The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-11
1PUBLIC---No. rs.

AN Act to incorporate the Howard Insti-
tnte and Home" OF the District of Column
bia.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatipes Of the United States Of 4meried IN
Congress assembled, That james NJ Edmunds,
SavIes J. Bowen, Cordial St0rrs, Agustln
Chester, John II. Elvans, j. Sayles Brown
and Linus y. Bishop, and their associates
and Successors, are hereby declared to be
body polite aud corporate, under the name
and style of THE Howard Institute and
Home" of the District of Columbia, and as
such shall have perpetual succession, with
power to receive purchase, and hold real OF
personal property. and be able TO sue anu nc
sued and to plead and be Implicated IN all
courts of law equity and in the United States,
! and to ordain aud establish such bylaws,
ordinances, and regulations us may be
Eteened necessary to carry into effect TINS
act, and promote tho objects of the corpora
ton hereby created, ~
SIC. ,. Ind be it further enacted, That
the object for which this corporation Is
declared to be the establishment of IL charl-
table institution for the instruction of freed
men in the industrial pursuits OF life and III
| them for independent self-snpport, and TO
4 afford n temporary home for such freedmen
as may from sickness, misfortune, age or in
trinity, require fostering case until other
wise relieved. ~,
Src. q. And be il further enacted, That
James NJ. Edmunds, Sayles j. Bowen, Cor
dial Storrs, Augustin Chester John r. FL
vans. j. Sayles Brown, and Linus ID. Bishop,
are hereby appointed a board of managers
of said Howard Institute and Home" Tor
one year from and after the passage OF this
act and that thereafter u board OF mana
gers, consisting of seven persons, snail DE
elected from and by the contributors to the
means to establish said institution, for such
time and according to such rules us said cor
marathon may establish. And said board OF
managers shall have the exclusive control OF
all the property, real or personal, eontrlbu'
ted or belonging to said corporation, anu 10
appoint such officers as may be deemed re-
uuisite for the conduct of its business tol
such time and at such salaries as they may
determine, and to change either at pleasure
SIC. A. 1nd be IL further enacted, That
the corporation hereby created shall be es
! tablished and maintained by voluntary con
tributions, gifts, donations, or requests o.
: money or other property, made to the SAINT
for that purpose. And the board ar mana
gers shall cause n record to be kept OF al
: such contributions, gifts, donations, and be
Quests, with the name and residence OF eacl
= person making the same, and of all expen
: ditures made by said board for the establish
> ment and conduct of said Institute AM
Il Home, and make an annual report of tin
!, same, exhibiting the several items OF ex
> penditure and objects thereof, and general,
8 the work accomplished by said corporation
y to the Secretary OF the Interior, aeopy Q
e which report shall be sent to each indivi1
u ual who shall have contributed not less tina
five dollars to said incorporation during tn
: : year previous to the issuing of said repor
! SIC. 3. dRd BE- il further enacted, Ths
: Congress may, at any time, alter, amend, &
!, annul this act.
Approved, June 81, 1866.