Nebraska advertiser., 1867-02-14

sherman, Mrs. Ellen Boyer, Mrs. Elisabeth A.
Howard, Mrs. Kate G. SpragGe, Mrs. Elsie B. Nye,
Mrs. Annie Rouse, Mrs. Kate l.. Plants, Mrs. Eli
Ea6ethH. Todd, Mrs. Abby Z. Hall, Mrs II. TFum-
bull, Miss Sarah Wood, Mrs. Jane Anne Pirtle,
Miss Elizabeth Howard, and their successors, are
constituted a body corporate in the District of
Columbia, by the. name Of the National Soldiers
and Sailors Orphan Home, and by that name may
sue amp be sued in any court Of the United States.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted, That the per-
sous named in the first section Of this act, togeth-
er with such as may be elected according to the
form Of the constitution under this ac., shall be the
hrst trustees Of the corporation and all yIsancies
caused by death, resignation or otherwise, ia the
ofice Of trustee, shall be filed by the bosnd, by
ballot, without unnecessary delay, as may be pro-
Vided in the constitution and bylaws Of the cor
P~oration,
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That said
cooperation shall hove power to provide a home
TOR and to support and educate the destitute or
phhns o. soldiers or sailors who have di91 10 the
late war in behalf Of the Union Of these States,
from whatever State or Territory they may have
entered the national aervice, or their orphans may
apply to duter the Home, and which is hepchy de-
clared to be the object and purpose Of said corpora
tion and to such end, and for such use the said
corporation may take and hold property real or
PERSONAL to an amount necessary for the support
and maintenance Of the Home and the orphans par
taking Of It's benefits.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the af-
fairs ofthis corporation shall be managed by a
board Of directors consisting Of not less than seven.
teen representing the District IF Columbia, and Of
Columbia, and Of seven each, from the respective
States and Territories, to be choseO in such manner
as the constitution and bylaws of said corporation
shall direct, and that the said directors shall, have
power to make bylaws prercribing the duties Of the
officers Of said corporation, their term of Office, and
to wake al other rnles and regulations for said cor
poration and the management of its affairs, subject
to the provisions Of this act.
Soc! 5. And be il further enacted, That said
corporation shall have power to recei We under its
charge foI support and educatiod any minor child
Of any such soldier or sailor, if so placed In its
charge by its surviving paaent or guardian or, IN
the absenceof either, By any person having the
care or enstedy Of such orphan and while sneh
child remains under its care, and until withdrawn
as hereinafter provided or discharged according to
the regulations of said corporation, it shall be sub
Ject to the same power and control by said CORPORA
ton as any father or lawful guardian has by law
over CT relating 70 such minor child.
Sec. 6. And be il further enacted, That no such
orphan child shalhsver BIO bound out by said eorpo-
ration.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That tn
surviving parent or Iagsl guardian Of any child
placed under charge of said corporation may at any
time be by them withdrawn therefrom, and any
minor over sixteen years of age, upon his or her
owo request in writing, shall be discharged there
from.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That any
minor child so withdrawn or discharged as provi-
ded in the preceding section Of this act shall new
ertheless continue until majority under charge of
said corporation to such a extent as that the said
corporation shall have thu control and management
of any moneys which may be due to such minor
from the government # the United States by yir-
tue of the services Of the fathers of such minor
children, paying to such minor child or Children
only such amount thereof as in the Judgment of
SAID corporation shall be necessary and beneficial
for such minor.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the
property Of said corporation, heid or occupied by
them for the uses and purposes of tesir iucorpOra-
ton shall DO nxempt from all taxes to be levied
under he authority of the Congress Of the United
States, or any municipal corporation within tn e
District Of Columbia, and no person shall lose or
acquire a legal settlement by residence in thu
Home to be established by said corporation.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That Con-
grsss may at any time hereafter repeal, alter, or
amend this act.
Approved. July IS, 1855.