The herald., 1918-03-07
CHARTER
Of THE BELVEDERE PRIVATE SAN
ITARIUM, INC.

January g. 1918.
United States OF America, State of Louisi-
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 OBS. 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 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
cession for the term OF ninety-nine (S9)
years, from and after the date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved according TO law; and its
domicile shall be in the City OF New Or
leans It shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued, TO 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
erty both real and PERSONAL; TO borrow money
and lend money. to give and receive secu-
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,
rules and regulations as may be necessary
and proper, and the same TO alter and amend
at pleasure.
Article II.-All citations and other legal
process shall be served on the President OF
this corporation, and in case of his absence,
upon the Nice-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.
Atcle IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is fixed at Forty Thousand Dollars
shares of $1,000 each. Said capital stock
may 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
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-
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a 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 board of
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
in January, 1919, and until their successors
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
death, resignation or otherwise. the remaining
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:
BENJAMIN Franklin Gallant, NJ. D.. 1928
st. Charles Street, New Orleans La; Milton
?. Doullut 400 Egania Street. New Orleans,
La: w. Horace Williams. 1918 Coliseum St,
constituted as the first Board of Directors,
with said Benjamin franklin Gallant. NJ. D.,
as President; Milton P. Doullu,t Vice-Pres-
ident. 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 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 IX.-This act Of Incorporation may
be changed, altered or amended. or said
corporation may be dissolved. or its capital
stock increased as provided for by the laws
Of this State, after a general meeting of the
stockholders shall have beer. called. after
fifteen DAYS previous notice thereof given:
Article Mo stockholders shall ever be
held liable or responsible for the contracts
of said corporation for any further sum than
the unpaid balance due upon the share of
stock subscribed for. or owned by him, nor
shall any informality in organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null or
of exposing a stakeholder 10 any liability
beyond the amount of subscription to the
stock.
The subscribers hereto have given opposite
their respective names. the amount of stock
in this corporation subscribed for by each Of
them, so that this Act of Incorporation may
also serve as the original subscription list
Of said corporation.
Thus done and passed. this 31st day Of
January, 1918, in the presence of A. S. Co