The herald., 1915-02-25
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF NEAL INSTITUTES COMPANY OF
LOUISIANA, INC

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
Be II known, That this. the 2lst day OF
the month of January, IN the year OF our
Lord one thousand, nine hundred and htteen
and Of the Independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and thirty NINTH
before me, Charles +. Fletchinger, notary
public duly commissioned and quallhed IN ana
for the State, parish and city aforesaid, there
in residing, and in the presence OF the VIII
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the several
nersons whose names are hereunto subscribed.
who declared that, awaiting themselves OF
the laws of this State relative to the lorna
ton and organization OF corporations ihey
have covenanted and agreed and DO, by these
presents covenant and agree and bind them
selves, as well those who may hereafter
become associated with them, to form them,
selves into a corporation for the objects ana
purposes, with the name ana under 'ne sUPu,
latiOns following, to-wlt;
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style OF tins
corporation shall be Meal Institutes Company
of Louisiana. Inc and by said corporate
name il shall have succession and ENJOY eNis-
tence for the period of ninety-nine years, un,
less sooner dissolved in the manner provided
by law and the articles OF tins charter'
and under said corporate name II shall nave
power and authority TO contract, sue anu
he sued to make and use a corporate seal,
| the same TO alter or break at pleasure
TO make all necessary rInes and regulations
|
! shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges
| and immunites which aie now conferred upon
| or may hereafter be granted to corporations
| of the same kind and character.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile OF this corpora
| ton shall be in the City OF New Orleans,
| State of Louisiana, and all citations and other
| legal processes shall be served upon the
| president or, in his absence or inapillty 10
act. upon any other officer Of the corpora
ton.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
| for which this corporation is organized and
| the nature of the business TO be carried on
| by it are hereby declared to be to condnct
| and operate hospitals and sanltaTlums ioT
| the treatment of inebriates, drug addicts ana
| kindred addictions; to board patients and
| furnish lodging for hire for the same when
ever it shall be deemed wise ana exPeuien.
| or necessary; to operate under contract OF
| franchise from the Neal Institutes Company
of Chicago, ILL.,. and to administer treatment
according to the methods OF said Neal lnsti'
| tutes Company; to own, conduct or operate
| hospitals in New Orleans or elsewhere IN the
State of Louisiana for the care and atten-
| ton of the sick, injured, aged or lnhrm
| and to provide useful sanitary, sclentlhc anC
hygienic places and apparatus where ITS pa
| tients may be treated. attended and cared to-
by regularly licensed practitioners OF medl
Bcine and surgery and skilful and cOmpeten
i nurses, as may be lawful; to own, lease, MR.
| or otherwise acquire, convey, mortgage, sci
or otherwise deal in or dispose of real estate
buildings, hospitals, supplies, drugs and ap
paratus as shall from time to time be toun'
| needful, convenient, desirable IN ana aDou
| the operation or conduct of its said business
| and to contract with its patients for sucl
service and attention, and generally, to own
| maintain and conduct hospitals, and to hav
| 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 be vested with such powers a
| are conferred upon corporations of the sam
II | I'D nd oh
| | 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 5000 shares OF the pa
| value of Ten $1,000 Dollars each, all {
| which shall be common stock and the sam
| may be issued for cash money or in paymer
L of property or services actually received b
L or rendered to said corporation. This corpor;
/ ption shall commence business and become
going concern as soon as $4,000 of its capt.;
/ stock shall have been subscribed and paid to
i said stock shall be fully paid at the tim
fof its issuance and, thereafter, non-assess'
bic.
The parties hereto declare that they eaC
i subscribe for the number of shares of sal
| capital stock set opposite their respectlN
Esignatures hereto, being two hundred and MI
i | (2S0) shares each, or an aggregate OF lie
Thousand $4,000 Dollars, the same to
paid for by the sale, transfer and assignmei
III by the subscribers hereto to said corpor
. ftion of that certain contract by and betwet
n, the said subscribers and the Neal institute
I" Company of Chicago, Illinois, dated Janua'
l. 1915, covering a period of 90 years, givlI
and comforting upon them the exclusive priv
II lege of making use in the State of Louisiai
of the Neal remedies, medicines and treatme
- of the drink. drug and other addlctions, u
dispensing of which is made the primary o
IN ject of Incorporation hereunder; and wnich sa
- contract has been appraised by the board
to directors hereinafte named, at the price al
sum of Ten Thousand Dollars. And said su
10 scribers being the joint owners OF the afoI
TX said franchise or contract, have eiecteo 10 Ia
stock in this corporation in lieu OF the pa
ment by il to them of cash money. The resid
n of said capital stock shall be issued and pa
~. for subject TO the action of the Board
= Directors, but within twelve months tr'
n and after the date hereof The capital sto
" of this corporation may be increased to
y sum of 100000, in accordance with the p
is visions of law pertaining thereto. -
z. ARTICLE Van the powers OF OF TINS 8
nd by Board of not less than three nor mt
In than FIVE Directors, to be elected each at
Stockholders Annual Meeting The perso
" so named as Directors. all OF whom whom, s 81
" their own number a President, Vice Pre-
ts, dent, and a Secretary Treasurer. The II
al Board of Directors, with postofhce address
are as follows: J. v. Allen, who shall
who shall be Vice-President, Birmingh;
Ala; Marion Allen. who shall be Secreta
Treasurer, Birmingham, Ala.
On the second Tuesday OF January, yio,
ne cept when such day shall fall on legal n
"A. day, then upon the next following layd
the stockholders shall elect Board OF
Oh rectors for the ensuing year, the Board are;
20 installed to continue TO hold over until tr
successors are elected and qualified.
The Board of Directors so elected shall