The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1868-10-03
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u ANltt-- No, X
AN \CT u Incorporate The Washin..y..
Target shoo,ing A>>ncia'ion, in the pieuiel
If Columbia.
Be il enacted l,y the senate and Hon !, .,
Representatives ot tn" United States OF >nU
erica III Congress assembled, That CLar!rI
kloman, Frederick l!ugler, Charles El,.
John IL. Stailcy, Adolf Cluss g, Dill, Gn>,a,
+. l.. schmidt, Richard Wallach, N. Michl,
Lewis Clcplanc, and A. c. Richards, OF Wash
'ngton city, IN the District of Columbir ana
lrit associates and successors, be, and alt
hctchv, Incorporated and made q body corp.
rate. by the name OF The . Washington THv
get,Shoo'ing Associations, and by tia, nam,
may sac and be sued, plead and be impl,ndr,t
III any conr, Of law of competent inriSiici;nu.
ana bc entitled to use and exercise all l'lY
powers, rights and privileges incident 10 .uci,
ami maintaining, in the District OF CommhiM.
&C." Park" designated and named the /" Wa>!,'
ing,om. Schn'2cn- Park The object Of Which,
shall be moral and social, and to acquire n.n
hcicncy and skill rs markSmcn.
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, Thai III.
capital stock of said corporation shall Iui az.
ccc'i one hundred thousand dollars and .hat
the stock Shall be divided into share, u
twenty-five dollars each, and Shall br tram
;crahc in such manner as the said corro;a
tioI, by is bylaws, may direct.
See. 3. And be il further enacted That i:t
government and direction Of the affairs o' u,
corporation shall be vested, in board oi i
rrr,"'S, no, les ,liar MA in number, WI,
hall be elected by The stockholders non,
among llr corporaiors and ,heir associates ami
successors. III such manner rs the b,.law, III
th" corporation may direct.
See. !. And he II further enacted, That liz.
Sa,ti corporation shall have full power To .n,k,.
and prescribe such bylaws, rules and regula
'ioms as they may deem ncedtul and pIol,-
for ih, management OF the stock, propc,t,
estate, aud effects of the corporation, moi III.
consistent with the laws in force in the District
OF Coinmhia; 10 have and use Il common ). al
with the privilege OF altering the same 4,
pleasure; To purchase, take, and Hold, by dccu
%. otherwise. any property, real personal, ~.
mixed, and the same, ar any part thereof, &,
dispose OF at pleasure; and to execute, S,,ci,
decd or deeds on other convcyanccs rs may H.
necessary therefor; to issue stock. and max.
ail suitable and necessary regulations for t.n,
purchase, sale, and transfer OF the same il,
borrow money; to impose fines upon the m,it
bciS and collect the same as other small d,lt.
arc collected; tocXpc members to make ,lo-
visions for the admission OF members, and IL
provide for the election of such officers ny ma,
BE- deemed necessary for the proper manage
mrnl of the affairs of said corporation; and
generally 20 have and exercise all such othrr
nrtlcI corporate powers rs may by, deemed ii,
ccSsary for the purpose OF carrying out etlccin
ally the object and purposes OF this act fru.
yidcd That the property of the said associA
hon, real personal, and mixed shall be hrld
Tor The purposes, and none other, expressed III
tie first section Of this act.
Sec. ;. And be il further enacted, That III,
rucmbcrs OF said corporation shall have powci
!" exercise in target shooting at any time III,
may deem proper except on the sabbath da,
commonly called SUNDAY.
Sec. g. And be it inriler enacted, Tha
nothing III this act contained shall give to SAID
corporation any banking privileges.
see I. And be il further enacted, That ihi
act shall take effect from and after its passage
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