Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-29
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iatire Assembly or the District Of Columbia.
An ACT TO incorporate the LInthlcum Instl.
tute Of Georgetown.
BE u enacted BY ne Begisldiipe Assembly OF
he District Of Columbia, That whereas I'd.
ward Magridor Llnthlcum, late Of George
town, IN the District Of Columbia, deceased,
did, by bis last, viii give and bequeath 70
Joshua Riley, Josiah Dent William Laird,
junior, William L. Dunlop, and William A.
Gordon, junior, and TO their survivors and
successors forever, the sum OF fifty thousand
dollars In trust 10 found, establish, and
maintain In said Georgetown q free school
for the education and instruction of INDECENT
white boys and youths Of said Georgetown
In useful learning, and In the spirit and prac-
tico Of Christian virtue, and DID also In his
said will request that said trustees might DO
legally Incorporated with all needful powers
and lmmunitles for the purposes of said trust;
therefore, be II enacted by tho Legislative
Assembly Of the District OF Columbia, that
the said Joshua Riley, Josiah Dent William
Laird, junior, William l.. Dunlop, and VIII
liam A. Gordon, junior, and their successors
aud associates In said trust, duly elected as
hereinafter provided, are hereby constituted
u body corporate with perpetual succession
under the name Of the Llnthlcum Institute Of
Georgetown, and by that name may sue and
be sued, cbntract and be contraeled with,
may take, by gift, devise, or purchase real
estate or other kind OF property 10 an amount
not exceeding Ave hundred thousand dollars,
and the same may bold use, and dispose Of
~ may best serve the interests Of said nstl-
tute, and for no other purposes, may have a
common seal, and the same may alter at
their pleasure, may grant and confer scholas-
tic degrees by dlplomU, or otherwise, as re-
wards OF merit; may enact and ordain such
rules, regulations, and bylaws, appoint such
officers, agents and servants, and do all such
lawful acts and thlnge not Inconsistent with
the objects and provisions Of said trust, rs
expressed and defined In said will, a. said
trustees may deem needful or proper TO Sc
euro q wise and faithful administration OF the
government and affairs Of said institute, aud
10 promote and extend Its usefulness.
Sec. 3. And be Il Further enacted, That the
trustees or corpOrators above named shall,
rs soon as may be after tho passage Of the
act, meet and organize In pursuance thereof,
and they, their successors aud associates
whenever thus assembled shall be a board
for the transaction Of all business Of said In
stltute, and may exercise all the powers
hereby granted TO the same; and q majority
of said board shall be q quorum for oil pur-
poses, except the election or appointment Of
trustees aud other officers Of said Institute,
aud the Investment and disposition Of the
funds and property thereof for which Acts
the concurrence Of two thirds shall be necos-
saryi but one or more Of said trustees may,
at any time, bynotice, In writing, 10 each Of
the other members convene said board and
adjourn from day To day.
Sec. 3. And 10 u further enacted, That the
number OF trnstees may be increased OF dlmln-
lsheda at the discretion Of the board ProUided,
dltpdys, That the same shall never be less
than Ave; and the said board may, at any
time, for good cause, two.thlrds Of their
number concurring, declare the seat Of any
member thereof vacant aud In case Of va
cancy 80 declared, or Of vacancies occurring
In any other way, the remaining trustees
shall, without delay, nj the same.
Sec. 4. And be u further enacted, That the
said board shall keep q record OF all their
proceedings and Of all moneys received, OK
pended, or invested for, or on account of said
institute, which records shall, at all times, be
open 10 the Inspection Of contributors to the
funds OF the institute; and the vote on any
question before the board shall, on demand
Of any member, DO taken by ayes and noes
and recorded.
Sec. 8. And be Il further enacted, That the
pTongrty of said Institute shall be forever
exempt from taxation, except such special
assessments as may be levied by proper au-
thOrity for tue Improvement OF streets and
alleys In front OF any real estate owned by
said institute.
Sec. q. And be Il further enacted, That the
District Of Columbia shall have the right TO
alter or repeal this act at any time.
Approved June 20, ls1s.
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An ACT making an appropriation 70 delTay the
ordinary and contingent expenses OF the sew.
erRl departments Of the BOyernment OF the
District OF Columbia.
Ne q enacted BY the Lsgtfldtipe AItembly CTths
District Of C0IHmbiS, That until the expiration
OF the first fiscal quarter aftOr the adjournment
OF the next regular session Of the Legislative
Assembly Of the District OF Columbia, there 10
hSTeby appropriated for the ordinary and con.
tlngsnt expenses OF aald District, payable out 81
the sppIopnSie fund 10 which each paymsnt
may belong, the following sqmA, OF 30 mneh
thereof as may 20 Necessary, LOT Ssdlnafy, con.
tingent and lneidsntl e1penses, lnelnmne sta
uonery, printing binding, bianh,, blAnk bookl,
postage, casual repairs Tor eieaninf Up omoesl
tho expenditure and payment 70 Dc made and
paid only on the written oruer o. the oncer AZ
thorizlng the same, and 70 DO Hupphttoa 70 the
Governor for bis approval: .,.,,.
For Once OF Governor, I'VE thoueaha doli Is
For once OF beerelhry OF the DhIlot, bhtoo
thousand dollars.
For Oiloo Of comptroller, I'VE hunnred loilAls'
For ONCE OF collector, ono thouAana avs Nun
drod dollars. .,
For ONCE Of auditor, I'VE hundred COLLARS
For once OF register, one thousand nNe nun
dred dollars. IN,
For ONCE Of attorney, hFe hundred uollaIs;
For office OF regiater Of wins, for arranging
and recording records OF the ONCE Prtor 70 eigh.
teen hundred and slxYIhTee, hYo hundred