1829. His powers a chairman case of his absence from said meetings from sickness or other impediment he shall have power, and he is hereby authorized, to nominate in writing the person who shall in his absence act as moderator or chairman in such meetings. The said moderator or chairman and the said trustees or a majority thereof, namely four persons including said moderator, shall form a quorum, and shall be, and are hereby authorTrustees may ized to pass such ordinances and by laws, by a majority of those present concurring therein, as are not contrary to the constitution of the United States, that of this state, or the laws thereof, and as are consistent with the nature and rules of said institution. The said corporate body shall meet semiTo meet semi-annually, namely, on the first Monday of May and annually. enact by-laws &c. Proviso. Notice of call ed meetings to be given to the trustees. the first Monday of November, at the hour of 11 o'clock in the forenoon, in the house of said institution called Nazareth as aforesaid, or at such other place as the board in regular assembly shall appoint, and also at such other times as the said corporate body shall determine. Provided, that no meeting of said board shall be held at any other place or time than those herein appointed or hereafter to be determined by the said board, unless the moderator or chairman of the previous regular meeting shall call such meeting, and give due notice thereof to the said trustees by a written invitation to attend, issued and delivered to them or to a majority of them at least three days previous to the holding of such meeting, and in case the moderator shall neglect or be unable from any cause whatever, to attend the meetings thus duly appointed, and shall also neglect appointing in writing some person to substitute him as moderator or chairman in such meeting, the trustees present at such meeting, or a majority of them, shall be and are hereby authorized to choose some person, point a chair- whether of their own body or otherwise, who in such meeting may fill the place and exercise the powers of said moderator. The said corporation shall likewise keep a book or books, and enter therein their proceedings, and the chairman or moderator and the secretary of the said meetings shall affix their names to the record of the proceedings of each meeting, and when required they shall expose the same to the inspection of such persons as may express an intention of sending pupils to said institution, or have other just and reasonable cause for in The trustees may in the absence of the moderator man. ap To keep a record of their proceedings for inspection of those inter ested. 1829. specting the said records. The said corporation may also have a seal on which any device or inscription they shall think proper may be impressed, May procure a and they may alter or break the said seal at pleas- seal. ure. Provided, however, that this legislature reserves to itself the power at any time to repeal and annul or modify the charter of incorporation granted by this act. Proviso. CHAP. CCVII. An ACT to incorporate the Female Literary and Benevolent Institution of Loretto, in Washington county. Approved, December 29, 1829. WHEREAS, it has been represented to the present Preamble. General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that there is a Female Literary and Benevolent Institution called Loretto, promoted and sustained by an association of females, by means of their resources, industry and intelligence, and that the said institution hath been open and free for persons of every denomination, the managers thereof only requiring of their pupils an observance of moral rectitude and of the rules of said institution, upon the entrance of said pupils, and during their continuance therein: And whereas, it is the genius of this Commonwealth and the sentiments of the Legislature to encourage all institutions for the dissemination of learning and morality: Therefore, stitution. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the The corporate Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the said institution style of the inshall be denominated and known by the name of the Loretto Literary and Benevolent Institution, under the superintendance of the board of trustees designated and chosen as herein specified.. trustees. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said board Names of the of trustees shall consist of six persons besides the moderator and moderator, and the office of moderator shall be, and is hereby vested in Benedict Joseph Flaget, and the following persons shall be, and are hereby constituted trustees of said institution, namely: John Lancaster, Esq, David Deparcq, Gay Ignatius Chabrat, Sabina Bryan, Eleonora Clark and Constantia Spalding. The said moderator and trustees and their successors, by the naine of the Board of trustees of the 1829. Corporate powers and privileges granted. Vacancies in the office of moderator and trustees, how to be filled. Loretto Literary and Benevolent Institution, shall be a body politic and corporate, and have succession forever, and by that name may sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, before any court of record, judges, or justices of the peace, or body created by law, having jurisdiction of the subject matter about which the said suit or suits may be; and the said corporate body may receive any gift, conveyance, devise or bequest, of all property real and personal, and may make any contract, buy, sell and convey the same in this their corporate capacity, for the purpose of sustaining and carrying on said institution, and not otherwise; and the said corporate body and their successors forever, shall continue to possess the property so bought, received, or otherwise acquired, by the present or future trustees, in their corporate capacity, for the benefit, maintainance and support of said institution, and not otherwise, and may have the same powers that corporate bodies, created by law have, consistently with the nature of this institution: Provided, however, That the rents and proceeds acquired by this corporate body, shall at no time exceed the amount of five thousand dollars annually. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the office of moderator of said board of trustees, shall remain vested in the said Benedict Joseph Flaget, during his natural life, and on his death or resignation, shall pass to such person as the majority of said trustees, in meeting assembled, shall elect to said office; and said office shall remain vested in such person as may be so elected until his death or resignation. Each of the said trustees herein designated, shall hold his or her office for the term of his or her natural life, unless he or she shall be removed from his or her office as trustee, by the vote of the board of trustees lawfully assembled and acting as hereafter specified; and in case of the vacancy of the office of trustee by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the said board of trustees shall be, and is hereby empowered and authorized to fill up such vacancy by appointing a new member to act as trustee, and so perpetually to preserve the succession of said corporate body. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the said Benedict Joseph Flaget and his successors in the office of tor to be chair- moderator as aforesaid, shall be chairman of the The modera 1829. board of trustees, and shall have, in the meeting of said board, a vote equal to one of said trustees, and in case of his absence from said meeting, from sick- man of the ness or other impediment, he shall have power and board, his duty &c. is hereby authorized to nominate in writing, the person who shall, in his absence, act as moderator or chairman in such meetings. The said moderator or chairman, and the said trustees or a majority thereof, namely, four persons including the moderator, shall form a quorum, and shall be and are hereby authorized to pass such ordinances and by-laws, by Trustees may a majority of those present concurring therein, as enact by-laws. are not contrary to the constitution of the United States, that of this State or the laws thereof, and as are consistent with the nature and rules of said institution. The said corporate body shall meet semi annually, namely, on the first Monday of June and Notice to be given of called meetings. the first Monday of December, at the hour of eleven To meet semio'clock in the forenoon, in the said house of said in- annually. stitution called Loretto as aforesaid, or at such other place as the board, in regular assembly, shall appoint, and also, at such other times as the said corporate body shall determine: Provided, That no Proviso. meeting of said board shall be held at any other place or time than those herein appointed or hereafter to be determined by the said board, unless the moderator or chairman of the previous regular meeting shall call such meeting and give due notice thereof to said trustees by a written invitation to attend, issued and delivered to them or a majority of them, at least three days previous to the holding of such meeting; and in case the moderator shall neglect or be unable, from any cause whatever, to attend the meeting thus duly appointed, and shall also neglect appointing, in writing, some person to substitute A chairman him as moderator or chairman in such meeting, the pro-tempore trustees present at such meeting, or a majority of may be electthem, shall be and they are hereby authorized to sence of the choose some person, whether of their own body or moderator. other wise, who, in such meeting, may fill the place, and exercise the powers of the said moderator. The Trustees to said corporation shall likewise keep a book or books, of their prokeep a record and enter therein their proceedings, and the chairman ceedings. or moderator and the secretary of the said meetings shall affix their names to the record of the proceedings of each meeting, and when required they shall expose the same to the inspection of such persons as ed in the ab 1829. May procure a common seal. Proviso. may express an intention of sending pupils to said institution, or have other just and reasonable cause for inspecting the said records; the said corporation may also have a seal, on which any device or inscription they shall think proper, may be impressed, and they may alter or break the said seal at pleasure: Provided, however, That this Legislature reserves to itself the power at any time, to repeal and annul or modify the charter of incorporation granted by this act. CCVIII. AN ACT for the benefit of Josiah Elliott and Eliza Sex ton. Approved, December 29, 1829. WHEREAS, Josiah Elliott of Cumberland county, hath represented to the present General Assembly that he is the father of an only child, a natural born daughter, called and known by the name of Eliza Sexton, now residing with and partly raised by him, which child he is desirous to legitimate, as far as practicable, by giving to the said Eliza all the rights and privileges of inheritance in and to his estate in the same manner and to the same extent as if she were his lawful issue and heir at law, requesting that the said Eliza Sexton be called and known in future by the name of Eliza Elliott: Therefore, Scc.. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That hereafter the said Eliza Sexton, shall be styled, called and known by the name of Eliza Elliott, and not Eliza Sexton as heretofore. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said Eliza Elliott shall have, possess and enjoy all the rights of inheritance in and to the estate of the said Joseph Elliott, as well real as personal, which she might or could derive, possess or enjoy from her said father, were she his lawful issue born in lawful wedlock. |