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Howard County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1854-1860
Volume 814, Page 418   View pdf image
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Henry Clay Westwood or the minister for the time being (regularly
appointed according to the rules and description which from time
to time may be agreed upon and adopted by the ministers and
preachers of the Said Church at their General Conference in the
United States of America) having the pastoral charge to be a
body politic or corporate by the name style and title of the "Trustees
of the Friendship Methodist Episcopal Church in the County
of Howard State of Maryland"  And by the same name to have perpetual
succession and be able and capable in law to sue
and be sued implead and be impleaded in any Court of law
or Equity in this State and elsewhere and to make and have
a common seal and the same to break alter or renew at pleasure
and the said members did then and there agree upon the
place of perpetuating the Succession of the said Trustees and
of ascertaining the property qualifications and established
the articles or place hereinafter mentioned to wit:
    I  That whenever a vacancy or vacancies shall happen
by death resignation removal or ceasing to be a member
or members according to the rules and discipline of said
Church then and in such case it shall be the duty of the
Stationed Minister or preacher who shall have the pastoral
charge as aforesaid to call a meeting of the remaining Trustees
as soon as conveniently may be and when so met the said
Minister or preacher shall proceed to nominate one or more persons
to full the place or places of him or them whose officer
or officers has or have been vacated as aforesaid and the
said trustees so assembled shall proceed to elect by a
majority of votes appoint the person or persons so nominated
to fill such vacancy or vacancies in order to keep up the number
of Eight Trustees for ever and in case of an equal
number of votes for and against the said nomination the
said Minister as President shall have the casting vote
    II   That no person shall be eligible as Trustee except he
has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at least two years next preceeding the election and above
the age of twenty three years
    III   That all the lands and tenements with their appurtenances
now vested in Trustees for the use of the said church
and all other property of the said Church shall be vested
in the said Corporate body and their Sucessors for ever
And the same Corporation hath the consent and approbation
of two thirds of the male members above the age of
twenty one years  Which Shall attain a writing after he
was duly notified the proceeding Sabbath in the Church
for that purpose shall and they are hereby declared


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Howard County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1854-1860
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