1849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 466.

formed themselves into a society for the purpose of
affording assistance to each other in the purchase of
a homestead or dwelling house for themselves and
families, or other property, and have prayed an act of
incorporation, that they may better execute their in-
tentions — Therefore.

Incorporated,
&c.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That Charles Spilker, Frederick Elter-
man, Dederick Pralle, Frederick Mayer, Augustus C.
Pracht, John C. Nicolai, Henry Schroder, George C.
Frank, Charles Sikken, David Schroder, Henry Ihde,
Frederick Raine, Augustus Metz, and others, who are
now or may become members of this society hereaf-
ter, according to the constitution and bye-laws there-
of, be and they are hereby created and made a cor-
poration and body politic, under the name and style
of the Baltimore City Domicil Society.

Officers— how
and when cho-
sen.

SEC. 2. And be it entitled, That the officers of said
society shall consist of a president, vice president,
secretary, treasurer and three directors, all of whom
shall be elected by ballot, at the annual meeting on
the first Friday of October in every year, at the same
time a majority of the members present being neces-
sary to constitute a choice, they shall also have pow-
er to appoint such other officers as may be expedient
and necessary, in such manner as may bethought
proper.

Corporate
powers.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the aforesaid mem-
bers and their successors, by the same name, shall be
able and capable in law to purchase, have and enjoy
to them and their successors, in fee or less estate, any
estate or estates, lands or tenements, also annuities,
pensions or other hereditaments within the State, by
gift, bargain, sale, alienation, enfeoffment, release or
confirmation of any person or persons, bodies corpor-
ate or politic, capable to make the same, and such,
lands, tenements, rents, annuities, pensions or other
Hereditaments, or any less estate, rights or interests of
or in the same, at their pleasure to grant, alien, sell
and transfer in such manner and form as they shall
think meet and convenient for the furtherance of the
objects of the said society, and also that they may
take and receive any sum or sums, and any kind of
goods and chattels, that may be given or sold to them
by any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate,
capable to make a gilt or sale thereof, and employ the
same towards maintaining the said society, in such
manner as they shall judge necessary and conveni-