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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

any one of the said lady managers shall cease to
permanently reside within twenty miles of the
principal institution maintained by the said cor-
poration, she shall be deemed to have resigned
her said position and office.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That a majority of

Who to till
vacancies.

the remaining members of the said board of lady
managers shall have power and authority to
elect some suitable person to fill each vacancy
therein as it may thereafter occur, and the per-
son so chosen shall hold her said position and
office, in like manner, with equal authority and
subject to the same provisions as those first
elected after the passage of this act.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That as soon

Choose board
of protectors.

as may be after their election, the said board of
lady managers shall choose six gentlemen to
constitute, together with the archbishop of Bal-
timore of the Roman catholic church for the
time being, and subject to his approval, the
board of protectors of the said corporation,
which said board of protectors shall have and
possess all the power and authority conferred
upon the protectors by the original act of incor-
poration, and more especially the power to sell,
lease, mortgage or otherwise alien or convey
the property of the said corporation, whether
real or personal. Of the said six protectors, two

How chosen.

shall be chosen to serve for one year, two for
two years, and two for three years, and in such
case until the valid election of their respective
successors ; and as the term of office of each
protector shall expire, the said lady managers
shall elect a suitable person in his place, who
shall serve for three years and until the valid
election of a successor ; they shall also fill any
vacancies which may otherwise occur from time
to time in the said board of protectors, but the
archbishop of Baltimore of the Roman catholic
church for the time being, shall be always and
by virtue of his office a member of the said
board, and his approval shall always be neces-
sary to render valid the election of the other
members.

What to hold
and possess.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
said corporation is authorized to hold and pos-
sess property, either real or personal or mixed,