WM. T. HA.MILTON, ESQUIRE, GOTERNOR.

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United States, from among the members of the said

corporation, in such manner as to the said classis

shall seem proper, and the same person shall be re-

eligible to the office of treasurer by the said classis

from year to year, so long as he continues to be a

member of the said corporation; and the said corpo-

ration shall have authority to appoint such other
officers and servants as shall by them, the said cor-

May assign
compensation
for duties.

poration, be deemed necessary; to all of which offi-

cers the said corporation may assign such a compen-

sation for their services and such duties to be per-

formed by them, to continue in office for such time,

and to be succeeded by others in such way, the treas-

urer being excepted, conformably to the provisions

of this act, as the said corporation may direct.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That three members

of this board or corporation, whereof the president,

or, in his absence, the vice-president, shall be one,

shall be a sufficient number to transact the bu-

Number to

siness thereof and to make by-laws, rules and

transact busi-
ness.

regulations; provided that previous to any meeting

of the board or corporation for such purposes not

appointed by adjournment, ten days notice shall be

previously given thereof by a circular sent by mail

or otherwise, to each member of the corporation.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That said corporation

shall keep regular and fair entries of their proceed-

ings and a just account of their receipts and dis-

Keep regular
entries.

bursements in a book or books to be provided for

that purpose, and their treasurer shall once in every

year exhibit to the Maryland Classis of the Re-

formed church in the United States, an exact state

of the accounts of the corporation.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the said corpo-

ration may take, receive, purchase, possess and enjoy

messuages, houses, lands, tenements, rents, annui-

ties and other hereditaments, real and personal es-

Purchase land,

tate of any amount not exceeding twenty thousand

houses, &c.

dollars, yearly value, subject to the provisions of this

act, but the said limitations are not to be considered

as including the annual collections and voluntary

contributions made in the churches under the care

of said Maryland Classis of the Reformed church

in the United States.

Approved March 21, 1882.