ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Chapter 60.

AN ACT to incorporate The Young Men's Republi-

can Club of Baltimore city.

WHEREAS an association of citizens exists in the

city of Baltimore under the title of the Young Men's

Republican Club of Baltimore city; and whereas the

said association has applied for an act of incorporation

Preamble.

in order that thereby its existence may be rendered

more secure, and that it may be enabled to carry out

with greater efficiency the important objects for which

it was formed; therefore —

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, -That the president of said association,

William W. Johnson; the vice presidents, Barreda

Association

Turner and James F. Shaffer; the secretary, Charles

officers.

Clark; the treasurer, William E. Peregoy; and the

governors, J. Reese Pitcher, A. W. Monroe, Thorn-

dick Chase, J. F. Farlett, Noble H. Creager, George

T. Baggs, William F. Pentz, Samuel F. Powell,

Frank G. Fenhagen, Robert Hughes, W. W. Abra-

hams, R. M. Gait, M. J. Rose, Jacob Day, Charles

H. Read and Stephen R. Mason, and such other

persons as are now members of said association,

and their successors, be and are hereby created a cor-

Created fi cor-
pora tion.

poration by the name of The Young Men's Republi-

can Club of Baltimore city; and by that name shall

have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, an-

swer and defend in any court of law or equity, and

may adopt a constitution, ordain and establish such

by-laws, rules and regulations as may appear necessary

Adopt consti-
tution, &c.

and proper for conducting the concerns of said corpo-

ration, and shall not be contrary to law; and the same

may change and alter, or amend, as shall appear pro-

per; and may have, use, and at pleasure change, a

common seal; and generally, may do any act or thing

necessary and proper to carry into effect the provisions

of this act and promote the designs of the corporation.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the constitution,

by-laws, rules and regulations of the said Young

Men's Republican Club of Baltimore city, shall be the

Constitution,
etc. etc. binding

constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations for the gov-

until repealed
or altered.

ernment of the corporation hereby created until the

same shall be regularly repealed or altered by said cor-