A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

shall have the same force and effect as if they
were part and parcel of this act.

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Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That whenever any
vacancy shall occur in consequence of the death,
removal or resignation of any of said Trustees, or
in case any of them shall cease to hold member-
ship in said Church, the remaining Trustees shall
fill the vacancy by ballot, after due notice from
the pulpit of the Church four days previous to the
meeting at which such vacancy is to be filled ;

Trustees to
fill vacancies.

provided, however, that no person shall be elected
a Trustee unless he shall have been, at the time of
his election, for at least one year a member of the
said Church or Society worshipping therein, and
over twenty -one years of age.

Proviso.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That all lands and
tenements, with the appurtenances now vested in
the said Trustees, and all personal property, fix-

tures and furniture now held by them, shall, from
and after the passage of this act, be vested in the
said body corporate hereby created, and their suc-

Power to
mortgage.

cessors forever, with full power to transfer or
mortgage the same; provided, no such transfer,
mortgage or sale shall be made without the con-
sent of two-thirds of the male members of said
Church present at a meeting called for that pur-
pose, of which due notice shall be previously given
from the pulpit.

Proviso.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the said corpo-
ration shall be and they are hereby authorized to
hold, by gift, devise, bequest or purchase, any
other real, personal or mixed property not exceed-
ing sixty thousand dollars in value, and shall
have full power and authority to bargain and sell,
lease and convoy the same in as full and effectual
manner as any person or body corporate might
do; and all deeds for the conveyance or mortgage
of any property by said corporation shall be
signed by the President and attested by the Secre-
tary, with the corporate seal thereon affixed.

Authorized
to hold proper-
ty-

Sec. 6. And be it, enacted, That for the purpose
of raising the means of paying off any existing
indebtedness, or of defraying the expense of any
extension or repairs upon buildings or premises
now held or which may be hereafter acquired, it
shall and may be lawful for the said corporation

Power to is-
sue stock.