Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-24

mo ST. AN ACT TO incorporate the Trustees Of the
Female Orphan Asylum in Georgetown, and the wash
ineton City Orphan Asylum in the District OF Columbia
Resolved By the Senate and House Of Rppresen-
tatirss Of the United States Of america in Congress
Assembled That John |. Stull, William q. Ridge
ly and Daniel Bussard, and their successors in
Office, duly elected or appointed in the manner
hereinafter directed, be and they are hereby
made, declared and constituted corporation
and body polite in law and in fact, to have
continuance forever, by the name. styles and title
of " The Trustees Of the Female Orphan Asylum OF
Georgetown, il the Dist let Of Columbia"
Sec. .. .ana be it further enacted, That William
i1awey, John P. Van Ness, Nathan Towson, Oba
iiah b. Brown, and James Larned, and their sue
SCISSORS in office, to be appointed as is hereinafter
directed. are hereby made. declared and conettG-
ted corporation and body polite in law, and in
fact 10 have continuance forever, under the name.
style, and title Of " The Washington City Orphan
Asylum
Sec g. find Be it further enacted, That all and
singular the lands. tenements, rents, egacies, an
nuities, rights, privileges, goods, and chattelN,
heretofore given, granted, devised o. beqleathed
70 either Of said Asylums, tn any person nr per-
sons for the use thereof or to have been purchased
for, OF on account OF the Same, be, and they are
hereby, vested IN, and confirmed to, the sail
poratons respectively. and that tles may purchase,
take, and receive, and enjoy any lands tenements.
rents, annutles, rights ur privileges. or any goods.
chattels, other effects, OF what Kind 0r nature
soever, which shall, or may hereafter be given
granted sold, bequeathed or devised urto either
OF them, by any person or persons, bodies poltic
or corporate, capable Of making such giant, and
90 dispose of the same Piorided, The clear an
nual income Of property TO be acquired by either ot
said corporations, shall at no time exceed the sum
Of three thousand dollars.
Sec. 4 ind be It farther enacted, That the sall
corporations respectively, by the name and style
aforesaid, be, and shall be hereafter capable. 10
law and egaty, to and be sued, within the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and elsewhere, in eiectuai
manner as other persons or Corporations
or be sued, and that they shall adopt and ust a
common seal, and the same TO use, alter or ex-
change at pleasure, 10 appoint Treasurer and
Secretary. and such other officers as they may
ieem necessary and proper, to assign them their
duties and fix their compensation, and TO remove
any or all OF them, and appoint oners, as often A.
they shall think fit, and " make such bye laws d,
may be useful for the government Of the said Asy
lGms, and not Inconsistent with the laws ot the Uni
ted States, the laws in force ii the District OF
Columbia, and the same to alter, amend or aDro-
gate at pleasure
Sec. ) Ind be II farther enacted That there
sha be an annual meeting OF the con;i Dutors 70
she Orphan Astlum Of Georgetown, n, the first
Monday IN Juue. III every year. at ~iAeh trey shall
appoint first female diiectress second female
iirectress, and ton female taana GERS, who shall
have power 70 superintenG and manage the inter-
nal affairs OF the asyum. and to fill vacancies in
their own Board, aud any vacancy that may hap
pen by death or otherwise among the Trustees,
and to serve until their successors are daily ap-
pointed; and majority ot the said Trustees shall
be quorum, and authorized to act
sec. 3. HID be II further enacted, That the pre-
aeht managers OF the Washington City Asylum,
called by the article Of association "a Board of
Trustees" may continue in office, dischargng the
duties OF the same. until the second Tuesday in
October next, at which time, and on the same day
in each year thereafter said corporation. by those
who from their bye laws may be qualified to vote
shall be regulated. and the officers thereof appoint
eds agreeably to the provisions OF thls act; that
~ say, there shall be appointed first, and second
female drectEess, and also fifteen female managers
and these directresses anl managers. majority d
whom shall be necessary to do business, at sucf
time and place as they may direct, shall appoint
Treasurer AMI Secretary and such other officers
aud also perform such other duties as the bye law
may direct: Proeided, No bye law shall he enace,
inconsistent with any law now existing il the Dis
trict of Columbia
Sec. Z. find be 1t further enactea, That whe
any destitute male or female child may be receive
into the Asylum, with the appreciation Ct the paren
guardian or friends who may have the care Of sal
cnild, taey snail not thereafter De az liberty
withdraw Or leave the Asylum without the consei
Of the Directors, until, if male. he shall attai
the age Of twenty.one years, or if female tt
age Of eighteen years but, up to the periods an
ages aforesaid, they shall remain subject to the j
rection of the Asylum, or thosc 10 whom, by sa
Asylum, they may be bound, unless By consc
gwen by those directing the institutoa sbes tna
be eYcnerated from service previous to a,tainiI
those respective ages,
Sec. 8. lind BE- it further enacted, That any :
cancy which from death. resignation or otherwis
harnar, he L,tEcaS IL