The Opelousas courier., 1898-02-19
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

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cessors, as hereinafter set forth, into a col
p%Oration to be known as the "LOUISIAN.
STATE SANITARY ASSOCIATIONS" Tha
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,
"lst. BY the organization OF a central san
itary body with auxiliary circles in every par
lsh in the State and its extension. until it em
braces all the Southern, and particularly tn,
Gulf and South Atlantic States.
I'd. The founding of School of Hygiene anC
Quarantine on the Chautanguan plan of cor
responlence, Lectures aud Summer Insti
81" 3D.. The publieatR of il monthly journal
3evoted to the ohjens of the Association.
18Th. To sasure through an educated pub.
lie tAiRrh me enactment of adequate health
laws: Laws on vital~d %atistics. on food adult
%teration and water pollution, on meat aud
dairy inspection, on vaccination, and their
enforcement and the founding of hospitals
for contagious diseases.
5th. To systematically educate the peo-
ple OF he State to the necessity of substi-
tuting rational, scientific, uniform, mari
time and inland quarantines during periods
of epidemic danger or invasion for the bar
barons shotgun quarantihes, which while
%crippling commerce afford at best a doubtful
and Insecure protection.
9th. The restriction and prevention of
Tuberculosis and the founding o~fSanatoriums
for its Hygienic-D ietetic treatment"
That its officers and committeeman shall
be such as are chosen at an annual couyrn-
ton of the "LOUISIANA STATE SANITARY
ASSOCIATION" to be held at the times and
| places TO be declared by 1t, aud that such
officers and committeeman shall consist of a
President, Eice-Presidrnts, one from each
Congressional District, Row or hereafter to
be formed, "a Secretary and Treasurer, and
the following standing committees
|. The Executive
2. Finance Committee.
3. Advisory Council.
q. Publication Committee, and the
Board OF Regents o! 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 .Sball 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 ofTrade, from the Boards
of Health. from the Medical, Pharmaceutical
and Dental Societies. from the Collepes. 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 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 ensujnr
year and make such recommendations to
the Association as shall best secure the OBJ
jectS of its creation
These officers aud committeeman shall hold
Office until the election of Their successors Inv |
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 IL corportion,
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
upon the Secretary, and it shall
i'll 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-
Ion or donation that may be made for its
Use.
The members and associates of this corpo-
alton shall consist of the subscribers and of
VII who may connect themselves with this
ASSOCIATION and members cease to be snch.
lpon resignation addressed to the Secretary
i the Society. The subscribers: active
members or their representatives are entitled
o be members of the annual convention with
he vote each, until the election of officers
t the annual convention in 1898 the Off
ers shall be composed as follows:
DR.. Frederick Loeber, of Orleans, hrasi.
ent. ~
DR.. Jno. N: Thomas, Vice-president 1st
congressional District.
DR.. Rudolph Matas, Vioe-President I'd
congressional District.
DR.. w. ID. White, Vice President 3D. Con-.
District. '
DR.. ]. G: Eagan, Vice-President 4th Con-
District.
Judge A. A. Gunby, Vice. President 5tb
congressional District.
DIR. CD Ducote. Vice President 6tb Con.
District.
Or. W.. K. Lastrapes, Treasurer Pro Tenn.
Or. Fred. j. Mayer, Secretary.
This society may incorporate will, similar
other sanitary associations in the other
uthern States in such manner as its Execu-
We Committee may determine.
Thus done, read and signed at Opelou.as
L., on the day and date above written in
essence of E. P. Veazie and A. d. Harman-
n, competent witnesses, who sign with the
rites and me, Notary, after reading the
9 whole
SIGNED: s1GNEn.
ed j Mayer, M D, DA Dimitry,
Shnte, Al d, John N Ogdon,
Nj Thompson, NJ ID, c. ThOmnso