Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Mar.[March] 1, 1839.

AN ACT to incorporate the Mount Carmel Grimke Literary Association.
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Body politic.

Name & style.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the officers and members of “The Mount Carmel Grimke Literary Association ,” and their successors, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style aforesaid; and invested with all the rights, privileges, liabilities, immunities, incident to a corporate body.

Object.

Sec. 2. The objects of said association are and shall be to promote and encourage literature, and the mental and moral culture of its members; and they are authorized and empowered to adopt and execute such measures, to effect said objects, as may be deemed most expedient.

By-laws.

Sec. 3. The said corporation shall have power to establish and change by-laws, and prescribe rules and regulations for the admission and dismission of its members, and their government, and election of their officers and their duties, and the management of its property and affairs.

Minors may be members.

Sec. 4. Minors shall be admitted members of the association; and such honorary members may be elected as the association may think fit.

Income not to exceed $3,000

Sec. 5. The annual income of the real and personal estate, which the said corporation may hold, shall not exceed three thousand dollars.

Act may be repealed.

Sec. 6. The Legislature may at any time modify, alter, or repeal this act, or any of its provisions, should the corporation abuse any of its privileges hereby granted.

Approved, March 1, 1839.

1On January 24, 1839, Edward Smith introduced HB 199 in the House of Representatives. On February 20, the House passed the bill. On February 27, the Senate passed the bill. On March 1, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at their First Session, (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 276, 432, 439, 465, 562, 568, 574-75; Journal of the Senate of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at their First Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 375, 427, 475.