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An Act to incorporate the town of Bolivar, in Polk county. 1855 285 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0150 and id is 1 raw text is: INCORPORATIONS. contracting and being contracted with; of taking and holding by gift, pur. chase, grant, devise or otherwise, and of conveying, leasing, or otherwise disposing of any estate, real, personal or mixed, annuities and endow. ments, franchises and other horeditaments, which may conduce to the sup- port of said Academy, to the promotion of its objects, or be necessary for its educational purposes, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars in value. . 2. - The said corporation shall have a common seal, and may uso and alter the same at pleasure; may suo and be sued, complain and defend in any of the courts of this State. § 3. - The said academy shall be located in or near the city of St. Joseph, in this State; shall have power to grant diplomas, award degrees, and confer such honors as may be conferred by any female institute on college in this State, or any other State in the United States. Approved December 13, 1855. AN ACT to incorporate Hopkins Lodge, No. 6, of Independent Order Sons of Malta. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: § 1. - W. II. Brown, James Waters, Charles F. Cady, E. 1V. Fox and. Kirk Anderson, and their regular successors under the rules, regulations and by-laws that may now or hereafter be created, under the Grand. Lodge of this State, be, and they are hereby, created a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of Hopkins Lodge, No. 6, of Indepen- dent Order Sons of Malta; and by that name shall have perpetual suc- cession and a common seal; and by that name are hereby invested with power and authority to acquire, hold, possess and occupy real and personal estate not exceeding $15,000, nod to sell and convey the same; to make all by-laws, rules and regulations for it- own government, not contrary to, the laws of this State; to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to answer and be answered unto, in any court of law or equity in this State; and control its own institution, or any other which may come under its jurisdiction, by reason of any charter which, under its rules and regulations, it is hereby empowered to grant and establish, not contrary to the laws of this State, in such manner as it may deem proper. This act to take efr,-et and be in force from and after its passage. Approved December 13, 1855. AN ACT to incorporate the town of Bolivar, in Polk county. ( 1. Corporate powers conferred. 10. Officern of the Corporation, and how 2. First Board of Trustees appointed, and appointed. their powers. 11, Duties of Justice of the Peace. 3. Trustees, Board of, how elected. 12. Constable, his duties. 4. Oath and general powers of Trustees. 13. Vacancy in Board of Trustees, hew 6. Ordinances, how passed and published. filled. 6. and 7. General powers of the Board. 14. Annual statement of finanaes to be pub- 8. Btreet overseer to be appointed. lished. 9. Taxation regulated. 10. Oiepeal of former laws. 281;

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