The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-28

George s. Norris, William P. Stewart Jesse I. Handy,
Hezekiah C. Magruder, Thomas Z. Bond, Jr. William
H. Beatty, Frederick A. Levering John Kettlewel, and
Others are DESTROYS to associate themselves for the be-
nevolent purpose of relieving nsucting, and employ
ing INDECENT boys, belonging 70 the city OF Baltimore
and its vicinity, and to enable them 10 carry the object
of their association fully into effect have pelitioned for
an act of incorporation: Therefore,
SEC. BE enaeted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the said Charles Gilman: John R. W.
Dunbar, Samuel G. Wyman, John l.. Carey, George
w. Norris George s. Norris William p Stewart, JESSE
T. Handy, Hezekiah G.. Magruder, Thomas i. Bond
Jr. William H. Beatty, Frederick A. Lowering, John
Ketewel and their associates, together with such ON
ers as may become donors and subscribers to the same
object in tile manner hereinafter provided be, and they
are hereby incorporated by the name OF the Baltimore
Manual Labor School for INDECENT Boys; and they are
hereby declared TO be community, corp0rahOn and
body Dotic to have continuance for thirty years, by
which name they shall be able sue and be sued, plead
and be implicated, all courts of law and equity, and
in all actions whatsoever and also to have common
SEAL and the same change, break, alter, and renew,
ut pleasure; and they shall have power 10 establish by
laws and orders for the regulation of their Institutions
and for the preservation and application of the funds
thereof provided the he Tepugnant to the con
stu,on of this State and they shall have power to
tate hold and possess any estate real, personal, or
mixed by subscription, gill; grant, purchase, device, or
otherwise and the improve, lease, exchange, or
sell and convey pleasure provded That the value of
real estate held any time by the said Corporation,
shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars.
SEC. 2.-And be it enactad, That any person who
shall make donation, any time, of sum not less
IL Of tho
shall be member of said Corporation for life and any
person who shall subscribe and pay to said funds sum
not hess than five dollars annually by such subscription
and payment shall become member so long he con-
tinues to pay the same.
SEC. 3.-And be il enacted, That there shall be
meeting of the members of the said Corporation, in the
city of Baltimore, on the first Monday of March anHu-
ally, after the year of Lord eighteen hundred and
forty one, for the purpose of electing, 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 tbem except in of
vacancy by death, resignation: in which shall
be the duty ofthe Board ofDrectors fill the vacancyby
an election from he members aforesaid cOnve
nientIy may be. Special meetings of the Corporation
may be called whenever majority of the Board of Di
rectors shall deemit expedient upon the application
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
in the city of Baltimore, at a 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 at least two of the daily
newspapers printed in the city of Baltimore at least six
days before the time of such meeng and at all the meet
ngs of the said Corporation, and of the Board Of Dree
tors, the President shall preside in his absence the
Vice President and 10 of the absence of both the
adoicers, such person shall preside the said Corpo
Iution, 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, often as he may be requested by the Board
Of Directors in such sum, and with such suretes as
may be acceptable to the said Board
Sec. 5-And be it enacted That the Board of DTec-
of whom five shall fora quorum, for the tran
sacon 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 be managed and appropriated
for relic wing insructing, and supporting INDECENT boys
land the said corporation shall have power to admit in
their Institution, any INDECENT boy of the city of Balti
more or vicinity above the age of five years, at the
request or permission of his parents GUARDIAN and to
accept from his father, in his father be moi Ii
wing from his mother guardian, surrender in wri-
ting of any such boy 10 the care and direction of said
corporations and they may lake into their Institution
any other INDECENT boys, residing in the cty of Baltl-
more who have parent guardian within this state,
and all boys admitted, shall be maintained and EN-
ployed in said Institution and shall be instructed in mo-
raj and religious dutes and the learning usually taught
in common English Schools, and each boy so admitted
into said Institution, soon as he shall be 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 course of labor, and be instruct
ed in agriculture such other useful occupations, so
that they may be prepared to their 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 are of suitable
age to be bound and until the age twenyon years,
or they may bind such boys when of suitable age,
in virluous families apprentices 10 any regular
trade or reputable occupation, until the age of twenty
one years. any thing any law Of this State to the con-
trary Notwithstanding that any such boy,
who shall not have been surrendered TO said corporation
in the manner herein provided, may be Withdrawn from
The Institution or the person 10 whom he is bound, by
his parent or GUARDIAN upon payment to SAID corpora
ton of expenses incurred by hem in the relief, sup
port and instruction of such boys, and, Provided, fur
ther that nothing in this act contained, shall prevent
the said Board of Directors from dsmssins any boy
from the Institution, whenever they think mat the
welfare of the Institution will be promoted thereby.
SEC Aud be it enacted, That the first meeting OF
tho Corporation, hereby created, may be called by any
three of the persons named in the preamble OF this act
at such time and i'll such place. in the city of Baltimore,
as they may think proper by giving public notice thereon
in two or more of the newspapers published in said city
at least six days before the time of said meetng atwch
meeting there shall be elected Board of Directors, as