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 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass: I. Ch. 103, 104. 1866. 55 tiff recover against the defendant and his surety or sureties; and if the defendant fail to execute such undertaking, the court may sell the thing uiw 1*; attached whenever it is satisfied that it is the interest of the parties that ,0§°d_ my it should be sold before final judgment. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act the annual salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of, S%l*¤'l°¤ of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, instead of the amount now ·l°°u°°" fixed by law, shall he as follows: For the chief justice, four thousand and Eve hundred dollars, and for each of the associate justices, —four thousand dollars. Approved, June 1, 1866. CHAP. IV.—An Act to i ate the Woman': HAssoeiatrhn o the Dis- Jl1H0L ING- ° M°~;·:.;..ft...- W f ———— Be it enacted by the Senate and 1%use of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Abram D. Gillette, Byron Columbia Sunderland, Charles H. Hall, George W. Sampson, J. N. Coombs, Wil- l*°*P**·*l *3, liam B. Matchett, Henry D. Cooke, William W. Corcoran, Charles Knap, ;,;?:°,,,°;i,,,{° J. H. Thompson, Moses Kelley, Ansel St. John, Mrs. Adelaide J. Brown, incorporated. Mrs. Mary W. Kelly, Elmira W. Knap, Mary C. Havenner, Mary Ellen Norment, Jane Thompson, Maria L. Harkness, Isabella Margaret Washington, Mary F. Smith, Mrs. Elmira W. Powell, and Mrs. Elizabeth Sampson, and their successors duly chosen, are hereby constituted and created a. body corporate in the District of Columbia, by the name of the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum. Ssc. 2. And be it further enacted, That said corporation hereby constituted shall consist of twenty-four members. They shall have power to M¤¤¤l>¤¤· fill all vacancies created by death, resignation, or otherwise, and to make Vacancies. hy·laws, rules, and regulations: Provided, That such by-laws, rules, and By-laws. regulations are not repugnant to the Constitution or laws of the United States. Src. 3. And be itfarther enacted, That the aH`airs of said corporation shall be under the control and management of aboard of twelve directors, Directors. to consist of the first twelve of the above-named incorporators, or such further number as the duties of the corporation may require, such increase of numbers to be made by a vote of two-thirds of the existing board. The board of directors shall also have power to appoint all sub-commits tees necessary to the direction and efficiency of the institution hereby authorized to be established. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the first twelve corporators First board. named in the first section hereof; together with those who may be elected directors as provided in the preceding section, shall constitute the first hoard of directors, who shall from their number elect a president, two Omcen. vice-presidents, a secretary, and treasurer; and seven of the directors, of whom the president or one of the vice-presidents shall be one, shall form Quorum. a quorum for the transaction of business. Sec. 5. And beit jttrther enacted, That the object of the association Objects of tho hereby incorporated is to found in the city of Washington a hospital ““°°‘“°“’“' and dispensary for the treatment of diseases peculiar to women, and lyingin asylum, in which those unable to pay therefor shall be furnished with board, lodging, medicine, and medical attendance gratuitously, and to that end full powers are hereby conferred on the association. Sso. 6. And be it furt}aer enacted, That said corporation shall have Corporation power to accept, purchase, receive conveyauces oi, and hold property, QL? h°m’°"1 either personal or real, to an amount necessary for the full accommoda- estatlxmmd tion, convenience, and support of the institution and those participating in its benefits. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the property, personal or rea],