382 TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 92. 1828. the laws of the United States, or the laws in force in the District of Columbia, and the same to alter, amend or abripgate ptlplpasure. Ammuim t. See. 5. And be it further enacted That there S al e an annual hl: ¤f ¤¤¤¤i:¤- meeting of the contributors to the Oiphan Asylum of Georgetown, on lg? f:n?;l,{h”“ the first Monday in June, in every year, at which they shall appoint a Geg,·gmw,,_ first female directress, a second female directress, and ten female managers, who shall have power to superintend and manage the internal affairs of the asylum, and to fill vacancies in their own board, and any vacancy that may happen by death or otherwise among the trustees, and to serve until their successors are dul a ointed; and ama'orit of _ Y PP _ l Y the sand trustees shall be a quorum, and authorized to act. Present ma- Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the present managers of the
- .x,€°,’;€ °i‘h° Washington City Asylum, called by the article of association " a board
Ci? $25]%;, of trustees," may continue in office, discharging the duties of the same, to isehargethe until the second Tuesday in October next at which time, and on the g:;:‘;'u‘z,,*;Tw same day in each year thereafter, said corporation, by those who from 2d Tuuday in their by-laws may be qualified to vote, shall be regulated, and the om- Oetcber next. cers thereof appointed, agreeably to the provisions of this act; that is to say there shall be appointed a first and a second female directress, and also fifteen female managers; and ’these directresses and managers, a majority of whom shall be necessary to do business, at such time and place as they may direct, shall appoint a treasurer and secretary, and such other officers; and also perform such other duties as the by-laws ` p,.0,,,,,,_ may direct: Provided, No by-law shall be enacted inconsistent with any law now existing in the District of Columbia. _ Whsnanydes Sec. 7. And be it further enacted That when any destitute male
- i¤¤*¢ mpg 0* or female child may be received into ihe asylum with the approbation
i . . . . fm"? ° °-ld b° of the parent, guardian or friends who may have the care of said child, received imc the . . Asylum, sw, they shall not thereafter be at liberty to withdraw or leave the asylum without the consent of the directors until, if a male he shall attain the age of twenty-one years, or if a feniale the age of eighteen years: but, up to the periods and ages aforesaid, they shall remain subject to the direction of the asylum, or those to whom, by said asylum, they may be bound, unless by consent given by those directing the institution they may be exonerated from service previous to attaining those respective ages. v,mmc;°,_ Sec. S. And be it further enacted, That any vacancy which from h¤W¢¤l>¤ lill¤d· death, resignation, or otherwise may happen in any of the offices or places of said asylum shall be supplied. or filled after the mode to be prescribed in their by-laws; and also in pursuance of said by-laws, power shall be possessed to alter and amend the same from time to time, and to remove and appoint to office whenever it shall be deemed advisable to do so. Armiovnn, May 24, 1828. S.,,_.w.,E L Can. XClI.—-An Act to confirm claims to Lands in the District between the Rio May 24 mm Hondo and Sabine Rivers, founded on habitation and cultivation. , ` ---——-— Be it enacted ¢§·c. That the claims to lands founded on habitation Cl*i¤§=,§°l¤¤d¤ and cultivation, ieporlted for confirmation by the register and receiver of Qilgsggfon `i:,,°?y; the southwestern district of Louisiana, in their report,_dated November Rsggstea, Sec. of first, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, in conformity to the provisions gang; °}’°Eff;‘{f of the acts of Congress, of the third of March, eighteen hundred and ¤iana, inre ortof twenty-three, and twenty-sixth of May, eighteen hundred and twenty- g_<;'é$»i89·§;:g¤£ {bur, contained in the third class of the report of said register and re- ,,1,,,,, 1l;,,_4,,&lQ_ ceiver, be, and the same are hereby, confirmed, except claim number forty-two, near Cantonment Jesup, and the claims of Leonard Dyson, numbers fourteen and eighteen; Samuel Norris, numbers ten and thirteen; Baptiste Poiret, brother and sisters, number nineteen; Baptiste
