The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20

managing Of its property, ana from tiH-
10 time 90 alter amend and ada To sueh
constitution. bylaws rules and iesuid-
lions Until such constitution and oy-
laws shall Dee adopted and an elecil9l
shall Doe held pursuant thereto, the p.l
! SONS named in the first section OF tHi-
! act shall Dee. and lhey are hereby oeclii-
| ed TO Dee tine trustees and managers OF
/ said corporation and it's property and
| shall Doe capable in law of exercising 1I
| the powers. rights and duties conferred
! upon the said corporation
90. The said corporation may accept
! take. use and apply the property devised
I and bcqueathed hy the last VIII Of Mann
! S. Valentine. deceased. for ifs corporate
| purposes as set forth in the FIRST section
I of this act; and the title to said property
/ shall rest ion said corporation without any
formal acceptance upon Che passage oi
This act.
a. The said corporation may also ac-
ceDt. take, use and apply any Sits OF
donations of any property real or per
sOnal. made TO 10 by deed. viii or other
wise for the advancement or promotion
of any branch or department of science.
art or literature. or for the cnc0urag
ment or diffusion Of knowledge or in-
structlon therein under such. lawful
terms. conditions. and regulations as may
| DO prescribed by the donor. or, ass may
| be established by said corporation.
"5 The said corporation may purchase
and hold. or lease or acquire by gift
grant. devise. bequest, or otherwise. any
real or personal estate necesa airy or
proper for its corporate purposes; and
the said corporation shall have power
TO sell, alien. lease. and convey from
time 10 time. any property, real or per-
sonal. held by IT, however the same may
have been acquired. whenever IL may
seem advantageous and proper so 10 do.
either for the purpose of changing ihc
investment thereof or for promoting
and advancing its corporate objects.
&C. All property belonging 90 the said
corporation shall be exempt from taxa
ton both State and municipal, So long
as no part of IT'S revenues are used for
private profit. or distributed among ifs
members; but the payment OF reasonable
salaries 10 the necessary officials and
employees Of the said corporation shall
not be deemed q violation Of the fore
going limitation.
co. This act shall be i'm force from its
passage"
THE CONSTITUTION.
Constitution Of the Valentine Museum
in the city of Richmond. Va"
Article /. This corporation shall D.,
STYLED THE Valentine Museum.
Article Q There shall be a Board of
Trustees for the said corporation. and
the said board shall have power, and
IL shall be It's duty 90 manage the affairs.
property and business of the said cor
porat0n. and 10 have all things done
that are proper to be done by the cOrp0-
ration The said board shall consist OF
such number of members as &c may itself
from time to time determine not exceed
ing. however. ten members. re said board
fourths Of IFS members for the time
being TO remove any trustee and I'm case
Of any vacancy ON the board by such
removal. or by the death, accepted resig-
nation, incapacity 20 act, or removal from
the State OF any trustee, or arising from
any cause whatever, a new trustee shall
be elected to FIJI his place by the remain
ing trustees but no election OF a trustee
shall be held except at a quarterly meet
ing OF the board. after a written notice
OF not less than one week 90 each trus-
tee. specifying that such election. IS 90
be held and no person shall be elected
a trustee unless ne shall receive the votes
OF at least threo-fOurths Of the trustees.
The persons named I'm the charter are
hereby constituted and appointed the
Board of Trustees of the said corporation,
and the said board having been thus con-
suuted and appointed, may hereafter
from time TO time increase the number
OF the board and elect the additional
trustees and IN any vacancies therein,
as herein before provided provided only
the number Of that said board shall az
no time exceed ten in all. The said trus-
tees shall hold Office during their life,
unless they shall cease TO be members
OF the board in the manner as set forth
in this constitution or the bylaws.
Article 8. The trustees shall meet quar-
/ tcrly on the second Monday Of every
January. April. July and October at y
| place to be designated by the board, and
/ shall annually, at the quarterly meeting
| IA January. elect the officers and com
mlttees for the ensuing year They SHAH
also meet AT any other time TO transact
! special business on call OF the secre-
| tary who shall issue such call whenever
| requested so ito do in writing by two
| trustees. or by the president ana give
| written notice to each trustee or such
| special meeting. and OF the object there
| Of AT least three DAYS before the meeting
! is held by mailing such written notice
! 10 the usual post-ofllce address OF each
! trustee.
, Article a. section !. The officers OF said
| corporation shall be president. vice
| president and a treasurer, all 20 he elect
1 ed from The trustees. These officers shall
| be elected by ballot. and the persons hav-
| ing majority Of the votes 'cast shall be
deemed duly elected They shall hold