CHAP. 139.—An ACT to incorporate the trustees of Trinity lodge,
vo 497, independent order of good templars, of Richmond,
rginia.

Approved February 2, 1892.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That Julius A. Hobson, Joseph H. Shepherd, H. C. Glenn,
Robert Whittet, junior, Mrs. A. J. Pyle, Mrs. L. E. Rodgers,
J. R. Miller, Hugh D. Shepherd, and George W. Hawx-
hurst, and their successors, be, and they are hereby, made
a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the
trustees of Trinity lodge, number four hundred and ninety-
seven, independent order of good templars, of Richmond,
Virginia, and by that name shall have perpetual succes-
sion, 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
Jand, money or other property, real or personal, which may
hereafter be given to or otherwise acquired by them for the
use of the said lodge of good templars, and the said trus-
tees shall hold their office only so long as they remain
members of the said order: provided, that the amount of
land held by them sha]! not exceed one acre; and provided,
that the sum of money acquired by them shall not exceed
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

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

3. Whenever said lodge shall surrender its charter to
the grand lodge of independent order of good templars, of
Virginia, or from any other cause shall cease to exist, the
said trustees, or a majority of them, shall have authority
to convey the land and other property, held by them, for
the use of the said lodge to the grand lodge of indepen-
dent order of good templars, of Virginia, or in case the
said grand lodge of independent order of good templars,
of Virginia, shall for any cause cease to exist, then the
said trustees shall convey the same to the right worthy
grand lodge of independent order of good templars of the
world.

4. Five trustees shall constitute a quorum for the trans-
action of any business under this act.

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