The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-11

CHAP. AAAlll.
An Act to incorporate the National Association
for the Relief of destitute Colored Women and
Children.
presentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That Sayles J. Bowen, Da-
mel Breed, George E. Baker, their associates and
successors, being members of fsaid society," by pay
ing into Its treasury the sum of two dollars annu-
ally, or life members by paying fifty dollars at one
polite by he name of 1.-THE National Associatio1
for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and
children, for the purpose of supporting such
aged or INDECENT and destitute colored women and
cmdren as may properly come under the charge
OF such association; to provide for them suitable
home, board, clothing, and instruction, and to
bring them under Christian influence; and by that
name shall have perpetual succession, with pow
CIR to use common seal, to use and to be used
to plead and be impleaded in any court of the u
nlted States, to collect subscriptions, make by
laws, rules, and regulations needful for the gov
ernment of said corporation, not insistent with
the laws OF the United States; to have, hold, and
receive real and personal estate by purchase gift
or devise; to use sell, convey the same for the
purpose and besett OF said corporation, and to
ed necessary, proscribe their duties, and Fix the
rate OF their compensation.
Sec. 2 And be it further epacted, That the of
hcers OF said association, shall consist of prcsi-
dent vice president, secretary, treasurer, and
board of managers to be compose of nine men,
bers, the whole to constitute executive com
m1ttee whose duty it shall be to carry into fleet
the plans and purposes for which said associ ltion
was formed all OF which officers shall be elected
on the tfteeeth day OF March next and hold their
offices till the second Tuesday of January, eiyll-
teen hundred and sixty four, on which day, and
annually on the second Tuesday of January in
each succeeding year, at the annual meeting of
said association, which shall be held on said day,
their successors shall be elected and hold their
offices for the term of year, and until their
successors shall be duly elected. And in case of
q vacancy it shall be filled by the other members
of the executive committee.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That said
society may receive into house or building to be
provided by it, any destitute child children
the request OF the parents or guardians, ,Xt
friend, or the mother If the father be dead, has
abandoned his family, does not provide for
their support, or is an habitual druuhard. such
parents, guardians. or net friend, or mother,
making IL written surrender OF such child chill
dren. The superintendent or otter officer in i'm
mediate charge may, with the concurrence of the
executive committee, or of Il board U1 trustees to
be appointed by said committee. and consist
of three persons, citizens of Washington City,
govern the inmates, preserve order, enforce dis
ciplinc impart instruction in useful knowledge
and some regular course of laior, and establish
rules for the preservation of ncalt and for their
proper physical intellectual, and moral improve
ment. The trustees may, with the consent OF tie
executive committee, bind out by the indcnture,
such children may be deemed capable OF learn
ing trades or becoming useful in other occupa-
tions to such persons will give them the brne-
other means of improvement in virtue and know
ledge, and the opportunity OF becoming intclli-
gent moral, and useful members of society.
Sec. t. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be lawful for said association, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the Secretary of War, to
py for the objects of said association any lands,
not exceeding one hundred acres, and the npro
VementS thereon, w.licll the Government may now
own may hereafter acquire, contiguous TO the
city of Washington, by contscation purchase,
such occupation to continue for sucil number
of years the Secretary of War may, in wri ling,
prescribe.
Approved, February IA, 1868.