Chap. 651.—An ACT to incorporate the Young men’s Christian association of
Newport News, Virginia.

Approved March 8, 1896. —

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
following members of the Young men’s Christian association of
Newport News, Virginia, T. J. Barham, DeWitt Crane, J. M. Curtis,
B. W. Crump, George B. West, Robert P. Orr, J. A. Willett, W. J.
Nelms, H. D. Coleman, B. R. Gary, W. H. Landon, J. L. Marye,
junior, J. D. G. Brown, and such other persons ag hereafter may be-
come members of the same, shall be, and are hereby, declared a body
politic and corporate by the name, style and title of the “ Young
men’s Christian association of Newport News, Virginia,” to have
perpetual succession, to have power to take, hold and dispose of for
the use of the said association, all kinds of property, real estate,
goods, chattels, sum or sums of money, by gift, grant, bargain, sale,
or otherwise, from any person or persons whomsoever, capable of
making the same, and the same to grant, bargain, sell, and a good
conveyance to make for the use of the association aforesaid; to sue
and to be sued, to contract and be contracted with, to have a com-
mon seal which may be altered at pleasure, and to do all other acts
and enjoy all other privileges and powers incident to similar corpo-
rations in general, under and subject to the laws of this common-
wealth; but the members of the said association shall not be indi-
vidually liable for the corporate debts.

2. The amount of real estate held at any one time shall not exceed
five acres in area.

3. The officers of said corporation shall be such as the same asso-
ciation may think necessary, and shall be elected by ballot at such
time and in such manner as the rules and by-laws may direct; pro-
vided that no member shall be entitled to vote or to hold office other
than a male member of some evangelical church.

4, That the members of said association, who are or who may be
entitled to vote at any such election of officers, shall have full power
and authority to make such rules and by-laws as shall be necessary
for the government and promotion of the interests of said associa-
tion: provided that no rule or by-law shall be valid if inconsistent
with this act or the constitution or laws of this state or of the United
States.

5. That the said association may make such alterations or amend-
ments to its rules and by-laws as it may deem necessary: provided
that none of said alterations are contrary to the provisions herein
contained.

6. That the following citizens of Newport News shall constitute
the officers, whose tenure of office shall begin from the passage of
this act, and so continue until the first day of October, eighteen
hundred and ninety-six, and until their successors are elected and
qualified:: President, T. J. Barham; vice-president, DeWitt Crane;
recording secretary, B. W. Crump; treasurer, James M. Curtis.
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7. The property owned by this association and used for associa-
tion purposes shall be exempt from taxation.
8. This act shall be in force from its passage.