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 476 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 159, 160. 1893. 1-*8**** °*°· and there shall be displayed on said bridge by the owners thereof, irom sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals as the Light-House Board may prescribe; and such changes shall be made from time to time in the structure of said bridge as the Secretary of War may direct, at the expense of the said bridge compapy, in order the more effectually to preserve the free navigation of said river. °0ff,‘;,’{’$‘j,’j,°°‘“°“* °“‘* Sec. 6. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction of ` the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date hereof. .m¤¤¤me¤e.¤,m. Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 24, 1893. }—*`¤b¤‘¤¤’Y 24. i893· CHAP. 160.-An act to incorporate the American University. Be it enacted lm the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ,A¤¤;rig¤¤_ U¤iv•¤- States of America in Congress assembled, That John H. Vincent, John w'" m°°'P°"' E. Andrus, James M. Buckley, Mark Hoyt, Jesse L. Hurlbut, James I”°°'P°’°°°’°· M. King, Charles C. McCabe, Charles H. Payne, John E. Searles, junior, John S. Huyler, of New York; Charles W. Buoy, J. A. M. Chapman, G. P. Hukill, Robert E. Pattison, Charles Scott, Mrs. Matthew Simpson, of Pennsylvania; Julian S. Carr, of North Carolina; David H. Carroll, Jacob Tome, Alpheus W. Wilson, of Maryland; Charles H. Fowler, of Minnesota; William M. Springer, J. B. Hobbs, of Illinois; John P. Newman, of Nebraska; Job H. Jackson, of Delaware; Redfield Proctor, of Vermont; W. W. Smith, of Virginia; D. B. Wesson, M. Burnham, of Massachusetts; Thomas Bowman, of Missouri; and John F. Hurst, Louis E. McComas, Benjamin Charlton, Andrew B. Duvall, Matthew G. Emery, Charles C. Glover, S, S. Henkle, Benjamin F. Leighton, John E. Beall, Aldis B. Browne, Mrs. John A. Logan, H. B. Moulton, Hiram Price. Mrs. Elizabeth J. Somers, Brainard H. Warner, and S. W. Woodward, of the District of Columbia, their associates and successors, two thirds of whom shall at all times be members of the P°"°”· Methodist Episcopal Church, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name The American University, with power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and have perpetual succession; to acquire, take by devise, bequest, or otherwise, hold, purchase, encumber. and convey such real and personal estate as shall be required for the purpose of its incorporation; to make and use a common seal, T’°°'*°¤· and the same to alter at pleasure; to choose a board of trustees consisting of not more than fifty, of whom iitteen shall constitute a quorum to do business, and which board shall be authorized to till any vacancies in their number, to appoint such officers and agents as the business of the corporation shall require, and to make bylaws for the accomplishment of its purposes, for the management of its property, and for the W'f;;,;¤*¤*>h¤¤ ¤ ¤¤i· regulation of its aifairs. Said corporation is hereby empowered to `establish and maintain within the District of Columbia a university Diplomas and dc- for the promotion of education. The said corporation shall have power gm"` to grant and confer diplomas and the usual college and university degrees, and honorary degrees. and also such other powers as may be neciessary  to qarry out and execute the general purposes of the sai corpora ion as erein appearing. Amendment. ew. Sec. 2. That this act may he amended or repealed at any time by the Congress in its pleasure. Approved, February 24, 1893..