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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 51.

AN ACT to incorporate " The Woodmont Rod and

Gun Club."

WHEREAS an association has been formed under

the title of " The Woodmont Rod and Gun Club,"

having for its object the preservation of fish and

Preamble.

game in Washington county, and the enjoyment of

the sports of hunting and fishing; and whereas, ap-

plication has been made for an act of incorporation —

SECTION 1. Be it enacted 'by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That Alexander H. Evans, J.

M. Finker, Commodore Earl English, General Rich-

ard C. Drum, Frederick B. McGuire, Samuel H.

Kauffman, William C. McIntire, and such other

persons as now are or hereafter may be members of

said association, and their successors, be and they

Created a
corporation.

are hereby created a corporation by the name of

" The Woodmont Rod and Gun Club," and by that

May sue and

name may sue and be sued, answer and defend in

be sued.

any court of law or equity, and may ordain and

establish by-laws, rules and regulations as may ap-

pear necessary or proper for conducting the concerns

of said corporation and shall not be contrary to law ;

and the same may change, alter and amend, as shall

appear proper, and may have, use and at pleasure

change a common seal, and generally may do any

act or thing necessary or proper to carry into effect

the provisions of this act and promote the design of

the corporation.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said corpora-

tion shall have power of purchasing and otherwise

Acquire real

acquiring and holding real and personal property in

and personal
property.

Washington county, such property to be used and

applied by it for the uses of the corporation, as before

described, and to sell and dispose of the same, to be

applied to any other lawful uses, and generally to

perform all acts consistent with this act and the laws

of this State; provided, however, that the property

to be held by said corporation at any one time shall

not exceed in clear annual value five thousand dollars.

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

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage, and the General

Assembly may at any time alter or repeal the same.

Approved March 21, 1882.