The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-19

H. Realty Frederick A. lowering John Keltlewell and
others are DESTROYS 10 associate themselves for the be-
nevolent purpose of relieving, insucting, and employ
ing INDECENT hoys, belonging to tho city of Baltimore,
and its vicinity and enable them TO carry the object
of their association fully into effect have petioned for
an act of incorporation; Therefore,
src. BE il ena,ted by the General Assembly oe
MARYLAND That the said Charles Gilman; John r. W.
Dunbar Samuel C. Wyman, Joha L.. Carey, George
W. Norris George Norris William r Stewart, jesse,
T. Handy, Hez kiah C. Magruder, Thomas Il. Bond
Jr. William II. Beatty, Frederick A. LeverIng, John
Ketiewe, and their associates, together with such o
ers may become demons and subscribers TO the same
object the hereinafter provided, be, and they
are hereby incorporated by the name of the Baltimore
Manual Labor School for INDECENT Boys; and they arc
hereby declared to be one community, corporation, and
body polite to have continuance for thirty years, by
which name they shall be able 10 and be sued plead
and be mpleaded, III all courts of law and equity, and
in all actions whatsoever, and also to have common
SEAL and the same to change, break alter and renew,
at pleasures and they shall have power 70 establish by
laws and orders for the regulation of their Institution,
and for the preservation and application of the funds
thereof provided the be repugnanI to the con
stituton of ths State; and they shall have power to
take, hold, and possess any estate, real personal, or
mixed by subscription, gt grunt, purchase, Device or
otherwise, and the to improve lease, exchange, or
sell and convey peasure provided That the value of
real estate held any time by the said Corporation,
shall not exceed hfy thousand dollars.
SIC. 2.-And be il enacted, That any person who
shall make donation, at any tmo of sum not tss
than y dollars to the funds of the said Cooperation,
shall be member of said Corporation for life, and any
person who shall subscribe and pay said funds sum
not less than five dollars annually, by such subscription
and payment shall become member long as he con
tnues to pay the same.
SEC. 3--And be it enacted, That there shall be
meeting Of the members of the said Corporation, in the
city of baltimore on the first Monday of March annu
ally after the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
forty one for the purpose of eecng BY ballot: from
their number President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and nine Drectnrs who, collectively, shall
be called the Board of Drectors which officers shall
hold their respective Offices for year, and until 9TH
shall be elected succeed them, except in case Of
vacancy by death, resignation: in which case it shall
be the duty ofthe Board of Directors ill The vacancyby
an election from he members aforesaid soon conve
nienty may be. Special meetings of the Corporation
may be called whenever majority of the Board of Di
shall deem IL eKpedent. upon the application
Of fifty members the Secretary, inviting, stating the
object of such meetng and it shall be the duty of the
Secretary to give notice that such meeting will be held
in the city of BALTIMORE ut time By him to be al point
ed, which time shall not be more than ten days from the
time of the application aforesaid and all notices Of the
meetings of said Corpora zion shall be given by the
Secretary by advertisement in least two of the daily
newspapers printed in the city of Baltimore ut least six
DAYS be orc the time of such meetng and all he meet
nEs of the said Corporation and OF the Board Of Diree
tors the President shall preside or in his absence the
Vice President and in of the absence of both the
said officers such person shall preside the said Corpo
ration, or Board Of Directors, may elect.
Sec. 4-And be it enacted, That the Treasurer shall
give bond for the faithful performance of the duties OF
his office; and to render accounts of his transactions
therein, often as he may be requested by the Board
of Directors; In such sum, and with such sureties
may be acceptable to che said Board.
SEC Sand be il enacted, That the Board of Direc-
tors, ofwhom va shall for quorum, for the tran
sacton of business, for the time being, shall have the
entire control and the direction of the Of the
corporations shall have the appointment of all the sub
ordinate officers of the institution and shall have the
management of all the donations, subscription funds
and the state thereof to be managed and appropriate.
for relieving nstrucng, and supporting INDECENT boys;
land the said corporation shall have power to admit in
their Institution, any INDECENT boy of the city of Balt
its vicinity, above the age of i've years. at the
request permission of his parents guardian and to
accept from his father, in lus father be not Ii
wing. from his mother guardian, surrender in wr
ting of any such boy to the and direction of said
corporation; and they may take into their Inst tuition
any other ndigen. boys, residRg in the city of BALI
more, who have nc parent guardian within this State,
and all boys admitted, shall be maintained and en-
poyed in said Institution, and shall be instructed in mo-
raj and religious duties, and the learning usually taught
in eomnon English Schools and each hoy admitted
into said Rstiluton he shall be able to read
shall be furnished with copy ef the Holy Scriptures
In the English Language and each and every such boy
shall have the privilege ofreading said Scriptures all
suitable mes and when OF suitable age they shall be
employed regular course of labor, and be instruct
ed in agricutureor such other Useful occupations, so
that they may be prepared to their lvel-
hood. t.tt 1tAs arAu
SEC. 6.-And be il enacted, That the said corpora
tioa shall have power and authority retain and
ploy such boys their farm after they of suitable
age be bound and until the age of twenyone years.
or they may bind out such boys, when of suitable age,
in vruous families, apprentices to any regular
trade reputable occupation, until the age OF twenty
years. any thing in any law OF this State tie
trary Notwithstanding Crowded, that any such boy,
who shall have been surrendered said corporation
in the manner herein provided may be Withdrawn from
the Institution the person TO whom he is bound, by
his parent or guardian, upon payment to said corpora
ZION of expenses incurred by Them, in the relief sup
port, and instruction OF such boys, and, Provided fur
ther that nothing in this contained, shall prevent
the said Beard Of Directors from Diminishing any boy
from the Institution, whenever they think hat the
welfare of the Institution will be promoted thereby
SEC. land be II enacted, That tho first meeting of
the Corporation hereby created, may be called by any
three of the persons named in tho preamble of this act
at such time and In ouch place, in the city OF Baltimore
as they may think proper by giving public netice thereof
10 two of the newspapers published in said city
at least days before the time of said meetn which
meeting there shall be elected Board Of Directors as
is provided in the third section of this act who shall
hold tn il respective offices until the first Monday in
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