Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-03-10

nofrone the confederation Of the bill
I'LL the Iit Of Nav.
Nh. Smile fpoke agalnif POit?cne-
ment.
Mr. Quincy. had not intended
TO open my mouth on fubjett thar
appeared to me 70 plain where our
duty was 70 apparent; but the dc
bate has taken 70 ftrange turn,
that nuf make a few remark -
This is a mere civil asair religion
has nothing 70 do with i, 70 far as
W a'e concerned in granting or re-
fuinE the application never knew
an application Of this kind 70 Be Re
fufed ii is an application for the
grant Of certain powers to certain
number Of perlons it IS like an aP-
! plication for the incorporation Of
bank, OF any thing Gnilar congrefs
have only to i qulre whether or not
the ends are proper; ehethcr the
powers alkod are, or are not likely to
be, Injurious. The gentleman from
Virginia Mr.. Clark fay5, that in
{ corporations Of al kinds, particularly
teclttialtical, are objects sf his grea,
abhorrence the Object of his ab-
horcnce muit then be very nUSe-
rous for they almo!t every where a.
I bound Ia Nlahachuictts nothing
can he more common. The incor-
Poration cf j religious fociety is not
for the mere Purpoie of enabling
luch fociety to receive the gifts that
may be bcqurathed them the in
corporation is for the purPo(e of en-
abilng fUciety, or number of per
fOns, TO tranfaa their buhnefs, to
hold property, to lue and he furd,
&c. Property they mutt hold and !
if not held as corporate b idy, they
mutt hold it as joint tenants, tenants
in common, OF they NUT have truf- |
ccs to hold it for them, or a part
mutt held as trulteeS for the ref ;
and hence arifc innumcrabIc difficult |
ties, itigatios, and diagreement3 Z;
difficulties that will not ari(c in COR
pOratc bodies. You have only to take
care, when sn act Of incorporation
is granted, that no powers be grant
ed that may have an injurious effect. |
Mr.. Southland. The incorporation
Of almolt all focieties is for the ad,
vantage Of the pubhck the incor-
poration Of religious bodies has ev-
er been beneficial 70 morals, and 10
fociety a large wv It enables them to
give and receive ju(icc % fue and
to Be Gued. The benefits OF incorpo-
ration are innumerabIe what were
fociety without them what arc We
but corporate body.
The b;ll paded to third reading |
BY a large majority.
The b.ll in favour Of George Rapp
and his aGoci4tts, va, read 4 thir-l
time, and on the queilion for It's Il |
nal pahage, the ayes and noes were
called, ard were, 46 for il, and .6
againa il, the (peakcr was with the
noes
The houic adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB -.
A meEa6e was received from the
preGdent containing a concilc fratc
ment Of the prograt, and diicoyvries
of capt. Lewis and his company, upI
the Mit1ouri; &c. accompanied with
voluminous documents, conGlting
Of letters, descriptions, &c. Order
cd to be pintrd.
The houte was mofly engaged iul
petitions, reports and buGnsls of a
private nature duaing the day.
The bill for Incorporating the
Presbyterian fociety in Georgetown,
was read third time and paftd
Ayes u, noes 40.
The bill for laying tax on Aaves
hereafter imported, va: called up by
Mr. Sloan and after a variety OIL
amendments, was ordered to be en-
grofIed for third reading on Mon
day next.