Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-08-20
PuBllc--No. lO2. .
Approved, June 25 1864.

PumIc--No. l02, .........
Az ACT to incorporate the Home for Fricn.
dIcsS Women and Children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled That Mary
T. Hay Eliza N Norris Jane +. James
Eliza Wade Fitzgerald, Gcorgiana +. Spe.
axis, Emily B. RuggIes, Indiana Plant,
AIRY Grayham, Maria Virginia Brown,
and Cher associates and successors, are he
rehy crea.ed body corporate and polite,
with Il common sea the tight Of success
sion, with ability to sue and liability to be-
sued as a natural person. And the said
corporation shall be known BY the name
of"Thc Home fa. the Relief Of i'rendlcss
Women and ChjIlrcn.' The business Of
said corporation shall be the the establish.
mcnt, in the city Of Washington, or at o
convenient and eligible point not exceed
ing in distance seven miles from the city,
Of an institution where provision can be
made by public charity for the care and
relief Of IrlcadIcSs and deserving females,
and for the care and maintenance Of young
orphan or destitute children, male or f.
male who may be- or are likely to become
charge upon public charity. And said
corporation shall possess and enjoy all the
powers essential and proper for the car.
rylng ont Of the purposes Of its creation
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That
said corporation may receive, take, and
hold by purchase gift Or diyse, any real
or personal estate, for the purposes con-
tcmpatcd in this act: Provided, however,
That the nett annual income of their real
estate shall not exceed thirty thousand dol.
lars.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
Mary Y Hay, Eliza N Morris, Eliza
Wade Fitzgerald, GcOrgiana, Speaks, Emi.
IIy B. RuggIes, Indiana Plant Jane F.
James, Mary Grayham, Maria Virginia
Brown, shall constitute the board of man
ayers until the GIst Monday of May, A. D.
eighteen hundred and sixiy-fvc, aud until
their successors shall be chosen or elected
as herein provided. A meeting of the
members Of the association shall be held
on the first Monday of May, eighteen hun
drcI and sxty-liyc, at some convenient
hour and place, in the city of Washington
Of which two weeks public notice shall be
given by The board Of managers in tive
daily newspapers published in the city oil
| Washington; and at such meeting the
members of the association who shall be
present shall proceed to elect board Of
managers in the places Of those hereby de.
signated or authorized; and any manager
may be reelected from time to time. Each
member, at such meeting shall entitled to
one vote An annual meeting of the asso.
ciates or ccrporators shall, in like manner
and upon like notice, be held on the first
Monday of May, in each year after eighteen
hundred and sIXty-live, for the election oil
managers for the ensuing year; but if, in
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any case 'ii' Sa'u nesting Sna'l, '3r auy
reason 'a'l 70 DC neIu On IIlo uay netell
ue''S"a'eu' ,'r same may upon 'ng hoI'cC
aCoVo pFJV'upo' oe llelu on any o'ueF uay
"',''' H., ~ 'I"a,aJ nLaI, l'al1 ,La;. "C
managers 'hrh Clec'Sd Sna'' I'o'1 'ne'f OIL,
''ces un''' l',c nIS' oionuay u May noHI
ensuing ana T'V' !nc'r NJ, successors ,,, s1al !,
lie c0oSen Us Aforesaid lne Sai1 a,, Oooru O'
managers saa' nave power TO MI any va
canc'es occurring 'neFe'h between Tue re
guar cIecl'onS oUoVe ProV'uSu ~ i ,'ilS act
ana maloflly OIL SAD ooa'u 'ha!' 'ofm 9
quorum lor '9' TRANSACTION r oi business; ~,
sec 4 ANA ne II lnrthGr enacted lha
'he board ol managers ShalI nave power tC
appoint Such agents lna'Io"S' assistants