The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-18
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF NEAL INSTITUTES COMPANY OF
LOUISIANA, INC.

OF NEAL INSTITUTES t"MfANl VI
LOUISIANA, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
OF New Orleans.
r.. il known. That ON this, the DIST day OF
the month OF January, m INC year "i 'A.
Lord one thousand. nine hundred and hilyeN
and Of the independence OF the United Ni'','
Of America. the one hundred and nl'iN-hh'''
b,f,r, me Charles I. FlctChlngcr notary
ruhlIc. duly commissioned and quaIlnei 3D. and
Tor the State, parish and city aforesaid 'A'i,-
I'm residing, and IN the presence al Inc vi,
ur>~c. hereinafter named and Nndtf'lEI''.
personally came and appeared the Se'viH'
u,rsouS whose name, are hCtrUutu subscriber,
t,ho declared that awaiting themselves OF
the laws Of this State relative 20 the lorna
non aud organization Of corP.r1u'nN' ih'S
have covcuautcd and agreed ana d9' 10y ,"'N'
rrrsruts. covenant and agree and bind lnch
,rIvrs As well as those who may hereafter
become. associated with them, TO torn them,
selves into a corporation Tor inc "'l'J'N I'.'
purposes. with the name and under N' sup"
iations following. to-wit:
ARTICLE The name and style OF tins
corporation shall be Neal Institutes Company
If Iouisiana. Inc" and by SAID corporate
name II shall have succession and enl"N eN''-
fence for the period of ninety -nlne years Hi
less sooner dissolved IN the manner P"NIH,t
hv law and the articles OF tins charter :
and under said corporate name II shall nave
pnNcr and authority TO contract. sue anu
lie sued 10 make and use corporate seal
he
10 make all necessary rneS and regulations
for It's corporate management and control, anu
Shall have and enjoy all the rights privilege
and inmunltics which arc now conferred upon
,r NAV hereafter be granted To- corporations
If IN, same kind and character.
ARTICLE 1.-The domICllc OF tins corpora
rion shall be IN the City OF New orleans
State Of Louisiana and all citations ana otHcI
legal processes shall be served upon Fthc
president or, in his absence, or inability :"
act. upon any other officer OF the corpora
ton.
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is organized ana
the. nature OF the business 20 he carried on
Inv - are hereby declared 10 be 10 conduct
and operate hospitals and saultarlums 10,
the treatment Of IuebrlatcS. drug addlcts ana
kindred aidICtOus. To board patients an"
fr,rr,i sh lodging for hire Tor the same when
ever il Shall be deemed wise and expcdleni
| or necessary; to operate under a contract "i
| franchise from the Neal Institutes company
| Of Chicago. H., and to administer ucdIHcI.'
| according to the methods OF saId Neal lnNll
| tuteS Company; to own, conduct or operate
| hospitals in New Orleans or elsewhere IN tl'
| State Of Louisiana for the care and attth'
| ton OF the sick, injured, aged or lhIlM
| and IN provide useful sanitary, SClcntIhc an'
Lvgienic places and apparatus where its pa
| ticnts may be treated, attended and cared To-
bv regularly licensed practitioners OF meal
cine and surgery and skIltul and competth
| nurses as may be lawful; to own, lease, hirt
/
| or otherwise deal in or dispose OF real estate
| buildings, hospitals, supplies, drugs and ap
| paratus as shall from time TO time be tCun'
| ncedful convenient, desirable in and abou
| Inc oncratior or conduct Of its said business
| and to contract with its patients Tor sucI
| service and attention, and, generally, TO own
| maintain and conduct hospitals, and TO nav
| such general and individual powers as ma
| be necessary in furtherance OF the object
| and purposes herein set forth or such as
! natural person might have or exercise, an
| to have and he vested with such powers a
are conferred upon corporations OF the sam
| kind and character, under the laws OF IN
State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE IV.-The authorized capital stoc
| of this corporation is hereby fixed at the SUI
| Of Twenty Thousand $4,000 Dollars, divide
into Two Thousand (2,UO) shares OF the pa
| value OF Ten $50 0O) Dollars each, all
which shall he common stock and the sam
| NAV be issued for cash money or IN paymer
of property or services actually received b
or rendered to said corporation. This corpor'
ltion shall commence business and become
going concern as soon as $4,000 of its capiti
Istock shall have been subscribed and paid TO
said stock shall be fully paid at the tin
Fol its issuance and, thereafter, non-assess
bic.
The parties hereto declare that they eaC
: | subscribe for the number OF shares OF sa
| canital stock set opposite their respecti'
; Isignatures hereto, being two hundred and MI
. l. ESQ shares each, or an aggregate OF IL
FThousand $4,000 Dollars. the same. to
{ paid for by the sale, transfer and assignee
e kby the subscribers hereto to said corpor
|, Elton of that certain contract by and betwe'
the said subscribers and the Neal lnstltut
{ | Companv of Chicago, Illinois, dated Janua
| / 19ls covering a period OF % years, givll
4 and comforting upon them the exclusive PRIV
Q lege of making use in the state OF Loulsia'
: of the Neal remedies, medicines and treatme
= OF the drink. drug and other addictions' I
: | dispensing of which is made the primary o
: iect of incorporation hereunder, and when sa
: | contract has been appraised by the hoafu
r directors hereinafter named at me pticg a
: | sum of Ten Thousand Dollars. And SAID 81
a scribers being the joint owners OF the ato'
said franchise or contract, have elected TO Ia
is stock in this corporation in lieu OF the pa
g ment by it to them of cash money. The resid
q of said capital stock shall be issued and pa
N for subject to the action of the Board
# Directors, but within twelve months fr'
r and after the date hereof. The capital sto
~ | of this corporation may be increased TO
y sum of 100000 in accordance with the
l. visions Of law pertaining thereto.
? ARTICLE V.-All the powers OF TINS g
X poration shall be vested in and be exercis
g bv Board Of not less than three nor m'
,e than FIVE Directors, to be elected re- each at
r Stockholders Annual Meeting. The persc
ID so named as Directors. all of whom sh
lie be bona fde stockholders. may select II
At their own number a President, NIce-fre
ii dent, and a Secretary-Treasurer. The n
ce BOARD of Directors, with postofhce address
he are as follows J. " Allen, who shall
r President. Birmingham, Ala; VIM. Ten
who shall be VicePresident, Birmlngh;
III Ala: Marion Allen, who shall be Secreta
Or Treasurer Birmingham, Ala.
a. On the second Tuesday of January, 1916
n on the same day of each succeeding, year;
IN cept when such day shall fall OF, on legal n
Nv day. then upon the next following layd
We the stockholders shall elect a Board OF
III rectors for the ensuing year, the Board alre;
a. | installed to continue 10 hold over until II
id successors are elected and qualified. .,
The Board of Directors so elected snail