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 688 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Cris. 297, 298. 1905. ington, District of Columbia, unless the same shall be specifically authorized by law or provided for in terms by appropriation of money, m§nQ’{)*;e‘g,,f°wQ,°;: and all such carriages and vehicles so procured and used for official an-naga, ew. urposes shall have conspicuously painted thereon at all times the i tull name of the Executive Department or other branch of the public service to which the same belong and in the service of which the same are used. R¤x>¤¤r Sec. 5. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this Act are repealed. Approved, February 3, 1905. 1"¤br¤¤ry4- 1906- CHAP. 298.-An Act To incorporate the trustees of the grand encampmeut of Knights Templar of the United States of America. [Public, No. 41.] ‘ . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representate}vea of the United D1€¤¤i¤¢¤¤¥ 0¢:,¤¤¥&¤é S ates of America in Oonpress assembled, That George M. Moulton, of emu Encampment Chicago, in the State of Il inois, grand master ex officio; and H. Wales §,,,,K,';,‘,‘jg‘;,,il`°‘“P*“‘· Lines, of-Meriden, in the State of Connecticut, grand treasurer ex 1¤¤=¤¤>¤r¤<>¤¤- officio of said grand encampment; and Reuben H. Lloyd, of San Francisco, in the State of California; Samuel C. Lawrence, of Medford, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Warren LaRue Thomas, of Pitts~ burg, in the State of Pennsylvania, and their successors, are hereby created a body politic and corporate in the District of Columbia. ¤£)¤¤¤¤ ¤f ¢¤¤¤¤‘•- Sec. 2. That the name of this corporation shall be “Trustees of the mgm, eww:. Grand Encam ment of Knights Templar," and by that name it shall ‘ have perpetual succession, with the power to sue and be sued, to plead and to be impleaded, in the courts of law and equity within the jurisdiction of the United States. P¤W¢¤·· Sec. 3. That this corporation shall have authority and be empowered to take, hold, manage, control, and invest the permanent fund of thirty thousand dollars of said grand encampment, and such additions as shall be made thereto from time to time. This corporation may also receive and execute the trust of gifts and devises made to it for charitable, educational, or other Masonic or Templar purposes, whether the same shall come from this grand encampment, or from any subordinate bod under its jurisdiction, or from any member of the Masonic or Tvem lar order, or from any other Masonic or Templar source; and shallp have and exercise all the powers, rights, and privimm. le es incident to corporations of a similar nature: Provided, lwwever, '““"'· T Eat in the matter of loans and investments of funds it shall be governed by the provisions of the constitution of said grand encam · ment and any amendments thereof that may be adopted, and the conditiolrislfimposed by the terms of any deed, gift, legacy, or devise in its be a . · giffg: g{c_°¤°*=¤· Sec. 4. That said corporation shall have power and authority to elect a president, treasurer, and secretary and to make all by-laws, rules, and regulations necessary for the management and discharge of the duties of its trust not repugnant to the laws of the United States, or to the constitution, statutes, rules, and regulations of said grand encampment, and shall make detailed report of all its transactions at each succeeding triennial conclave thereof, and shall be subject to such action and direction as said grand encampment shall deem expedient in the premises. Sec. 5. That no trustee or member shall hire, or use any portion of the funds within the control of this corporation, or be surety for any loan made by it, or receive any compensation for services in the discharge of his duty as such. M¤¤¤¤s- Sec. 6. That said George M. Moulton, or any two of said incorporators. are authorized to call the iirst meeting of the corporation for