The herald., 1918-02-14
CHARTER

CHARTER
OF THE BELVEDERE PRIVATE SAN
ITARIUM, INC.
January 81, 1918.
United States of America, State of Louis
ana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Be it known, that on this 3lst day Of
| the month of January, in the year of oul
Lord. thousand nine hundred ant
| eighteen 09l8, and of the Independence Of
the United States, the one hundred and
forty-second, before me, Arthur B. Leopold
a Notary Public, duly commissioned and
( qualified, in and for the City of New Orleans
| Parish of Orleans, therein residing, and il
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came anc
appeared:
The several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally declared thai
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 a corporation under the fol
lowing stipulatons:
| 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
cession for the term of ninety-nine 90
years, from and after the date hereof, unles:
| sooner dissolved according TO law; and it.
domicile shall be in the City of New Or
leans: 1t shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued, to make and use a corporate
| seal. and the same to break and alter al
| pleasure; to hold, receive, lease purchase
sell and convey. as we'll as mortgage and
| hypothecate, under its corporate name, prop
| erty both real and personal; TO borrow money
| and lend money, to give and receive seen
rites therefor; TO 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.
and h.
and proper, and the same to alter and amend
at pleasure.
Article II.-Al citations and other legal
process shall be served on the President of
this corporation. and in case of his absence,
upon the Vice-Presdent, 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
tor 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 lV.-The capital stock of this cor
poratlon is fixed at Forty Thousand Dollars
(S4o,OoN, repressnted by four. hundred 600
may be increased or reduced
SUBSCRIPTIONS to said capital stock may be
paid Tor in cash or in property and good will
and when paid for or exchanged for property
and good will. there shall be annexed 10 this
act and be read in connection Herewith. or
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
a statement of the value placed upon any
good will included in the capital stock.
Article YAH the corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in a board of
directors to be composed Of three of the
stockholders who shall he 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
m January. 1919. and until their successors
snail have been elected and qualified The
directors shall elect President, a Vice
PRESIDENT. and Secretary-T Treasurer In case
~ any vacancy occurring on the board from,
deatn, resignation or otherwise. the remaining
members shall Eli the vacancy until the
next election, Two members of the board
OF directors shall constitute quorum
Article VI...The following persons. to-wit:
BENJAMIN franklin Gallant. NJ. D., 232s
It Charles Street. New Orleans La: Milton
" Douiut 400 Egania Street New Orleans
La: W Horace Williams. 1918 Coliseum St.
New Orleans. La. shall be and are hereby
constituted as the first Board of Directors
with said BENJAMIN franklin Gallant. NJ. D.
as President: Milton P. Doullut Vice-Pres-
ldent, and w. Horace Williams, Secretary
Treasurer.
Article vII.-All meetings of the stock.
holders shall be called after fifteen DAYS
previous notice in writing mailed to each
stockholder at his post-ofice address
Article VIlI.-Whenever this corporation