THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1845.

of any person or persons, and the same to dispose of at
pleasure; provided, always, that the said corporation
shall not, at any time, hold or possess property, real, per-
sonal or mixed, exceeding in value the sum of five thou-
sand dollars.

CHAP. 28.

Proviso.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act
shall be so construed as to authorise the said corporation
to issue any note, token, device or other evidence of debt
to he used as a currency.

Issues forbid.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act of incorpora-
tion shall continue lor thirty years from its passage, am
the right is hereby reserved to the legislature to alter and
annul this act at pleasure.

CHAPTER 28.

In force 30 y'rs.

Right reserv-
ed.

An act to incorporate the Society for Mutual Instruction,
of Baltimore.

Passed Jan.
21, 1846.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Henry Scheib, Augustus Muller, Frede-
rick Bredemeyer, Justus Bruehl and Augustus Wegener,
together with such as may become associated with them
and their successors, be, and they are hereby incorpo-
rated and made a body politic and corporate, for the pur-
pose of mutual instruction and collecting philosophical

Individuals in-
corporated.

apparatus, and establishing a library of German, English
and other works, by the name and style of the Society,
for Mutual Instruction; and by that name may be sued
and may sue, have a common seal, and the same at
pleasure alter and be entitled to use the powers and pri-
vileses incident to such corporations.

Name & style.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said corpora-
tion shall, at their first or subsequent meeting, choose a
president, two vice presidents, two secretaries, a trea-
surer, and such other officers as may be deemed neces-
sary or convenient for the government and regulations of
said corporation and its property, they shall have the pow-

Choose offi-
cers.

er to make standing rules, or by-laws, for prescribing the
terms of office, and duties of their officers, for regulating
the terms on which persons may be admitted and con-
tinued members of the corporation, and generally, for the

Make by-laws.

regulation of their officers, provided, such by-laws are
not repugnant to the laws of this State, or of the United
States.

Proviso.