PRIVATE ACTS. 1477

created a body corporate, with perpetual succession, under
the name and style of "The Board of Trustees of Baltimore
District of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South," and by
that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be in law
capable of suing ami being sued, pleading and being im-
pleaded, defending and being defended iu all courts and places
wheresoever, in all manner of actions, suits, matters, com-
plaints and causes, and may have and use a common seal and
change and alter the same at pleasure, and generally to do and
perform any and all such acts as may be lawful and proper to
carry out the objects of said corporation.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the objects of said corpora-
tion shall be to establish, equip and maintain a district par-
sonage and equipment for the use of the presiding elder, for
the time being, of the Baltimore District of the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, according
to its present or future boundaries, and to take, hold and man-
age such property and rights as may be necessary or proper
to advance the interests of the said church in said Baltimore
District.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the affairs of said corpora-
tion shall be managed by a board of six trustees, including the
presiding elder of the said Baltimore District for the time
being, who shall be ex officio president of said board, all of
whom shall be over twenty-one years of age and members of
some charge of said church within the bounds of the said
Baltimore District.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the succession of said cor-
poration shall be kept up and perpetuated as follows: ''At the
regular annual meeting of the District Conference of said
Baltimore District, composed of the preachers of said church
residing in said district and such laymen as may be elected
or ex officio members of the same under the provisions of the
discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the pre-
siding elder of said district shall nominate singly suitable per-
sons, qualified as above, who shall be voted upon separately by
ballot and elected or rejected by said District Conference, and
said nomination and voting shall continue until the full board
of trustees shall be elected, but in the event of a failure of any
session of said District Conference to so elect, the said corpora-
tion shall not thereby be dissolved, but the trustees then in
office shall hold office until their successors are elected.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That a majority of said board
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; they
may elect an executive committee to perform such duties as