1842

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 11.

CHAPTER 11.

Passed Jan.
16, 1843.

An act to incorporate the Sharpsburg Union Martial Mu-

sical Band.

Incorporation.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Peter Jones, John H. Smith, Aaron
Kretzer, Dennis Mosteller, Daniel Highberger, William
Breshiers, David Fennel, Jacob Fisher, Mathias Sprang,
together with such as may become associated with them
and their successors, be and they are hereby incorporated,
and made a body corporate and politic, by the name of the
Sharpsburg Union Martial Musical Band, and by that name
they may sue and be sued, have a common seal, and the
same at pleasure alter and amend, and be entitled to use the
powers and priviledges incident to such corporations.

Choose offi-
cers.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said corpora-
tion shall at the first, or some subsequent meeting, choose a
President, a Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and
such other officers, as they may deem necessary or conve-
nient for the government and regulation of said corporation
and its property; they shall have power to make standing
rules or by-laws for prescribing the terms of office, and
duties of their officers, for regulating the terms on which
persons may be admitted and continued members of the

Proviso.

corporation; provided such by-laws are not repugnant to the
laws of this state or the United States.

To give six
days notice of
meeting.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That Peter Jones, John H.
Smith and Aaron Kretzer, or either of them, shall have
power to call the first meeting of said corporation, by ap-
pointing a time and place therefor, and to give written no-
tice thereof to the other persons, named and incorporated
by this act, at least six days before such time of meeting.

Issues forbid.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act be
construed so as to authorise the said corporation to issue
any note, token, device, scrip or other evidence of debt,
to be, used as currency.

Rights reser-
ved.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act of incorporati-
on shall enure for thirty years from its passage, and that
the legislature reserves to itself the right to alter and annul
this act of incorporation at pleasure.