THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1848.

be in the name of the president and officers of the Ger-
man Union Beneficial Society of the city of Baltimore;
and that all process, Unit may hereafter be instituted
against said society, shall be served on the president on
behalf of the same.

CHAP. 32.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all appointments of
officers for said county heretofore made by the members

in their private capacity, shall respectively continue and
be in force until the time specified by this act, for the
first election of officers for this corporation.

Time speci-

fied.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be
lawful for said corporation, their successors forever here-
after, to have a common seal for their use, and the same,
at the will and pleasure of them, and their successors, to
change, alter, break and make anew from time to time as
they may think best, and shall in general have and exer-
cise all such rights, privileges and immunities as by law
are incident and necessary to the corporation of this kind,
and which may be necessary to the corporations herein
and hereby constituted and created, 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 benevolent relief, succor and good order of its
members, and the widows and orphans of deceased
members of the said society, agreeably to the constitu-
tion, and such rules and by-laws as maybe established for

by the said society.

Common Seal.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That at any time it may
be thought necessary to dissolve this society, a proposi-
tion to that effect, shall be laid on the table in writing at
a stated meeting of the society, and may be discussed at
the next stated meeting, but shall not be finally decided
upon until it has been two full months before the so-
ciety, and shall not take effect until three-fourths of the
members residing in the State of Maryland, are in favor
thereof.

Two moths
notice.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall be, and
remain in full force, until the first day of March, eighteen
hundred and seventy-five; provided, however, that the
Legislature reserve the right at any time hereafter to al-
ter, change or repeal the foregoing act.

In force until
March 1875.

Proviso.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That this act shall not be
so construed as to authorise this corporation to issue any
device, token, note, certificate or other evidence of debt
to be used as currency.

Issues forbid.