The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-07


Hezekiah c. Magruder, Thomas E. Bond, Jr. William
H. Beatty Frederick A. Lowering, John Ketewell, and
others are DESTROYS to associate themselves for the be-
nevolent purpose heving, instructing and employ
ing INDECENT boys belonging the city Of Baltimore,
and its vicinity and to enable them to carry the object
of their association fully ipto effect, have peoned for
an act of incorporation: Therefore,
SEC BE il enacted by the General Assembly Oh
Maryland, That the said Charles Gilman, John h w
Dunbar, Samuel G. Wyman, John l.. Carey, George
W. Norris George S. Norris, William P. Stewart jesse;
r. Handy Hczekiah G. Msgruder, Thomas H. bohu
Jr William H. Beatty, Frederick A. Leyenng' john
Keuewel and their associates, together win such o'
ers as may become donors and SUBSCRIBERS 10 th' sunni
object in the manner hereinafter provided be- ana they
are hereby incorporated by the name OF the bitiore
Manual Labor School for INDECENT Boys; and they are
hereby declared to be community, corporation, ana
bodv no,ic to have continuance for thirty years, by
which name they shall be able 10 sue and be sued plead
and he 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,
N peasure 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
thereof provided the be repugnant to the con-
stuton of this state; and they shall have power to
take kod and possess any estate, real personal, or
mixed by subscription, gift grant, purchase DEVICE or
Otherwise and the TO improve, lease exchange or
sell and convey at pleasure provided; That the value OF
real estate held any time by the said Corporation,
shall not exceed ffly thousand dollars.
SEC. 2.-And be it enacted, That any person who
shall make a donation, at 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 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-
! nues to pny the same.
SEC! 3-And be il enacted That there shall be
meeting of the members Of the said Corporations IN the
city of Baltimore, the first Monday OF March annu-
ally after the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
forty one, for the purpose Of eectng, by ballot from
their number a President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer and nine Directors who, colec lively, 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 case of
vacancy by death, designations i'll which case it shall
be the duty oflhe BOARD ofDrecUrs lthe vacancyby
an election from he members aforesaid conye
nienty may be. Special meetings of the Corporation
may beacaed whenever a majority of the Board OF Di-
recOrs shall deem expedent, upon the application
of fifty members the Secretary, in writing, stating the
object of such meeting, and it shall he the duty of the
Secretary to give notice that such meeting will be held
in the city of Baltimore, at 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 least of the daily
newspapers printed the city of baltimore, at least six
days before the time of such meeting; and at all The meet
ngs Of the said Corporations and of the Board OF Diree
tors the President shall preside in his absence the
Vice President and 10 of the absence of both the
said officers such person shall preside the said Corpo
rtion, or Board of Directors, may elect.
Sec 4-And be it enacted, That the Treasurer shall
give bond for te faithful performance Of the duties of
his Office; aud render accounts of his transactions
therein as often 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 Beard of Drec-
Tors of whom FIVE shall form quorum, for the tran
sacuon of business, for the time being, shall have the
entire control and the direction of the concerns 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, TO be managed and appropriate
for relic wing nstrucng and supporting INDECENT boys;
land the said corporation shall have power to admit in
their Institutions any INDECENT hoy of the city of Ba
more or its vicinity above the age of five years, at the
request or permission of his parents guardian and TO
accent from his father, or in his father be not Ii
wing from his mother or guardian, surrender in wri-
tnu of any such boy TO the and direction of said
corporation; and they may take into their Institution
any other INDECENT boys, residing in the city OF Bati-
more who have no parent guardian within this State,
and all BOYS so admitted, shall be maintained and EN-
Moved 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 institutions rs 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 threading 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 THEN own liyeli-
hood.
SEC. 6-And be it enacted, That the said corpora
,ioo shall have power and authority retain and en-
poy such boys on their farm, after they are of suitable
age to be bound and until the age sftwentyone years,
r they NAV bind out such boys when Of suitable age,
in virtuous families or as apprentices TO any regular
trade or reputable occupation, Hn the age OF twenty
one years. any thing any law of this State to the con-
trary withstandiBg-Provded, that any such boy,
who shall nothave been surrendered to said corporation
in the manner herein provided may be withdrawn from
Lhe Institution or the person to whom he is bound, by
his parent or GUARDIAN, upon payment to said corpora
ton of expenses incurred by them, in the relief sup
mort aud instruction of such boys, and, Provided fur
Their that nothing in this act contained, shall prevent
the said Beard Of Directors from disriissing any boy
from the Institution, whenever they THINK that the
welfare of the Institution will be promoted thereby
SEC 7-And be it enacted That the first meeting oil
the Corporation, hereby created may be called by any
three of the persons named in the preamble OF TINS act
at such time and in such place, in the city OF Baltimore
as they may think proper by giving public notice thereo
in two or more Of the newspapers published IN SAID city
ut least six days before the time of said meetings atwhich
meeting there shall be elected Board of Drectors as