New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-02
AN ACT to incorporate The National Soldiers
and Sailors Orphan Home"

AN ACT to incorporate The National Soldiers
and Sailors Orphan Home
Be II enacted by the Senate and House o. Re. re
sentatIves of the United state, OF America in CON
ET9 isS a assembled Ihat Mr. Joha b Grant Mrs
Eahnestock Mrs. Kathleen Carlisle Mis- Chaii"tte
Taylor Mrs Jane Speed, Mrs Mary j. Wells Mrs
Lewis, MIR Jane Fafnham, Mrs, Ehza NJ MSrris
Mrs. Cecilia ;. sherman, Mrs. Ellen Bo er. Mrs
Else b. Nyr, Mrs Anne Rouse. Mrs Kate L. Plants
Mrs; Elizabeth q Todd, Mrs, Abby +. Hall Ms j.
M lrum bull Miss Sarah Wood Mr.. Jane nne
Pirte, NJ SIS Elizabeth Howard and their cc.ss0rs
are constituted body corporate in the District OF
Salio Orphan Home, and by that name nav sne
and NIB Be sued n any court of the United States
sons named ~ the first ton this act together
the constltuaon under this at shall be- ne frt
trustees OF thecorpo alton: and all vacancies caused
trustee, sh'E be led by the board, by b hot, with
out unneces sar deav may be provided in the
SEC 3 And be u further enacted, That the ss id
corporation shall have power provide a home Tor
and to support and educate the dsstt1te orphans Of
soldiers or sailors VINO have Died th late war in
behalf of the Union Of these States from whatever
STATE or Territory hey . y have entered the ma
tlona service, or their orphans may apply TO en- err
me HONE and which is hereby declared to be the
outset ahu purpose OF SAID corporation and to such
end and for such use the said corporation law take
for the support P ap 9d5'9ns to an
home and the orphans p"rtanng Of its benefits.
oEC ANA be II further enacted. That the fairs
OF this corporation shall be managed by n hoard al
rectors Consisting of not less than seventeen rep
Vpn
each from the respective States and Terrltories 10
be chosen in SUCH manner ne constitution and by
said directors shall nave power to make by IS pre-
scribing the duties Of the officers Of said CORPORA
tion their term of office and 10 make ali o ber miles
and regulations for sand corporal and the manage
msnt OF its affairs, subject to the provisions OF this
SEC s. And be it further enacted That said cor
Poralon shall have power to receive under charge
Tor support aud education minor child of any
such so der or sailor If so placed charge by its
ethsr by pn Of Ial Or IN the absence Of
such orphan and while such child ms under us
or Iged ding to the reguiailons OF said
corpora ION u shall be subject to the same power
and control by said corporation any father or law
InI guardian has by Jaw over or relating to such
SIC. And be it further enact ed That no such
orphan chill shal ever be found out by said corpora
Sac T. And be it fur her enacted, That the surviv
lng parent or legal guardian of any child placed
under charge of safd corporation may 81 any time be
wlthdrawn tnerefrom; and any minor over sixteen
years Of age, upon his or her request In writing
shall be discharged therefrom.
SEC g. And be IL further enacted, That any minor
child so Withdrawn or discharged as provided in
continue until majority UNDER charge Of sad oorpo
ration 70 such an extent that the said corpora ION
moneys which may be due TO such minor from ina
government of the United States by virtue OF the
services OF tue fathers of minor children rryinR
70 such minor child or children only such amount
thereof as IN the judgment OF said corp ration shall
SIC. O. And be it further enacted, That the prop
srty o. said corporation, held occupies by them
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thoriy Of the Consress Of the United states or any
bia and person shall lose or acquire low. Tile
nent by residence in the Home 70 be established by
SEC. 10 And be it further enacted, That Congress
may At any time hereafter repeal, alter. amend
Approved July Is 1866
AN ACT to amend "An act to extend the ch.rtsr
of the Alexandria and Washington railroad"
passed March third eighteen hundred and SIXTY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
ssnsstlves % the un ted states Of America in Con
and gsorgslo~n Railroad Company, a Corporation
sswiuly succeeding 10 the charter rights and pryi-
CompAns, be, and the same i. hereby aatherised
% extend said railroad from the tack as The
land kvena at atssssssien ~sh 'V1 Ssiai. a sSs
nue.. through and along said Virginia ayesne, in an
south: theme along street, and across the Wash.
carve to the ef Of not less than one Thousand 4.t
radius to point in square nu nber seven hundred
son Or tunnel pass ns under squares aumSer ssv.a
nandrsa and IN Ity,two. seven hundred and iIt,,
and silty. leysn hundred And eighty seven seven
s ssysn ha s and eighty eight handrsd aoa
I'd thrs ne sisS. hundred and s ahirts eight
~ sisht saa 81 e,ens hundred and sxt,
numbsr eight hundred and niSety three; hence, b.
sio hsnas " the ices sss airss
md eligible Icrts % en- intersection With the Wasn-
EEo And be i further enacted. Tia That the pre-
81 70 rhss sS;. s's: an and four q .ss
3 ,spPle.,.ls 70 the sxsasian. o. said road
s. for sss .sS 'sas
other bridge , q. Lexington canal At
z.nsnsiens as mag DC approved by the cooperation
- snd % 4 nss 70 Interfere .itn the
An the ion Of and freight owe
SID rarosd sed branches subject. however 70 sash