700 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 278

by the chairman or secretary of the meeting of such per-
sons at which such amendment or amendments was or
were adopted.

(4) Such articles of amendment, together with a copy
thereof, shall be delivered for record by the trustees to the
State Tax Commission in the manner and with the effect
provided in Section 291A of this Article.

287. In every congregation of the denomination of
Christians known as the "Roman Catholic Church", the
Ordinary and the Vicar-General of the Archdiocese, the
pastor of the said congregation for the time being, accord-
ing to the discipline and government of the Roman Catholic
Church, and such other persons (if any) as may be ap-
pointed by the Ordinary to act as additional corporators,
shall be constituted a body politic and corporate, under such
title as may be assumed by the said corporation, and re-
corded in a certificate of incorporation under the hands and
seals of the corporators, the said certificate of incorpora-
tion to be thereupon acknowledged as provided by law by
at least three of the said corporators, and delivered for
record, together with a copy thereof to the State Tax
Commission in the manner and with the effect provided
in Section 291A of this Article.

288. Every such corporation shall have, in addition
to the powers conferred by Section 8 of this Article, in so
far as the said powers may be consistent with its general
character, the further power to frame such rules and ordi-
nances for the orderly conduct of divine worship and the
advancement of the interests of the congregation, as may
be consistent with the discipline and government of the
Roman Catholic Church; provided, that the same shall not
conflict with the constitution or laws of the United States
or this State.

289.

(1) The corporators so acting shall continue to consti-
tute the corporation until their respective successors are,
from time to time, elected or appointed to act as successor
corporators in accordance with the discipline and govern-
ment of the Roman Catholic Church.

(2) If at any time the corporators for the time being
shall think it wise to amend the charter of the said corpo-
ration, they may do the same by articles of amendment exe-
cuted under their hands and seals, acknowledged as pro-