The Caucasian., 1913-08-14
CHARTER
vi the Union Protestant Sanitarium

90: Before me, the undersigned au-
thorlty, in and for the State of Lou
lslana, Caddo Parish, duly commits
stoned and sworn appeared, J. A..
Hendrlck, j. l.. kimbell, J. M. Whee-
lis, e. ?. Rutledge and E. 0. Ed
serton, all OF whom reside in the
Parish OF Gaddo, State Of Louisiana,
who declare to me that they do
hereby form themselves into a cor
poraton, under the laws of the
state OF Louisiana, under the stipu-
latlons hereinafter set out, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this cor
pofation is hereby declared to be
lie Union Protestant Sanltarium.
1t shall have the right to enjoy sue
cesslon for ninety-nine (99) years,
with the right to contract, sue and
pc sued, and to hold, purchase and
lease, to sell and hypothecate prop
erty, real and personal; its domicile
shall be the City Of Shreveport,
State Of Louisiana, and all citations
and other legal process shall be
made OH its president, or in his abb
sence, on the vice president, or in
the absence Of the vice president,
on the secretary and treasurer, at
the office Of the company, and ac-
cording to law
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock Of this corpOr-
alton is hereby fixed in the sum of
Fifty Thousand ($50OOO0O) dollars,
divided into five hundred shares Of
a par value Of one hundred ($1O0)
dollars each, and said corporation is
authorized to commence business
whenever one hundred shares Of its
capital stock is subscribed, which is
Ten Thousand (Sl0,O0O.0W dollars Of
capital stock. The capital stock Of
said corporation shall be paid for in
cash Or its equivalent.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation is organized
and the business to be carried on by
it, are hereby declared to be: To
conduct and maintain a medical and
surgical hospital or sanitarium for
the care and treatment, both surgi-
cal and medical, of diseases of all
kinds, to maintain and conduct a
training school for nurses and to
grant certificates and diplomas to
those who may have complied with
the prescribed courses of said train
ing school; and in general to do and
perform all things consonant with
|said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
All the corporate power Of this
corporation shall be vested in a
Board of Directors consisting of five
! members, who shall annually be
elected by the stockholders from
among their number beginning on
the first Tuesday in July, 1914, three
/ of whom shall constitute a quorum
Ilor the transaction Of business. The
first Board Of Directors shall be as
| follows: ]. "A. Hendrick, J. y. KIM
BELL. j. M. Wheels, @. P. Rutledge
and Il. o. Edgerton, who shall serve
until their successors are elected,
| The officers of this corporation
shall be a president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, and Tor
Itha first year, the following shall
| serve as such officers: j. A. Hen
drick, president; j. L. Kimbell, vice
president; G. p. Rutledge, secretary
and u. NJ. Wheels, treasurer. Said
offieers shall be elected annually by
the Directors on the first Tuesday
/ Of July III each year; a majority OF
the stock shall elect the said Dlrec-
Itofs and in all elections or proceed
ings of stockholders, each share OF
stock represented in person or by
written proxy shall be entitled te
one vote. Notice Of all elections 81
meetings Of stockholders shall be ad-
yertlsed ten days in one of the daily
papers in Shreveport. All meetings
and elections shall be held at the OF
/ flee of the Company.
ARTICLE ".
In addition to said Board OF Dlrec-
5Itors, there shall be an Advisory
Board to be composed of the minis
tiers currently in charge Of the fol.
/ lowing churches in the City o
1 shrevepor Louisiana: First Metho.
1 dist Church, First Baptist Church
/ St. Marks Episcopal Church, FRS
i Presbyterian Church, Hope Stree
l Christian Church.
i Said Advisory Board shall hay'
Iauthority To recommend and advise
/ With the Board Of Directors as t
1.-The management Of the Institution
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