The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-30

Hezekiah C. Magruder Thomas 7. Bond, Jr. William
H. Beatty, Frederick A. Lowering, John Kettlewe and
Others ave DESTROYS associate themselves for the be-
nevoleHt purpose of relieving nstructng, and employ
ing INDECENT hoys belonging to the city OF Baltimore,
and its vicinity, and to enable them carry the object
of their association fully effect, have petitoned for
an act of interpretations Therefore,
SEC BE it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, Tint the said Charles Gilman. John r. W.
Dunbar, Samuel G. Wyman, John L. Carey, George
w. Norris, George S Norris, William P stSwar, Jesse,
T. Handy, Hezekiah c. Magruder, Thomas E. Bond
Jr William II. Beatty, Frederick A. lowering, John
Kelewel and their associates, together with such 9th
may become donors and subscribers 10 the same
object in the hereinafter provided be, and they
are hereby Incorporated by the of the Baltimore
Manual Labor School for INDECENT Boys; and they are
hereby declared to be community, corpoaton and
body polite TO have continuance for thirty years, by
which name they shall be able and be sued, plead
and be mpleaded IN I'll courts of law and equity, and
in all actions whatsoever, and also to have a common
SEAL and the change, break, alter and renew,
al pleasure; and they shall have power 10 establish by
laws and orders for the regulation of their Institution,
and for the preservation and application of the funds
hereof provided the be repugnant to the
stitution of this State and they shall have power to
take, hold and possess any estate real personal, or
mixed by subscription, g grant, purchase, device, or
otherwise, and the improve, lease, exchange or
sell and convey pleasure, provided That the value of
real estate held at any time by the said Corporations
shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars.
SEC. 2.-And be it enacted, That any person who
shall make donation, at any time, of a not less
than fy dollars, the funds of the said Cooperation
shall be member of said Corporation for life, and any
person who shall subscribe and pay to said funds sum
not Tess than five dollars annually, by such subscription
and payment shall become member so long he con-
nues to pay the same.
SEC 3-And be il enacted, That there shall be a
meeting of the members of the said Corporation, in the
city of baltimore, on the first Monday of March
ally after the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
forty one for the purpose of eectng, by ballot from
their number, President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and nine Directors, who, collectively, shall
be called the Board of Directors; which officers shall
hold their respective offices for year, and until 9TH
ers shall be elected succeed them, except in of
vacancy by death, or designations in which shall
be the duty ofthe Board OfDrector fill tile vacancy by
an election from he members aforesaid so
nienty may be. Special meetings of the Corporation
may be called whenever majority of the Board of Di-
of fifty members the Secretary, in writing, stating the
object of such meeting, and it shall be the duty of the
Secretary give notice that such meeting will be held
i'll the city of Baltimore time by him to be appoint
ed which time shall not be than ten days from the
time of the application aforesaid; and all notices of the
meetings of the said Corporation shall be given by the
Secretary by advertisement in al least two of the daily
newspapers printed ia the city of Baltimore, least
days be ore the time of such meeng and all the
ings Of the said Corporation and of the Board of Dree
tors the President shall preside 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. And be it enacted, That the Treasurer shall
give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of
his Office; and render accounts of his transactions
therein as often he may be requested by the Board
of Directors; in such sum- and with such sureties as
may be acceptable to the said Board
SEC. Sand be it enacted That the Board of Direc-
tors. of whom FIVE shall for quorum for the tran
saction of business for the time being, shall have the
entire control and the direction of the of the
corporation; 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 be managed and appropriated
for relic wing, instructng, and supporting INDECENT boys
land the said corporation shall have power, to admit in
their Institution, any INDECENT boy of the city of Balu-
its vicinity, above the age of five years, nj the
request permission OF his parents or guardian, and to
accept from his father, in case his father be not Ii
wing from his mother guardian, surrender in wr-
ting of any such boy 10 the and direction of said
corporation; and they may lake into their Institution
any other INDECENT boys, residing in the city of Ba-
more, who have 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 dutes ard the learning usually taught
in common English Schools, and each boy so admitted
into said Institution, he shall he able to read,
shall be furnished with copy OF the Holy Scriptures
in the English Language and each and every such boy
shall have the privilege ofreading said Scriptures at all
suitable times; and when Of suitable age they shall be
employed regular of labor, and be instruct
ed in agriculture such other useful occupations, so
that they may be prepared to THEN own liveli-
heed.
SEC. 6.-And be it enacted, That the said corpora
toa shall have power and authority TO retain and EN-
ploy such boys their farm, after they of suitable
age to be bound and until the age twentyone years,
or they may bind out such boys, when of suitable age,
in vrtuous families, or as apprentices to any regular
trade or reputable oScupation until the age OF twenty
one years. any thing any law of this State to the con-
trary ithstandng-Proyided, that any such boy,
who shall not have been surrendered osaid corporation
| in the manner herein provided may be Withdrawn from
the Institution or the person whom he is bound by
his parent or guardian, upon payment to SAID corpora
ton of expenses incurred by them, in the relief, sup
port and instruction Of such boys, and, Provided tur
ther that nothing in this act contained, shall prevent
the said Beard of Directors from disnssing any boy
from the institution whenever they think that the
welfare of the Institution will be promoted thereby
SEC And be it enacted, That the first meeting OF
the Corporation hereby created, may be caad by any
three of the persons named in the preamble of this act
at such Time and III such place, in the city of Baltimore
as they may think proper, by giving public notice Thereon
in two or of the newspapers published IN said city
at least days before the time of said meetng atwhch
meeting there shall be elected Board of Directors, as
is provided in the third section of this act, who shall