In force February AN ACT to incorporate the Chicago Seamen's Mutual Benevolent Society. 22, 1861.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Redmond Prindeville, president; Wm. P. Cardwell, vice-president; Daniel D. Wait, secretary; Edward I. Tinkham, treasurer, and the other members of the Seamen's Benevolent Society, now existing in the city of Chicago, and such other persons as may hereafter be admitted members of said society, according to the rules and regulations thereof, be and they are hereby declared and constituted a body politic Corporate name, and corporate, under the name and style of "The Chicago Seamen's Mutual Benevolent Society," and, as such society, shall remain and have succession for the period of seventyfive years, with power, in such name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, prosecute and defend, in all actions at law or in equity, and in all courts whatsoever; and also, in Corporate powers and by said name to acquire, purchase, hold and convey any property, whether real or personal; to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure; and to make, alter and change, from time to time, a constitution and bylaws for said society, for the good order and government of the same: Provided, said constitution and by-laws shall not conflict with the laws or constitution of this state or of the United States.

Amount of real estate.

Place of meeting.

Objects of the society.

2. The said corporation shall not, at any one time, hold real estate to a greater amount than fifty thousand dollars, nor personal property to a greater amount than fifty thousand dollars; and no property of said society shall be appropriated otherwise than for the benefit and improvement of said society, and to such benevolent purposes, and in such manner, as shall be provided for and directed in the constitution and by-laws of said society.

3. The rooms and meetings of said society shall be kept and held in the city of Chicago; and in case any donation or bequest shall be made to said society, and the same shall be accepted, such donation or bequest shall be applied in conformity with the express conditions of the donator or

testator.

§ 4. The object of this corporation is hereby declared to be the friendly union of the seamen of the port of Chicago, and the mutual, moral and financial improvement of its members, and also the accumulation of a benevolent fund, for the benefit and relief of distressed and disabled seamen, their widows and orphans.

5. This act shall be a public act, and shall be in force for the period of seventy-five years from the date of its passage and approval, and shall be construed liberally, for the purposes of the corporation, as herein expressed. APPROVED February 22, 1861.

22, 1861.

AN ACT to incorporate the Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago. In force February SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Cyrus Bently, J. P. Babcock, William Blair, E. S. Wadsworth, Tuthill King, Peter Page, Oerington Lunt, J. V. Farwell, Hugh T. Dickey, Henry W. Hinsdale, W. W. Boyington, T. M. Eddy, Robert Boyd, and their associates, are hereby created a body corporate, under the name of "The Young Corporate name. Men's Christian Association," and by that name shall be recognized in all courts of justice and equity in this State for the term of one thousand years.

estate.

2. This association shall have power to hold real Purchase of real estate, for its own use, which shall be exempt from taxation for general purposes, either by the state or by municipal or county organizations, and, in this regard, be held and treated the same as church property; also, to make and execute all by-laws and regulations necessary for the government of its affairs, not repugnant to the laws of this state or the United States.

3. Real estate held by said association may be sold. only by a vote of two-thirds of the members in regular standing; and transfers of title shall be made in the same manner as by other incorporated bodies. APPROVED February 22, 1861.

22, 1861.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Firemen's Be- In force February nevolent Association, and for other purposes," approved June 21st, 1852, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That section six of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Firemen's Benevolent Association, and for other purposes," approved June 21st, 1852, be and the same is hereby repealed.

§ 2. It shall and may be lawful for the Firemen's Be nevolent Association to distribute and divide the fund accumulated by said association, and to donate such fund to the various orphan asylums in the city of Chicago, and to the Home of the Friendless, in said city, in such manner and to such an extent as the said Firemen's Benevolent Association shall deem proper.

3. This act shall be a public act, and take effect from and after its passage.

APPROVED February 22, 1861.

In force February 21, 1861.

AN ACT to incorporate an Insane Asylum in Cook county, Illinois.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That J. Young Scammon, Ezra B. McCagg, Walter L. Newberry, William H. Brown, Cyrus H. McCormick, P. F. W. Peck, Grant Goodrich, Henry Farnam, Jonathan Burr and Samuel Hoard, and their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by such name and style as they shall hereafter, by resolution, to be recorded Adoption of name in a book of records, to be kept by them, see fit to adopt; and, by that name, to have perpetual succession; with power to contract and be contracted with; to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in all courts and places wherever judicial proceedings are or may be had; to have and use a common seal, and change the same at pleasure; adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for the management of its affairs and business; to have, hold and use such real, personal and mixed estate as may be necessary to its operations, and to sell and convey the same, and do all other acts necessary to the execution of the powers herein granted.

Treatment of the insane.

Directors.

Officers.

§ 2. The object and duty of said corporation shall be to make provision for the proper care and medical and moral treatment and support of such insane persons as may be placed under its charge, with a view to restoration to reason and usefulness.

§ 3. The said corporation is vested with power to select and purchase a site in Cook county, Illinois, on which to erect necessary buildings, with such additional land, not less than fifty acres, as it may have means to pay for, and to erect the necessary buildings thereon, for the accommodation and proper care and treatment of the insane; and for those purposes, may receive property, of any kind, and money, by donation, grant or devise, or any other mode of transfer, provided that property and money so received shall be applied as directed by the persons or corporation from whom or which received. And all promises and. undertakings to convey or deliver property or pay money to the said corporation shall be binding, and deemed to have been upon valuable consideration.

§ 4. The persons named in the first section of this act shall be the directors of said institution, to whom power is hereby granted to execute the provisions of this act; to appoint a medical superintendent, who shall be a married man, and of unquestionable ability; and all such other officers and agents as may be found necessary to the proper and economical administration of the business of the corporation.

§ 5. The said directors shall appoint one of their body as president, and also appoint a secretary and treasurer, and prescribe and regulate their duties. Instruments of writing,

conveying, releasing or leasing real estate, shall be signed by the president, attested by the secretary, and sealed with the corporate seal.

§ 6. The medical superintendent shall have the entire Superintendent. and absolute government of all persons employed within the walls of the buildings, or in nursing or attending to the wants of the patients.

directors.

87. The board of directors shall have the general Powers charge and superintendence of the grounds, buildings, improvements, and of persons in their service; they shall fix the compensation and term of service of the medical superintendent, and the charges for the care and treatment of the insane, and adopt regulations for the reception and discharge of patients; and it shall be their duty to receive and provide for as many as their means will permit, always giving a preference to recent. and curable cases over the chronic and incurable.

§ 8. For the purpose of perpetuating the existence of Vacancies. the corporation, the directors, for the time being, shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in the board.

of

the

sanity required.

§ 9. The certificate of two respectable practicing physi- Evidence of d cians of the insanity of any person whose condition they have examined and made themselves acquainted with, shall be sufficient evidence of insanity to justify the receiving and detaining such person in the hospital.

and

immunities of

§ 10. The medical superintendent, and all other persons Privileges employed in said institution, shall be exempt from military officers. duty, and from all personal services required of other citi zens by the laws of the state; and said superintendent shall not be required to attend any court as a witness, but his deposition shall be taken and used: Provided, that in all criminal cases he may, when required to testify to facts, be compelled to attend and give evidence as other witnesses; but in cases where his testimony is required as an expert he shall not be required to attend as such witness, unless upon the order of the judge of the court in which such case is pending.

taxation.

11. All the property of said institution shall be forever Exemption from free from all taxation, while the same, or the income or proceeds thereof, shall be used or devoted to the use and purposes of such institution.

APPROVED February 21, 1861.

In force February AN ACT to incorporate the Ministerial Education Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

18, 1861.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Grant Goodrich, Orrington Lunt, Henry S. Noyes, Thomas M. Eddy, Daniel P. Kidder, James G. Hamilton, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of "The Name and style. Ministerial Education Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church;" and by such name shall have perpetual succession, with power to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded; to take and hold, by gift, grant, devise or otherwise, any property and estate, real, personal or mixed, and the same to manage, grant, sell, convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of, and to execute any trust or trusts that may be confided to said corporation for the promotion of the objects of this corporation; to have and use a common seal, and the same to letter at pleasure; to adopt by-laws for the regulation and government of the property and affairs of this incorporation, and to alter and to amend the same at pleasure: Provided, the same are not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state.

The objects of the society.

Exemption from taxes.

§ 2. The objects of this incorporation shall be, to aid and to promote the education of such pious young men for the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in such ways and manner as to such corporation shall seem best.

3. The said corporators, and their successors, shall hold their office for three years and until their successors are chosen and qualified. The said corporators, and their successors, shall have power to elect or provide for, and change the manner of their election and that of their successors, and also such associates and their successors, as they may, from time to time, see fit to admit as joint corporators and managers of said society, and who, when so elected, shall hold their office for the same time as said corporators and until their successors are chosen, and the above named corporators, their associates and successors, may, from time to time, by a vote of a majority of their whole number, lessen and reduce the number of such associates.

84. The property at any time held or owned by said corporation, for the educational purposes aforesaid, shall be exempted from taxation: Provided, that said property shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars in value, to be exempt as aforesaid.

APPROVED February 18, 1861.