Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-13
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ChNA RNAiortes
80. Ast"-Bo II enacted b. the General ASSEMBLY, T,
n" ~ '"e authority thereof, it is enacted, that Moses
=. Ml' anu Others together, with the other members,
,ae 4 early Moeting Of Friends of Now England, y
WIN Their predecessors for moro than a century
past nave usually held their general annual meeting in
wv orr III this State, DO and they are hereby invested
~. 'e power usually given To corporate bodies, for tho
receiving, managing. disposing, aud appropria.
ing real and personal estate. for charitable aud henc-
Voieht, ana other uses, by the name OF tho Yearly Meet.
ing si Friends for New England, and that they and
their successors being admitted and approved as mcin-
tSrs oil the said yearly meeting, according TO their usu.
al order and discipline, shalt by the name of the
! carly Meeting of fricnds for New England, aforesaid,
a ve.pcrpctual succession. and be able and capable in
Law TO receive, hold. aud enjoy, by purchase, devise,
giit, or otherwise, land tcncmcnts and hcrcdltamcnts,
goods and ehatties. estates and property Of every kind,
provided the net Income thereof shall no, in any ono
year exceed the sum Of thirty thousand dollars, Of
WHICH they shall stand seized and possessed, no,with-
standingl any misnomcr, or imperfect description in the
gut grant, or other transfer, and CONVEYANCE
,heteot, provided the interest be evident, the said Year
~ Meeting shall take the same to use, manage. i'm.
N.Wa Md establish all such rules and rcgula-
'sohs relative to the management Of the said property
AZ they may decui c~Spcdicnt, provided tho same arc
not rcPugnant to the laws OF the United States, aud
inns state. and generally 10 do and perform all acts,
matters Hnd things, relative to the purpose aforesaid,
mat Il corporate body could Ivy law have power 10 do
anu perform, provided. nevertheless, that in every case
IN when any donation of any kind has been made TO
.he Sa'u Yearly Meeting of Friends, for New England.
III trust or Tor any particular object or purpose, the in
.e'estSoi the donor shall be forever regarded, and the
donation shall be forever used, employed, aud appropTi
"'ea 10 the tul and faithful execution OF the trusts
u INC OBJECT and purpose o. the donation, according
TO inc true intent and meaning of the donor thereof.
SES: And DC It ,u}thcr enacted, That whcrcvo;
said ieariy Meeting of Friends for New England, a.
'icF annual or other meeting, held Al such times and
places as they may judge convenient, shall appoint Il
c!efK, secretary, treasurer, trustees, committees, and
o'her officers or agents, for any lcpgth of time they may
osSn eNV@!lent, TO act for them or III their behalf. The
clerk o! secretary, treasurer, trustees, committees, and
other oiiiccrs' and all agents which they shall or mly
appoint IN their usual way and manner Of appointing
'Hch'' sha. NC considered and deemed 20 bc their officers
ANA agents enumerated and designated in this act.
SO '"-And whereas certain dcviScs, requests, aud
conaionS, real and personal estates and annuitics, have
heretofore been made and given by different persons,
more especially By the late Obadiah Brown, deed, in
1hI oy ms last vii! and testament AMI codicil thereto,
ana aiSo ny Sylvester "ickS, Thomas Falsomc, and
LyS!a lI!!nghaSt, IN their last will and teStaments, to
anu Tor tho use and benefit of the poor Of the Yearly
Meeting OF Friends, or to their Committee of Suffer
ings, OF said Yearly Meeting, or TO their Treasurer OF
me ic2Hy Meeting School Committee, or TO tho Trca-
Slrer oi the School Fund, III trust for tho use and bcu-
Cht OF said Yearly Meeting Boarding School, being Il
moor Snder the government and patronage ofthc said
4 early Meeting oftTiends. Reference being had to the
NC rr'?-c'N. wills anil c"dicils of th- late Obadiah
Gfo"n. Sylvester Wickes, Thomas Folsomc, and Lid
- fHt'ng"sSt for 4 more PARTICULAR description at the
"eNsSS' hclprs's. duns;Ions, and aTnui;es. b II
therefore e sctet, ~ the authority "forrsaId. shalt
aat singular the dIviSes, bcqucSt. donations, and anuui-
,.ts aforesaid, principal, income and interest, are hereby
ccciaErd to be charities and deyises, bcquests, danations
ana annu!tIes, and 10 charitable uses; and that As such.
they be holden, used, managed, improved and apprOpri-
a!od TO the objects and purposes expressed b. the the res.
Pcctlvc bcncfecto.s and dopcS thereof, according TO
their true intent and mcauinC.
SEC. i.-And be II further enacted, that oil the cs-
;ae o the RReoP saiG Ses SySFy kind, new holden a1na d a Sr' %nSs
Lngland, either for their own use, or in trust, is hereby
secured u confirmed unto them the said Yearly Meeting
Gi rEiends Tor New England and 10 their successors, in
tue capacity IN which they stand by virtue of this &C.
and they arc hereby authorized and empowered TO hold
ana enjoy and manage and otherwise dispose of al
n eEflfR M T.--s a. Al
Meeting of Friends in their own riiht or ACCORDING TO TIC
provisions of the trust.
SEC. 5-And be it further enacted, that the said
1 early Meeting of Friends for New England, be. & tbev
arc hereby authorized and empowered by virtue Of this
act TO demand, take, hold, use, and manage all estates
ana property, ard all requests and dcyiygs, donations,
and Gnnuii'es, principal, income and interest, given to,
nad tor the use OF tho said Yoarly Meetinrs, BOARDING.
Schools, 20 the said Yearly Meeting of Friends, or To tho
lreaSgret appointed by the Meeting of SufTerings, of the
sad yearly Meeting, or 10 the Yearly Meetings School
committce-or the Treasurer of the YEARLY Meetinr,s
School FUNDS, or which arc made and given subject 10
the direction and control Of the said Yearly AIcctinp OF
/ Fci!ds or to their School Committee or the COMMITTEE
Tor SutfcriEgs of the said Yearly Meeting of Friends or
70 the Treasurer Of the Yearly Meeting of Friends
school OF to ANY other person or persons in whatever
capacity III trust for the use and benefit of any Literary.
moral or religious institution, ofthc said Yearly Mcctino
OF Friends, or under their care and patronage, and cs-
PccIa!ly the dcvIses, %bcqucst, donation, and onnuitics,
principal, income, and interest, given az before herein
stated by Obadiah Brown, Tho. Folsonc, lydia FiIlinr-
hast, and Sylvester Wicks all and singular Of which, tho
said estates and property, dcviscs bcqucsts, donations
ana annui;ies, principal, income, and interest, are here.
ny secured and confirmed to the said Yearly Meeting Of
! Tiends for New England, in tho capacity in which they
stand by thus act, TO be by them taken, holden, manage,
improve, and appropriate 90 tic faithful execution Of
'his t'nSt' aud to the object and purpose for which thc
same were given according 90 the true intent and mean.
ing OF the ecnefactors and donors thereof, and the same
di"resnid' 4carly Meeting Of Friends for New England,
arc hereby authorized * empowered TO bargain, contract,
ana compromise for, and respecting all and singular, the
estates and property, doviscs, bcqucst, donations and an.
huHies, IN Tue section mentioned with the person or
p'''o"s having The possession, conirol and management
,IcTsoi' ana 1t shall be lawful for and moreover
Tho duty Of all, aud every person or persons. now has.
my or VINO may hereafter have, The control, posfcssion,
% ",''ag'incn' ct any such estates and property, dcvi.
s,S' bequost, don1tinnsund a~nnuitios, whether they haze
!Hc possession, control, and management thereof AZ
trustees, executors or administrators, or IN Whatever
capacity, they have the same, b. good and sufficient
deeds TO transfer, assign and deliver TO the said Ycarly
'l'etIng OF Ircnds, for Now England, IN thor capacL.
" ns aforesaid, all and singular said estates. and proper.
~ bolIcs'S, dcviscs, donations and nnnuitics, PRINCIPAL
income ana Interest, u tic amount and value Of tho
same as may be agreed, contracted, or compounded for
ihcn' said Yearly Meeting of Friends, for Now Eno
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