LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1842

of the City of Baltimore, and their successors, are hereby
created a corporation and body politic by the name and
style of the, German Tailors Beneficial Society of the City
of Baltimore, and by that name shall have succession, and
shall be capable to sue and be sued at law or in equity, and
also to have and use a common seal, and the same to break,
alter or renew at their pleasure, and also to ordain, estab-
lish and put into execution, such constitution, bye-laws and
regulations as shall seem to them necessary and convenient
for the government of the said corporation, not being con-
trary to the law or the previsions of this act of incorpo-
ration, and generally to do all and singular such acts as to
them shall appertain to do in furtherance of the objects of
their association.

CHAP. 43.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the sole objects of this
incorporation shall be to provide under such regulations as
they shall from time to time prescribe and agree upon in
accordance with their constitution and bye-laws, a fund for
the relief of their sick and disabled members who may be
entitled to receive the same, and also for the decent burial
of their dead, and the incidental funeral expences of the
association, and for the preservation of order and due en-
forcement of the duties of members in accordance with
the provisions of their constitution and bye-laws; the said
corporation shall have power to levy assessments, fines and
contributions upon her members, and collect the same if
necessary by suit, and to acquire by way of purchase, gift,
grant, bequest or devise, and to hold absolutely or in trust,
as the case may be, any species of property or estate, real
or personal, with full powers as in the case of a natural
person, to alien, dispose of, re-invest and manage the same,
as they shall think most conducive to their corporate inter-

To provide
for necessary
funds.

T

terest; provided always, that the whole amount of property,
real or personal of which the said corporation shall at any
one time be possessed, shall not exceed five thousand dol-
lars in value; and provided also, that on the dessolution of
of said corporation by act of assembly or otherwise, any
gifts, grants, bequests or devises to them of property, shall
revert to the former owners or their legal representatives.

Provisoes.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That no member of said cor-
poration shall be answerable in his person or individual
property, for any contract or engagement of said corpora-
tion, but the whole of the corporate property, rights and
credits shall at all times be answerable for lawful demands
against the said association.

Members not
answerable in
person or pro-
perty.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all elections and ap-
pointments of officers for said association heretofore made
by the members thereof in their private capacities, shall

Election of
officers.