The Caucasian., 1913-08-21
CHARTER
Of the Union Protestant Sanitarium

thority, in and for the State Of LOU
lslana, Caddo Parish, duly commits
stoned and sworn appeared, j. A.
Hendrlck, J. L. kimbel, J. NJ. Whee-
lis, c. P. Rutledge and E. 0. Ed
serton, all OF whom reside in the
Parish of Caddo, State Of Louisiana,
who declare to me that they do
hereby form themselves into cor
poration, under the laws of the
State Of Louisiana, under the stipu-
lations hereinafter set out, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
The Union Protestant Sanitarium.
1t shall have the right to enjoy sue
cesson for ninety-nine (99) years,
with the right to contract, sue and
be 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 on its president, or in his abb
stnce, 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-
ation is hereby fixed in the sum OF
Fifty Thousand ($5O,0OO.00) dollars,
divided into five hundred shares OF
par value of one hundred {$t0O
dollars each, and said corporation is
authorized to commence business
whenever one hundred shares Of its
capital stock is subscribed, which is
Ten Thousand (siO,0OO.OO) 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 for
which this corporation is organized
and the business to be carried on by
lit, are hereby declared to be: To
conduct and maintain a medical anG
surgical hospital or sanitarium foI
the care and treatment, both surgi-
cal and medical, of diseases Of all
kinds, to maintain and conduct 9
training school for nurses and to
grant certificates and diplomas te
those who may have complied with
| the prescribed courses Of said train
| jng school; and in general to do ane
| perform all things consonant witt
said objects and purposes.
/ ARTICLE Nv.
i All the corporate power Of thl;
Incorporation shall be vested in
I Board Of Directors consisting Of fis'
members, who shall annually b'
i elected BY the stockholders iron
among their number beginning q
i the first Tuesday ID July, 1914, three
Iof whom shall constitute a quorum
flor the transaction Of business. Th'
first Board of Directors shall be a.
follows: j. A. Hendrick, j. Z. Kim
] bell. J. M. Wheels, c. P. Rutledg
:. and E. o. Edgerton, who shall serve
4 until their successors are elected
The officers Of this corporation
{ shall be a president, vice president
:, secretary and a treasurer, and TO
. the first year, the following shal
serve as such officers: J. A. Hen
drick, president; J. L. Kimbell, vice
president; G. P. Rutledge, secretar,
land J. M. Wheels, treasurer. Sal
officers shall be elected annually b,
The Directors on the first Tuesda
/. of July in each year; a majority Q
1.-The stock shall elect the said Direc
tors. and in all elections or proceed
ings Of stockholders, each share {
stock represented in person or D
written proxy shall be entitled !
Tone VOIG. NUtlCC VI Ola SA&o01oAAo1 =
meetings Of stockholders shall be ad
yertised ten days in one OF the dali
papers in Shreveport. All meeting
j and elections shall be held at the o.
lfiee Of the Company.
ARTICLE ".
IN addition to said Board OF Dlree
tors, there shall be an Advisor
Board to be composed Of the minis
Hers currently in charge Of the 70
lowing churches in the City
Shreveport, Louisiana: First Metht
dist Church, First Baptist Cnurc
4 st. Marks Episcopal Church, fir
Presbyterian Church, Hope Sire
II Christian Church.
Said Advisory Board shall ha'
|autllority to recommend and advl!
with the Board Of Directors as
the management Of the Institute
2 and such other authority as may
,.;,,an # from time to time by Sa