The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-03
The Little Sisters Of the Poor in Richmond, Va.
Richmond Enouirer.l

[Richmond Enquirerl
Among the bills passed by the Senate Of
| Virginia on the 1yth of April was one
authorizing the establishment of home
for INDECENT old people, which ia to be
built in this city. Mr.. Shakespeare Cald'
well, gentleman of great means and en-
larged liberality, originated this beneficent
measure of relief, which he proposes carry
ing out at his own expense. Below we
give the bill Incorporating this 'Home" in
full. To the sixth section we would direct
special attention
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE "THE LITTLE SIS
TIERS OF THE POOR IN RICHMOND"
/. Be it enacted BY the General Assembly,
That Lucie Debroucker, known in her re-
lieious Orders as Sister Sdonie Joseph
Marie Agnes Laisne, SO known as Sister
Marie des Apotres !; Marie Reardon, so
known as Sister Sainte Enna; Hyacinthine
Augustine Springlast, 30 know as Sister
Michel Archange; Eliza Carmody, so known
as Sister Saint Patrick Anna Maria CO.
wardin and Sarah Anna Robinson, their
successors and associates, in the manage
ment of a home to be established in the
city of Rich mond, for the reception and
sustenance Of poor aged white persons, to
be called "St. Sophias Home for Old PEG
polite and corporate, under the name of
'.The Little Sisters of the Poor in Rich
mond," and by that name shall have per-
petual succession and a common seal, and
may sue and be saed, plead and be implead-
ed.
2. The said first corporators and the sur.
vivors of them, and their successors, shall
have power from time to time, and at all
times, by resolution of a majority present
at corporate meeting, and entered in
their book of minutes, to appoint such
officers as they may deem needful, and
successors to any of their number who
may die or resign and also to increase
their number, not exceeding ten in all.
3. The said corporation shall have power
to receive money or personal property by
gift or bequest for the purpose aforesaid
and shall also have power to receive, by
purchase, or grant, or devise, and hold
temporarily or in perpetuity, lands in
Richmond aforesaid, to amounts not ex-
ceedng in the whole one acre, to be oc-
cupied as such home, and to uphold and
erect thereon such buildings as the corpora.
ton may deem necessary in thatrespect, and
to provide the same with proper furniture
and accommod atious, prO:ided that the
money and other personal property shall
not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars and provided, further, that should
said corporation cease to exists from any
cause whatever, then and in that event
the lands given to said corporation shall
be taken and held by any person whom
the donor shall designate in the deed or
will giving said lands.
4. The first corporate meeting may be
held at such time and place in the United
States as may be designated in writing by
the persons above named, or majority OF
them, seven days notice of the same being
given previous to the meeting to any of
them who may be living and shall not
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tiags shall be held in Richmond, at such
times, in such manner and on such notice
as majority of the corporators may from
time to time direct.
5. The estate, property and affairs of
said corporation, the management of said
home, and the care, clothing aud feeding
of it's inmates, and their watching and
nursing when sick, shall be conducted and
controlled by the said corporation, in such
manner as its bylaws, rules and regula-
tons, adopted by majority present at its
corporate meetings, may from time to
time prescribe, provided, however, that
the same be not contrary to the constitution
State.
6. The said lands and all such moneys
and property shall be exclusively devoted
to the purposes aforesaid and no aged
white person applying for admission, who
is destitute and of good moral character,
shall be excluded or preferred by reason of
the place or country of his or her
birth, or on account of his or her religious
profession or opinions but to the number
of twenty, if needed, a preference shall be
given at all times to those born in the city
of Fredericksburg.
Z. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
On arriving in Richmond the Little Sis
tiers of the Poor will take possession of the
beautiful residence recently donated to
Bishop Gibbons, By VIM. S. Caldwell,
Esq, Virginian of princely wealth and of
large benevolence.