Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-17
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AN ACT to incorporate Washington National
Be t enacted by tie eaqs and Muse Of Representatives Of
tie United States u Aaeriea in CoRgreSs osseqcd, That iur
the purpose If completing the erecon now in progress. Of "a
national monument The Of Washington the
seat of the Federal GvernmeDs Wintd Scott Waiter Jones
John j. Abe James ksarney Thomas larery Peter Fore,
William A Bradley hp Feniall Walter Lenox, Mathew
Fauy, and Thomas Blagden ing The survivors OF the
On in certain grant bear date the twelfth day
Of year thousand eight hundre and forty eight
POLK President of the said United STATES in
tue of resolution Of Congress, approved the thirty rs
monurent the memory of George Washington reserya
item three i the said Of Hashington)
Benjamin 0ge Taylor Tnonss IL CraEIord, wm " CoreC
John Carroll Brent and their be elected
he hereinafter directed shall be and hereby
ted corporation and body potc BY tile name and s lie OF
t'The Warrington National Menum ent Society
Ami be TttAr enacted That all the easements
all aud ngul the rights and privileges conveyed in the
grant, shall here' u"s'a firm
corporation body polite herein beorecreated
that any and ali properly and RICH, -...s every
Kind anddesc ton whatsoever whether in possession or in cs
expectancy, which blore the passing
Of this act have ben acquired by the unta caton here
ofore Known by The nam Of the Wasns ton ai mai Monument
society, which may hereafter acquired corp5rstion
body polite herein before created, shall be and the
by vested in and to the corporation and body polite
that the said corporation polite
may apply uses and ts purpo of ,mpe.ing tleree
Of the monument aioreSa acco ng to such bylaws rules,
gulations may, from time
any da property, AID kind deserp
which The corporation and body polite hereby may
after acquire by purchase sft, Or other lawful means
Sec3 inn be tee enacted That It shall be competent
before bed constituting
the ration and body polite hereby created,
sors TO remove by vote Of four hs OF the said persons
Of their number and the person named shall longer
member Of said corporation and Dody polite, have any
authority therein Froeide That for any other within the
objects OF this corporation quorum be
sufficient Tor the transaction of business PrOrdt That notice
Vi all meetings which provided for in the bylaws
ordinances Of the corporation shall be gyentO ali members there
Of residing within ne District Of Columbia 3I@
shl happen in the said corporation and body polite
Of shall elect and appoint I'll the within
days after The happening Of such and that failure
the hirfR Ia tpI of
the United states for the District of Columbia proceed
against The said corporation and body polite by writ Il scre
JsiIS o. the hereby granted
Circuit Court the Dis of Columbia, and the adjudication
Of that thereon shall be should
ajud forfeited, the improve
President Of tie United states under the care and CUSTODY Of the
United States be designate sppOnt tor the time being
ans body poc, her in before created shall the style
Of the Washington National Monument Society have perpetual
succession, shall be capable lie sued plead be
mplealed any equty United States.
and seal. te may destroy,
ter and renew al pleasure and shall lave power to purchase
receive joy, them successors any
all properly, any kind and description the pur
pose Of completing The erection OF said monument to dispose of
the hey shall deem most conducive 70 Of
Peng no" IN Progress o. the monument aforesaid
% eject 50 soon aitet the OF ms act as Lay De convenient
such officers as they may deem proper and to make and srin
constitution, laws ordn and regulations
TO the objects Of this charter as they may deem eNpeent and
proper and which shall be repugnan to the constitution and
laws of the United States and to a. alter and amend the
Posed 0lrdPs That the President OF the United STATES
the heng shall ocO presdea and the govtruos
be respectively 0ciO presidents Of the said society,
ration body polite, AID that all meetings thereof shall
held and all records and papers thereof kept the said city Of
Washington.
g. iad be a further enacted, That this act mag any
time he ALTERED. aneud, repealed by the Congress Of the Uni
ted States.
Sec : Ind De it further enacted That all laws acts or reso
utions, part law resolutions Inconsistent
With act shall he and the hereby repealed
Sec and be fFAeF e1acted, That this shall he in
force from and sitter the pa sage thereof
9 Ind be further enacted. That nothing in this
shall construed aUtcTizc corporation
note oken deyc scrip evidence Of debtto be used
a 4 carrency
Sec. ind be 6TteT eGactsd That each Of tie eOpO
said shall he held liable his Individual
capacity all debts liabilities of said corPsraten how
suit other debts
liabilities, befJe any cOnpe emit jurisdiction Pro-
gj3e kOcecr. That nothing herein contained shall he
strue5 render said corporation individually liable any
inability contracted in the tebAf Of the Wash
ingtan Monument Society any tine prior the
teth day Oote hundred amp atty eight
Approved, February 70, 1853.