Chapter XVIII. *to incorporate the Lincoln Monument Association.*March 29, 1867
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CHAP. XVIII.— An Act *to incorporate the Lincoln Monument Association.*March 29, 1867.See *post*, p. 255. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Alexander II. Randall, The Lincoln Monument Association in Washington, D. C. incorporated. James Harlan, Alexander Ramsey, Nathaniel P. Banks, Sidney Perham, John Conness, John T. Wilson, Godlove S. Orth, Delos R. Ashley, Halbert E. Paine, Charles O'Neill, Burt Van Horn, John F.
Driggs, Frederick E. Woodbridge, Jacob Benton, John Hill, Shelby M. Cullom, Thomas A. Jencks, Orin S. Ferry, N. B. Smithers, Francis Thomas, Samuel McKee, Horace Maynard, John F. Benjamin, Rufus Mallory, Sidney Clarke, Daniel Polsley, Walter A. Burleigh, John Taffe, and their successors, are constituted a body corporate in the District of Columbia, by the name of the Lincoln Monument Association, for the purpose Object of the corporation. of erecting a monument in the city of Washington, commemorative of the great charter of emancipation and universal liberty in America.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the persons named in the firstFirst trustees. section of this act shall be the first trustees of the corporation, and shall have power to fill vacancies in their number, and to add to their number, Vacancies. not exceeding one from each State in the Union. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That said corporation shall haveProperty of corporation. power to own and control such property as may be necessary for the carrying out of the objects of the association.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That said corporation shall have Collection of money. power to collect money, and to make such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary or expedient.Rules and regulations. Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted,* That said corporation shall have Officers and board of managers of the corporation.power to appoint a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, and also a board of managers, consisting of not less than seven nor more than thirteen, who shall have a general control of the affairs of the association, and who may be selected from persons not included in the list of corporator[*ator*]s.
The treasurer shall execute a bond in such penalty as Bond of treasurer.may be required, conditioned for the safe-keeping of the funds of the corporation which may come into his hands, and for the faithful discharge of the duties required of him. Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted,* That the property of said corporation Property to be held for what uses; held or occupied by them for the uses and purposes of their incorporation shall be exempt from all taxes to be levied under the authority of the United States, or of any municipal corporation within the District of to be exempt from taxes.Columbia.
Sec. 7. *And be it further enacted,* That Congress may at any time hereafter This act may be altered, &c.repeal, alter, or amend this act. Approved, March 29, 1867.