Chap. 202.—An ACT to incorporate the trustees of Minnehaha Lodge
Independent Order of Good Templars.

Approved February 24, 1886.

i. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
Edwin P. Clark, Edward Carter, Elias M. Harrington, Gar-
rett Hulfish, Howard H. Hulfish, and their successors, be and
they are hereby appointed a body politic and corporate, by the
name and style of the Trustees of Minnehaha Lodge Indepen-
dent Order of Good Templars, and by that name shall have
perpetual succession, may contract and be contracted with,
sue and be sued, may acquire, receive, hold; possess and enjoy,
and may rent, sell, convey, and otherwise manage or dispose
of all lands, money or other property, real or personal, which
may hereafter be given or otherwise acquired by them for the
use of said lodge of Good Templars. And the said trustees
shall hold their office only so long as they shall remain mem-
bers of the said lodge: provided that the amount of land held
by them shall not exceed one acre, and provided that the sum
of money acquired by them shall not exceed one thousand
dollars.

2. The said lodge, at any meeting called by the lodge deputy
for this purpose, shall have power to fill all vacancies in the
board of trustees, the persons to fill such vacancies to be chosen
from the membership of said lodge.

3. Whenever the said lodge shall surrender its charter to
the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Temp-
lars of Virginia, or from any other cause shall cease to exist,
the said trustees, or a majority of them, shall have authority
to sell and convey the land and other property held. by them
for the use of said lodge, and distribute the money arising from
such sale, and any other money belonging to said lodge, rata-
bly among the members in good standing at the time of such
surrender of the charter.

4. Three trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transac-
tion of any business under this act.

5. This act shall be in force trom its passage.