The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-02-13
LYMAN HOUSE.
To the Honorable, The Judges Of tEe Court q
Common Pleas Of Cameron county, an The Com
mon aeeaNh Of PsnnSqLrdaia:

To the Honorable, the Judges Of the Court Of
Common Pleas Of Cameron county, an tie Com
naohaoeaith Of Pennsylvania:
The petition of the subscribers, Members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church the Emporium Cir
cult respectfully showeth that your petitioners are
dpsjrous of associatnC themselves together as body
corporate, in conformity with the laws of this Com
monweath, that ia TO say: Your petitioners are
dcsjrous OF being constituted body corporate
under the name and style uf The First Methodist
Episcopal Church of Emporium, Bellefont District,
East Baltimore Conference to be under the dn &c
ton of five Trustees. viz Lemuel Lucore, jr DR..
VIM S Hamn, George MclZger, Rich ri Chad
wick and Joseph uonsler which said Trustees and
their successors in Office shall have perpetual success
sion, and to be elected as hereinafter directed, who
shall be, aud are hereby empowered under the name
aud style aforesaid, liable TO sue and be sued, plead
and be nnpeaded, in all CCnrts of Record and else
where, and be competent in Law and Equity TO take
and hold themselves and their Successors in Office,
for the of said Society, lands tenements hered-
iments goods and chattes, Of whatsoever kind or
duality soever real personal mixed ~ gift, grant
bargain saie conveyance, demise or bequest, from
any person persons capable of making the same
and the same from time to time TO grant bargain,
SELL remiss. alien and dispose Of for the Use and ben
eft of said Society and generally TO do All and SIN.
gular the matters and things necessary and lawful
for them to do for the we'l-beng Of said Society and
the due management of its affairs And the Trustees
and their successors shall have full and entire power
DO row, for the OF saId Society, any sum not
exceeding Five Thousand Dollars, winch said sum or
sums 50 borrowed shall b. applied by them 10 ex
tinguish tha debts growing out Of the expense OF
building the church property aforesaid And the
said Trustees then sECUessorc, shall have full and
entire authority the payment of the debts
now existing that may accrue by reason of loan
having to be made to mortgage the said property of
the church aforesaid and the real estate connected
herewith.
Aud further, that the Trustees above nlmed shall
continue in office until the session of the last Quar-
ery Meeting Conference for the year y. d. 1866 at
which time the members nf said Conference shall
elect their successors And thereafter election OF
Trustees shan take place at the last session OF the
Quarterly Meeting Conference in each Conference
year, by the members Of the said Quarterly Meeting
Conference. Any vacancy that occurs in the Board
Of said Trustees, by death otherwise may be sup
piled by appointment by the surviving members, and
the person or persons appointed shall continue in
office until the succeeding annual election And for
the transaction of any business, three or more Oi the
said Trustees hall be quorum. And if at any time
above specified for election OF Trustees the members
of the said Quarterly Meeting Conference shall full u
elect Trustees, then and in such case those last
elected or appointed shall continue IN Office until the
succeeding annual election.
George Mctzger, William Lewis,
w. ). Hamlin, II. j. Lewis,
a. a. Eddy, {. G. Craven,
H. BurjngaDle, r. Chadwick, jr.,
j. UOusler, Iemuel LucOre, jr
And now, January -, 4. D. 1866, the Court having
examined and perused the within instrument nd he
objects articles and conditions therein set forth
Appearing lawful and not injurious TO the community,
do direct the said writing be filed, and notice 10 be
inserted IN newspaper printed in the County,
three successive weeks By the Court
A. f KELLY. Pr thy.