THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

rated, the first Trustees of the aforesaid Academy,
and the said trustees and their successors to be elected
in the manner hereinafter mentioned, shall be, and they
are hereby declared to be one community, corporation
and body politic with perpetual succession in deed and
in law to all intents and purposes connected with the

CHAP. 139.

said institution, by the name and style of the Here-
ford Academy of Baltimore County, by which name
and title they, and their successors shall be competent,
and capable in law and in equity to take and to hold
to themselves, and their successors for the use of the

Style.

said Academy any estate in messuages, land and tene-
ments, annuities, goods, chattels, monies or effects by
the gift, grant or bargain, sale, conveyance, devise or

Estate.

bequest of any person or persons whatsoever: provided,
the same do not exceed in the whole the clear value of
five thousand dollars; and the same messuages, lands,
and tenements, and other estate, real, or personal, to
farm, let and put out on interest for the use of the said
Academy, in such manner as to them or a majority of
them, shall seem most beneficial to the institution, and
to receive the rents, issues, profits, income, and inter-
ests of the same, and to apply the emoluments thereof
to the proper use and advancement of the said Aca-
demy.

Limitation.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That at all times hereafter
when any vacancy or vacancies shall happen in the said
community of trustees by the death, resignation or refu-
sal of any one or more of the members thereof, or by the
wilful neglect of any one or more of them, to attend
the meetings of the board of trustees for the space of
six months, the remaining trustees, or a majority of
them, shall with all convenient speed proceed to elect
by ballot, other sensible and discreet person or per-
sons of the said county, to be trustee or trustees to
supply such vacancy or vacancies, and in like manner
shall all future vacancies be supplied by said trustees
and their successors or a majority of them, so as to per-
petuate the number of eleven persons as trustees of the
said Academy forever.

Case of vacan-
cies.

11 trustees.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the said trustees,
and their successors, by the name and style aforesaid,
shall be capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and

Corporate pow-
ers.