Smyrna times., 1865-05-31

(PUBIC-NO. 1921
An ACT to incorporate the Home for Friendiess We
men and Children
Be it enacted by Ue SenGte and House of Repre-
sentGtiUes Of the United States of America Con-
gress assembled, That Mary Il. Hay, Eliza NJ. Nor
ris Jane F. James, Eliza Wade Fitzgerald GeOrglana
F. Speaks, Emily b Ruggles, Indiana Plant, Mary
Grayham, Maria Virginia Brown and their associates
and successors, are hereby created body corporate
and pOliIIc, with common seal, the right Of success
sion, with ability 10 and liability TO be sued a
natural person. And the said corporation shall bs
known by the name of The Home for Friendess WO-
men and Children" The business of said corporation
shall be establishment in the city of Washington, or
at a convenient and eligible point not exceeding in
distance seven miles from the city, OF an institution
where provision can be made by public charity for
the care and frendess and deserving females
and for the care asd maintenance OF young orphan
destitute chlIdreA, male or female, who may be or
are likely 10 become a charge upon public charity
And said corporation shall possess and enjoy oil the
powers essential end proper ior the carrying out Of
the purposes of It's creation.
Sec. And be 1t further enacted, That said corpora
ton may receive. take and hold, by purchase, gilt or
devise any real or personal estate, for the purpose
contemplated in this acts Provided. however, That
the nett annual income of their real estate shall not
exceed thirty thousand dsllars.
Sec ). and be IL further enacted That Mary Il. Hay
Eliza NJ. Morris, Eliza Wade Fitzgerald. Georga lana
| Speaks, Emily B. Ruggles. Indiana Plant Jane F..
James Mary Grayham, mary Virginia Brown shall
constitute the board OF managers until the first Monday
| ol May A. ID. eighteen hundred and sixty-ive, and
Shtil lhelr successors shall be chosen elected as
neIeln t provided meeting Ofthe members of the
eociauOh snail he held the first Monday Of May,
honr and place IN ,Sa Sky at some convenient
two weeks public notice shall be given nv the hoard
OF managers, In two daily newspapers published in
the city OF Washington and att such eetIng the mem
bers of the association who shall be present shall pro-
ceed to elect board of managers in the place OfIhoss
hereby designated authorized; and any manager
may be re.elecIed from time to time. Each membe
at such meeting shall he entitled TO vote. An
nual meeting OF the associates cOrporatOrs shall Ii
like manner and under like notice, be held on the fire
Monday of May, IN each year after eighteen hundred
and xiyhve, for the election of managers for the
suing year; but in any the said meeting shall
tor any reason, fail to be held the day herein de
sgnaed the same may, upon the notice above prev
oed' be held on any other day within three month";
Inereaiet and the managers then elected shall hOlt
thelr ofces until the first Monday in May next ensu
ing ana until their successsr shall be CHOSEN, ashore
saio. Inc SAID board OF hangers shall have power
MI any vacancy occurring therein between the regu
lar elections above provided IN this act, and major
r action Of business.
Sec. 4. ana De 1t further enacted That the boart
Of managers shall have power to appoint such agents
matrOns, asssfapts and teachers and to employ suc
dOmesIcs and servants, shall be deemed necessary
and 10 make all neeoiul and proper regulations TO
their respective general or specific duties we'll
the government, direction and control of all per
who may at any time become inmates Of thu
Home" authorized by this act and may prescribe 70
the children and youth committed iheir care sucl
rules Of discipline shall be deemed by them neces
: sary.
Sec 8. And be It further enacted That whenever an
. child who from the neglect or inability of ITS parent
# OF guardian 10 support IT, shall become charge upo
public charity and shall be surrendered TO the charg
Of the association pursuant 10 the provisions of thu
act BY such parent by its guardian or by The over
seer or superintendent of the poor osa city OF Wash
ingtOn, or other officer having charge OF the poor.
whenever any destitute and dependent orphan sha
surrende to such Institution IN the manner mere
in provided by an instrument in writing duly signe
by such parent, guardian or public ohcer' ine sal
board managers may. m their discretion place sue
child 10 service with proper person under ar'c
Of Indeniure to be executed in due form OF la" VII
such provisions for maintenance and education assha
~ be approved by one Of the Judges OF the Suprem
Court of the District Of Coumbia and the said boar
ofmanagers are hereby authorized 10 permit the ado
tiOn of any such child by any respectable and prop
eo person who. under The provisions TO be approved
nd aforesaid shall undertake the maintenance, care ar
proper education Of such destitute or orphan child
Dr. Sec. And be further enscted That IN cases OF u
death or legal incapacy Of the father of any depen
an ent child, or Of the imprisonment OF such iather
crime or Of his abandonment neglect 10 provide
or his family the mother, il residing in the District
ne Columbia, shall be deemed the legal guardian OF h
ng children for the purposes of this act, ami shall ha
power TO make the surrender aforesaid. But IN ca
of he mother also be dead, nonresident oil ssld