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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

of stock, or evidence of indebtedness, deeds or muniments of
title or other valuable papers of any kind, or any other article
or thing whatsoever, which may be left or deposited for safe
keeping with said corporation ; and it may and shall be lawful
for any of the courts of any State, into which moneys, stocks,
bonds or other property may be paid or deposited by agree-
ment of parties, order, judgment or decree of said court, to
order and direct the same to be deposited with said corpora-
tion ; and it shall be entitled to charge such commissions or
compensation therefor, as may be agreed upon.

Adopt rules
and regula-
tions.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the president, vice-presi-
dents and directors of said corporation hereby created, shall
have power to enact and adopt such rules and regulations, and
by-laws for the government and management of the affairs of
said corporation as they shall deem advantageous to the
interests thereof ; provided, the same be not contrary to the
law of the land.

Rights
reserved.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted. That the General Assembly
reserves the right to repeal, alter or amend this Act.

Effective.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted. That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 9, 1898.

CHAPTER 511.
AN ACT to incorporate " The Washington County Free
Library."

Body
corporate.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Rev. Dr. J. Spangler Kieffer, William Updegran, .
George C. Pearson, Edward W. Mealey, John W. Stonebraker,
Elias Emmert and William Kealhofer, of Washington county,
and their successors as hereinafter provided for, be and they are
hereby created a body corporate with perpetual succession,
under the name of "The Washington County Free Library."

Board of
trustees.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Rev. Dr.
J. Spangler Kieffer, William Updegraff, George C. Pearson,
Edward W. Mealey, John W. Stonebraker, Elias Emmert and
William Kealhofer, and their successors, be and they are hereby
created a board of trustees of "The Washington County Free
Library ; " and that the said trustees and their successors shall
have all the powers and privileges hereinafter enumerated, to
create, erect, establish and maintain a free public library in the
town of Hagerstown, for the use of the inhabitants of Wash-