| 1816.
CHAP. 156. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
from their own body, or from the citizens of Maryland at large,
by ballot, a person to act as president of the visitors aforesaid,
and in the same manner some person to act as vice-president, which
said president, vice-president and visitors, shall have the sole absolute
control and government of said hospital, in manner as hereafter
is declared and appointed, and shall further have power and
authority to appoint a secretary to their board, and a treasurer for
said hospital. |
| To meet annually. |
4. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said president,
vice-president
and visitors, shall be and they are hereby authorised, for ever after
the said first Monday n June next, to meet and assemble at such
place in said hospital, or the city of Baltimore, as they may designate,
on the first Monday in every successive June thereafter,
and in the same manner, as is herein before directed, elect a president,
vice-president, secretary and treasurer, as aforesaid; which
said president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, shall hold,
occupy and possess, their respective offices for one year, and until
other fit and proper persons shall be chosen and elected in their
respective places, according to such by-laws and regulations as said
president and visitors may make and appoint. |
Vacancies, how to
be supplied. |
5. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case any of
said persons, herein
before appointed visitors of said hospital, shall die, refuse to accept,
resign, or remove from the city and precincts of Baltimore,
as they do now or hereafter may exist, that then the remaining
visitors aforesaid, or a majority of them, shall have power and
authority to meet at such place as they may agree upon, and elect
or choose, by ballot, fit and proper person or persons to fill up
such vacancy, which persons, so elected, shall be to all intents
and purposes vested with the same power, privileges and authority,
as is given to the persons herein before designated as visitors
aforesaid, and in whose place and stead they may be so elected and
chosen; and if after the election of president, vice-president, secretary
and treasurer, as is herein before first directed, the said president,
vice-president, secretary, treasurer, or any of said visitors,
shall die, resign, remove from the city and precincts of Baltimore
as aforesaid, or in conformity to the by-laws and regulations
which said president and visitors may make and ordain, be removed
from their several respective places, then an election shall
be held to supply their places for the residue of the term respectively,
according to the rules, regulations and by-laws, which may be
made therefor. |
Oath of visitors,
&c. |
6. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said visitors,
president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer, before they proceed to exercise
any of the functions of their offices or appointments, shall take an
oath, or affirmation, as the case may be, faithfully and duly to exercise
their respective offices. |
To appoint physicians,
surgeons,
&c. |
7. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said president
and visitors
shall have, and they are hereby invested with, full power and
authority to appoint such and so many physicians, surgeons, apothecaries,
superintendants, matrons, nurses and servants, or other
officers and persons, for the administration and service of said hospital,
as they may deem requisite, who shall hold their appointments
at the pleasure of the said president and visitors; and to
make, ordain, alter, amend and abolish, all by-laws, rules and |
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