The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-27
Public Local Law.
CHAPTER DAT.

s'- - HzCHAPTER 24T.
AN ACT toconsolidate the corporations known
as the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, called the Eden Chapel and The
William Waters Memorial Methodist Episco-
pal Church OF Hartford County, and to en-
large the powers OF the consolidated corpo-
SECTION l. BE IL enacted 5v The General AS-
se'lbty Of MARYLAND, That the corporation known
as "lhe Trustees of the. Methodist Episcopal
Church called Eden Chapel" Incorporated
under the Act of 1902 Chapter III, the certifi-
cate thereof being now of record in the office
OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court, for Har-
ford county in Liber II. D., No %, folio 147,
and the corporation known az "The william
Waters Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
OF Hartford county, Incorporated under the
General Incorporation Laws of the State of
Maryland, the certificate thereof being now
of record in the Office OF said Circuit Court in
Corporation Record. W. s. F., No Q, folio 321 j.,
be and the same are hereby consolidated into
single corporation to be known as "Tne
William Walters Memorial Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
SECTION 2. ARd be IL cnacted, That the said
The Wilium Walters Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church" so formed as aforesaid and
its successors. shall be and is hereby declared
to be bofy corporate and polite b. tic uaiE 9
and style al oresaid and by that name shall
have perpetual succession and be capable i'll
law OF purchasing, holding, improving and
dispOsing OF real and personal property Tor
purposes hereinafter authorized, provided it
shall NOT at any one time own or hold resi- e.
tate exceeding thirty acres in quantity, and
lnGI SalQ 1ti00 may Sue ana be sued.
plead and be impleaded. answer and defend in
all courts OF Law anu equity IN this State and
may make, execute and deliver or have or
csuse 10 be inside, executed and delivered to
it all deeds, transfers, gifts, grants, convey
ances, contracts ard agreements necessary for
the purposes and objects of said corporation
shall have power to altar and renew at pleas
ure and generally to do every other act or
thing necessary TO carry into effect the pro.
Visions obj cts and purposes OF this Act and
not Inconsistent with the laws of the State
and Of the limited states.
SECTION B. AHd be IL enacted, That the SAID
the William w alters Memorial Methodist Epis-
copal Church is a corporation formed for the
purp sc OF advancing and propugatiEG the
Christian Religion according 10 the doctrine,
rules and discipline of the Methodist Episcopal
Church which are snd which shall hereafter
be made ana announced by the General Con-
ference of said Methodist Episcopal Church
and by the Baltimore e Inference of saiG
Church and for that purpose to acquire by
purchase or otherwise and to own real estate
not exceeding thirty acres as aforesaid ard to
improve The same with buildings and for the
further purpose of opening ara maintaining
cemetery or burial grounT.
SECTION 4. And be IL eEaCted, That the
Trustees CT managers Of said corporation
shall he ten in number and shall be the same
Gs are Gow the trustees or managers of The
william Walters Memorial Methodist Fpisco-
pal Church of Hartford fOunty, one of the cor
po' atoms hereby consolidated into q neY cor.
poration, and That the snid board of trustees
snail Hereafter be constituted. appointed, per-
anu nave It's NuCuilCltS UllGu AcSOTO-
ing to the provisions ef the discipline Of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church which are and
which shall hereafter he made and provided
for such casts by the General Conference Of
said Mo hOGiSJ Episcopal Church.
SECTION .. ARd be Il endcted, That the said
corporation hereby formed shall hold, use, own
and enjoy all the lands and property of every
Kind I'D description which are now owned held
or occupied ny either of the two corporation
which are hereby consolidated into said new
corporation, as fully and to the same extent
in every respect rs the said two original cor
pordtions could do.
SECTION q. .iRd De IL enacted. That this Act
shall take effect from the date CT its passage.
Approved, April 7th, 1900.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER.
President of the Senate.
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK HORSE or DELE
%. GATES.
hereby certify, That tie aforegoirg is
true copy of an Act OF The General Assembly
of Maryland, passed ut the January Session,
1900. =
49, y. L. Smith,
rh,af ftIarl of tho Ecusa of EaIaUotao