Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-09-11
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW
PASSED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND.
January Session, 1874.
CHAPTER 1856.

Camp-Meeting A ssocation of the District OF
Columbia and Maryland
Whereas, certain members and lavmen OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Dis
trict OF Columbia and in Maryland, have as
ISOLATED themselves together for the purpose
of forming camp-meeting and excursion as
ISOLATION, and have applied TO the Legislature
of Maryland for an act of incorporation, the
better to enable them TO accomplish their pur-
pose, therefore
SECTION |. BE ii enacted by The General As
senby Of Maryland, That Floderada Howard,
William r. Woodward, John r. Mitchell,
Benjamin II. SleinmetZ, Thomas Sommervlle
John w. Wade, Matthew G Emery Alexan-
der Ashley, Richard II Wilett, Walter NJ 4.
Talbot, Israel g. Warfeld, Edward f Simp-
SON. John A. Ruff, Thos. H Langley, VIM r.
Hunt, Thomas p. Morgan, Henry r Whalen
George T. oodward, j. R Riggles, Uriah
II. Griffith, John Lanahan, G. G. Baker B
Peyton Brown, James H Davis and j. Henry
wilson, together with the subscribers OF the
stock of the association and their successors
shall be and they are hereby declared to be a
body polite and corr crate, by the name and
stylcof the Washington Grove Camp Meeting
Association of the District of Columbia aud
Maryland, and by that name shall have sue
cession, and be capable in law to sue be sued
plead and be impleaded answer and be an
swered, defend and be defended in all courts
OF law or courts of equity or elsewhere: to
make and use a common seal and he same fo
alter or renew al Their nlna s,,ra ana gerera
" to do and perform All things relntiye IA he
objects OF this association yvhieb nou i ~
shall be lawful for anv individnaI or nod,
polite or corporate IN do and shall have
power TO make and enforce rules, bylaws
and ordinances, and TO do and transact all
and every such matters aud things as are ne
ceSsary and proper for The good government,
ton.
See, Q. And be it e0aeted That said associ-
alton shall be able and canabIe in law To nur.
chase, take. receive hold and enjoy N them
and their successors ali manner of bands
teuements, rents annuities franchises and
Entertainments and any spm or snms If mo-
uer, aud all manner Of goods and cbatlles
and anv kind IF nronertv ~ hafsoevar Nv nnI.
chase off GRANT serisa honnest ~, II INV
manner whatsoeyer nj nrohibi,ed by lie
laws of this Slate and the same 10 grtnt
bargain and sell lease release confirm con-
yey. disnose Of and encnmber b. INDICTMENTS.
mortgages or otherwise and sb,,ll have power
TO contract with anv narson or bodv rorno
rate ia reference 70 the carriage of persons 10
and from The grounds of tbeir assoriation or
with reference 10 any other matter or thino
pprtainino 10 The ynanaoen,ent control or in
terest and nurnoses Of sid CORPORATION
SEE. And be Il oD0cled Thai tbe objects
and purposes of said association are TO obtain
and bold land to he nsed nnder Inc direction
of the association for excursions from church
es. sunday schools and other moral and he
neyolent associations and 10 hold camp-
meetings or other religious meetings in az
cordanc<. with the usaoes of the NJ n Church.
to ornament embelish' o~ade and SUNNY me
said grounds with all necessary roads and
when necessary 10 aIterand change the loca-
zion of roads and to erect on the same such
tenements and houses. and 10 make sucb nro
visions for suputyjnp water and LIGHT as may
he needed in cilrryinq ont the design and
purpose Of the association. and generally to
manage. improve. lease or dispose of said
land and "a do any manner of ttino that said
association may deem necessary or nroner
aud NOT inconsistent with thr laws If his
State.
Sec. 41d be- n eoaelsd That Floderadl
Howard WIN Wooa,c.rd Iohn n Mitch
ell BENJAMIN n Steinmptz Matthew q Em-
orv Joip w Wade rhomas Snmereille AL
eyaoder Ashley. Richard Il Willptt. Walter
Talbot and ISRAEL G Warfpl5 are tfns-
fees of said corpoIation and ~ in hold tleir
,,f;,.s u,,fiI the strond uand,v in NV oigb-
teen hundred and seyenty-fo,Ir. and nntiltheir
successors shall have been dulr elected that
the said eleven Trustees and tieir successors
shnn MANAGE The afflirs of said corporalion
Sec, 3. All be Il eaaefed That the CAPITAL
stock of said incorporation is hereby fixed nj
lycn.y thousand Iellars d;,idcd into one
thousand shares Of twenty dollars each. that
any norton Of snrnIus finds renointno ia
exnenses thereof far nnrrbase If lands cod
Of an imnroyemen1s and care Of The nroner.
~ and AFTER tbe s.ockboldcrs ehajI have re-
ceive5 dividends not evcnaa;nc CIV Nor cent
rpr ann9n on he anonnt artnaiIv mid in m
Heir Stock shall he seenreiv invested by The