The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-08-08
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STAT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATI
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OR NEW ORLEANS.
| BE IL known, that on this fifteenth day o
the month OF April in the year of our Lar
one thousand nine hundred and twelve. an
of the INDEPENDENCE of the United States O
| America the one hundred and thirty-SiXth
| Before me, Josiah Gross, a Notary Public
duly commissioned and qualified, in and 70
TINS city and the Parish of Orleans therein
residing and in the presence Of the witness
es hereinafter named and Undersigned
Personally came and appeared the seVera
persons whose names are hereunto subscrib
ed who declared that, desiring 10 avail
| themselves OF the provisions of the law o
| this state, relating to the formation of cor
| poratiOnS for religious, scientific. literary o
| charitable purposes and to acquire and EMO,
| the rights, privileges and powers of a bod,
| corporate and polite in law. for themselves
| their associates and successors, they d,
| hereby form themselves into such corpora
ton and body polite under the name an,
style, and for the purpose hereinafter speci
iically set forth, viz:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
| and association shall be The Department o
| Louisiana and Mississippi, Grand Army o.
| The Republic and its domicile is herebl
hxed apd established in the city of New
Orleans, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes of this corpora
| ton and association are TO preserve an,
| strengthen the fraternal feelings that bin,
| together soldiers, sailors and marines VIII,
| united TO suppress the late rebellion know
as the Civil War, and TO perpetuate tn,
| memories and history of those who dice
| that the Nation might live.
| To assist such former comrades in arms
| as may need help and protection and TO ex
tend needful aid to the widows and orphan.
| of deceased comrades.
To maintain true allegiance to the Unite,
States OF America based upon a permanent
1 oct and IL.
stitution and laws, to dscountenance what
ever tends to weaken loyalty, or may incit,
| instruction, treason or anything that in any
manner may impair the efficiency and per
manency of our free institutions and TO en-
courage the spread of universal liberty
equal rights and justice 10 all men.
ARTICLE III.
Under the above name and for the pur
poses above expressed the said corporation
shall have the power and authority TO make
nave and use a common seal with such de
vice and description as they shall deem
proper and the same TO break, alter and
amend at their pleasure, and by the name
style and title provided and declared afore.
said, shall be capable in law TO sue and be
sued, and shall be empowered TO make rules
bylaws and ordinances, and do everything
needful for their good government and sup.
port, and shall be and is empowered to take
have and hold, all manner of lands, tene-
mentS, rents, dues, Establishments, requests
and any sum of money and any manner and
or acquired by 1t in any manner. TO hold
receive, purchase, improve. ALLEVIATE. convey
sell, borrow, pledge, mOrtage and hypothe-
cate property, real, personal and mixed
within the limit fixed by law.
ARTICLE ".
BY authority granted by the Council OF
Administration of the Department of Louis
lana and Mississippi, Grand Army of the
February 3, 1912. at its headquarters in
New Orleans, the following named comrades
shall be the incorporators and the officers
or this corporation and association until
their successors are elected and qualified.
Edward X. Russ, Department Commander
A. j. Barrett, Senior department Com
mander; Alfred Walker. Junior Vice-De-
partment Commander; Louis J. Souer, As
slstant Adjutant General and Assistant
Quartermaster General; Henry Kenner, De-
partment Medical Director; Frank C.. Tay-
lor. Department Chaplain: Ernest LOngpre,
Judge Advocate; +. c. Antoine, Depart
Chief Mastering officer: William j. Rudolph,
Department Patriotic Instructor and H. n.
Singleton, Dennis Washington, Paul Bruce
James Lewis and w. b. Barrett, Members
Of the Council Of Administration.
These shall constitute the Board of Di-
rectors of this corporation and association.
the majority Of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. The
said officers shall have the power and au-
thorlty which usually belongs to their res
pective positions.
The management and disposition of the
property of this corporation and assOcia-
ton shall be wholly vested in the foregoing
named officers TO be known as the Board of
Trustees, and In their successors An an
nual election shall be held in accordance
with the rules and regulations now provided
by the national association known as the
Grand Army of the Republic, and the present
above named officials for the Department of
Louisiana and Mississippi shall constitute
the officers OF this corporation and its
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provided for by the rules of said Grand
Army of the Republic
Vacancies in said Board of Trustees shall
be filled in the manner provided by the rules
and regulations of the Grand Army OF the
Republic aforesaid, which said rules and
regulations are made part of the rules and
regulations of this corporation and associa-
ton.
Except TO defray current and necessary
expenses of this corporation and for salaries.
the appropriation Of the funds of this cor
poration and association by said Board of
Trustees shall be only by the consent Of a
who shall be called for that purpose by writ
ten notice after ten days notice, or at
meeting Of the Department Encampment.
ARTICLE V.
The Department Commander of this De-
partment and in his absence or default, the
Senior Vice-Commander, is hereby designat-
ed as the officer upon whom citation may be
served.
This charter may be modified, altered or
amended, or dissolved by a vote of three
fourths of its legal members at any De
partment Encampment, or meeting regulari-
ly called for that purpose after written ten
days notice. Should this corporation be
finally dissolved after its liabilities are sat
isfed, the remainder of the property, OF any
nature, shall be delivered to the Trustees
of the Permanent Fund of the National En-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
Whenever this corporation shall be dis
solved, either by limitation or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by three members
of the Council of Administration, that is
Board of Trustees, elected by the members
OF this corporation at meeting voting its
dissolution.
They shall have six months in which to
wind up its affairs and may fill vacancies
among themselves by selection from men,
bers of the Board Of Trustees.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation and association shall
exist and continue for the period of twenty
five years unless sooner dissolved and no
dissolution thereof shall ensue while there
are fifty or more members of this corpora
tion in good standing, residing within the
limits of Louisiana and Mississippi who de-
sire to continue the same, IL its continuance
is otherwise financially practicable.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Council of Administration may adopt
such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
government of this corporation and associa-
approval of the corporation and not con-
trary to this act of Incorporation. to the
laws Of the State or of the United States.
In testimony whereof the said parties
have hereunto affixed their signatures, to-
gether with me, notary, and subscribing