CHAP. 165.—An ACT to incorporate the Sons and Daughters of
Canaan, of the city of Alexandria, Virginia.

Approved February 27, 1879.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
ilenry Newman, Robert Lewis, Nathaniel Arnold, Henry Lewis,
Elizabeth Nuby, John Barbour, David Taylor, Susan Lewis,
Sarah Lewis, Marie Saunders, Susan Washington, Hatty Nel-
son, and Mary Ek. Washington, be and they are hereby consti-
tuted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of
The Sons and Daughters of Canaan, of the city of Alexandria,
Virginia; and. by that name may sue and be sued, plead and
be impleaded, have perpetual succession and a common seal ;
and in all respects shall be invested with the rights and privi-
leges conferred, and subject to the restrictions and regulations
prescribed for corporations by the general law, so far as the
same are applicable to this corporation, and not inconsistent
with this act.

2. The said corporation may take by purchase, gift. devise
or bequest, and hold real and personal estate, and lease, rent,
sell, or otherwise dispose of the same in such manner as may
seem most advantageous: provided, it shall not hold real estate
exceeding one acre of land in any county or corporation of this
commonwealth.

3. The object of the association shall be the mutual benefit,
protection, and assistance of its members, and the burial of the
dead.

4, The said order shall have power to make and adopt acon-
stitution and by-laws, rules, and regulations for the admission
and expulsion of members, and for their government, the elec-
tion of its officers and to define their duties, and for the safe-
keeping and protection of its property and funds: provided,
the same be not inconsistent with the laws of the United States
or of this state.

5. This act shall be in foree from its passage.