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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That Joshua Levering, Dr. James Carey Thomas,

John V. L. Graham, J. Wilson Cole, Dr. P. C. Williams,

Board of

Edward Stinson, Theodore F. Wilcox, J. Harry Tyler, W.

directors

D. Platt, J. B. Ramsay, J. W. Benton, James W. Denny,

George W. Corner, Jr., Gustavus Ober, Charles J. Taylor,

W. H. G. Belt, L. H. Nice, L. S. Appold, Blisha H.

Perkins, A. Morris Garey and Francis A. White, they con-

stituting the present officers and Board of Directors of the

Young Men's Christian Association of Baltimore, together

with their associates admitted into membership in said Asso-

ciation and their successors be and they are hereby consti-

tuted and continued a body corporate under the name of

"The Young Men's Christian Association of Baltimore"

and under such name shall have perpetual succession,

Perpetual.

be capable to sue and be sued, to make and use a common

seal, to adopt a constitution for the regulation and manage-

ment of all its affairs, not inconsistent with law, and the

same to change, alter and amend from time to time, to

adopt rules and terms of admission into membership and

generally to do and perform all matters and things required

to carry into effect the objects of the association.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the objects of this cor-

poration shall be the improvement of the spiritual, physical,

mental, moral and social condition of young men by the

Objects.

support and maintenance of lectures, educational classes,

libraries, reading rooms, gymnasias, social and religious

meetings and such other means as may tend to develop true

manhood.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said corporate body

hereby perpetuated and confirmed shall be managed and

Govern-

governed by a Board of Directors of not leas than twenty -

ment.

one members, who shall be elected by the active members at

the annual meeting in accordance with the constitution and

by-laws of the association.

Board of

The present Board of Directors shall continue in office

Directors.

during the term for which they were elected aud assigned,

so that one-third of the said Board shall be elected yearly,

and hereafter at the annual meeting, which sliall be held on

the second Thursday of December of each year, or as soon

thereafter as practicable, there shall be chosen by ballot from

among the active members, seven directors to take the

place of those whose terms expire and said directors shall

serve for three years. All vacancies occasioned by death,

resignation or otherwise, shall be filled in accordance with

the constitution and by-laws of the Association. The said