1831.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 46.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland, That the president of said company and such other
persons as now are or may hereafter become members
thereof shall be and are hereby declared to be one commu-
nity, corporation and body politic forever hereafter, by the
name, style and title of the "Washington Hose Company
of Baltimore," and by that name they shall be and are here-
by made able and capable in law to have, purchase, receive,
possess, enjoy and retain to them and their successors,
lands, tenements, rents, annuities or other hereditaments,
and the same to grant, demise, alien or dispose of, in such

Proviso.

manner as they may judge most conducive to the interest
of the company; Provided nevertheless, that the said corpo-
ration or body politic, shall not at any one time, hold or pos-
sess property, real personal or mixed, exceeding the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars per anuum; and provided also, that
nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorise or
empower said company to do or perform any act not neces-
sary to the attainment of the object for which the said com-
pany is herein declared to be incorporated.

Powers.

Sec. 2. And, be it enacted, That the said company and
their successors, by the aforesaid name, shall forever here-
after be able and capable in law to sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be
defended, in all or any courts of justice whatsoever, and
also to have, make and use, a common seal, and the same to
break, alter and renew at pleasure, and also to assemble and
meet at such times and places as they may agree upon, and
also from time to time to form and adopt such by-laws and
regulations for the government of said company and the
concerns thereof, as they may judge necessary and useful
for the orderly government of said company, the same not
being contrary to the laws of this state, or of the United
States, and generally to do and execute all such acts, mat-
ters and things as to them shall or may appear necessary
and proper for the purpose aforesaid.

CHAPTER 46.

Passed Jan.16, 1832

An act to authorise the Clerk of Harford county court to re-
cord the deeds therein mentioned.

Authority to re-
cord.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the clerk of Harford county, be and he is hereby author-
ised and required to record the following deeds, to wit: a