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 824 FIFTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 545, 546. 1903. F¤br¤¤ry11.1903- CHAP. 545. —An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate The National Florence Crittenton Mimi0n." . Be it enacted Qc; the Senate and House of Representatie•es of the United m'*"°*°‘°°'““'“"· States o America in 0 rea? assembled That an Act entitled "An Act National Florence Ong s crnnenzogmimoum to incorporate The National Florence Crittenton Mission,” approved m25g8d_ ’ p`April ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, is hereby amended so as‘to read as fcillows: on k 1¤¤¤=¤¤¤~¤>¤ ‘That Char es N. °ttenton, Fran lin B. Waterman John Joy Edson, Kate Waller Balrrett, and Charles S. Morton, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate in the District of Columbia in perpetuity, by the name of ‘The National mm 0* *¤°¤*· Florence Crittenton Mission,’ for the following purposes, namely: To gd anld legcouragie deagtitlpte, ltgmeleiss, and dgepmyed vgomen anh men _ see orma on o c arac r an respec 1 1 y an o reac positions of honorable self-support, and especially to provide for women and young girls who have ed prodigate lives, or having been betrayed from the (Path of virtue are Sincerely willing to reform, temporary Eolmelsanh em];loy(me1;: until thzy ca; lrgegigored tp friendlgor esab- · s e in ones in us y· a so es is omes or wor ing grr s· and for those purposes td carry on such homes, industrial enterprises; ’°"°"·- and such other instrumentalities as may be adapted thereto. Said coriporation, through its board of trustees, shall have wer to have an use a congnzon seal, to sue and be snaed, to pllead range imdpleaded, to collect su ri tions, make reasona le by- ws rules, an regulations needful for the government of said corporatidn and giving effect to the objects of its creation, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States; to receive, have, and hold real and personal espate lily purehaseglgift, or devise, and the same to use, sell, and _ co ‘tereaso dbetltf `d f- h0¤j_·::1}1g:¤¤·¤¢ maj tolihzivgf have, and nliold; $0I;1lp:E$lS ];;]1'SOD8l1 Gestsgte   tr?r(i•$Iol· ltlili gun. uses, purpom, and benefit of the said corporation in founding and carrying on its homes for women and girls and other enterprises as aforesaid, and the same to use, sell, and convey in accordance with the terms of any such trust or trusts; to employ such officers, agents, and employees as they may reasonably deem necessary for such urposesg to fix their compensation, duties, and obligations, and change or _ remove them as often as in their judgment the interests of the said corporation may require. B<>•¤¤¤f¢r¤¤¤¤¤¤· “Sr¤;o. 2. That the number of trustees for the first year of said organization shall be five, naniel : Charles N. Crittenton, Franklin B. Waterman, John Jo · Edson, Igate Waller Barrett, and Charles S. Morton; and any and all vacancies which may occur in said board of. trustees shall be filled by an afiirmative vote of a majoritv of the trustees present entitled to vote at any meeting duly called oi set for Amemimsnz. that purpose. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act at any time is hereby express y reserved." Approved, February 11, 1903. _§¢§[{¤•¤rv 12. mf; GRA?. 548.jAn Act Authorizing the restoration of the name of Thomas H. Car- [mn1s.·,s0,s4,] penter, late mptam, Seventeenth United States Infantry, to the rolls or me Angry, and providing that he be placed on the list of retired officers. Be it enacted oy the Senate and House ofR'le{resentatives of the United mQh°¤¤¤¤ ¤·°¤¤><¤¤· State.; ofrlmemca an Congress assembled, at the President of the any be srminm United States be, and is hereby, authorized to nominate and b E‘,,?{"‘,.,§',§,,§',§_ “*"‘"’· and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint Thomeé Carpenter, late a capjtain, Seventeenth Infantry, a captain of infantry in the Arm of the nited States; and when so a rnted he shall be Y PP°