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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

bation and consent of their parents or guardians to

attend; nor shall any preference be given in the

choice of a President, Master, Tutor or Teacher in

the said College, on account of his or her particular

religious profession; but regard shall be had solely
to his or her moral character, literary abilities, and

other necessary qualifications, to fill the place for

which he or she shall be chosen.

New election

Second. When any of the trustees named or

chosen shall die, resign or decline serving, a quorum

of trustees, duly assembled at their annual meet-

ing, shall proceed by a new election to fill up

the place of such deceased or resigned member; or

in case any of the trustees named or chosen shall

Neglect the proper duties of a trustee, a quorum of

trustees as before provided, may declare a vacancy

in such case, and the Board shall, in such event,

Proviso.

proceed by a new election to fill the same ; provided,

that twelve members of the number of such trustees

as are hereby created and hereinafter named, shall

always be chosen from among the members of the

Maryland Annual Conference of the Methodist

Protestant Church, and twelve from Carroll county,

Maryland.

SEC. 2. And. be it enacted, That section fourth, of

Repealed and
re-enacted.

chapter three hundred and seven, passed January

session, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, be re-

pealed and re-enacted to read as follows :

Receive dona-

Fourth. The said trustees may receive donations

tions

or subscriptions, and appoint proper persons for re-

ceiving the same, to an amount not exceeding fifty

thousand dollars, for the purpose of erecting or pur-

chasing the necessary buildings, and carrying into

effect the objects of this institution ; and they shall

have power to issue certificates of indebtedness, not

exceeding twenty thousand dollars, and secure the

same by mortgage on the property of said corpora-

tion.

Amended

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That whenever in the

act afore-mentioned, passed January session, eighteen

hundred and sixty-eight, chapter three hundred and

seven, entitled an act for incorporating the Western

Maryland College, the terms Principal and Vice-