Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
rrs nsmLocks HOSPITAL BILL
Text Of Act Incorporating Local In.
stitution.

Following is the text OF the act
incorporating the Hemloeks hospital
OF Brattleboro. which was recently
passed by the legislature:
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
Section !. Charles A. Miles, George
l.. Durham, ]. Gray Estey, 5, +. Law
ton. and Leroy +. Adams. All Oh
Brattleboro Vermont, ana Laurence
Minot and Richards Nj. Brafey' OF
Boston. Massachusetts, tnelr asso-
ciates and successors. are hereby
constituted a body polite and cor
norate by the name OF The Hemlocks
Hospital, of Brattleboro, Vermont FOR
Inc purpose OF establishing and main
tanning a hospital in the town OF
Rrattleboro. and by that name shail
have perpetual succession, may sue
and he sued, defend and be defend
ed in all courts and places whatso-
ever. may have and use common
seal and change the same at pleas
IRE. may make and carry INTO eHect
eu such by-laws, rules and regula-
lions as may be necessary for the
nroper management of the affairs OF
said CORPORATION. and may change It's
name nv unanimous vote OF the
corporators and depositing with the
Secretary OF State certificate OF SAID
vote. q.
sec. 2. Said corporation may IN
and about the maintenance OF saio
hospital establish and carry on
nurses school for Instruction. may
care for, as patients SICK ana injured
nersons. without charge or for COM
pensatlon, as may be PROVIDED oy the
bylaws Of said corporation.
Sec 8 No dividend. emolument or
nrofit shall he received by or paid to
any member of this corporation. ex-
cent that any director or of1lcer
thereof may receive such compensa-
ton for services actually periorfneu
as the corporation may PROVIDE by
lie hy-laws. And no member of this
cornoration, director or officer there
~ shall be personally Liable for any
hing done by him in the performance
az his duties as such member, dlrec-
Tor or officer, except in cases OF frauu
or negligence.
Sec. 4. The affairs OF said corpora,
ton shall be managed and conducted
nv a board Of three directors CHOSEN
from the members OF sad corpora
ton. u
Sec. q. Inc bbdlA u
have mower TO appoint a president
vice president, treasurer and secre-
tarv and such other officers as they
may from time to time deem neees-
sarv. and fix their terms of ONCE ana
prescribe their duties.
Sec. g. The persons named IN the
first section of this act are herep!
emnowered to choose from among
their number the first board OF dlrec-
TORS OF said corporation at meeting
"a ba held in the Village of Brattle-
horo which meeting may be called by
either one of the three persons nrst
named in said section, by giving per
sona3 or written notice 10 the otner
sons named in said section OF Tue
time and place of meeting.
Sec. Z. If any member OF this cor
poration shall die or resign or va
cancy otherwise occur IN Inc iheI1-
harship thereof a majority OF the re-
,,,a;,,i,,g cornorators shall fill any
such vacancy by the election OF some
narson as corporator, who shall
thereupon have the same power ana
duties as If named in section one OF
This act, The two trustees under the
viii of Thomas Thompson, duly ap-
nointed as such by the Honoraoie
probate Court for the County OF SUI
folk Commonwealth of Massachu-
satts shall always be members OF
this corporation, and in case OF uls
removal or resignation at any tlme OF
a trustee under said will OF Thomas
THOMPSON. the person so removes
shall cease to be MEMBER OF thie
corporation, and his successor, upon
duly qualifying, as such uustee
shall thereupon become a member OF
this corporation, and upon me aea.a
or resignation of a trustee nnuer SOU
will. his successor. duay apPoll.so
and qualified. shall become meih-
her of this corporation in his place.
Sec. s. The corporation hereos
created may purchase receive. take
and hold by gift. grant devise, pc
uuest or otherwise any real estate or
personal property for the use ana
nurposes contemplated in TINS act
whether the same be given, devised,
banueathed or conveyed directly 70
said CORPORATION or to the board OF
directors thereof, or TO any person or
persons marty or parties for the use
and benefit of said corporation.
See 9. All profit, interest and m
come which may come 10 this corpor-
atom either in the way of operation
Of said hospital or from any iund'
endowment or other source, shaH pc
used for the purposes of this corpof-
alton. ~
Sec. 10 This act shall be under the
control of the Legislature to alter,
amend or repeal as the public goou
NAV REQUIRE, and shall take effect
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