Chap. 320.—An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act entitled an Act to
Incorporate the Virginia Ilistorical and Philosophical Society, passed
March 10, 1884.

Approved July 11, 1870.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
an act entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia Historical
and Philosophical Society, passed March the tenth, eighteen
hundred and thirty-four, be amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:

“ ‘Whereas, sundry citizens of this commonwealth have
formed themselves into a society by the name and title of the
Virginia Historical Society, the objects of which are to dis-
cover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the civil
and literary history and antiquities of this state; and whereas,
it is represented to the general assembly that the members of
the said society are desirous of obtaining a charter of incorpo-
ration:

Ҥ 1. Be it therefore enacted by the general assembly, That
the members of the aforesaid society, together with such
others as they shall hereafter associate with them, and their
successors, are hereby constituted, ordained, and created a
body corporate and politic by the name of The Virginia His-
torical Society, and by that name shall have perpetual suc-
cession, and shall be and are hereby made able and capable in
law, as a body corporate, to have, hold, and enjoy goods, chat-
tels, lands, and tenements, and the same, at all times, may
dispose of, in their discretion.

‘The said society may have a common seal, may sue and be
sued, plead and be impleaded, and may do, act, and transact
all matters and things whatsoever, proper for bodies corpo-
rate to do, act, and transact; and may establish and enact
such a constitution and such by-laws, rules, and regulations as
shall be deemed necessary and expedient, and which shall
not be repugnant to the laws of this state or of the United
tates.

Ҥ 2. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation be
further authorized and empowered to elect and qualify such
officers as may by them be deemed necessary, to be chosen at
such time, and to hold their offices for such period, as the con-
stitution of said corporation shall prescribe; and to appoint
and hold such meetings as shall be thought proper.

“§ 3. This act shall be in force from its passage.”