Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-20

who desire 70 associate themselves for benevoIen'
Teision. or mssoparE m1iGa SsI;Sg e1eate
VI toImet Tor mutual improvement, for the pro-
edge be4ore any oficer safhorizsd 70 tsse the ~.
kp wiedsement of deeds In this District and e in t.
gtrtIncae n writing, in which shall be stated the
nane or title by which such society shall be known
Cicry. the number Of IrrStees directors or rnan9-
etrs OF such society, Tor me first year of It's eXs
Upon fling certificate, as aforesaid, the person.
The ,,, .bain have signed and aeknewleged such Ger
.hsreuPon, py virtue OF this act, be be sy polite
cate aud by that name they and their sns ee.sar.
may nave ana use commOa seal, and u same NAV
and th and aas ss Ss inch by
rsiy;nS ngr shal m law be capable Of taking
estate Necessary f6T the purposes q said ~ Z. st sU a.
stated in said ccrttscate and may s.ii and CONVEX
for the management Of its business. VI so"" ''''o'S
o,ie The sosaety - ineorporsted way annually, or
ittnef eject from Its members IDS trustees dirac
t,rs, or managers, at such time and plaza, in such
have the control and manaeems- IF fts air si ad
unas o, ssld M 80 so iey majority Of whom shall be
ever any yacaIc cy shall happen amopF snch trIs
T bireeioa7, or managers IS death resignation,
man ner as sEsll be provided b. the D. laws said
The provis,ons of this act sh.llnst extend 70 nor
apply oany association or individual Who shall in
The eertIhcate filed with the register Of deeds, use or
>ptcliy a nine or style the that of aDy pre
Gsy sxisting incorporated body in the District OF
Any corporation formed under this act shall be
capable OF taking holding receiving any proper,
devise o. bequest necessary for the purnose ~ all
soclsty rs stated in said certificate, In any other
The t-nstees directors, ekholders of any ex
,;tng benevolent Charitable, educational, musical
ierafy sclentlnc, religions missionary corpora,
tlOn including societies formed for mutual improve
sy o. e1nfSimns e the Of the
= continue thslr existing corporate powers under
ths act, or may Change their name. stating in their
Of col fion
well as their new name med; aud ali the proper
in tnd belong to the Cooperation so reincarporatsd
or continued; Corporations under this division NAV
years the term to be stated in the certnea se men
The corporations formed under This act NAV sell
eif n any zeal sstate they may acquire by
lot purchased for the use Of the cSrporatin or sny
6diIilng erected thereon shall become ineg lille f,r
luilding erected to b. determinei by Vie Of tS"
thirds Of the shares Of the stock of said Corporation
the stock khoders cOrporators or members sf said
CORPORATION Specially called for that pnrpos. the
u the records Of said corporation said lot or LuiId
Ipg may oe sold and the proceeds thereof may b,
tstt ID another lot OF in the erection of another
When any real estate shall have been devised or
gwen 10 any such corporation for any specified be-
henoleni pnIpose Aforesaid, and where by vote OF
OF threefourths Of the cOrporators # no sbsrs Of
-iosk have been created, of any corporation formed
of which such khelders or corporstors or
noiice the said corporation shall determine TO sur
render their corporate powers and cease TO ct under
a. Aforesaid shall be so a. pubs ss'sis sSet,o 20
notice Of the time and place OF said sale having been
lNen and the proceeds Of said sale equtaby distri-
buted among the stockholders corporators afore-
Of the obJects for which smch nee
originally Organized: Proc lied, That no corpora.
more than hye years, except so much a. snail be ne
oessaTy Tor the purposes named in its certifieate
MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURAL. MINING Avn
MECHANICAL CORPORATIONS.
SIC A. And b AZ further enacted, That at an y time
10 form company for the purp0se Of Sarryn ne'e IRE
any kind Of manufacturing, agricultural, mining
portatop, or marketing in the District Of Columbia
may make, sign, and sckuowledge, before some
lees and ME 10 the oce Of the register OF d. eds
corporate name Of the said cSmpsnv snS "a ta tne
fer which said company snail be formed; the amount
existence, not to exceed twenty years The RnmhsS
Of shares 81 which the said stock shall consist the
the Of said com pany for the rst Vear
and the Of the place in said District In which
Ss .hsy to bsss Dc carried on
aforesaid the persons who shall have signed and ac-
body polite and corporate in fact and in name by
the name stated 10 such certificate, and by that
being suet any court of law or equity in this Dis
ns1 E have al and fhey I and their
Fame a. pleasure and they shall by their corporate
purchasing, and
which may be necessary TO enable the said
cate but shall not mortgage the same or give anr
lien thereon, except in pursuance Of a vote of the
The stock, property, aud concerns of such conpa.
ny shall be managed By not less than three nor more
holders, and majority Of whom shall b. citizsns of
the District OF Columbia, who shall, except for the
At such time ssd place shall be determined by The
I'M sa%s s 81 The Ionpsny and public notise Of the
shed not les than thirty day. previous thereto in
shall Be carried ON and ths eicssgp shall Be male
ions shall BE By ballet. and each stOckholdsr shall
stock in said so%SSs2y e and ths receyng The
any vacar1y shall happen among the trustees Sy
death ssgnstien, or Otherwise, shall be filled fof
S for the o he ss be
In case It shall happen at any time that election
BY the BY laws Of said com pany, vhsn IL ought to
have been made the company for that reason shall
day 10 hold an election foT trustees in such manner
act. Of rSees sRs be- Sd ias ans seq and all
said company until their s9ccessors shall be elected
shall be dessnstsd the numbeT d I who
and also such subordinate officers as the company,
or and aas s who % may be elected
the faithful performances Of the duties of their oce
Il shall be lawful Tor the trustees u esi in and
demand from the stock holders, res pectiyely ali sucb
sums Of nancy BY them subscribed, at such times
and n such payments instalmenfs a. the trustees
shall deem proper, under the penalty Of forfeitng
the shares OF stock subscribed Tor and all preyious
payments made thereon, payment shalt not be
made by the stock kholder within sixty days after
personal demand or Q notice requiring such nav
ment shall have been published for six successiye
weeks IN newspaper In tina pistrictef Columbia Q.
sfOres aid. =
The trustees Of such company shall have power tn
make such prudential by laws ss they shall deem
proper Tor the manAgems Mt and dis positiou of the
stock and business Affairs Of such pany not In.
consistent with the laws OF the District Of Columbia
and Constitution 0 the Unit States, and prescrib
ing the duties Of ocers arthcers and that
may be employeS, for the appointment Of all ofcers
and fr carrying ell kinds Of bu 1ness within the
objects and purposes Of such company.
The stock Of such company shall be deemed person
al estate, and shall be iD sue
shall be prs scrbed by the bylaws of said company;
but NO shares shall be transferable until ell previous
calls thereon shall have been fully paid in shall
ha been declared forfeited for the pay ment Of
calls thereon and IL shall not he lawful for such
pany to use any % their funds in the purchase
u any stock In any other cor ooration. :. -.
The COPY OF any certificate Of Incorporation filed
in pursuance ~ this act, certified By the register Of
The District Of Columbia to be Opy and OF the
whole such certificate. shall be received In all
coarts aud places a. presumpiye legal evidence of
the facts therein stated.
All the sfpckholders OF every company incorpo-
rated under this shall be seyeray individually,
liable to the creditors OF the company In which they
stock holders, 70 an smount e9na TO the amount