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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 146.

AN ACT to repeal section three of chapter one

hundred and fourteen of the acts of the general

assembly of eighteen hundred and eighty-two, en-

titled " An act to incorporate the Board of Foreign

Missions of the General Synod of the Evangelical

Lutheran Church in the United States of America,"

and to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That section three of chapter one

hundred and fourteen of the acts of the general

assembly of eighteen hundred and eighty two, entitled

Repealed and
re-enacted.

" An act to incorporate the Board of Foreign Missions

of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran

Church in the United States of America," be and the

same hereby is repealed and re-enacted so as to read

as follows :

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the corporation

hereby created shall consist of not less than five nor

Number corpo-
ration is to con-

more than nine persons, who shall, from time to time,

sist of.

be chosen or appointed by the General Synod of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of

America, in such manner as it may deem best; and

the persons so chosen or appointed shall hold office as

Term of office.

members of the corporation hereby created until the

choice or appointment of their successors by the said

general synod; provided, however, that in the event of

any vacancy occurring by death, resignation or other-

wise, in the membership of the corporation hereby

created, the majority of the remaining members of the

corporation may forthwith elect a new member to fill

such vacancy until the next meeting of the general

synod.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 27, 1884.