The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-03-14
CHARTER
OF THE BELVEDERE PRIVATE SAN
ITARIUM, INC.

January 81, ISlS.
United States OF America, State OF Loulsl-
ana. Parish of Orleans, City Of New
Orleans.
Be il known. that on this 3lst day of
the month OF January, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
eighteen Q9lS), and Of the Independence OF
the United States, the one hundred and
forty-second, before me, Arthur b. Leopold,
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the City OF New Orleans,
Parish of Orleans, therein residing, and IN
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared
The several persons whose names are here.
unto subscribed, who severally declared that
availing themselves OF the laws OF the State
of Louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
vided they do, by these presents, form
themselves into corporation under the fol-
lowing stipulatiOns:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be the Belvedere Private Sanitarium,
Inc, by which name said corporation shall
have and enjoy corporate existence and sue
cesson for the term of ninety-nine C99)
years. from and after the date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved according TO law; and its
domcile shall be in the City of New Or
leans. 1t shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued, 10 make and use corporate
seal, and the same to break and alter at
pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase,
sell and convey, as well as mortgage and
hypothecate. under its corporate name, prop
and lend money, to give and receive secu-
rites therefor; 10 name and appoint such
managers, directors and officers as the inter
est and convenience of said corporation may
require; TO make and establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations as may be necessary
and proper. and the same to alter and amend
at pleasure.
process shall be served on the President Of
this corporation. and in case of his absence,
upon the Vice President, or the Secretary or
Treasurer thereof.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed are declared
to be the operation of a private sanitarium
for the care and treatment of sick persons.
including all other things that may be incl
dental or necessary to the primary purposes
for which this corporation is formed.
Aticle IV.-The capital stock Of this cor
poration is fixed at Forty Thousand Dollars
$4,000, represented by four hundred C4OC)
shares Of $1,000 each. Said capital stock
NAV be increased reduced.
Subscriptions to said capital stock may be
paid for in cash or in property and good Will
and when paid for or exchanged for property
and good will, there shall be annexed TO this
by other proper instruments, an accurate de-
tailed and itemized description of such prop
erty, as to amount, location, extent, charac-
ter, and state of improvements, together with
statement of the value placed upon any
good will included in the capital stock.
Article V.-All the corporate powers OF this
corporation shall be vested in a board of
directors to be composed of three of the
stockholders who shall be elected by the
stockholders on the first Monday of January
| of each year beginning on the first Monday
of January, 1919. The present board OF direc-
| tors shall hold Office until the first Monday
shall have been elected and qualified. The
! directors shall elect a President, Vice
President. and Secretary Treasurer. In case
of any vacancy occurring on the board from
/ asy1T~H
members shall fill the vacancy until the
| next election. Two members of the board
of directors shall constitute a quorum.
Article VI.-The following persons: to-wit:
St. Charles Street. New Orleans La; Milton
p. Doullut 400 Egania Street, New Orleans
La: w. Horace Williams, 1918 Coliseum ST.
New Orleans. La, shall be and are hereby
with said Benjamin franklin Gallant. NJ. D.
| as President: Milton p Doullu,t Vice-Pres
ident, and w. Horace Williams, Secretary
| Treasurer
holders shall be called after fifteen days
previous notice in writing mailed to each
stakeholder at his post-ofice address.
Article VIII-Whenever this corporation
is dissolved, either by Limitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated by three
liquidators, to be selected by the stockhold
ers after a meeting convened for that purpose
shall have been called.
| Article lh.-lhiS act OF incorporation may
be changed, altered or amended. or SAID
corporation may be dissolved. or its capita
stock increased as provided for by the law:
of this State, after a general meeting of the
stockholders shall have been called, aftei
fifteen DAYS previous notice thereof given:
Article X-No stockholders shall ever b.
held liable or responsible for the contracts
Of said corporation for any further sum thar
the unpaid balance due upon the share o.
stock subscribed for. or owned by him, no
| shall any informality in organization hav'
the effect of rendering this charter null o.
of exposing a stockholder 10 any liability
beyond the amount of subscription to thu
| stock.
The subscribers hereto have given opposit,
| their respective names. the amount of stool
| in this corporation subscribed for by each o
them, so that this Act Of Incorporation ma!
also serve as the original subscription lis
Of said corporation.
Thus done and passed, this 3lst day o
| January. 1918, in the presence of A. s. Go
milla and A. L. Treadwell, competent wit
nesses of lawful age and both of this city
who hereunto sign their names with the salt
appearers and me, Notary, on the day an
date aforesaid.
Original Signed: BENJAMIN Franklin Gal
liant. NJ. P. Doullut, w. Horace William.
Paul Doullut.