, 1859-09-23
Laws of the United States.
BY AUTHORITY.


~ 40 " ins9lliqtate tne the NAsllhBtn NAeVu@
hounIrrpt sQtiety. |fat t. I
taiissi II ~ tsiisd ssiss q A@sTioa "a CoaSssss
Srssaasd, That, for the purpose Of eomplseng the
ercclon. now In puogress Of "A great nsuoaa monu-
mont 70 The memory Of Washington, al NE seat OF
tho federal goveruneutn Winfield Scott Walter Jones
John ]. AbsIl james Kearney. Thomas Carbery Peter
Force william A. Bradley, Philip r. fendAl, Walter
Lenox. Mathew y. Manry, and Thomas Blagden (be-
ing the survivors of The persons mentioned In GER
tain gnnt baaiae dais Ne twelfth day OF April in
The year olo lh9utand eight hundred aud fortyeghtg
by Jai 1. polk, thah Pie eadent u the sid United
siaies in virtue q joint resolutioa Of Congress- ap
proved oa TIC thryhrst day Of January in the same
year, Of anihodty 70 erect a monument 10 the
memory u George Washington. on ruservatlon nurn-
hered three IN the said city q Washng0n) and also,
WhitlleRy. ne1lim oglo Iayloe, ThSnas Il. CraW,
ford, William W. Corc0ran, and john Card Brent,
and their 70 be be elected In the manner
hereinaiier directed shall BE- and ltheyl an hereby
and style Of " The Washington National Noamasat
Society," ~
Sec 2. An5 b 4 Jfarthsr snacfld. That the ease
ment, and AL and singular the rights and privileges,
conveyed in the Aforesaid grant, shall be, and the
same hereby are, vested In, and couimed %, the
poratQn and body hfnenbeore created aud that any
and AZ grgpeyig end rsht q property Of any and
every kind and description Whatsoever, whether 10
possession, or in action or in expectancy, which may
a. any tine beare the passing OF this act have been
acquired by the voluntary association heretofore
known by the name Of the Washington National Mon
ument society, or which may herpfior be acquired
by The cquAtion uno body polite hefeinbefone ere
atedr shall b and The same hereby are vested n Ahd
confrmedt to, the corporation and body polite herein
before created and that the said corporation and
body polite may apply to ls uses, and for the pur
pose Of completing the erection Of the monument
Aforesaid, according To such bylaws rules and regu-
latlqps e may from time 70 time, hereafter, make
kind md ltsclptiOn Wiatioorer which d now az
pertaining 10 said monument, or which the corpora
don and body polite hoEehy created may hereafter
aegulre, BY purchase gitl or other lawful means.
Sec J. And b Z farfter enacted That It shall be
competent ior The persous horunbefoV named aud
described as consttuting The corporation aud body
polite created, and their successors, 10 remove, By
vote Of four hfhs Of the said perbAs airy Of their
number; and the person 80 removed shall no longer
Be member Of alid c0poltiun and body polite nor
have any authority therein IrOuidsd, That for ans
otoer act Eihn The legitimate objects Of this corpo
ration quorum o. i've shall V SUFFICIENT for the
transaction Of business ProUidsd, That notice Of
al meetings, which may not be provided ioF IN the
byiaHa ordinances Of the corpOratoa shall be given
Columbia.
Sec. 4 Aad bsa further enacted, That when any
vacancy shall happen In the sd corporation and body
pohe, llom deaih Or resignation, or otherwise, The
remaining members thereof shall elect and appoint
Successor 70 ll t1e same, within ten days amer the
happening Of such vaclhcy; and that on ilure 10 an
the same within thirty days, Il shall be the duty Of
The attorney Of the United States for the District Of
Columbia . proceed htaihf the said corporation and
body polite, BY writ d see taeias for forfeiture
Of the charter hereby granted heore the Circuit Court
.he District o. Colombia AID the adjudication Of
That court theleoa shaT Be conclusive. Add should
this charior ie 10 a1ludged foleiied the monument
and other improvements and property held under the
sane slal y placed by the President Of the United
Staiea an1er be care and custody Of the Commiason
sr q PUBLIC Builapgs, or such other officer Of the
u1ls5 5iaiss q p aAy deagnaie Or appoint f0f the
Sec. S. And D, Il f4itAa- eaaeisd, That the aid
sSS SSSR' % 9Ss ssSy petite hersiSesIsTS sgea;sd,
tola Monument Society," have perpetual suceessan q;
shall b capable 10 o. be sued u plead or be i'm.
pleaded IN any court Of law or equty in the United
nt4leai may have and use a copmOn seal, and the
sane may destroy, alter, and rehsw at pleasure and
sha have power % purchase, take receive, and en-
!oy, . ten ega thelf aacee1ls any and Al proper
~ 4, Ha@ sis as,s ghal.eeyeF for the
menti p dispose Of The same ns they shall deem most
conducive p the object of completing the erection
nov q pregres, q The monansat Aforesaid; 70 elect
% som afier ibe passage of this act as may be con
vonient, such olioers as they may deem proper and
70 make and ordain such constitution, bylaws ord
nanoe and regulations consonant 70 The objects Of
MS charter as they may expedient and proper, and
which shall not Be repugnant to the consultation and
hWs q the United States and 70 ftpoal alter and
amend the sane Provided, Glirqgs That the Presi-
dent q e United States for the timo being shall be
boing q the several State ofthe Uniled staies shall
Be respectively e gteio vicepresidents Of the said
society, corporation, and body polite, and that all
meetingl thereof shan Be held md an records ana
papers thereof kepe At the said city Of Washington
Sec. 9. -4nd Be i farihs eaaefad That this act
may a any tine be altered amended or repeaied by
he Congress Of the United States.
Sec l. Ana,bcif, f,sfler aiaeisd, That an avs
acts or resolutions, or any part OF any law, act or
resolutiOn Inconsistent Vh ibis act shall be- md the
aalne are hereby repealed y AAAt -F NTiI
Sec. 8, AHa b a fEuihsr enacted, That this act
snail be N force tum aud altef the passing thereof
bee- .. Aad Be L further taactod, That nothing IN
III. act shall b % construed IS % authorize this said
coIpoiaon 70 lEsne any note token device scrip, or
otler evidence 81 DEBT 70 be used Is a currency
Sc 10, Ind b e 1artber tnacfed. That each Of
t1e eorof1tors n aid corporation shall be held Ia
BE u bis Individual capacity, for al the debts and
Liabilities o. said corporation, however contracted OF
Incurred % Be recovered By suit, as orher debts or
hAbies oeldTe any couri Of competent Jurisdiction
freg,ded, hoisfrer, That nothing herein contained
shall be % construed % render said corporation In
dyidnaily liable for any DEBT or liability contracted
q De name Or behalf Of, the Washington National
Hcnument Society At any time prior 70 the twentieth
Day q October one thousand eight hundred and ty
Approved February &c, 1859.