THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

Shupp, P. Seibert, J. Ehly, A. Astendorf, J. Medinger,
H. Rifly. P. Zimmermann, H. Wolf, A. Benner, U.
Volk, W. Karl, and others, have formed themselves
into a society for the laudable purposes of affording
relief to each other and their respective families, in the
event of sickness, distress and death; and have prayed
for an act of incorporation that they may the better
execute their intentions, and the Legislature being de-
sirous of promoting such useful institutions: — There-
fore,

CHAP. 174.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That H. Fries, F. Schwalbe, G. Medinger,
John M. Muhlhofer, John Harig, F. Schwartz, H.
Schupp, P. Seibert, J. Ehly, A. Astendorf, J. Medin-
ger, H. Rifly, P. Zimmermann, H. Wolf, A. Benner,
U. Volk, W. Karl, and others, that now are or may
hereafter become members of the said corporation here-
by created, or may be admitted into the said corpora-
tion agreeably to the constitution, rules and by-laws
of the same, and their successors are hereby declared
to be one community, corporation and body politic, by

Persons Incor-
porated.

the name, style and title of the German Beneficial So-
cicty of the State of Maryland; provided nevertheless,
that the said corporation may be dissolved at any time
by the consent of its members as is hereinafter pro-
vided.

Style.
Power to dis-
solve.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the affairs of the
said society shall be managed and conducted by a pre-
sident, treasurer and standing committee of nine mem-
bers, and a secretary to be chosen out of said commit-

President, com-
mittee, &c.

tee, the whole to be elected annually on the fourth
Monday in December, in each and every succeeding
year, in such manner as the said society shall think
proper to appoint.

Annual election.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the present mem-
bers of the said society, and their successors by their
corporate name, shall and may have perpetual succes-
sion, and shall and may at all times hereafter be per-
sons able and capable in law to purchase, take, have
and enjoy to them and the successors in fee, or less
estate or estates, any lands, tenements, rents, annui-
ties, chattels, United States' stock, bank stock, regis-
tered debt or other public securities within this State,

Corporate pow-
ers.