Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-16
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at tie FIRST S,ssjop Of ne TAirty-syhA
Congress,

That b, b. French, OF the Grand Eueampment
Of the United States OF Amereai Robert MeMur-
dy, Of the General Grand Arch Chapter OF the
United States George Q. Whiting, Of the Grand
COnsitoIy; 4, l., stevens, of Osiris Lodge OF Per
ieetiou Nc, ! Z, u, GILMAN, OF Washington Com
mandery No, W, L. Particle, If Columbia
CommGndeTyi W, Nj smith, Il Colambbis Roy.
al Arch chapter, 40 10; W. q. Parkhurst, Of
Washington Royal Arch chapter, No. 10; James
stelle,ot Mount N,rnen Royal Arch Chapter, No,
2Oi {, FIStRnsbury, the Grand Lodge Otthe ID T.
triet Of COLUMBIA Jpseph Mann, Of Federal
Lodge, No. ; n, Aeker, of Lebanon Lodt C. No.
Roman, of New Jerusalem Lodge, No, s;
J. NJ, luIt3n, Of Hiram Lodge, No. 10 L, J,
Fisher, Of ST. Johns Lodge, No, II; l.. Gasscn-
himsr, OF National Lodge, No. u; J. Va, Re
WICK of Washington Csntynnlal 1 Odge' No, IA
J. c, Neg irer Of b. h. French Lodge, No. IS
L, l.. Aaryey; Of Dawson Lodge, No, IL; j. "
-. Gray, Of Harmony Lodge, No. II; J M, Han
son, Acacia Lodge, No. 10, 0fthe order of Free
aid Accepted Masons Of the District OF CeuG.
bla, and their SUCCESSOR, 70 be az pointed in the
manner hereinafter declared, representing tht
several masonic bod es before named, b- and
they aye hereby, inc rporated and made body
polite aud corpoIate,by the maine ofthe Masonic
Hail Asociato fine District Of Columbia, Bnd
by thar name may sue and be sued, plead and be
lnpleaded IN any court Of Law or equity Of I'M
peJent jurisdiction, and may have ana use a COM
mon seal, ana the same change al pleasure, and
be enNtled 10 use and eXeIslse al the powers,
rights, an privileges Inc cent to such corporation.
SRc. 2. And be d further enacted, That the
SAID corporation shall be capable OF taxing and
holding al and personal estate ghIuh estate per
soRal ana rec, shall never be dlV ded among the
members OF the said corporation, tut shall DE-
scend to their successors, duy eltC.ed and al
pointed in the manner her matter declared BY
the bod es they represent, 'or the promotion Of
the principles Of the said corporation, and the be-
neyolent perpOses Of the Otder OF Free and AC-
ceptei Mssons, which they rep eseng Provided
hat aid corporation shan taAe and hold NO
more land thanis necessary for a site on which TO
erect masonic hall suitable aud CONVEX lent Tor
the transaction Of the business OF the assoCa lou,
promotion OF the principles and purposes sf1re
sa d. But this provision shall not prevent the
sad corporation from cons ructlng suigabls rooms
and offices n connection with The "a hall, to
rent, al renting the same, and receiving rent
therefor, to be applied TO he PromouOn Of ths
principles ana purposes Aforesaid.
SIC. 8. Ind be Il further enacted. That the
capital steck OF said corporation saall not exceed
the sum OF three hundred thousand dol ars, and
and the stock shall be divided into shares OF tweu-
ty dollars each, and shall be deemed perso1 al
properly, transferable in such manner a. the con.
sttusiOn and bylaws OF said corporation may d
rect.
Sec, 4 And be it further enacted That within
twenty days ter the passage OF this act the or
porat0rs named in the first section, or a majority
of them, or II any refuse or neglect to act then
majority of the remainder, snail cause subScrip-
ton TO the pital stock OF the said corporation
to be opened, aad kept open ~ such place and
for period to be fixed ~ sand cOrporators, or a
majority of them, puple notice OF RhlCl may bs
gwen By advertisement, or otherwl ie as sad cor
poratorS or majority Of them, may deter mine,
and subscribers upon said DO yks to the capital
stock Of thu corporation shall b. held to be stock
holders; PROVIDED, That every subscriber hail pay
q the time Vi subscribing, such per Centum Of
the amount by him subscribed, to the treasurer
cleo ed vr appointed by tue ooIporators, or ma
jor ~ Vt the may be rtquredb by Id corpOr-
ators or a m jority Of them, or his suts upuon
shall be null and VOID ANA when the
books OF subscription 10 the ctfital sock OF
SAID corporauOQ shall b. cl sd, The cJrpor-
Rtors named in the first SECTION o. a maJOnty
OF them, and in case any to- them REUSE or
neglect 10 act, then mSlJr1ty OF the re-
Aainder, sshalI, within twenty days there
after, call the first meeting OF the stockholders OF
said rPoration, u meet wthln ten days there
after, for the choice of directors, OF which public
notice al be gTSR i9a fyrfs Il Washington city
or BY. written Te1z9ue! noi;e served on each |
stockholGer by the secretary or clerk of the cor
poration and in all meetings of the stockholders
each share shall entite the holder to one vote to
be given in person, or by proxy.
SIC. 5. And Ibe, II further enacted, That the
government and direction Of affairs of the cor
porators shall be invested IN board OF director
Eve in Der, elected by the stockL olders, on
the first Monday OF December in each year, FROM
among the corporators named IN this act, and then
ccessors, elected or appointed in the manner
hereinafter declared by the masonic bodies they
represent, who shall hold their Office for one year
and until others duly elected and QualItitd to
take the places as directors and the said d
tors shall elect one of their number to b. pres
ient of the board, who shall also be president of
the corpor alton, and shall elect a secretary from
among their own number, from the corporators
aforesaid, who shall also be cretary of the cor
poraIien and they shall also choose q treasurer,
who sh all give bonds with surety to said CORPORA
ton, in such sum as the said directors may re-
quire, for the faithful discharge of his trust. A
majority of the directors shall form quorum for
the trans action of business, and in of va
1,EA a ~.
ignaton, or otherwise, efany diIctor, the vacan-
Cy occasioned thereby shall bee fiji ed by the re-
Ia ain ng dneCtO. from omong the corporators |
named In the first sc ton Of this act, or their |
success ors, duly elected appointed in the
ner hereinafter declared by the masonic bodies
they represent.
SEC. 6 And be it further enacted, That the
directors shall have full power to make and pre-
scribe such bylaws, rules, and regulations as
they shall deem needtal and pro per Tor the DIS
position and managtmt mt of The stock, property,
estate, and efects OF the corporation, not contra
ny to the charter, or TO the laws OF the United
States and the ordinances o! Washington city, |
and shall have power 10 alter or 6medd the same |
as the interests OF the corporation, in their opiu-
ion, may require. And the said directors 81 all
have pORer TO regulate the payment OF inter- st
upon the certificates Of ockh oders, or the civil
dends that may Accrue, and hal have power to
provide for The redemption of he stock held by
Individuals upon faic and eq ltable terms
SEC. T. And be ii further enacted, That each
section of thus &C. shall be entitled, dnrng the |
month OF November, eighteen hundred and sixty
four, and annually Thereafter, TO meet and sele t,
by ballot, one of It's members as q Successo
10 the 0erson then, or last, representing it as
member OF til, cooperation, whose annual term
expires ext thereafter, or which may have ex
pred nezt before that time, hat aid cOrpor-
alton shall forever CONSIST Of one cOrporator from
each of the masonic bodies named in the first Sec
uon OF this act: PrOUided, hOtUeuer, That should
any of the said several masonic bodies named in
the first secton of this act surrender or forfeit
its In isonio charter or warrant, og from any
cause cease re be recognized by the Order of Free
and Accepted Mayons, it hall not thereafter be
entitled to aLy representation in said corpo alton,
nor shall the continued corporate e istence and
rights of his ASSOCIATION be anywse affected |
thereby, long as there remain FIVE corporators
qualified TO act such.
Sec. 8. and be IL further enacted, ! hat any
masonic lodge, chapter council, commandery, |
or c0n5istory, II W ih eXis eDCe, or that may |
hereafter be instituted, In he District Of Colum-
bia, may by and with the consent of two-thiIds |
Of the corpoIatots named in the first section, or
their SCISSORS be ADMITTED 10 Representa- ion |
in said cyrp ration upon an equal footing with |
the several masonic bodies named in the first |
elton Oftbis act. /
SEQ. 9. And be it further enacted, That thts act |
may be altered, amended, or repeal at the |
pe4sure of he Congress of the United States Of |
America. |
APPROVED april 20, 1854.
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