Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-29
(By Authority
AN ACT
Fo- tie rcl.ef Of Peer I.anXais

roy EcTcLieJ OJ fcfcr (.an6dJs. o.
BE u enacted bp the Senate and House Ct Reore-
sss.9.ioes etfke United S:n;es of America IN I'm
g,css assembled. Tina; she secretary Of the ,rea
sury be and he hereby is dIe2ed to pay to Peter
Lardas, lsse carsain of one of the armed yes
sells oE the United states, out of any money in
tbs treasury not otherwise appropriated. 1.-The sum
ef fosr ,hsasand del airs. or account of his eiaim
TO prize money. scc-u'ng from certain captures
made and carried in,c Pc zen. in the year one
thousand seven hun1red and ssvan,y nine 10 se
dedueed fror, his proposition Of tbs money which
wsy be oersfned fr 70 the Dan:kh government,
in satisfaction OF TIE claim rfO,ssaid
NArRL. MACON,
Speaker OF .be Hoase Of Reb,esea.a;ivc:.
S S.iIrH,
frc;iden, Of RE Senate, pro sasipore.
February %, 1896 -APrRovED.
TIL JEFFERSON.
An act
10 ineorpord,s t5s trustees oftbe Pesbyfe,ida Con-
gyegd'ion of Geo,EsssSsa
BIZ IL enac,sG BY fbe Senate and Ssusc o. Repre-
ssrS;,ives 81 RI United Ste.es II Ime.icG IL, On
y,ess assembled. That Stey,h-s q Balsn, William
Whsnn. aries Melvin. John Bsun,. John rser,
,tcsass Dawson. James Calder. George Thernp-
son, Richard Ellie, Bzvid Wiley and Audrew
Ross, and their suocee:ors dxiy slsdsd of Sppein
red, IN manner herein after dirc&ed. nc, asd th.y
hereby made, declared, aad csnst,u~d cor
porSsicn and body poisic, in law, and in fsS.
10 hsvc continuance forever by he uaas s.iic,
and title, of the Trustees of tbs Fre.by terian
Congregation, in GsorsS.wH."
Sec 2. Ind be IL fu,.ber enacted. That all
and sing olar. the lands, ssnarasn,s rants. annui
ties. rights. privileges. goods, and chstels, hers
tefore given. granted devised or ssqueatisd. co
tiie said cbng e9s,ion. CT 10 any perssn o. psr-
sens. for the uss thereof, that have ban pur
chased for or OF setoun. Of the same be, and
are hereby ve.rsd m. aud confirmed TO tse said
corporation; And fu.rner, Ina, the sad cor
poratiou may purchs:e, axe, receive, ard enjoy,
any lands, tenenen,s, renss, annnties, rights, or
privileges. or an1 goods. chattss. sihsr effects
of what kind, or narare socvsr. which or may
hereafter ss given graared. seld. bequesshed. or
devised. INTO them by any person or persons, bo
dies polite. corporate. capable eft making such
glft, grant sale, or beqasst; and ,hs SAID pro
perry, real and paFsorai. TO rent, sell convey,
and confirm, Otherwise dspose of az fully
asd aifeaually as any person or persons. DO lies
polite, or corporate. may or crs do: Provided,
THAI the clear annual income OF all such proper
~. may not exceed ;he sum Of 9 600 dollars. that
nc part Of tins srosud How appropriated. and in.
closed far grave yard. be disposed of for any
other rarpose. and that the aforesaid. property.
real and personal. be considered as held in the
trust. under the nana cement, and at the disposal
! OF said corporation fer the purpose of defraying
the expenses incident to their msie Of religious
woYship, Of inclo,ing and keeping in decent
repair. their grave yards. and s,her lots, with
the buildings thereon. and of aHorlng such re.
lief o,he poor, as taer funds may from time 10
time allow, and for other purpose.
Sec. s. And be IL further eraciel That the said
corporation by the name, ste and title aforesaid
be. aad shall be hereafter, forever, able and ca
rasle in law, to sue. and to be sued, plead, and
be pleadsd. and to answcr and be answered AN
70, defend, and be defended in any court, or
coWts, O. other places and befoSe aay Judge or
judges, Justice oT jusrices or other person VII 1T.
sssyer within the distria Of Columbia, or else
where. 10 al. and all manner Of suns. Actions,
ppain,s. eleas causes Of Whatever nature they
RAY be, in ss full ard cGsanal manner, as any
other person, or persons, bodiso polite, or
corporate, may or can do.
Sec. 4. >ssd d. fj1;fder enaeiei, Thar the said
corporation, sbsi have full power and authori
~ TO make have, and use. common ssa, with
such device aud inscriaiiou, rs they shall think
propsYeAnd the same 10 break, alter, and renew
az thsir pleasure, 20 appoint treasurer, secreia-
ry, and such other oihSers, as they may deem nc
cesSzYy, AMI proper 10 assign them their outcr
and FIX ihsiE compensation, asd 70 remove any,
or al Of taem, trs,l o6ec. appcn. ano;htr, or D.
theirs, ~ sheir place, as often as they shall think
st, 10 make, ortain, establish, and eSecuSe, such
bye laws. and ordipaUcss of sesulsr naturs, as
may be deemed nsoiul. for their own government ;
aud Ma same 70 al,er, amesd, OF sbTogae at
pleasure, to fail up vacancies that may haspen IN
their nunber, between two annual slsaons, and
20 determine upon. do, and ,rsussa all busiaess
and matters sppetsining 70 the said corpoys alton,
and 10 tho secular afsirs Of sail eoDgfegai on
agreeable 70 the rules. ordinances and byelAw s
thereof, curing thsir coniun.ree in oihcs; Pro
vidsd, That not lsss than five nsiees bs quorum,
20 do busiseSs, aud that NO bye law. rule GO ocSi
nance shall be made, FspasHant to this laws OF
this diatda
Sec. 5 hi be i.fVfter erGs'ed. thar there shall
be "a annual mesfing os the membs,s beloac 81 ng
70 said congregation, held on The arst Tussd a !
Of April, in every year hereafter, at the church
or usual place ofpnbiic worship, az which tiuic