1846.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 31.

by-laws be not repugnant to the constitution and laws of

the United States, or the State of Maryland, or the cor-

poration of the city of Baltimore.

Appointments
to continue.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That all appointments of
officers for the said society heretofore made by the mem-

bers thereof, in their private capacities, shall respectively
continue and be in full force until the time specified by
this act for the first election of officers for the said cor-
poration.

Corporate
powers.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the said corporation
and their successors, by the name aforesaid, shall here-
alter be able and capable in law to sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto,
defend and be defended, in all or any court of justice,
and before all or any judges, officers or persons what-
soever, in all and singular actions, matters and demands
whatsoever, and that all legal process that may be hereaf-
ter instituted by the said corporation, shall be in the name
of the president and standing committee of the German
Jefferson Beneficial Society of the State of Maryland,
and that all process that may hereafter be instituted
against the said society, shall be served on the president
or some member of the standing committee on behalf of
the same.

Common seal.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be

lawful for the Said corporation and their successors here-
after to have a common seal for their use, and the same
at their will and pleasure to change, alter, break or make
anew, from time to time, as they shall think best, and
shall in general have and exercise all such rights, fran-
chises, privileges and immunities, as are by law incident
and necessary to corporations of this kind, and which
may be necessary to the corporation herein and hereby
constituted and erected, to enable them duly and fully
in the law to execute all things touching and concerning
the design and intent of the said corporation for the be-
nevolent succor, relief and good order of its members
and the widows and orphans of deceased members of the
said society, agreeably to the constitution and such rules
and by-laws as may be established by the said society.

Not answer-
able in indivi-
dual capacity,

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That no member of the
said society, in his individual capacity, be answerable
for any losses, deficiencies or failures of the joint funds
of the said society, or for any more or larger sum or
sums of money whatsoever, than to the current amount
by him payable into the common fund of the society.