Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-14
commonwealth Of seaEatbuletts.

N BE y.ar D. oay Lora ors i5ogcraa stgbt baaifs4
ard thyse.
AN ACT TO eitabliIh A Corporation.
by The name OF the l9ortianu Benspos
lent society.
WHERE.4S Bs rees,.eg SAMUEL DrAn,
D. D togeiber zptb npa1Ssr g Psgioar il tbs tozgT
Of Portland, 6gVs contemplated tb. eql6H6wsqt Of
.isty IN TIE Eil tam, 7yBgs bgfa3i BaH ~ % rs-
fsvs and gjf t6gs o5jst7s # s0mps1isa, 7Obgs cir
euganse5 nay require reiisf ina qaalsr 4sraat from
t5at 7gbisb is By Iago Provifsf or tie JaRsart AMI
enPkymsat Of fbs Poor, eambrebsn5ng fbsreiH fbs
qeiaoso and tie "a Aerl9g, TIE sgfa's aat ts..6-
~ frozgoj, and al ps5o 5y faHryG, i5frnity, or
ssfa, faas nay !, reduced 70 iadIgeass ant regard
ing tbs Of fJ9s faibs, eBii4ysn zsbon eovsyty
nay dsbriVs 81 1n etbortaAt b o1taig ' Htioa aHd
ezztloymeat and generally TO exc Gle (seb at7i u
eJariy bgit4Ly and 5aAzyoeaee a. fbe far5r Of lbs
Soeisy pr qle7o, fBey keviag egyeed to ssribs 10
tnui, ~ i4fey5a Of 7DJic5 544 te qfPksd 10 M
PIrbaFs ej5rejaiI Y bsos eyqyed 70 BE- Incorporated
sec !. "a 4 Bsysfoye casfFei 5y 10, Ssa4ts and
FogjE efRPr5fsntIhvn ii Genera Coa,f gSsm5is4
agf D. re qaab0riy! Of tie EA,s. Thar samuel
Dean, Samuel Freeman, Tinohy Hi4rd,
William Synrnes, Robert Boyd, Ioieph Il. IN
graham, Daniel How. William W4t-rhoule,
Pelati@h Ferualc, John Thraiher, Jonathan
Dean, edward Cobb, Jofcph Pope, Daniel
lahcr, Simon Dearborn, Benjamin Gage, haac
Parker, Daniel Johnion, Tohn T4her, sh'r-
icy IRVING, llaae Hey, Nathaniel Foldick
Nathaniel Coffin, lanes D. Hopkins, Jolhaa
Rogers, Lemurl Weeks, Elijah Kellogg, Salmon
Cbafe, William jerks, Benjamin riscomb,
Walter SImonton Stephen I-ongfeiiow, Tun.
Peter Warren, Jchn Hobart, Reuben Morton /,
Tohn Truro, Hugh M'Iellan, Dauici Tucker,
David Green, William Gorham, John Waite.
ALBERT Newell, together with iuch As may
hereafter be afociatsd with them, lie and
they are hereby Incorporated into q iocieiy
by the name Of the P9,Iica3 Bsaarsls7t Socisty,
for the purpofes aforementioned
SEC. : ind % il /4y4b.r raai7sd. Thar the
fad Samuel Dean, and others above named ,
and their alociates as aforefaid fhall be aud
remain body corporate by the iaid name aud
TT { forever and a1ay have zeal which they
may after at their Peature aud the faid TO-
ciety ihalI be capable OF receiving and have
power 10 receive, from any perfou, Or perious
dhpoied 70 aid the benevolent purpoies Of
this intii,uEion. any grants or devices Of land,
or tenements in tot anple or lclse Gate and do
nations, and bequelts Of money or other prop
erty, % be ufcd, and Improved for the pul %.
fes atoreiaid, or iuSh other benevolent purpo'
les a. the douors may particularly dirtGt.
SEC. 3. did be II fa,fbsr eaas7sd, That the
iaid corpora ton faall be and hereby are en-
powered to parchaie and hold any real ellste,
other than what may be given, as aforeiad /;
provided The value Of the whole elate real
end eerfonal Of faid focety fisll not exceed
the fun Of thirty ttoilAnd dollars.
SEC. 4. ind u Il faYs5.r enaSss That tbs
laid iocety may fue and be lued in their cor
porate capacity, and may appoint an agent
pr agents 10 prolccute and defend fats with
power Of fublauton.
SEC. S, Ahfts i fart5-y .4157sa. that the faid
lociety may choolc Prchtent. Vice PrtGdent,
Secretary, Irealurer, Collector, Trullees, OF
Managers, and iuch other officers, a. they
fssii ice nj, and make and easbliih fuch rules
and bye laws for the orderly condu cling and
executing the bu6nels of laid focietv, as 10
then thsll appear nectfAry .--P,oyise5, the
fame be not repugnant to the Contribution
Or laws Of this Commonwealth.
SIC. s. Aa4 b H. jfst5ly saat7e4, That tie faia
iociety may make fate Of any real caste given
CT purchaied as zforea1 (unlefs thar which
20 SAN~h o~ OthCA"i-c S1 piGtsiy OfaSrtd or
appropriated BY The donor) ana convey the
fame by deed duly executed under the hand
Of the PreiIden1, and tie fcal Of the focie.
ty :-Prsgi8s&, that al monies asifng from
iach iale be applied to the fame u(c TO which
the ihcome tsereof was before applicable.
SIC. 7. A'4 bs It friBey ena.7eS Thai the
Rev. Samuel Dean, Samuel Freeman, Elq.
Rev Timothy Hi!liard. OF any two Of them
DC and hereby are authorized Nv notification
in the Portland Newfpzpers, to call tae FRI
meeting Of faid fociety, at fuch time and
place a. they ihall Judge proper, at which
meeting the Society may agree upon a form
Or forms Of fnbfcriPion for the fusd afore-
laid, and upon method Of calling future
meetings. ADd the flid foci-tyrlay inset an
nually or oftner as they flaan Zee f..
little Hssf ef Rsbr.lasszfivtJ Frb j., 1905.
This Bill having had two fevci a. readings
| 1afled TO be caaGcd
JoHv G. JoSEs, Ss.atsy.
r Senate RI IS. 1893
| This bill having had TWO feveral rea5ieg.
paGed TO be eRseted
DAvls coas, P,sflsHt.
Ps55r@y IS 1904.
BY the Governor approved,
CALEB STRONG.
Atgg, JouS AyEAr, Secretary