THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1835.

providing a Library, Reading Booms and Lecture

CHAP. 143

Rooms, and all necessary apparatus for the use of the

same : — Therefore.

SECTION" 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Corporation created

Maryland, That John L. Moore, Enoch G. Day, John

R. Jarboe, Levin R. Mills, Robert C. Page, William

J; Beall, Thomas Newton, William Mills, Joseph P.

Ellicott, Jacob Dycas, Timothy Jeffers, Jacob Whit-

ling, Joseph Pettit, James Murray, Septimus Hop-

kins, Doctor Joel Hopkins, Enos Harman, Daniel

Murray, David Stewart, Ashcr Earp, William Dor-

sey, William H. Torry, Joshua Trimble, Charles G.

Hanson, Francis Murray, and all others, who are or

may be hereafter, admitted into the association, agree-

ably to such rules and regulations as now are or may

from time to time be established for the government

and management of the same, and their successors and

assigns, be and they are hereby created a corporation

and body politic, by the name and style of the Elk

Ridge Landing Lyceum, and by that name shall have

Powers vested

perpetual succession, and shall be able and capable in

law, to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded,

answer and be answered, in any court of law or equi-

ty, and to make and use a common seal, and the same

to change and alter at pleasure, and to ordain and

establish such by-laws and regulations, not contrary

to law, as shall be necessary or convenient for conduct-

ing the affairs of this corporation.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the corporation and

Legal capacity-hold and alien

their successors by the aforesaid name shall be and are

property

hereby made able and capable in law to have, purchase,

receive and posses, enjoy and retain to them and their

successors, lands, tenements, rents, annuities, pensions

and other hereditaments, in fee simple, or for a term

of years, life or lives, or otherwise, and also goods,

chattels and effects of what nature, kind or quality,

soever, and the same to grant, demise, alien or dispose

of, and by the name aforesaid to do and execute all

other things touching the same; Provided, that the to

Limitation of es-

tal value of the property, of said corporation, real,

tate

personal, and mixed, shall not exceed the sum of five

thousand dollars.