Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-04

dlan tlbes on the remote frontiers of the United States and whilst in other respects the public peace Is seriously threatened Congress has adjourned with out granting necessary supplies for the army depry ing the Executive of the power to perform his duty Ill reiatlon to the common defence aud security and an extraordinary occasion has thus arisen for assem- bl!ng the two Houses of Congress- do. therefore by | this my proclamation convene the said Houses tn meet at the Capitol, ill the city of Wa,hngton. on | Thursday the 2lst day of August. instant hereby requiring the respective Senators and Representatives then and there to assemble to consult and determine on such measure. the state of the Union may seem to require.
 h testimony whereof, have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, and signed tAe same with my hand
 Done at the city of Washington. the 18th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1856, and of the Independence of the United States the eighty first
 FRANKLIN PIERCE.
 W. L, MARCY, .Secy ot .Dqte. An act to incorporate the Columbia Library of Ca
 pto Hill, in the City of Washington
 Be it enacted, etc., That James Adams as pra,i- dent and Jarqucline $. Pendleton, William H. Win ter. James A. Brown. .Jame, A. Tait. and lame, McDermott. and their successors duly elected or at- pointed m the manner hereinafter directed, bel and they are hereby made, declared, und constituted a corporation or body polite, in law and in fact to have c"ntUance forever by the name style al iii l..
 
 Clty of Washington and by that naina stvle and tile, shall be hereafter forever able and cuiabe in law ahd equtH to suc ana be sued, plead and bt i'm pleaded, answer and be answered unto. defend and bc defended n any court courts or other pIaces and before any judge judges. justice Or justices or other person. whatsoever, within the District of Co lulnoh or elsewhere in all and all manner of ,uits actions. complaints, pleas. causes. matters. and dr- mand, ot whatever kind ornature thcy may he in as Iul4 ana enectuai mauner ally other person or persons; bodies polite or corporate may or can do ; 2 hat all and singular the goods. clattcls and other effects ot what kind nature suever hcrt given, granted devised to the s:!iL library. or 10 any person or perst for the thereof or that may have been purchased for account of the same be- and the sad goods and chatteS, and other effects are hereby vested III and confirmed to the said cOrno A uon. And the said corporation may take aui rr- celNe any sum or sums of money any goods chat els or other effects of what kind or nature soeyer winch shlll or may hereafter be given, granted or pcQueathtd unto them by person or persons boI- les polite corporate capable of nalliug sll.h oft grant, or ocquc>t. Itotlled That the roods cb.ttc. and other effects vested in and confirmed to said cor pofation ahd the moneys goods. chattes and other effects winch by thI. act tic said corporation k a thonzed hereafter 10 receive shall not in the whole exceed the Value of one hundred thousand dollars. ,. That the said corporation shall have full DOW erand authority to make. have and Use q common seal with such device and nSrrut0n as they shall thinl, proper and the same o break alter and renew nj pleas. apPomt treasurer and librarian and such other Vlacera as they may from time to time deem ne,., dunes. rom uNH ana remove hlln or them from office. and at Funt another or others u his or their ac. S oftrn "s they shall think ht: to make, oldan establish and execute such by-,aus and ordinances a> ,pny be- deemed useful to tAe said library, and tine same to aiff. amend or abrurAfc at pleasure: to procure bv purchase or otherwise suitable place for kecIinr the npfaly; to appoint the time for keeping the library open or for taking cut and returning books: to nh NacaGes that may happen in their own body between TWO annual e'tc IoS; to levy and collect fines and tprtcl' 'urs; and to determine upon do nII transact all business and matters appertaiuing to the said cor plraion and hDrNIy. agreeable to the rules Orli- naltcS and hy laws thereof during tLoir continuance m office PrerIed That no less than a majority of the sad directors he quorum to do business tYi mo lue ordinance, uI hl law be made rcIu.l,,, ro The laws of thc District of Columbia or of the United States. fl. That an election forscven directors of tliscor poratlon shalI he held the first Monday of April next and on hc f'at Monday iu Apr annuollv th,re- after at the library room under tic direction If ,urh Pef-onS as the present. directors ana their successors may app int. Wi. appointment shall be at least ten days previous tr the IAN of election They sIaU aI.n publish the names of the persons appointed to hold te eicclon. III some paper publish i in the city of " "Slhhgtoh. at Feast three days previous to such elccti being hcld the polls for which shall be lept | open from thrae e nine o'clock. r. NJ. And no per- son shall D. e rhlc director or have a ii rht to Vote for dire tor who s not at the time of votin.. or being Notei for, member of the Columbia Fire Company Of the city ot Washinpton Or who shall be l ton, tnes or tri ure; all persons qualified to voo may role either personal " or by proxy by ballot O. hat thS act may be repealed. altered or amended at any time by the Congress of the United States.
 $ 6. That the directors of this library for the time heng shall be responsible for the debts and liabilities thereof which may have been created or incurred du- lhg their respective tinuance ill office us such di- recturS.
 :. That the Secretary of the Interior be. and he Is hereby authorized and directed to furnish to said lprary bound copies of the laws of the United States Ana 10 fuThsh annually thereto bound copy of all documents, journals, laws and State papers which shall hereafter be published by the authority of Con gresS.
 SS. That nothing in this act shall be so construed aN to authorze the sad corporation to issue any tokcn device, scrip, or other evidence of debt to be used as q currency in this District or elsewhere g. That the debts and liabilities of the said cor Pof"tloh shall not Ut any time exceed the amount of ther capital and that each stockhoder shall be held llabc. II hs or her individual capacity for all the debts and liabilities of the corporation however in cured or contracted. to be secured by suit as other debts and liabilities in any court, before any tr- huhal, hANlng jurisdiction of the case.
 Approved, August II, lo56.
 AN ACT to establish Library for Young Men in
 the District of Columbia
 Be It enacted. etc., That James Dunlop chief ius- tlce of the cleut court in the District of Columbia: John r. Towers, mayor of the city of Washington: Henry Addison, mayor of the city of Georgetown, Joseph Henry. secretary of the Smithsonian lnsti- tlon John s. Mcchan librarian for Congress and their successors n said respective oces with sach person as the nayorot W a-hnEton designate; and with such person aa the mayor of Georgetown may de>r- nate; are hereby created corporate body forever under the nanle of Columbia's Library for Young Men, and III that name sue and be sued, ill any Dt m, ,I.tat,,t Y,.i- -,l,,