Chap. 336.—An ACT to incorporate the Fraternal Relief Association.

Approved March 28, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That T. Wiley
Davis, Hill Montague, William H. Bailey, O. J. Sands, and M. B. Fergus-
son, all citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and their associates,
successors, and assigns, be, and are hereby, constituted a body corporate
and politic by the name of the Fraternal Relief Association, and by that
name shall be known in law, and shall have perpetual succession, and
shall have power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all courts,
and may make and have a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure,
and shall have, exercise, and enjoy all the rights, powers, and privileges
pertaining to corporate bodies and necessary for the purposes hereinafter
set forth; and may make a constitution, by-laws, rules, and regulations
consistent with the existing laws of the State for the government of all
under its authority, for the management of its estates and properties,
and for the due and orderly conduct of its affairs, the general object of
said association being—

First. To unite fraternally persons of sound bodily health and good
moral character who are socially acceptable, and between the ages of
twenty-one and sixty years.

Second. To give all material aid in its power to its members and those
dependent on them.

Third. To issue certificates to its members, and to establish relief or
other funds, from which the members of said association who shall have
paid the required payments, assessments, or dues, and shall have com-
plied with all its rules and regulations, may receive an indemnity in case
of death, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars to any one member,
and may also receive an indemnity-in case of disability to perform any
work caused by sickness or accident, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars per annum to any one member. The certificates issued by said
association shall provide for the payment to its members, or their fam-
ilies, widows, heirs, blood relatives, or other dependents, of benefits not
exceeding the sums herein mentioned in case of sickness, disability, or
death of its members, as may be‘provided in its constitution or by-laws.

Fourth. The said association may create, maintain, and disburse
among its members an emergency or reserve fund, as may be provided in
its constitution or by-laws.

2. The said association may acquire and own real estate not exceeding
five hundred acres, and its principal office shall be in the State of Vir-
ginia.

3. The said association shall be subject to, and shall have and enjoy
all the rights and privileges of the laws of this State regulating fraternal
beneficiary associations.

4. All taxes and debts due the State shall be paid in money, and not in
coupons.

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