FIFTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 54,55, 57. 1818. 207 Snwurz I. Cmie. LIV.———/In Act for the rcliefqf Sarah Dewees, relict and widow of Wiuiam April 11, 1818. Dewees, deceased, and the heirs and legal representative: dy` the said William 'i'*""""" Deweea. Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That there be paid to Sarah Dewees, relict of Colonel William Dewees, and the heirs and legal representatives of the ggowgru said Colonel William Dewees, deceased, the sum of eight thousand dol- P - Iars, in full of all claims the estate of the said deceased may have against the United States, for the loss of property, owing to its being taken for public use; and that the said sum be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 11, 1818. “"_` Sruurs I. CuA1•.LV.-An del for the relief of General Moses Porter. April 13, 1818. Be it enacted, Qc., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby authorized to grant to Moses Porter, a warrant for the quantity of two Warrant for hundred acres of land, for his services as a lieutenant in Crane’s, or the 2°°”°'°”°"*!”‘1 Massachusetts regiment, in the revolutionary war, which warrant is in gmmcd w him' lieu of one heretofore granted for said services, and which has been lost or destroyed; which warrant may be located on any lands appropriated May be locufor satisfying the warrants granted for military services performed in the *°d¤ “’h°’°· revolutionary war. Approved, April 13, ISIS. """" Srerurs 1’. CHAP.LVIIr-.”D Act to incorporate the Mechanic Relief Society of .dlca:andria. April 13. 1918. Be it enacted, &c., That the society known by the name of the Me- I , chanic Relief Society of Alexandria, be, and the same is hereby, cre- °°°rp°"m°"' ated a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the " Mechanic Relief Society of Alexandria," and by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, with a capacity to purchase, receive, and possess, goods and chattels, lands and tenements, in fee or otherwise, and the same to grant, sell, let, or assign: Provided, however, They shall not purchase, receive, or possess, more lands and tene- Proviso, as to ments than shall be sufficient to enable them to erect a seminary of 1¤¤¢1¤¤¤d WM- learning for the instruction of youth, and the necessary accommodation m°m°' and convenience of the said society; and by the name aforesaid may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all causes in law or equity. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the affairs of said Erection and society as relates to the erection and superintendence of the said semi- :‘;g‘*":)';'3;‘d‘ nary of learning, shall be and remain under the direction of the follow- mi,:,,.,, ,0°,:?` ing named trustees and their successors, to wit: John Longden, Deder- inain nude: the ick Shekell, William F. '1`hornton, Lewis Hipkins, James Galt, Charles $'°$"°" **;*3 Pascoe, James S. Scott, John Cohagen, Bernard Cook, Alexander Bag- °°S mm ` gett, James Carson, Adam Lynn, Greenberry Griffith, Horace Field, and Amos Alexander; the said trustees shall have power to fill any 'l‘rustees_may vacancies which may occur in their own body: Provided, That the Hllr‘g’;‘£:;’°'°'· trustees named and created by this act shall continue and serve until ‘ the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, or until others shall be appointed; and on that day, or as soon thereafter as con- _Annual elecvenient, not exceeding thirty days, and annually, the like number of mn °f"“"°°’- trustees, they being members thereof, shall be elected by said society. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall commence and This act in be in force from and after the passing thereof, and for the term of twenty 1°¤'° 10F 20 years thereafter. yea"` Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the amount of real and personal property which may, at any time, be held by this society, shall not
