S, Louis Smith.
Moss, nj ID, James O Chacher6,
Trahan, NJ ID, Sam'l Haas,
Nj ID, Walter 5 burke,
V Lesley, M John Il Nixon,
Courtney, Nj D., w J Sandoz. Att,v OHi