1842

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 26.

CHAPTER 26.

Passed Jan.
28, 1843.

An act to incorporate the Burkettsville Union Band of Fre-
derick County.

Incorporated.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That David Smith, Joseph Goodman, Hanson
bowers, William M'Bride, Charles Moss, Gabriel Galwith,
George Gaver, Hiram Cronin, Tilghman Ausherman, and
John Ausherman, together with such as may become asso-
ciated with them and their successors, be and they are here-
by incorporated, and made a body corporate and politic by
the name of The Burkettsville Union Band, and by that
name they may sue and be sued, have a common seal, and
the same at pleasure alter, and be entitled to use the powers
and privileges incident to such corporation.

Officers — re-
gulations.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation
shall at their first or some subsequent meeting, choose a
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and such
other officers as they may deem necessary or consistent for
the government and regulation of said corporation and its
property, they shall have the power to make standing rules
or bye-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 corporation;

Proviso.

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

Six days no-
tice of meet-
ing.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That David Smith, Joseph Good-
man and Tilghman Ausherman, or either of them, shall
have power to call the first meeting of said corporation by
appointing a time and place therefor, and 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. Be it enacted, That nothing in this act be so
construed as to authorise the said corporation to issue any
note, token, device, scrip or other evidence of debt, to be
used as a currency.

Rights reser-
ved.

SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That this act of incorporation
shall enure for thirty years from its passage, and the legis-
lature reserves the right to alter or annul this act of incor-
poration at pleasure.