The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-05-16
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
Public General.
iiissed at tie january Session 1867
[oFFIc1AL.l
A BILL

Entitled An Act to add certain addi-
tional sections to article tweuty.six II
the code OF Public General Laws Of
this State, relating to corporations,
in order to provide for the organiza-
tiou Of Universities, Colleges, Hospi,
tails aud Asylums,
Section /, BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That any
twelve or more white persons, citizens
the United States, and majority Of
them citizens Of Maryland, who may
desire 10 form n corporation for thepur-
pose Of organizing any Unigersity. Col
lege or Hospital, or any Asylum for
charitable purposes, may make, sign and
acknowledge, before some officer eompe-
tent to take tho acknowledgement of
deeds, certificate 10 writing, in which
shall be stated the corporate name of
said University, College, Hospital or
Asylum, aud the number of the trus-
tees, directors or managers, who shall
manage the concerns of the said Uni.
versity, College, Hospital or Asylam,
and the name or names OF the city or
county or counties, in which said Uni
sersity, College, Hospital, Asylam, or
any branch or branches thereof, may be
intended to be located.
Sec .. Aud be it enated that the
said certificate shall be recorded 10 the
Office for the recording of deeds of the
city or county or of the city and county
or counties, in which the said Universe
ty, College, Hospital or Asylum, or any
branch thereof may be intended to be
located Aud when the said certificate
shall have been so recorded, the persons
who have signed and acknowledged the
same, and their successors, shah b.
body polite, and corporate, in fact and
in name, by the name stated in such
certificate, and by that name shall have
succession.
See. 3. And be il enacted That they
shall, by their corporate name, be capa.
bic in law Of receiving and acquiring by
grant devise or bequest any real or
personal property which may be gran.
ted, devised or bequeathel to said cor
poration, for the promotion of the pur-
poses for which it was formed and shall
hold, use and dispose Of the said prop.
erty, real or personal, according to the
terms OF the grant, devisc or beqrest,
by which the said property, real or per-
sonal, was vested in said corporation.
Sec. A. And be it enacted, That every
such corporation so formed, shall be
capable in law Of purchasing, holding
and conveying say real or personal es-
tate whatever, which may be necessary
to enable the said corporation to carry
on the operations named in such certi-
fcate
Sec. 5. And be il enacted that every
such corporation SO formed. may make
such rules aud regulations consistent
with the Constitution aud laws Of this
State, and OF the United States, as it
may see fit to prescribe for its own or
gaulzatlon ard government, and may
ehauge the same from time to timo as
to !, may seem proper and expedient.
And the trustees, directors or managers,
who shill be named in the said eertiii-
Gates, shall supply by election the place
or places among the said trustees mana.
gers or directors, which may become
vacant by death, resignation or other.
wise. in their own body, so that the
number Of twelve shall always be pre-.
served.
| Section 6 Aud be il enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date
-of its P ssage.
We certify that the aforcgoing is q
true copy Of an act which passed the
General Assembly Of Maryland, Janua-
ry session, 1867.
WM. r. COLE,
Chief Clerk Of the House OF Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
myl6-lt Secretary ofthe Senate.
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