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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall be the duty of the remaining members of the

said corporation at the first meeting held at which

such vacancy shall become known, to elect and ap-

point a person who is a member of the Reformed

church of the United States of the Maryland Gins-

sis, to the office of trustee or member of said corpora-

Vacancy— how

tion, who shall, however, hold office only for the un-

filled.

expircd term of the member creating such vacancy ;

and the person, thus elected by the said corporation,

shall not be re-eligible, by the classis aforesaid, until

after he has ceased to be a trustee for the period of

at least one year; and further, if the classis aforesaid

fail, during any year, to change one-fifth of the mem-

bers of this board or corporation, then the vacancy

occurring on the first day of January, according to

the provisions and restrictions of this act, shall be

filled by the said corporation; and the person thus

elected and appointed shall be a member of the

said corporation for the term of five years.

SEC 7. And be it enacted, That the corporation

aforesaid shall have power and authority to manage

Manage lands.

all moneys, goods, chattels, lands, tenements and

tenements, &c.

hereditaments and other estate whatsoever commit-

ted to their care and trust by the said Maryland

Classis of the Reformed church of the United

States, and to dispose of, and convey the same by

deed or otherwise, whenever so directed by the said

classis, in writing, under the hand of their clerk ;

but in cases where special instructions for the man-

Convey by

agement thereof shall be given by the said classis,

deed or other-

in writing, under the hand of their clerk, it shall

be the duty of the said corporation to act according

to such instructions; provided the said instructions

shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws

of the United States, or the constitution and laws of

this State, or to the provisions and restrictions in

this act contained.

SEC 8 And be it further enacted, That the said

corporation shall and may have a president, a vice-

president, who shall be also secretary or clerk, and

a treasurer; the president and vice-president to be

Officers — how

chosen by the said corporation out of their own

chosen.

number as often as they may see proper, and ac-

cording to the rules by them to be prescribed; but

the treasurer to be elected annually by the said

Maryland Classis of the Reformed church in the