1842

. FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP; 173.

Corporate
powers.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said corporation and
their successors by the name and title aforesaid, shall be
capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded,
answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, in
all or any courts of law and equity, and before all or any
judges, officers or persons whatsoever, in all and singular
actions, matters or demands whatsoever.

Common seal.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be
lawful for the said corporation to have a common seal for
their use, and the same at their will and pleasure to change,
alter or make anew from time to time as they may think
best, and shall in general have and exercise all such rights,
privileges and immunities as by law are incident or neces-
sary to corporations, and what may be necessary to the
corporation herein constituted, and to enable members of
said order to exercise all things concerning the design of
this corporation, for the benevolent relief of the sick and
distressed, and for the promotion of their purposes gener-
ally.

Right of le-
gislature re-
nerved.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be law-
ful at any time for the general assembly to demand a state-
ment of the amount of property real and personal belong-
ing to the said corporation, and of the debts due to and from
the said corporation, and the purposes for which disburse-
ments shall have been made, and shall also have the right to
authorize one or more persons to inspect such general ac-
counts in the books of the corporation as shall relate to such
statements.

Issues forbid.

SEC. 5 And be it enacted, That this corporation shall
not be permitted to issue any note, token or device, scrip or
other evidence of debt to be used as a currency.

To enure for
30 years.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall enure for
thirty years, and the Legislature reserves to itself the right
to change, alter or annul this act of incorporation at plea-
sure.

CHAPTER 172.

Passed March
1, 1843.

An act to incorporate Logan Tribe, number one, of the im-
proved order of Red Men.

Incorporated,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That John A. Stansbury, Aaron Weiglen, John
Miser, John F. Freedenberg, Charles Frightz, John Hern,
Peter Knight, George Hellgader, officers and members of