The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-09-06

CHAP. XVlIl,--An act 10 incorporate tE'
Lincoln Monument As5octoNon,
Be ii snactsd By he Senate and House Of Rep
rcseptGtiUs Of The United &atsJ Of America u,
Ccngress Assembled, Tint Alexander Il, Ran
|. iall, James Harlan, Alexander Ramsey Ma
,haDieI r. Banks, Sidney Prrhm, John Car-
ness, John T. Wilson Godloye S. Orth, Delos
r, Ashley, Halbert Z, Paine, Charles 0 ONeill,
Burt Van Horn, John F. briggs, Frgderlgk
&. Woodbridge, jacob Benton. John Hill,
Shelby NJ. Cullom, Thomas A. Jencks, 0rp
) Ferry, y B. Smitbers, FraDcp Thomas
Samuel Mckee, Horace Maynari. John F.
Beujamin Rufus MalOy, Sidney Carks, Dan
iel Posley, Walter A. Burleigh, John Tafe,
and their successors, are constituted body
corporate in the District Of Columbia, by the
name of the Lincoln Monument Association,
FOR the purpose OF erecting a monument in
,he city Of Washington, commemorative OF
the great charter OF emancipation and uni
sersal' liberty in America. .,
SEC. 2. And be 10 further enacted, That the
persons named in the first section Of this act
shall be the first trustees of the corporation,
and shall have power to fill vacancies Ia their
number, and TO add to their number, not eI-
ceedng one from each State in the Union.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That said
corporation shall have power TO own and
control shch property as may be necessary
tor the carrying ont Of the objects OF the
association. ~ r., q
SEc. a. And be Il further enocied, That said
corporation shall have power to collect mon;
ey, and 10 make snch rules, and regulations
81 Aa. aAoas 49, aWnaliunt
SEc. 5. And Be IL further Saaotsd That said
corporation shall have power to- appoint
presidenta vice president, u secretary, treas-
urer, and also board Of managers, CONSIST
ing Of not less than seven nor more than
thirteen, who shall have general cOnFol OF
the affairs of the association, and who may
be selected from persons not included III the
list of corporAtor atorls. The treasurer shall
execute q bond In such penalty as mag be
required, conditioned for the safe-keeping OF
the funds of the corporation which may come
into his haRds, and for the faithful discharge
Of the duties required of him.
ISEc. 8. Aid bet further enacted, That the
property Of said corporation held or occupied
by them for tbe uses and purposes Of their
Incorporation, shall be exempt from all ta1as
to believed under the authority Of the Uni
ted States, or Of any municipal corporation
within the District of Columbia.
SEC. 7. And BE- srfprtAAr sheetsd, That Con-
gress may at any time hsfsafler repeal, alter,
or amend this act, ., ~
Approved, March 30, 1867.
CHAP. XX.--Aa Aed to authMi1s h,. APpOiat-
ment Of certain Watehnsa, and for other Pw-
poser, 4
, B. & enacted by he Stndtt and Hous, Vt,
RtbrsiSstatirss Of he United Sfatss Of Amerieq
in doa5rku dyGEblsd, That, eight Hatchmen
on sbe dome Of the Capitol, at the sohgfess'
iona, stables, he gste-keeper, and Watchuen
Of thec grounds surrounding the Capitol, be
hereafter appointed BY the sergeat-akarms OF
the Senate, and the sergeAnt,Rt-Prms Of the
House. Thst the officers aforessid, be also
authorised 70 appoint three additional watch.
msn, one for each Of the eastern porticos and
the csrriageFays under the same Each
WAtehman so appolnted shall receive an an
nual compensation o. one thousand dollars,
psyabls on the order OF the sergeant-at-arms
Of ihs senate gnd the sstg' ani-at-arm' Of
the Hoase, or either ofthem; and .hs amount
Of money Necessary to pay said Watchmen
from The date Of their appointment nuiil the
end Of the present fiscal year be, and the
same Is hereby. appropriated.
For the eompeuspion fsaid Watchmen
for the hscsl yesf ending June thirtisth,
eighteen hundred and siriy-eigh,, the sun
Of eleven thousand dollars is hereby aparo-
priatsd
For the compensation Of sn additional
heaieusn, and private Of The Capiiol police,
Authorized iohs Appointed } ,he pffsidiaa
Geassrt oi lH' tVo houses q ooass''t RON