The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-05-22
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
Operative in Cecil County.
CHAPTER 3lt
AN ACT to incorporate the g Rising Sun
Detective Association of Cecil county,"

SECTION /. Be enacted by the t;entrni assembly
81 hdrginnd: That L. K. Kirk. NJ d., Alfred
Kirk. Ellis =. Passmore o. ). Dare. NJ. D. James
NJ. Evans. Joshua L. Riale and John Hammer
smith, and all and every person or persons who
with them in their stead shall hereafter become
associated with them their successors and assigns
shall be and hereby created and declared to be
Il body corporate and polite by the name and
style OF the = Risn" Sun Detective Association OF
Cecil County, and by that name shall and may
have perpetual succession. and be capable in law
of purchasing holding. improving and dispoSing
of such property, real. personal and mixed. as may
be necessary for the purposes herein authorized
and may sue and he sued. plead and he implead
ed answer and defend i'll all courts OF law and
equity. and may make, execute and deliver, and
have cause to he made. executed and delivered
to them. all deeds trans crs. grants, covenants
contracts, agreements and bargains whatsoever
necessary for the purposes and objects OF said
Association. and may use and have Il common
zeal and generally do every other act or thing
necessary to carry into effect the object and
provision OF this Act. not inconsistent with the
laws OF this State. Of the United States and to
Ordan and establish such bylaws and regulations
as they shall deem necessary. proper or convenient
for conducting the affairs OF the corporation hereby
created.
of said corporation declared to he the pursuit
and rccoy FRY OF stolen horses mules and all other
live stock and other personal property. and the
arrest ana conviction of the thief or thieves, and
to insure the members OF said corporation against
loss by theft in such manner as shall! regulated by
the bylaws of said corporation.
SECTION .. and be IL enacted, That for the man
acemcnt OF the affairs of said corporation the
members thereof shall annually elect President
NiceI'reSdent Secretary and Treasurer. and five
Directors who shall be members OF said corpora
ton. who shall hold their office Tor year. aud
until their successors are elected, wh0sc duties
shall be regulated by the bylaws, also the
duties OF ali other members.
SECTION 4. And b. II enacted. That candidates
Tor membership may be proposed by any member
at stated or special meetings and elected, By bal
lot. and upon receiving IL majority OF the votes
cast. shall become Il member OF said corporation
the annual contribution of members shall be
sessed and regulated by the President and Direct
0rs. and i'll the event of a failure to pay said
annual contribution assessed. the same shall DO
collectable by said corporation as Il common debt
according to law.
SECTION 3. And be II rHarfed That the members
OF said corporation. in case OF loss by theft of any
property described in section two OF this Act. and
sustained by any member OF said corporation,
shall have power to arrest within the limits of the
State OF Mary land. any person or persons in whose
possession such property may be found, or to ar
rest any person or persons when there exists u
reasonable ground OF suspicion that such person
or persons stole the property or received 1t Into his
or their possession knowing ii to be stolen: but in
no case shall the said members be allowed to enter
the premises Of any person, and search the same,
unless accompanied by IN officer with Il warrant
as now authorized by the laws OF the State of
Maryland.
SECTION .. And De enacted That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
We hereby certify that the alQregaing is correct
copy Of an Act of the General Assembly OF
Mary land passed January Session. 1850.
Approved April 14th. 1889.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
EUGENE HIGGINS,
May S-3w Secretary Of the Senate,