Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-30

AN ACT to establish Library for Young Men in the
District of Columbia.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tiyes of the United States of America in Congress as.
sembed That James Dunlop chief Justice of the circuit
court the District of COlum bia John T. Towers MAYOR
OF the city of Washington Henry Addison, mayor of the
city of Georgetown Joseph Henry secretary ofhe Smith
sOnian Institution, John heehan. librarian for Congress
and their in said respective offices with such
person as the mayor OF Washington may designate and
with such person as the mayor OF Georgetown may desg
nate hereby created corporate body forever under
the name of Coum bias Library for Young Men, and in
that name to and be sued in any court of competent
| jurisdiction.
Sec = And be it further enacted That said corpora
ton may receive and possess property real and personal
exceeding in value one hundred thousand dollars for
library for the purpcs5 aforesaid. If lot and house
be granted devised for said library and the shall
be accepted by said corporation, sale thereof shall
| be made without the consent of Congress
Sec g. And be it further enacted That pcwer is given
to said corporation 10 appoint needm cers messengers
and aborer and 10 compensate them; pass such by
laws rules and regulations may be necessary carry
into effect this act; to alter, amend revoke them to
limit the ages within which the young OF said Dis.
tric may be entitled to the benefit OF this duse
knowledge among them IN such ways shall be best cal
culaed instruct them to elevate their morals and fit
them for usefulness and receive assurances of Ierma
nent aid from the corporations Of Washington and George
town, and either OF tkem 10 sustain id institution
| annual or other aid
Sec f. And BE- il further enacted, That the corpora
tons may elect presiding officer one of their
Der 1t this shall be omitted the person holding the of
fee frs named shall preside if present. and in
sOn IN case OF Absence IN the order OF the oces desgns
| ted in the first section.
Sec s. And be further enacted That the meeting to
organize may be held such time and place within said
District majority may designate having given notice
in writing three days 10 all the members Semi annual
meetings be held at the library ROOM on the first Mon
days of January and July ALI VOTES resolutions bylaws
regulations and other proceedings TO be recorded and
subject the inspection of each Of the corporations Of
| Washington and Georgetown, Il committee Of either.
Sec g. And be it further enacted That the property Of
said corporation shall be exempted from all public
mens and long the shall remain dediea-
| ted to the purposes of library.
Sec And be it further enacted, That each person
designated provided by the mayor Of Washington
Georgetown may hold his appointment two years. and
until his successor shall be appointed,
Sec g. And be it further enacted That il shall be
lawful for Congress ct any time her eaer to amend
peal shis act.
Sec And be 1t further enacted That nothing in this
a shall be construd to authorize said corporation make
ISSUE put in circulation any bill draft check proms
ssry change ticket any thing else promising
the tendency of which shall be to circulate as money
currency And viz laOn of any one of the provisions
of this section shall be forfeiture Of the charter herein
granted and line of fifty dollars against each OF the
| directors voting for the same.
Sec TO- And be il further enacted That the debts and
liabilities of the said corporation shall not any time
exceed the amount of their capital and that each stock
holder shall be held liable his orherndiVdul capacity,
for all the debts and liabilities Of the corporation however
incurred contracted, to be recovered by suit other
debts and liabilities any court before any tribunal
having jurisdiction Of the
Approved August IL, 1856.