The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-23
CHARTER
Or the Shreveport Academy Of Med
icine.

vi WI" SHittepOft Acauemy OF lcu.
icine.
State of louisiana
Parish Of Caddo.
BE it remembered. that on this the
9TH day of January, A. d. 1912. before
me. Leon r. Smith. a Notary Public in
and for the Parish of Caddo. State of
Louisiana. duly commissioned and
sworn. personally came and appeared
the undersigned persons, to me well
known. who declared and acknowledged
to me, said Notary. in the presence Of
the undersigned witnesses. that they do
form among themselves and with such
others as may become associated with
them, corporation under the general
laws of this State, relative to corpora
tions, and they do hereby declare the
following Articles TO be the charter Of
tn" said corporation.
ARTICLE
The name and title Of this corpora.
ton shall be the SHREVEPORT
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, and uu.
der this corporate name it shall have
! III" authority and power to contract,
sue and Ne sued; to make and use q
corporate seal; to receive, purchase and
hold; to lease to sell. transfer and con
I,vcy, to give, pledge, mortgage or ny.
pothecate property, both real and per,
sonal, necessary for its objects and pur
poses, and within the limits fixed by
| law: and to make and adopt a constitu
| tion and such rules and regulations.
laws and ylaws, as may be required
for its maintenance good government,
and the proper administration of its at
| fairs. in pursuance of, or to carry out
| its objects and purposes, provided the
i same are not contrary to or inconsistent
with this act Of Incorporation or exist,
ing laws.
ARTICLE ii.
! This corporation shall continue in ex-
istcnce during the period of ninety-nine
| (99l years from the date hereof. The
domicilc of this corporation is hereby
| fixed and established in the City Of
Shreveport, Caddo Parish. State Of
| Louisiana.
ARTICLE Ial.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed arc declared
to be the promotion and furtherance OF
the science of medicine, and all matters
and things having to do with the med,
zeal profession, and further, with the
powers to establish and conduct col
lege or university for the education and
training necessary to the attainment OF
the medical profession, together with
the power to do any and everything
necessary or appeftaining tn the above
objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The -niliecrs of this corporation shall
be President, Vice President. Seete>
tarv and Treasurer. all of whom shall be
| t1PfGtu nv INV VI i'HN't''f' -
matter provided for. There shall he 4
Board of Directors composed of eleven
Ill) directors. in which the powers OF
this corporation shall be vested, and
who shall be elected by the members OF
this corporation at an annual election
to be held on the first Monday in De
tober Of each year. ut which election
each member shall be entitled to on'
~ vote. Notice of said election shat
be given at least week by publication
; in one or more Of the newspapers pub
lished in the City of Shreveport, Louis
lana. Said election shall be by ballo
and shall be held at the office OF thI!
corporation in the City of Shreveport
Louisiana. The failure hold an elec
ton on the day specified will not dis
solve the corporation, but the director
shall hold power until an election i
held. The officers of the corporation
shall he elected by the members of tn
corporation at the annual meeting. t.
be held on the first Monday III octobe
: Of each year. for that purpose.
ARTICLE V.
: The following are hereby designate
as the officers of this corporation unit
their successors are elected: President
W. X. Sutherlin; Vice President, J.
Knighton; Secretary, +. w Oden. an
J Treasurer, A. A. Herold. which said OF
ieers shall hold their respective effie
until the first Monday in October. 4
u. 1912.
ARTICLE VI.
Citation shall be served on the Pres
dent and as the law directs. No men
: Der of this corporation shall ever b
held liable for any debs or contracts q
this corporation beyond the amount
dues which may he due and owing IN