The Opelousas courier., 1898-01-29
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARlSuEnE ST Landry.

WIN uetldIc LHdU, tttdiliuS Va tus
provisions of the avs of this State. RELATIVE
to the formation Of Corporations, they have
formed themselves, their associates and sue
cessors, as hereinafter set forth, into a cor
poration to be known as the "LOUlSlANA
STATE SANITARY ASSOCIATION" Tha,
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 the Southern, and particularly thu
Gulf and Sonth Atlantic States.
I'd. The founding of a School of Hygiene anG
Quarantine on the Chautanquan plan of cor
respondence, Lectures and Summer Insti
tutes.
Sd. The publication of a monthly Journa,
devoted to the objfcts OF the Association.
4tll, 70 secure through an educated pub
lie opinion the enactment of adequate health
laws: Laws onkital statistics. on food adul
t%eration and zater pollution, on meat aud
dairy inspeclP in, on vaccination, and theil
enf2rcepent and the founding of hospitals
contagious diseases.
9th. To systematically educate the peo.
pie of the State to the necessity of substi
tuting rational, scientific, uniform, mari
time and inland guarantees during periods
OF epidemic danger or invasion for the bar
harOus shotgun guarantees, which while
Gripping IN afford at best u doubtful
and insecure protection.
9th. The restriction and prevention OF
tuberculosis and the founding OF SanatOriums
for its Hygienic-D ietetic treatment"
That its officers and committeeme 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
Drno;Iant Ni.n- prosilnpfo ana frrr, ,ooI,
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.
a. " PubIica;i lou Committee, and the
Board OF Regents of the School of Hygiene.
That its Executive Committee shall con.
sist of the officers, tho Elk 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 Chautauqua and other educa-
tional and scientific bodies. from the Press
Association of the State, and the Press Club
" ~"
elets Assoc'ation lhe OASIS OF representa-
Ioh rom each 10 oe h&eo ny the Executive
eomn.l..ee.
ihese WV connli.tees snalI, ih JOINT seS-
sioh' serve as u nominating committee OF ON
GERS anu committeeman, LOT the ensuing
year anu maze sucn recommendation TO
iacts of ito cra.t;ony ''' '0 W.
IThosa orioars ana oo,mouo, ,,u..,,
Office mil he elect;on of tber snnca IL aJ hu
the ANIMAL meet;ng IF ,ha soo;otv VIZ
shall ha hald at The s;ma and nIsoo e.an.od
nv tho ETacn1iva Comm;t,aa p'"'o Se'ee'eu
The said cornorat;nn shall bave oil tho
,snn onI ordG".rU," om "f n"su a.. L.
necessary and amnro priat1t to .id tIap "h;ao,s,
for wb;ei # ia fa pp ;,s 10 I, ~" CIV oGy1I Us
in tie Par;sh Of St Lsndrv and s n;aat 10
he sarvaa nnnn rho pras?on i" ~ IA u
ahsence mon the Secratary and !, sbniI
cont;nno IN ax;s,once f,r y. - " sna'
from the 6i;ng tberaof No mamhar fo a.
shall ever he held mr. sound ;n'
dividually, by reason of any liability made or
by it, except for the amount of the
annual dues, which is hereby fixed at One
Dollar per annum but the managers of the
may receive any voluntary contribu-
ton or donation that may be made for its
use.
The members and associates of this corpo-
'ation shall consist of the subscribers and of
who NAV connect themselves will, this