The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-12
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT.

AN ACT.
10 incorporate the Trustees of the GEORGETOWN
Lancaster School Society.
RE it enacted by the Senate and Eouse of Re5re
y sentati0eS Of he United States Of .irnerico in
Congress assembled, That John Laird, Henry Fog
ali, Stephen Il. Ba!ch, Robert Beverly, Robert
biunroe, John Mcdaniel, junr. David Wiley, Wal
ter ID. Addison, Daniel Russard, Francis S. Kew
Walter Smith, John Abbott and their successors
duly elected or appointed, in manner hereinafter
directed, be, and they hereby made, declared
anu constituted, corporation and body polite, in
name, se and title, of &c The Trustees OF the
Georgetown Lancaster School Society,""
Sec q Ind he it further enacted, That all and
singnarthe lands. tcnemcnts. rents, annutcs rights
privileges, goods and chattlta, heretofore given
granted. devised or bequeatheti to the said school
or to any person persons Tor the use thereof or
that have been purchased for account of the same
be. = are hereby, vested in & confirmed to the said
corporation-.9nd Further, That the said corpora
ton may purchase, take, receive and enioy, any
ianns, tenements rents, annuities rights on nli,iie
ges, or any goods, chatles other effects OF what
S'nn or nature soever which shall or may hereaf-
Ter be gwen, granted, sod, bcqueathed or demised
unto them by any person or persons. bodies polite
or corporate, capabiS OF making such gift, grant
safe or bequest and the said PROPERTY real and
personal, TO rent sell, convey and confirm or other
wise dispose OF, Tally and effectualy as any per-
1on o. persons, bodies polite or corporate may or
can do--l'rociie!, That the clear annual income
OF all such property may not exceed the sum of five
Thousand dollars; and that the aforesaid property
resi ana personal, be considered as held in trust
under the management and at the disposal, of said
corporation, Tor the purpose of delraying the ex-
penses Incidental to said school, -
pee. o. IND be At further enacted, That the
SAID corporation, by the naine stile and title afore
SAID, be, and shall! be hereafter forever able and ca
pahie IN law to sue and be sued, plead and he i'm.
pleaded, answer and be answered unto def, nd and
nc ueiehued, IN any court courts, other places
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or other persons whatsoever within the distric, of
columbia or elsewhere, in all and all manner of
SUITS ana actions, complaints, pleas causes matters
anu demands, ut whatsoever kind nature they
may De, IN as fdil and eifcetual a manner as any
may or do. i7--'~'
Sec T. .3na be itfUther enacted, That the laid
corporation Shall have full power and authority to
make, have and use common seal, with such de-
vice and inscription as thew shall think nroner ond
the same to break, alter and renew at their nj, A.
sure 10 appoint Il president, treasurer, secretary,
and such other officers, as they NAV deem neces-
saiy and proper, either out of their own number
or otherwise; to assign them their duties and to
nN their compensation, and to remove any or all of
ehem IRON offce, appoint another others in their
place, as often they shall think fit to make or
dam, establish anti execute such bye-laws and ord-
n;'nces as may be deemed useful for their own 60
vern'nent and for the government of the school &
the same TO alter, amend or abrosate pleasure
TO NIL up vacancies that may happen in their num-
Der, between two annual elections and to deter
mine upon do and transact all business and matters
appertanIng 10 the said corporation, agreeably to
the rules, bye-laws, and ordinances thereof, during
their continuance in Office Proxideh That
not less than five trustees be quorum to do busi-
ness, and that no bye-law, rule or ordinance shall
De made reposnant to the laws OF the district of
Columbia.
Sec. g. Ind be It further enacted, That there
shali be meeting oil the members of the said soci-
ETY. heid on the second Monday in February next.
and on the same day in every year thereafter at
the school house erected by the said society, Mt
which timc and place tile said members or sush of
them as may be present shall elect and choose by
ballot, from their own number, twelve trustees TO
serve TOR the year ensuing tn cir election and until
others shall be elected appointed to serve in
their place
Sec 6. .lnd be it further enacted, That the truss
tees shall keep, or be kept in suitable books
for the purpose just and proper entries of all pro-
ceedings accounts of said school and corporation
have them laid before the society at every an
nuai meeting, previous to taking votes; and shall
always deliver the said books together with all the
property of said school and corporation in good or
der, to their successors in office whenever reoui-
red. -,
See. 7. Ind be it further enacted, That children
may be bound IN the manner now by law provided
90 the sad society the deed or articles of appren-
ticesrp he executed on the part of the said soci-
ETY. by any two OF the trustees thereof and il shall
be agreed by the said deed on the part of the said
society, that every such child or children shall he
provided with all necessary food, clothing and LODI
ging, and taught reading, writing and arithmetic.
and be placed IN the service Of, and under the crn-
troll and management of, some discreet and ft uer
son, competent to instruct and educate the said an
prentice, IN some trade Or employment, which may
enable such child or children earn living by no
nest industry.
H.CLAY.
SPEAKER Of the House Of Representatives.
GEO. CLINTON,
Wee FTeSident 81 me United States and Presiieht
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