The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-08
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY AUTHC RITY.
AN ACT

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= o INCORPORATE the director, of the Ws.h;pston :;
tr rv Company.
BE it cn7ctfd by the Senate and House of Re.
fresoHGtioe. IF the Cai'ed States of .f,nerica -,
Congress a5senl6Ied Tat james Laurie, JoserI
Sire .eh, VIM, PA k ~, Jonathan s FindIsy Gcorss
Way, Moses YOUNG Ihos Giles; * their su ,e.s
sars duly eieete" spro:ated in manner bere;,.
sitter directed, be. and they ere hereby made de-
eisrad, and crrs'iG ted BODY corporation and pol
ite, IN law and ~ tct, h lave continuance fo-evsr
b. the name, tys, aad title of g The O;-ee,or.
NJ thc WcshiEStoR Library Com panv." and by
such co-por t. name, style. and IT'LL, shall be here
ati forever shs ard carahle in law and equity 10
SUI ant he sued, plead sn' be impleaded suswer
ard he I:vsred unto, offend and he defended in
any corrt or courts, other p!sces and before aov
i"dse Or Judges, jsstee justiera, or other per
sore whatsoever, within the Diarict OF Coumbis or
elsewhere, In al and all menner of suits actions
complaints, pleas causes Elgtters and demands az
wha ever kind or nature they may be- in as full and
Ell ctual manner as sny other person or persons
bn lies pAlit,c ar corporate, msy or can 10.
See. O. find be il further enacted, That all and
sinRn'sr the fOods, ehaitels Roi other effects of
what kind or nature s0svsr heretofore Pipep Grant
70 OF devised to It's said hrsrv eompaay or to any
person or persons for the t.ereof or that NAV
have been purchased for oy on sceOunf of the same
be, and the said goods, eha,ts,s AMI other effects
ere hereby vested IN aRd confirmed 90 the ssid cor
rcra'On. Ans the said corporation may fake and
receive any sum mr. sums OF money, or any goads
chsttes, Other effects o what Kidd or nature sor
yer, which shall NAV ierrs.ter be gwen. grsnt.
e., or hequestbed unto them by anv Der.on or ner
sons, bodies poltie corporate capable Of making
suSs git, grant, or beggrst: Provided That tbe
FOODS. chatte!s. and other effects vested in and con-
6rne 10 the said eorH7raiiou, & the monies good,
obat,e's, and other effects ws-h by this act the s,;d
corporation is authorized r. reafter ,oree live shaIl
LOT u the Vhos exceed in value ff'y thousand dol
lars
Sc. End he IL farther enacted, That the SAL,
eorr 7raton sea have full power and authority 10
nsk9' have, and use common seal, with sGeh de.
or,r. II Il
he ss0ie IN breSk, alter and renew 81 pleasure tn
appoint Librarian and such other ofiears "a they
~ rNfn time tn tire dfem necessarys to ass;eu
them tSir duteV, hg :hsir corporation and remove
cthera N lis or their place a. often as they sba
: '-H .. % make, Ordain, estsbIsh and execute
fd' = avs and ordinances may be Deem ed use
Fui 70 rhr institution, sind the to alter amend
or shroeate ~ pleasure to fix the prise of nev,
srsres snc an7mel contributions on each share IN
direct how transfers shsll be made and esrteeI IN
procure, by pHTehsrs, rent or otherwi,e sutebls
place 10: keep'ng the library: TO srport the time,
or keeping the library open, aud for taking ont
and returning books to fll up ysospeirs that NAV
e~ppen in their own BODY between two animal cleo
tons: t. levy Rnd collect fines ard fnrfeinres and
to determine upOp do, ard transact al business and
matters appertainIng to TIE said corporaliou and H.;
brary company, agrceably to the rules, ordinances
and ty-aws thsreof, duriug their continuance in
rfhes j'Tov'dcd. That no. less than minority Of
the 'lid directors be quorum to do business that
~ 49, "uih1nIE uJ-isN DC mace. 'pdslaDt TO
the laws o. this district or the Unt,d States: AID
that no contribution be laid ON any one share in
euy one year exceeding three dollars. without the
consent OF a majority of the shareholders
Sec. a. .3rd b. IL further sracfed. That an cleo
ion for seven directors of the Bdshingf9n Librgyy
COMPANY s'sllbe held the f-s. Moniay in priI
next, end on the first Monday in prii sDnua,ly
thereafter at The library room, under the direction
oil such persona RS the present directors and their
sucesssors may sppoint which appointment, SHAH
be at least five days previous to the day nf election
IAey shall alan publish the nsnes of the persons 90
appointed to hold the election in some newspsp ar
printed in the aiiy of Washington, at least three
days previous to such elections being held the polls
for which shall he kept open frsm three O'clock ma.
u ak NJ. x no person shall be eligible ms d,rec-
tor or have right to vote for direetor WHO'S moi
at the time OF voting, being voted for shsrehoI.
der IN the ssid company who shall be in srresr,
to sad company, for any annual contribution fines
or orteures and all persons qualified TO vote NAV
vote, either personally, OF 6y PROXY. BY ballet.
Sec S find be IL further ehacfsd, T'nst rb;s pet
may It any time be altered, smen5ed or repeated by
the Congress Of the United States
April 49, 1914.
Approved