The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-07
City HNTELLRG EN Ne.
THE CITY TRUSTS.

The Act By Which ESs,rd Hs 4Ss1Sss ;" I'm
IN March last Senator Connell introduced into
,he legislature bill providing for the establishment
Of Board 70 be known as the Directors OF the Slty
,nstsS The bill passed through both houses OF the
gisiature without amendment, but it was not ap-
waved nv the Governor until the Soth OF June, ana
ne drst intimatIon the public had OF us appI0Va
Mss the special despatch from Harrisburg pu6lsned
An our columns yesterday afternoon. .he iVhVH'ns
is the full text Of this Important statute;-
Pbe gpppteDent 10 an Ac, Entitled an Act 20 Incorporate
m, City ot Philadelphia, apProoed "e ~ feO'"""
is% . on,o,oa NV the Senate and House Of Repre-
Aenatves Of the Gommonyoslth Of Psnnsy,VSaidd in in
GsPeT9 Asse%G AZ .S %e SIo from and after first ds
~ %y next ali and every the duties rights and powers
t9e dedicated charitable uses or trusts the
charges IA or iconded to the City Of PhS
depha shall be discharged by tho s1 f c naons
the Mayor Of said city the ne e SaS o. 1nS sn9
Select and Common OnOnanted as hereinafter provided
20 be called Directors Of City Trusts wo a d s a ho
ever acquired concerning any suc6 pSp
70 charitable uses as wo a. @ or others the objects Of
o. S SbSSTy Sgs1 70 the extent that the same have been or
hereafter may m ybS Ue ad city or the officers thereof A.
e che sgDTS GPST and SpSES tE GP o0R
sas Of the city and county OF Padepma sn tce of
SSsrs & suUroe U Court shall s9 be President iNs whS6 n6
shall convene n thS s nsce p shS appoint within eight
weeks from tho Of TINS tins act y "p% Twelve 70
point from the citizens 90 sS a members Of The bopore
entioned Board Of Directors OF Oi d5usJs, suJeGt,
Of sSid Directors Of Trusts shall he hiled from
time By the sad IL B2sTS Si Ro% his s
Concurrent vote of twothirds OF the members vi 'e
B9qTd Sad Directors Of Trusts shall meet every month
ana as majority of the whole shall constitute quorum
for the transaction OF business 4Srssfter thew shai
iect from their own number president VINO sn serve
until the first day OF the oeer and not member Of
board P for hs b s1e be the Of the said
% said Directors of Trusts shall have power TO
hsincss TO appoint agents as IN tner udgment
ssq 6e 20 sSd Directors and the duties and
oOmpensacns of al such agents ana % S Com
dtons Of said charitable trusts, to make az leases con-
the administration and management OF salo properly
from time to tame nSd % sRa be the duty of the said
irecors of Trusts and in the name OF tine sald cl 70
DO Derfo and discharge all and singular whatever acts
and duties from time time may may become be %
and to be done by the saia SS h az tbe
Sounciis Of the city the Board of Appointment and to
the sSa be G the duty Of the said directors Trusts
Immediately after their to G pr9yIae tya sgls
of accounts records documents whatsoever OF
the Sd S ana the trusts and duties the dis
charge whereof for the said city Is Intended 10 deVovs
tce to agents and employees Of the city having such
their care the same shall be delivered into the custody Of
'h sag NE said Directors in the discharge their duties
and within the scope their powers aforesaid shall be
e a9men Whatever shall be received for suc
services shall of them have or acquire any per
sad city through said DIRECTORS through any agent OIL
Tbat so much Of any act OF Assembly hereb.
altered or supplied be and the same hereby repealed
The Various Trusts md S1:d Their Receipts fol
The following table shows the receipts from the
various trusts during the year 1865 which will here
after be administered by the board created by the
above act OF Assembly