The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-23
IN ACT 10 incorporate tAc HaisiROTe Aefs1I La5oT
School, for INDECENT BoAS.


whereas. ChuIles Gilman, John r. W. Dunbar, Sam
uel G. Wyman John l.. Carey, George W. Norris,
George s. Norris Niilinnn p. Stewart, Jesse T. Handy,
Hezekall O. Magruder, Thomas Il. Bond, Jr. William
H. Beatty Frederick A. Lowering, John kotilewell, and
others are desirous 10 associate themselves for the be-
ncvol.nt purpose Of relieving, insirnctng and employ
ing INDECENT boys belonging TO the city Of baihmofe'
and It's vicinity and enable them to carry the object
Of their association fully into effect have petioned for
an act of Incorporation: Therefore,
syo. BE il enneted by the General Assembly Of
Maryland That the snid Charles Gilman, John r. W.
Dunbar, Samuel G. lVyman, John L. Carey, George
W. Norris George 5. Norris, William r. Stswari, Jesse,
T. Handy, Hezekiah &. Magruder, Thomas t. Bond
Jr william II. Beatty, Frederick a. Lowering, John
Keilewe and their associates, together win such 9th
ers s may become donors and subscribers to the same
object in tie hereinafter provided, be, and they
are hereby incorporated by the name OF the baltimore
Manual Labor School fof INDECENT Boys; and they arr
hereby declared 10 be community, corporation and
body polite, 10 have continuance for thirty years. by
which name they shall be able 10 and he sued, plead
and he inpIeaded IN all courts of law and equity, ard
in all actions whatsoever, ana ,us0 to have common
SEAL and the to change break, alter and renew,
at pleasure and they shall have power 10 establish by
laws and orders for s1e regulation Of their institution,
and for the preservation and application OF the funds
thereof, provided the be not repusnan 10 the con
stitu;on of this stato and they shall have power To
cake, hold and possess any estate real, PERSONAL or
mixed by subscription gin grant, purchase device, OIL
other lse and the same to improve, lease exchange
sell and convey al peasurc provded That The value of
real estate held at any time By the said Corporation,
shall exceed iily thousand dollars
SEC. And be it enacted, That any person who
shall make donation, any time, OF sum not less
than fifty dollars the funds of the said Corporation,
shall be member OF said Corporation for life, and any
person who sha subscribe and pay to said funds sum
act less than five dollnrs Annually, by such subscription
and payment shah become member long rs he CON
tinues to pay the
SEC 3-And be ii enacted, That there shnii be
meeting Of the members OF the said Cooperation in the
city of Baltimore, the first Monday Of March
ally, after The year Of Lord eighteen hundred and
forty one, fr ie purpose Of elcetng, by ballot from
their number, President, Vice President. Secretary,
Treasurer and nine Directors, vino, collectively, shall
be called the Board Of Diyectorss which officers shall
hold their respective OFFICES for year, and until 9th
shall be elected succeed them, except in Of
vacancy by DEATH resignation: in which II shall
be the duty ofthe Board ofDrecOrs te vacancyb by
election from he members aforesaid so conve-
may be called whenever majority Of The Board of D-
rcctors shall deemit expedent, upon the application
OF fifty members the Secretary, in writing, Stating The
object suc meeting and il shall be the duty OF the
Secretary to give notice that such meeting will be- held
in the city of Baltimore, a time By him be Al point
cd, which time shall be than days from tie
tme OF the application aforesaid and MI notices of Tie
meetings Of toe said Corpora on shn be- given by the
Secretary by advertisement in al Jens twu Of the daily
newspapers printed in thccity of Baltimore az least six
days before The time OF svch meeting; and al AL ne
ings of the SAID Corporation, and of the Board of Direc
tors die President shan presae in mis- absence the
Vice President and in Of the absence Of both the
Haldohcers such person shall preside the said Copo
alton, or Board Of Directors, may ellen.
Sec And be il enacted That the Treasurer shall
give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of
mis- office; and to render of his transaction
therein as often he may be requested hy the Board
of Directors; in such sum, and with such suretes as
may be acceptable to the said BouFd.
SEC. 5.ind be it enacted, That the board Of Drec-
tors, OF whom FIVE shall fof quorum, for The
sacton of business, for the being shall have the
entire control and the direction o. the of the
corporation; shall have the appoEnc Of Ill the sub
ordinate officers Of the Institution, and shall have the
management of uIl the donations, subscription funds,
and the stale thereof be managed and appropriate
for relic wing, structng, and supporting INDECENT boys;
(and the said corporation shall have power, to admit in
their Institution, any INDECENT hoy ofthc city of Bait
its vicinity. above the age of five years, az the
request permission OF his parents OF guardian, and to
accept from his father, in his father BE- not Ii
wing. from hs mother Jr guardian, q surrender in wri
tang OF any such boy TO the cure and direction offs said
corporation; and they may take into their institution
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more, who have parent guardian within this State,
and all boys admitted, shall be maintained and
poyed in said Institution, and shall be instructed in
raj and religious duties and the learning usually taught
in eopnon English Schools and ench boy admitted
into said Institution, he shall he able to read,
shall be furnished with copy al the Holy Scriptures
in the English Language, ami each and every such boy
shall have privilege ofrcading said Scriptures at all
suitable tnes; and when OF suitable age they shall he
employed III regular course of labor, and be instruct
ed in agriculture or such other Useful upaions
that they may be prepared to the own Iive!i- |
heed.
SEC. G.-And be il enacted, That the said corp
to-. shall have power and authority retain and EN-
poy such boys their farm, after they of suitable
age 10 be- BOUND and until Tie age oftweniyone years,
or they may bind such boys when oil suitable age,
in virtu0us families, apprentices to any regular
trade or reputable occupation, until the age Of twenty
one years any thing any law sf this State to the con-
trary itstandag-Provided, that any such boy,
who sal nothaye been surrendered tosaid corporation
in the manner herein provided. may be whdrawnfrom
the Institution the person to whom ne : bound, by
mis- parent guardian, upon payment 10 SAID corpora
lion OF expenses incurred by them, in the relief: sup
nort and instruction of such boys and, Provded fur
ther that nothing in this act contained, shall prevent
the said Board of Directors from ds'aissing any boy
from the Institution, whenever they think that The
welfare of the Institution viii he promoted thereby
SEC. Ind he il enacted, That the first meeting OF
tAcd-poradon, hereby created may be called by any
three Of the persons named in the preamble OF t' act
n, ,,ch lime and i'll such place, in the city Of nitnore
as hey may think proper by giving public notice ihtfeo
In s,n Or NOR. Of the nespapers published in said city