Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-09-30
CHAPTER XLVI.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of Ame-
liza in Congress assembled, That Byron Sun
derland, j. G. Mcclure, David A. Hall, and
George W. Riggs, Of Washington city, Will
liam Edcs, and JudSon Mitchell, of George
town, and Amos Kendall and William Stick
eny, of the county Of Washington, and such
persons as may hereafter be associated with
them, by contributions for the instructions Of
the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind, are here.
by created body polite, and corporate und-
cr the name Of the Columbia institution for
the instruction Of The deaf and dumb, and the,
blind" to have perpetual succession and be
capable to take, hold and enjoy lands, tcnc.
mcntS, hereditaments and personal property
to use common seal, and the same to alter
at pleasure: Provided, That no real or pcrSo-
nal property shall be held by said corporation
except such as may be neceSsarytO the main
tenancc and efficient management of said ms
titutiol.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the institution shall be managed as provided
for in its present Constitution, and such ad-
ditloual regulations us may from time to time
be found necessary, but as soon as sufficient
contributions shall have been paid in to au-
thorize an election according to the provisio
ms of said constitution, the provisional officers
therein named shall give notice Of a general
meeting to the contributors for the election
of officers, and the officers elected at such
general meeting shall hold their Offices for one
year and until their successors shall be elect
ed as in said constitution provided: Provided,
That said constitution may be altered in the
manner herein provided, but not in such man
ner as to violate the constitution or any law
of the United States of the District Of Co.
lumbia.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
it Shall be the duty of the Justices of the
Peace in the several wards Of the cities Of
Washington, to ascertain the pames and re-
sidences of all deaf and dumb and blind per.
sons within their respective wards and dis
trictS who Of them are Of teachable age,
and also who Of them are in INDECENT circums-
tances, and report the same to the President
of the institution hereby incorporated.
Sec, 4. And be it further enacted, That
whenever the Secretary Of the Interior shall
be satisfied by evidence produced by the Pre-
Sident Of the institution hereby incorporated,
that any deaf and dumb or blind person Of
teachablc age properly belonging to this dis
trict, is in INDECENT circumstances and cannot
command the means to secure an education,
it shall be his duty to authorize the said per-
son to enter the said institution for instruc-
ton, and to pay for his maintenance and tut
tion therein at the rate Of one hundred and
fifty dollars per annum, for such deaf and
dumb pupil, and at the rate Of one hundred
and fifty dollorS per annum for such blind pu-
pill, payable quarterly out of the treasury of
the United States.
Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be lawful for said institution to re-
ceiye and instruct deaf and dumb and blind
persons from any Of the States and Territories
of the kUnitcd States on such terms as may
be agreed upon by themselves, their parents,
guardians, or trustees, and the proper autho-
rites of said institution.
Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the President and di-
rectors Of said institution on the first day of
July in each year, embracing in said report
the number of pupils of each description re-
ceived and discharged during the proceeding
year, and the number remaining in the nsti-
futon; also the branches Of knowledge and
industry taught and the progress made there
in; also q statement showing the receipts of
the institution and from what sources, and its
disbursements and for what object.
Approved, February l6, 1857.