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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 13 STAT. · April 8, 1864 · Chapter L

Chapter L. *to incorporate Providence Hospital of the City of Washington, District of Columbia.* April 8, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Lucy Gwynn, TeresaProvidence hospital incorporated

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Chap. L.— An Act *to incorporate Providence Hospital of the City of Washington, District of Columbia.* April 8, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Lucy Gwynn, TeresaProvidence hospital incorporated. Angela Costello, Sarah McDonald, Mary E. Spalding, and Mary Carroll, and their successors in office, are hereby made, declared, and constituted a corporation and body politic, in law and in fact, under the name andName. style of the directors of Providence Hospital, and by that name they shall be and are hereby made capable in law to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any court within the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia; to have and use a common seal, and to alter orPowers. amend the same at pleasure; to have, purchase, receive, possess, and enjoy, any estate in lands, tenements, annuities, goods, chattels, mane vs, or effects, and to grant, devise, or dispose of the same in such manner as they may deem most for the interest of the hospital: *Provided,* That the 44THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 51. 1864.Real estate not to exceed, &c.real estate held by said corporation shall not exceed in value the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Sec. 2. Officers of corporation. *And be it further enacted,* That the said corporation and body politic shall have full power to appoint from their own body a president and such other officers as they may deem necessary for the purposes of Vacancies.their creation; and in ease of the death, resignation, or refusal to serve, of any of their number, the remaining members shall elect and appoint other persons in lieu of those whose places may have been vacated; and the Powers.said corporation shall have full power and all the rights of opening and keeping a hospital in the city of Washington for the care of such sick and invalid persons as may place themselves under the treatment and care of the said corporation.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the said corporation shall also By-laws.have and enjoy full power and authority to make such by-laws, rules, and regulations, as may be necessary for the general accomplishment of the Proviso.objects of said hospital: *Provided,* That they be not inconsistent with the laws in force in the District of Columbia: *And provided, further,* That this Act may be altered, &c.act shall be liable to be amended, altered, or repealed, at the pleasure of Congress.
Approved, April 8, 1864. Chapter LI: concerning Notaries Public for the District of Columbia. 13 Stat. 44 1864-04-08 Chapter LI Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-27 38 2 public
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*to incorporate Providence Hospital of the City of Washington, District of Columbia.* April 8, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Lucy Gwynn, TeresaProvidence hospital incorporated
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