710 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 290

three hundred and seven, entitled "An Act to incorporate
Western Maryland College."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section first of Chapter one hundred and ninety-
seven, passed January Session, eighteen hundred and seventy-
four entitled "An Act to amend an Act passed at the January
Session, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, Chapter three hun-
dred and seven, entitled "An Act to incorporate Western Mary
land College," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
to read as follows:

A College or general seminary of learning, by the name of
the Western Maryland College, be and is hereby established at
or near Westminster in Carroll County in this State, upon the
following fundamental principles, namely:

First. The Western Maryland College shall be founded and
maintained forever upon a most liberal plan for the benefit of
the youth of every religious denomination who shall be freely
admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and
to all the literary honors of the College without requiring or
enforcing any religious or civil test, or urging their attendance
upon any particular place of religious worship or service, other
than that in which they have been educated, or which they have
the approbation and consent of their parents or guardians to
attend; nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a
President, Master, Tutor, or Teacher in the said College, on ac-
count of his or her particular religious profession; but regard
shall be had solely to his or her moral character, literary abili-
ties, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for
which he or she shall be chosen.

Second. When any of the trustees named or chosen shall die
or resign or decline serving, a quorum of trustees, duly assem-
bled at their annual meeting shall proceed by a new election to
fill the vacancy; or in case any of the trustees named or chosen
shall neglect the proper duties of a trustee, a quorum of trus-
tees, as before provided, may declare a vacancy in such case
and proceed to fill it; provided that twelve members of the num-
ber of such trustees as are hereby created and hereinafter named,
shall always be chosen from among the members of the Mary-
land Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church.

Approved April 18th, 1918.