PHILIP F. THOMAS,, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1847.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the day of election of the members of the second
branch of the city council of Baltimore, shall be the
same as that fixed by law for the election, of members
of the first branch, namely, the second Wednesday of
October, and said election of the members of the second
branch shall be biennial, anything in any act to the con-
trary notwithstanding.

CHAPTER 176.

CHAP. 176.

Members of
second branch
to be elected

biennially.

An act entitled, a supplement to an act entitled, an act to
incorporate the Roman Catholic Congregation wor-
shipping at Saint Joseph's Church, in Saint Mary's
County.

Passed
March 7, 1848.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and niter the passage of this act,
it shall and may be lawful for all and every of the
members of the Roman Catholic Congregation wor-
shipping at Saint Joseph's Church, in Saint Mary's
county, who are or may be qualified to vote under the
act to which this is a supplement, to meet annually at
said church on some day between the first Monday
after Easterday and the first Monday alter Whitsun-
day, both inclusive, and proceed in the manner prescrib-
ed in said act to which this is a supplement, to elect

Members to
elect trustees.

trustees for said congregation; provided, that at least
five days notice of said day shall be given, either by
the pastor of the said congregation during or after
Divine Worship, or set up at said church, by the authori-
ty of the trustees, or a majority of them.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That Benedict I. Heard,
Charles Morgan, Edward R. Bradburn, George S.
Mattingly and James J. Spalding, be and they are
hereby made and constituted trustees of said congre-
gation, and all and singular their acts, done or to be done
as trustees, are hereby made valid, and shall be as bind-
ing in law and in equity as though they had been duly
and legally elected on the first Monday after Whitsun-
day, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and forty-seven.

Acts of present
trustees made
valid.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the act of incor-
poration to which this is a supplement, have the same
force, virtue and effect, as it was intended to have at the

Inconsistent
parts of origi-
nal act repeal-
ed.