The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-08-10
TOFFICIAL.
LAWS CT THE UNITED STATES.
Ps.sad n gLo First Session OF Che Thirty
Eighth Congress.
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Az ACT to inoorforat- ihs Home far frieudlls
Women and hll1rel.
Bet enaoisdtg he Sac end H9ssss Of I'syVsssng'ire
Of Ms Jln.ei states n Amerca Cs5grcss l.s.Dt s
That Mary T. lily. Liza D. Morris Jaut +. JIr4f s
Eliza Wade F.tzscllii, GeorgA1ia J. speaks Lf,i-l
g. EuaEle- lu.ilLA Pant. May Gray liam Maria il
Ll Brown a4i their lc4ll.s alI sHcces-.Is.
l.sreby created body corporate, AMI I-luc- With
,Olnusou -tl, tLs right oI slcc--7on, w.tA ability
ia $500 ana Inability e. he sued as natural person
aud tbr said cof porat -ii be known ty thr nanl'
o. THE Home inr Tie Relief % fri-naless Women
.il4 Children Tie business ot sAii corpoltil Il
-l. Oa iLe c-t4i- LII ln tle cry Ql Washing ton
ir 4t cnnselleit aLg eligible point not exceeding d.
distance seven miles from tie CITY, ni institution
where provision can b. made by public charity FOR
the care and relief oi iriengess and deserving t.
iaai- anu lcr tLr ami maIntenance OF young or
plln or dos ttlte chlllren male female, who may
ne arr likely to become cbaIgc upon pubic char
ity. AI4 SAID corporation shall p-- RS ani enjoy all
tr powers essential and proper Tor the carrying out
ti the p4Tpus IS % it- creation.
sc 8. Ind b. II J4Vih-s tnGted, That SAL ccrpo-
ration may receive, take AMI Loii. by purchase. Eft,
ora rI-. .ry rtai personal estate. l0r o.. pur-
.. plated ia tlls aCt- Irorttof. hctgerer,
i, th u0tt annlai income u their rl estate shall
not exc ed thirty thousand dollars
-.c a Ant BE- q fnther eaccfsl That Mary 7
H.F izi Morris FILA W1If fifZ--f. .tl, teurEI-
ana speaks Enuy r. Hurgles lnliai. fliAt, Jane J.
Jtmc-. Mary Dray ham. Mlra Virginia Brown, shall
constitute ihe board of managers nuiI tlr first Non
day 90 My. A. l. eighteen huAlred tlu siAty 1--we
Ilii until their successors SHAH ie tl ~u ui elected
as herein provided. 4 meeting 81 thc members of
tAe association shall 30, Afli Ga Tie nlsi ModaJ II
My, tl hf..u hundred aui sixty h-H- 20 some cHn-
vclieut and place. n the eats oi Washington. ol
which t~1 ut b. lNuuc nuil' -ii.l Hr -iFcu 10. no
board 90 r4nasrrs. 300 tWp aai.y uN'.s ueIs ilhis
eli iu the CITY of Wa-.llct fn ANA 40 such m ttng
tAr members OF tir a=-s ailH- $3.50 shall hr pr'-elt
shalt proceed Co elect holfi 90 mtnaeers n tiie
p.l-- of tht-. hereby l-aiti nr tuiholIzis anna
I'.t f4..a..r iuft De- r.-l.tf.t lifr fIus Geo tIr.
% 100 lri usetiaE. siiii he cnfitri 90
.ie s-.i.. a. atnus u-stHs of tA- a-so,Iit's "r
..-f..rtt.f- -.Ili. I-- iAia.i.r a.4 uit lat
lcr DO. lril ou tnr u.st Monday ei My. m eacu
gtlf ltsI g. it en haarri anI sixty h.t- .Df tac
OBJ ti.f ui MANAGERS iur ih. 'i~llns Arlf- ht ll, ll
.iAy l-... iiIe said tE -llal ini ans r. f fail
la h- h-.l cola tIc t,lt herein dr-l-i-t-l. thc same
may upon tir tntr- above pruEltci. he hfi on amy
uilfr day witiln three months thereafter, and the
inal4gaI- Then o'etHi shall ho.I tAcI offices until
thr hrst Monday of May next cleulnr. aud until
thslr slcre.-urs shall be- chosen alurt ll. Iie
iii liri oi Illlagfr- SHAH have power O. hIi any
vicauclt- securing therein between tle felnir el,c-
unn- above provided ia thi- act- aiit mt"rity oi
-iil board shall iorin quorum fog Ga. Ira. ua of
lU Usint
~.c.4 AMI be 70 furter casc'sd, That iAe board
of manleer- shall hAv- power 90 appoint such agents.
matrois assist nts ami teachers. and to employ such
dom -tI.- servants. Sii hc deemed lrC sslry
ind tn m .ke al nreiinl ami proper r,guiti0ns Tor
thcirr slacfIvr. general. or specific duties NJ Is I'D as
Iur Ga. government. glfeciiru. and cont Ul 81 lu
persons who may 40 any time become iamtcs of the
Home authorized hy tins act, aud m1y prescribe
iur tia children tld touth commit % to tArlr care
such rll.s OF discipline as sall bc deemed hy them
necessary.
Sec o. .tni ie 4, fsltter enacted. That whenever
any child who. from neglect or inability II Us pa
rents guardian 90 support D. shall become charge
upon public charity, and shall be surrendered g. th
charge uf te cntion. pursuant % the provisions
oi THIS act. hy such parent or by ITS EllrdA Nr hy
the ONer-cUr cor slprrit ntent 90 the puor 40 sad
city of Washington or other officer having the charge
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orphan shall bs slrreulsret 90 such institution, n
the manner herein provided, hy an mstumcnt ni
writing duly signed hy such parent. guar ian, or
public officer. the SAIL board oi manager may. IA
their discretion. place such child t. service with
some proper person under articles of indeaturc. 30
Dee executed in dine form ol law, with such provls-
IONS for nailt nance and edlcstlcn as sAll be ap-
proved ty uf the Jlig oi the supreme Court Oi
the District OF Coiumhh; and the said board of
managers hereby authorized g. permit Tie adop
ton %. any such ciiit hy any respectable and
is aforesaid shall unNtfttkr lhe maintenance. care
Hd proper education of such destitute 'r orphan
child.
Sec 6 ia7 ts d further cnlrted That in case Of the
death lrel mclfncty OF the nther of any depend
tit tll. or nf tl. iuirlal.nert ui such father 0r
crime f ul h7 suat"uir- "i utElvtE 3" pros Tor
hs family. tns mother. r residing iu tn nstfct oI
to.laui. ll tc t-,iu u ilt l.ti. guar -iin "i ID
children tnr fIe ,rgl0~ uf th- a-t. aii shah have
power to make thr surrender aforesaid. L lu case
tuc mother a.-' nr tstf. or non resident 'f sli4
District or l--i iuci able CD! acting l the irenis
or he imprisoned ior crllc. neglect to provide Tor
such child. ana n etss there bc no guardian other
person legally huuut to pprrt Snch child. qualiiaa
o. m lkc The IT uicr aforesaid then. ud in such
case. the superintendent of thr Iaor. OF Tho May
of Washington. or Other puhIc officer having charge
oi tho poor, SHALL Tor thc purposes OF TINS at, Toe r,
qgircf. olcip Elar'iiu of sugh child, and int
make us SUCH tine lrrcli o such child, o. the sd
CORPORATION by the Hi-trunl. ut in writing aforesaid
Whi.h surrender SHALL in aii respects, Doe aS valid and
N ctla as n maic by fhe father parent ot such
child- frori},d That no surrender of any such child
shall pee ide under the provisions OF tins section
unless such surrender shall. on examination, bc ap
proved hy uur II tlt- Judg ul Tire supreme Court o
slil District.
SEQ e. Ani D. u firfh.r eR1rtef. That the board
OF managers may elect from their own number "a
president. vice president aud secretary. and they
mly further elect treasurer. Ihcy may, IN their
discretion. appoint au executive committee, consist
ing ol five members of their board, who may, under
the general direction of the board, take charge of the
affairs oi the corporation during any recess Of the
hnIri.
see. S. 1pd bs II fariber Gaar,aa That the treas-
urcr oi slil corporation shall 70 any time upon the
c.l OF Congress report ilh anu perfect St.tement
oi the Affairs ol such cor 1ratinn thc locstou value.
lul income &C al real 80 tttoVacd hy H. the amount
~ lis receipts. expenditure investments and per
sonal estate and a other Information whiUh Congress
may require.
sec g. .ind b. u f,p;icr caGr,ei, That Congress
may at any time All r. amend or repeal tl.'s act
sec To- And D. a. fi5r;i-r ssGci-i That this at
shalt tl,c .n.et lfa'l...iltc.
Approved JON, 10. i>u+-