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 92 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 60, 61. 1870. I·*Q°¤¤° EY power and authority to examine all candidates For membership concern- $8 ing the practice of specific medicine and surgery, provided said candidates Discrgcc of Co- shall sustain 21 good moral character, and shall pycseut; letters testimonial l‘;;’;E’l":v€‘€hg;t of their qualifications from some legally authoruzed medical institution; gxception on and if] upon such examination, the same candidates, without exception on account of color- account of color, shall be found qualified for the practice of medicine and surgnry, they shall rcccivc tlxcrceytiicntc nf membership on the license to pracuse mcdwmc or surgery Wlbhlli the D¤st,r1c1: of Golumbm. Bcpwling SEO. 5. And be it jurther enacted, That any acts or parts of acts mm- °l““°‘ flicting with the provisions of this act be, and are hereby, repealed. Annxovun, April 22, 1870. Agri! 22, 1870. CHAP. LXI.-·An Act jbr incorporating a Hospital jbr Foundlings in the C'2`ty qf PVas}zin_qlcn. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives <y" the United Wqsbingmn States of America in Congress assembled, That G. W. Samson, O. O. ¥£gh”§Lg’m_ Howard, Z. D. Gilm2H,·Willi2l·KH Stglsney, A.  Igchrug,   Sunderc°,.p,,,m,d_ land, A. N. Zevcly, `Vl‘lght Rxves, .1. James. all, 2lV1d.I(. Carttcr, William B. Todd, Jr., D. TV. Middleton, George L. Sl1er1HQ B. B. French, Joseph S. Stetuinius, and John R. Arison% and such other persons as may be duly chosen, are hereby created and constituted :1 body politic and corporate, in the District of Columbia, under the name of the Washington Hospital for Foundlings, to have perpetual succession, and Powers. be capable to take, hold, and enjoy lands, tenements, and personal propmmm_ erty: .F;{·ovided, Tlcat nc; real or pcgsonal property shall bn held by snig corpora non cxcep suc1 as may c necessary to e mamtenancc an cilicient mznmgcnxerxb of said hospital. Vacuums, SEO. 2. And be it further enacted, That said corporation, hereby constituted, shall have power to fill vacancies in the board of directors, and By-laws to make all necessary by-laws, rules, and regulations not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States. Directors, oiii- Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the management of said hos- °°"“· &°‘ pitznl shall be under the control of n boqrd of ten directors. The board of directors shall also have power to appoint all oiiccrs and committees necessary to the proper administration of the affhirs of the hospital. {Fin? board of Sl<]C.’4. And be it further enacted, Than the iirst seven corporators dg? 8:: Pm" named in.the first sccuon hereof; together with those who may be elected ’ and appointed dwectors, as provided in the preceding section, shall constitute the first board of directors, who shall, from their number, elect 2. president, vine-prssident, sccrctzwy, and treasurer; and five of the directors, including enther of the zzboveemamed officers, shall constitute a Quorum. quonum for the transaction of business. It shall be the duty of the A”“““1“*¥’°”· president and directors to report to the Secretary of the Interior the condition of said institution on the iirst day of July in each year. 30332;:: of as- i  5a fimfhbc zfttfuréhagengnted, That;] the oiajfsct 0; this associating · ns 0 oun m e Cl y o as mrrton a ospita or t a reception an support of destitute and fricndlcss Ehildren. bcFv<:;11;n5lljn§;(>r Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That foundlings received by this mogunahmship h0sp1t2.1 shall be dccmcdlanq considered wholly under the guardianship, qf z a in§\'i|;u.. cnré, and control of said institution, to be educated, apprenticed, or other- ¤°¤» ¤¤¤|»&<>· WIS?} dssposcd of} in such manner as the directors of said hospital may, in them Judgment, deem fo? the best interests of said children until they shall atmm the age of eighteen years, when said care and control shall cease. fmEx:mptip¤ Sec. 7. And Ibe it further enacted, That the property, real and perm “““°“· sonal, hcln by and corporation shall be exempt from all taxes and assessmsnns 16V18d' by authornty of'C0ngress 01- of any municipal corporation mxggding withm thc l?1str1ct of Columbxa. Congress may at any time alter, amend, - or repca t IS act. Ar1>1z0vE1>, April 22, 1870.