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are made, and seven shall be annually elected by the members
of the said corporation at the annual meeting under rules and
regulations to be provided for in the by-laws; five of said
managers shall constitute ° a quorum for the transaction of
business. The said board of managers shall appoint from
their own body a president, a secretary and treasurer and pre-
scribe the duties of each. The treasurer, before entering upon
his duties, shall give a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars,
to be approved by the board of managers.

1888, art. 27, sec. 377. 1882, ch. 291, sec. 4.

536. Whenever any vacancy in the board of managers shall
occur from any cause the same shall be filled by the appoint-
ment of the remaining members of the board if such vacancy
occurs among those elected by the members, or by the governor
or mayor if said vacancy occurs among those appointed by
them; and the said board of managers shall continue to act
until their successors are duly appointed; and in case the
annual election shall not be held for any reason, the said cor-
poration shall not thereby be dissolved.

Ibid. sec. 378. 1882, ch. 291, sec. 5.

537. The board of managers shall provide a suitable building
within the State, and establish such regulations respecting the
religious and moral education, training, employment, discipline
and safe keeping of its inmates as may be deemed expedient
and proper; and the grounds and buildings which may be
erected thereon for the said industrial home for colored girls
shall be exempt and free oi all taxes; no public streets, lanes
or alleys, roads or railroads or canals of any kind shall be
opened through the lands of the said institution, when the
same are exclusively used or appropriated for the purposes of
its incorporation, except with the consent of the board of
managers.

Ibid, sec 379. 1882, ch. 291, sec. 6

538. The board of managers shall take into said institution
all such colored female minors under the age of eighteen years
as shall be taken up and committed as street beggars or vagrants,
or who shall be convicted of criminal offenses, or who shall be
committed under the provisions of article 4, code of public
local laws, title "City of Baltimore," sub-title "Vagrants ;" but
whenever any colored female under the age of eighteen years