Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-30
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TIE ALEXANDRIA IMFIRMARY.-The fol-
lowing is the act OF, Incorporation Of the Alex
rxandra In6rmary
AN &C. to incorporate the Alexandra lnhrm-
ary. Approved December %, 1872.
/ Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of Virginia That William n Berkeley, Allen
q Hartman, James Green, Charles 2. Shaw,
John B. Dai,ger6eld, William Arnold, Jeffer-
SON Tacey, William G. Chapman, Reuben
Johnston, Hiram O. Claughton, William j..
Bottle, r. Il. Smith, ST., j. Rector Smoot,
Charles r. Hoof, c. G. Bradley, John Perry,
Enoch NJ. Lowe, Hugh Latham, George IL.
Robiosop John T. Creighton, John ?. Ag-
new, Andrew Jameson, Lewis MckeIzie,
Samuel Miller, William Cogan, Arthur Her
bert, George R. Hill and David G. Watkins
be, aud they are hereby constituted body
polite and corporate by the name aud style OF
1.-THE Alexandria Inirmary, in the city OF
Alexandria, and by that name shall have per
petual succession and common seal, may sue
aud be sued, plead and be implicated, with
power to purchase, receive and hold to them
aud their successors forever, any lands, tene-
ments, rents, issues and profits, interest, an-
uuites, goods, chattels OF whatever kind So
ever, and donations III money, legaclcs and de-
vises of real estate which may be. purchased
by, devised, given TO, or acquired tor the use
Of the said iu6rmary provided, however, that
the lands, tenements, rents, issues and profits
interest, annui,ies goods and chattets, OF what
kind soever, and donations in money, legacles
and deyises of real estate so authorized TO be
taken and held, shall not exceed in amount or
value the sum of two hundred thousand dol
lars aud provided, further, that not less than
a majority of the acting trustees for the time
being shall have power to auhorizs the sale or
mortgage of any real estate belonging to the
said iufrmary.
~, The said trustees and their successors,
or a majority of those acting, shall have power
to appoint president of the board a trcasur +
er, and board of managers, and such other OF
fcers as they may deem necessary, and to
make and establish from time TO tune such by
laws, rules and regulations, not contrary to the
constitution and laws of the State, or OF the
United States, as they may judge necessary tor
the good government of the SAID inirmary. \
m j ,rv Of the acting trustees shall constitute Il
hoard for the transaction Of business, and va
capcy or vacancies among the trustees, occa-
stoned by death resignation or legal dlsablll
tics, shall from time to time be supplied by the
City Council of Alexandra.
8 The treasurer shall receive all money
acrraing to the infrnary, and property deliver.
ed to bis care, and shall pay or deliver the
same to the order Of the board Before he
enters upon the discharge Of his duty, he shall
enter INFO bond with such security, and in such
penalty as the board may direct, made payable
TO the Alexandria In6rnary, and conditioned
for the faithful performance Of his duty, uudcr
such rules and regulations as may be adopted
by the board and it shall be lawful for the
trustees to obtain judgement for the amount
thereof, or for any special delinquency incurred
by sail treasurer, on motion in any court OF re-.
cord in this Commonwealth, against the said
treasurer and his securities, his or their execu-
trrs or administrators, upon giving ten days pre-
yious notice of such motion.
a. The Legislature reserves the right to
mcdty or repeal this charter.
S5 This act shall be in force from the pas
sage thereof
There will be meeting of the Trustees above
named, at the Banking house Of Burke q
Herbert on Saturday afternoon, the lst prnxi-
mo, at 81 O'Clock, by request Of the lady
managers.