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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

from small beginnings, in its peculiar duties of works of

Preamble

. piety, charity and usefulness and especially for the care of

the sick, the succor of aged, infirm and necessitous persons,

and the education of young females, it is now spread all

over the United States, and in all the forms and ills with

which mortals are afflicted, its sisters and members are de-

voting strength and life in ameliorating the sufferings of

humanity, and whereas, it is further represented to this

General Assembly, that the amount of property which said

incorporation is authorized to receive and hold under and

by virtue of said act of incorporation is now largely inade-

quate to carry forward and accomplish the end for which it

was granted, the said corporation being the mother house

of said " Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph's " in the United

States and the home and refuge of all sisters of charity

who are broken in health ; the result of their arduous labors,

therefore.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the " Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph's,"

and their successors in the said corporate name, be and it

Sisters of
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is hereby authorized and empowered in law to receive and

St. Joseph's

hold in fee simple or otherwise, all kinds of gifts, grants,

conveyances, donations, devises and bequests of estates,

real and personal, and mixed property and effects, for the .

uses and purposes as stated in its original act of incorpora-

Power to

tion, provided always that they shall not at any time hold,

hold all
kinds of

use, possess and enjoy, either by legal seizure or trust for

gifts.

their benefit, more than eight hundred acres of land, nor

shall their personal estate at any time exceed in value the

sum of five hundred thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the General Assembly

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of Maryland hereby reserves to itself the right at any time

to repeal, alter or annul this act.

Effective.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 22nd, 1892.