Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-12
Church Trustceship I'm the District Of
COlum bia.
PROPOSED AMENDATORY ACT


The following bill, which has passed the House
| and is now before the Senate District committee
has been referred by that committee to the Dis
trict Commissioners, with the request that they
will, after examination, give their opinion upon
the propriety Of its passage:
AN ACT to amend certain sections Of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to the District OF Co
lumbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires Of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled. That section five hundred and
thirty-four of the Revised Statutes of the United
States relating to the District of Columbia be.
and is hereby. amended so as to read as follows:
Z" SEC 534. Such society or congregation may
assume name and any number of trustees, not
exceeding ten. who shall be styled trustees OF
such society or congregation by the name SO as
sumed, may be elected or appointed according
to the rules or discipline governing the church
or denomination to which said society or con-
greGatiOn may belong"
That section five hundred and thirty-six be,
and is hereby. amended so as to read as follows:
''SEC. $50. The trustees shall hold office du-
ring the period stated in their certificates, and
vacancies in the office of trustee may be filled
by election or appointment as provided in sec
| ton five hundred and thirty-fOur; and rules and
regulations may be adopted in relation to the
management OF the estate and the duties of
trustees, or for their removal from office, in &C
cOrdance with the rules or discipline governing
the church or denomination to which such So
cety or congregation may belong. not ncOnsis-
tent with the Constitution of the United States
and the laws in force III the District"
That section five hundred and thirty-seven be,
and is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
- SEC. 537. At the expiration of the term of
service of any of the trustees. one or more sue
cessors may be elected or appointed, as provided
in section five hundred and thirty-four, and a
certificate of their appointment or election shall
be made, verified, filed. and recorded as provided
in section five hundred and thirty-fve."
That section five hundred and fOrty-One be,
and is hereby amended SO as to read as follows:
" Sec. SAL The trustees shall have power, I'M
der the direction of the society or congregation
or the authority by whom they were elected or
appointed. to sell and execute deeds and con-
vcyances of the property authorized to be held
by the society or congregation; and such deeds
or cOnveyances shall have the same effect as like
deeds or conveyances made by natural persons;
but no deed or conveyance shall be made so as
to defeat or destroy the interest or effect of any
grant, donation. or bequest and all grants. do
nations and requests shall be appropriated and
used as directed by the person making the
same"
That section five hundred and forty-two be.
and is hereby, amended SO as to read as follows
SEC. 542. The trustees shall have power.
under the direction of the society or cOngrega-
ton or the authority by whom they were elected
or appointed, to execute mortgages or deeds of
trust IN the nature of mortgages, upon the es-
tate and property which any society or cOngre-
cation are authorized to hold or to lease the
same for term not exceeding ten years. And
such mortgages. deeds and conveyances shall
have the same effect and be enforced by the same
remedies and proceedings as like mortgages,
deeds leases and conveyances made by natural
persons"