JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

Centenary Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Baltimore City, a corporation incorporated under
the General Laws of Maryland."

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Chapter three hundred and twenty-six, of the Acts
of eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled "An Act to amend
the charter, change the name of, and grant additional powers
to the Centenary Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Baltimore City, a corporation incorporated under
the General Laws of Maryland," be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments, so as to read as
follows :

Centenary
Biblical insti-
tute of the
Methodist
Episcopal
Church of
Baltimore City

1. The corporation, heretofore created, in accordance with
the provisions of the Code of Public General Laws of Mary-
land, relating to corporations, under the name of the Centenary
Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Balti-
more City, which name was subsequently changed to Morgan
College, is hereby continued, fixed and established, so that
the duration of said corporation shall be perpetual.

2. The name Morgan College is hereby continued, fixed
and established in perpetuity as the corporate name of said
corporation.

Name changed
to Morgan
College.

3. All legacies now existing, or hereafter given by persons
dying after the date of this Act, and all gifts, grants and
devises intended for this corporation, but heretofore or here-
after given or made to it in the name of the Centenary Biblical
Institute of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Baltimore
City, or any modification of the same, instead of its name as
fixed by this Act, shall inure to the benefit of and vest and
remain in said Morgan College; and by that name the said
corporation shall be capable of receiving, holding, granting,
mortgaging, leasing, conveying and aliening its property, both
real and personal.

Legacies now
existing or
hereafter
given.
Confirmed.

4. The said Morgan College shall have the power to admit
students of the said college who shall merit the distinction to
the degree of doctor of laws, doctor of divinity, bachelor of
laws, bachelor of divinity or of bachelor or master of arts, to
grant to the students in such college such certificate of pro-
ficiency and attainments in any special study as the said col-
lege may see proper to confer and to grant the honorary
degrees of doctor of laws, master of arts or such other degrees
as may be proper to any person who may merit such distinc-
tion, whether such person be a student in said college or
not.

Power to
admit students
who shall
merit certain
degrees, etc.