Chap. 363.—An ACT to incorporate The Grand United Sons and
Daughters of the Living Council of the Cross, No. 1, in the State of
Virginia.

. Approved March 81, 1875.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
Junius Cole, Silas Watkins, Thomas Jefferson, Muscoe Henry,
John Fields, James -H. Minnis, William Allen, and all others
who now are or may hereaiter become members of the asso-
ciation, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic
and corporate, by the name and style of The Grand United
Sons and Daughters of the Living Council of the Cross of
the State of Virginia, and by this name they shall have per-
petual succession and a common seal, may sue and bo sued,
plead and be impleaded. They may make such by-laws and
regulations for the government of their society as they may
think proper, not inconsistent with the laws of this state or
of the United States.

2. They shall have power to purchase, receive and hold to
them and their successors forever, any lot or lots of land in
the state of Virginia, upon which to erect suitable buildings
in which to hold their meetings. The real estate of the said
association shall not excecd one acre of land in any county
or corporation of this commonwealth. The principal build-
ing of the association shall be in the city of Richmond; the
officers, for the first year, are to be Junius Colo, J. H. Min-
nis, Thomas P. Jefferson, Muscoe Henry, Silas Watkins,
William Allen, residing in the city of Richmond. .

3. The objects of the association shall be to give aid to
the sick and bury the dead, and to care for the orphan chil-
dren of members of the said socicty.

4. The treasurer shall receive all moneys accruing to the
society and property delivered to his care. Before entering
on the discharge of his duties, he shall give bond, with such
security and in such penalty as the society may direct, made
payable to the society and conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of his duties; and the socicty may obtain a judg-
ment for the amount thereof, or for any special delinquencies
of the treasurer, on motion, in any court of record, against
the said treasurer and his securities, his or their executors
or administrators, upon giving ten days’ previous notice of
such motion.

9d. This act shall be in force from its passage.