The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-02
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATS


ment Society.
BE Il saaoal Lg he Sate AID Hoass Of Representatives. 81
Ae THlai Sa Of Aaecd Congress assenbtd That, ior
the purpose completing the erection now IA progress
of ia great national monument 10 the memoy OF W@h-
ngton at the seat OF the federal government, Winfield
Scott Walter Jones, John J Abort, James heainey,
Thomas Carbery Peter Force, William Bradley rhilip
Il Fenda Walter IenoX MATTHEW T. Msuiy and
Thomas Bagden beng the survivors OF the persons men
toned In a certain grant bearing date the twelfth
day of April in the year Thousand eight hundred and
forty eight 10y James X Polk then President OF The SAID
United States la virtue of Joint resolution OF Congress
approved the thirty first day Of January in the same
year OF authority TO erect monument to The mem
DRY OF George Washington, on reservation numbered
three IN the said city OF Washington and also, jena
than b II Smith, William w. Seaton Elisha Whiiiie-
sew BENJAMIN Oge Tayloe Thonas II. Crawiorl-Nil
liam w Corcoran and John Carroll Brent and iheir
be elected in the manner hereinafter direct
cd shall be- and hereby, created corporation aud
bodypolitic 10y the name and sly lie OF i'lhe Washington
National Monument Society
SgcnoN 2 AadJea further enacted That all the easement,
and all and singular the rights and privileges conveyed
In the aforesaid grant shall be, aud the same hereby
are vested in and confirmed 10, the corporation and
body polite heeinbeoie created aud that any nna all
property and right of property OF any and eyy KIND ana
description whatsoever whether IN possession OF IN ets
sion in expectancy which at any time before tho
passing OF this act have been acquired 10y the voluntary
association heretofore known by the OF the WASH
ngton National Monument Societ7, which may here
after be acquired by the corporation and body polite
hcreinbefore created, shall be- and the sane hereby are
vested in and confirmed to- tho corporation and body
polite herenbeiore created and that the said -- cor
poraton aud body polite may apply to its uses, and Tor
the purpose of completing the erection OF the monument
aforesaid according TO such bylaws rules, and regua-
tions IL may from time 10 time, hereafter make AMI
oriain, any and all property, of any and every kind,
and description whatsoever which is now appertain-
ing to said monument, which the corporation
and body polite hereby created may hereafter nc
quire, by purchase gill; OF other lawful means Sic-
8. Ind be further enacted, That II shall DO
H.. L. i..IA. nt,t ia
scribed as constituting the corporation and body polite
hereby created aud their TO remove by vote
fiths of the said persons any of their number
and the person so named shall longer be member ot
said corporation and body polite, have any authority
therein Propided That for any other act within this
legitimate objects of this corporation q quorum OF live
shall be sufficient for the transaction OF business iorr-
tiea That notice of all meetings which may not be pro
vided in the by laws and ordinances OF the corporation
shall be given To all members thereof residing within the
District OF Columbia SECTION A. AndLe further enacted
That when any vacancy shall happen in the said corpora
ton and body polite, from death resignation, or
otherwise the remaining members thereof shall elect and
appoint to fill the same, within ten days
the happening Of such vacancy and that ON fail
IRE to file Tie within Thirty days il shall be the
duty of the attorney OF the United States for the District
of Columbia proceed against the said corporation and
body polite by writ of ce acas for forfeiture OF
the charter hereby grant before the Circuit Court OF the
District of Columbia aud the adjudication of that court
thereon shall be conclusive And should this charter
he so adjudged forfeited, The monument and other inn
proycmens and property held under the same shall be
placed by the President Of tho United States under
the care and custody of the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings such other officer OF the United States no
may designate appoint for the time being SECTION 81
And be further eiaciei That the said corporation and
body polite hcrenbeloc created SHALL by the and
style of the Washington National Monument Society,
have perpetual succession shall be capable to to b
sued to plead be implicated in any court Of law
equity in the United States may have and use com
seal and the may destroy, alter, and renew at
pleasure, and shall have power to purchase take receive
and enjoy, to them and their successors, any and all
property of any kind and description whatsoever for the
purpose of completing the erection of said monument
to dispose Of the they shall deem most conducive
the object of completing the erection in progress
of the monument aforesaid to elect, after the
passage of this act may be convenient such officers
they may deem proper, and to make and ordain such
constitution by laws ordinances and regulations
the objects of this charter as they may deem
pedent and proper and which shall not be cpuSnant 10
the constitution and laws Of the United States and to
repeal alter and amend the Prorid as,Sys, That
the President of the United States. for tho time being
shall be ocio president and the governors for the
time being Of the several States of the United States shall
be respectively o1co vice presidents IL the said socie
ty corporation and body polite, and that all meetings
thereof shall be held and all records and papers thereof
kept at the said city of Washington
SECTION 6. And be further enacted That this act may
at any time be altered amended repealed by the Con-
gress Of the United States.
SECTION 7. lind further enacted, That all laws acts,
resolutions any lnrt OF any law act or resolution
inconsistent win lhl5 ACT, snail be- ana the same
hereby repealed SfcrIoS g. Aad Be further enacted That
this act shall be IN force from and after the passage
thereof
SECTION g. 1dJe FURTHER eaactd That nothing in this
act shall be construed to authorize this said copo-
ration TO issue any note token Device scrip,
evidence Of debt to be used as Il currency.
SECTION 10 Ind be tarter eaaoted That each of the
corpoators in the said corporation shall be held liable
in his individual capacity, for all the debts and liabilities
of said corporation however contracted incurred to
be recovered by suit, other debts liabilities, before
any of competent jurisdiction. Provided howper,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
10 render said coporaors in said corporation inds uay
liable for any debt liability contracted in the name,
behalf of, the Washington National Monument Society
at any time prior to the twentieth day of October
thousand eight hundred, and ffty-cight.
Approved 20 February 1859.
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