FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1841.

world, of which system of international exchanges be ap-
pears to have been the zealous and disinterested advocate,
both in Europe and America; and whereas, this General As-
sembly recognizes the utility of his plan, and approving the
same, is willing to lend its aid in the execution of it—there-
fore,

CHAP. 77.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Robert Gilmor, Roger B. Taney, William
E. Wyatt, Jonathan Meredith, Patrick Macauley, J. V. L.
McMahon, Fielding Lucas, Junior, Joseph W. Patterson,
Julius T. Ducatel, W. E. A. Aikin, George W. Andrews,
J. H. Alexander, George W.. Burnap,. William Bose, Mc-
Henry Boyd, Francis H. Davidge, John L. Carey, J. R.
W. Dunbar, George W. Dobbin, Thomas Edmonson, Juni-
or, William Frick, J. Fonerden, George Frick, Duff Green,
James Green, H. H. Hayden, David Hoffman, P. R. Hoff-
man, William G. Harrison, William H. Keigler, John P.
Kennedy, David Keener, Samuel Kirk, R. Leslie, G. W.
Lurman, J. H. B. Latrobe, R. Carey Long, Charles F.
Mayer, J. C. L. Monkur, J. G. Morris, Thomas Swann,
Junior, G. B. Smith, O. C. Tiffany, Ross Wynans, Thomas
Wilson, J. Mason Campbell, Brantz Mayer, John C. Sum-
ner and Robert McKle, their associates and successors, be
and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate,

Persons in-
corporated.

by the name of the Maryland Institution of Literature, Sci-
ence and Arts, and by that name shall have succession, and

Name and

style.

be capable and liable to sue and be sued, in any court of law
or equity, to make, have and use a common seal, and the
same to alter, or renew at pleasure, to receive, purchase,

Legal capa-
city.

have, hold, and convey such real and personal property, as
may be necessary for the purposes of their incorporation,
and generally to have all the powers and privileges ordina-
rily belonging to a corporation.

Corporate
powers.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the purpose of the cor-
poration shall be the diffusion of knowledge among the peo-
ple, by forming for their use collections of objects of interest
in science, literature and the arts, and by establishing public

Objects

lectures for their instruction.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the officers of the cor-
poration shall be a president, eight vice presidents, and
thirty-six directors, a corresponding secretary, a secretary
of exchanges, a recording secretary, and a treasurer, who
shall constitute the board of directors; the board of direc-
tion shall meet on the first Thursday of every month, and
whenever called together by the president; and at all meet-

Officers, etc.

ings seven members shall constitute a quorum; the board of
direction shall have power: to fill all vacancies in its own
6*

Vacancies—
how filled