Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-01

Crsighill, Hugh w. Shelley, N H. Massie and
Cassius +. Lee, be aud they are hereby consl-
tuted a body polite and cooperative, by the
name and style of the Trustees OF the Protes'
tsnt Episcopal Education Society 10 Virginia.
and by that name shall have perpetual success
sion and common seal; may sue and be sued'
plead and be implicated; with power to hoio'
receive and purchase, to them and their sue,
cessors forever, land and tenements, money ana
other chattels, aud dispose of and manage the
same as shall seem best to the said trustees !;
provided, the value of the property Or money
40 held shall not, at any one time, exceed Two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars:
2. The object of this society shall be the ed
ucation. or aiding 10 the education OF such
Young men as, in the judgment of said trus'
tees or their successors, or OF any executive
committee duly appointed by them, shall seem
5 That the said trustees, or their successors,
shall have power to appoint such othcers as
thew NAV deem necessary for the proper man
agemeut or direction of said society; also to Sc
lect from their number an executive committee,
who, during the recesses OF said trustees, shaii
have all the power and authority OF the SAID
trustees themselves; the said Commute TO Keep
a record of their proceedings, aud report annu,
ally. if required, to the trustees, VINO stall
have power to revise or aunul any OF their pro-
ceedingS.
4. The trustees shall have power to make
and establish, from time to time, such bylaws,
rules and regulation mot contrary to the laws
of this State or of the Uuited States) as they
may Judge to be proper for the management
of the said society; they may also increase their
number to thirty. A majority of said trustees
shall constitute board for the transaction OF
business, and any vacancy or vacancies amongst
the trustees, occasioued by death, resignation,
or removal from the States of Virginia or West
Virginia, or other disability, shall be filled by
appointment Of the board.
5. This act shall be in force from aud after
the passage thereof.
NEW YORK LINE OF STEAMERS. AT the
annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Washington, Georgetown, Alexandria and New
York Steamship Company. held 10 Washington
on Wednesday, MIR. j. W. Thompson, presi-
dent presented his annual report, in which he
congratulated the stockholders on the contlnued
prosperity of their enterprise, and remarked
that 10 90 previous year have the returns been
more remunerative, except 10 1870, when a
third ship was temporarily employed. This
success he attributes 10 part to the moderate
temperature last wiEter, which euabled the
ships to continue their voyages without inter-
mission and without extra service. Thus by
more regular business less expense Was 10
CURED aud larger profits realized, uotwlthstand-
ing the depression of trade consequent upon
the financial revolution oflS73 and some further
Attachments made CD some qualities of freight
10 order to afford the greatest possible accom-
mediation to District merchants.
Tide report presents 10 detail the receipts and
expenditures during the year, which show that
the earnings were sufficient to authorize the
usual dividend, without prejudice to the sur
plus fund held by the company, and which the
president deems it advisable to increase in or:
der to prevent delay in repairing disasters. IT
any should occur. and for reoovatiog the ships
or their machinery, as occasion may require, as
we'll as to meet auy other emergency that may
happen in prosecution of the business Of the
company. The report was ordered 10 be filed.
Mr.. VIM. Stickuey, from the committee on
accounts submitted report coUhrmalory OF
the statements contained 10 the report OF the
president, and stating on examination OF the
books and accouots OF the company the COM
mittee had found them correctly and satlstacto-
rily kept.
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