THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

donations, gifts, grants, devises and bequests of all
kind of property, estate and effects, to a limited
amount, in trust, for the purposes aforesaid: — There-
fore,

CHAP. 147.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Richard Potts, Davis Richardson,
Basil Norris, Richard H. Marshall, and William J.
Ross, and their successors in office, elected in the
manner hereinafter provided, shall be, and they are
hereby incorporated, and made a body politic, by
the name of "The Trustees of the Orphan House
and Episcopal Free School Society of All Saints

Persons incor-
porated.

Church, Fredericktown;" and by that name shall have
perpetual succession, and be capable in law of recei-
ving and holding, in trust, and of using and disposing
of, as is hereinafter provided, all kinds of gifts, grants,
conveyances, donations, devises and bequests of es-
tate, real, personal and mixed property and effects,

Empowered.

not exceeding in amount twenty thousand dollars; and
by the said name may sue and be sued, plead and be

Limitation.

impleaded, answer and defend, may have and use a
common seal, and the same may alter and renew at
pleasure, and may exercise all the other powers inci-
dent to corporations aggregate, and all powers autho-
rised by this act, in such manner as they or a majori-
ty of them may think proper, subject nevertheless to
the control and direction of the managers hereinafter
provided for, as to the disposition and application of
the estate, property, effects and funds which the said
trustees shall so hold or have in trust, in virtue of this
act.

Corporate pow-
ers.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the members of the
Orphan House and Episcopal Free School Society of
Fredericktown aforesaid, shall meet annually, on the
first Monday of May, or on such other days, and at
such place in Frederick town, as the rules or by-laws

Annual election.

of the society shall provide, and elect twelve ladies of
said society to manage its concerns for one year, and
until a new election under the provisions of this act
shall be made; and until such election shall be made,

12 managers.

the above named Eleanor Potts, Catharine W. Ross,
Ann Potts, Philissia Dill, Louisa Mantz, Elizabeth
Richardson, Maria Tyler, Ruth Baltzell, Mary B.

Present mana-
gers.