Chap. 375.—An ACT to incorporate the Sons and Daughters, Brothers and Sisters
of Zion Tabernacle, No. 1], King George county.

Approved March 28, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general aseembly of Virginia, That P. H.
Linzey, president; David Johnson, vice-president; W. C. Graves, treas-
urer; Allen Grymes, recording secretary; A. F. Grymes, financial secre-
tary, and such other persons who now are, or may hereafter be, associated
with them and their successors, shall be, and are hereby, constituted a
body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Sons and
Daughters, Brothers and Sisters of Zion Linzey Tabernacle, number one,
for the purpose of providing for the poor, ministering to the sick, and
burying the dead of their order; and by said name shall have perpetual
succession and a common seal, and may sue and be sued, and may enact a
constitution and by-laws for the election, government, and removal of
its officers; for the admission, government, and expulsion of members;
for the acquisition and management of its-property, and the proper con-
duct of its affairs, and for the establishment and government of subor-
dinate lodges, and for revoking their charters, and for all other matters
not inconsistent with this act and the laws of this State, and may alter,
amend, or repeal the same, from time to time, and may acquire and hold
property, real, personal, and mixed, by purchase, gift, or devise, and may
appoint trustees to hold and manage the same, with authority to pur-
chase, lease, hire, sell, alien, mortgage, and exchange the same.

2. The object of this corporation shall be to take care of its sick and
destitute members, to bury its dead, to support the widows and orphan
children of its members, and encourage and promote good morals and
knowledge among its members and their families.

3. The said corporation may take and hold so much real and personal
estate as may be suitable for its objects, either within or in the imme-
diate vicinity of Weedonville, King George county, Virginia, not to ex-
ceed in value five thousand dollars.

4. The chief place of business shall be known as Prospect View, King
George county, and it may make such by-laws, rules, and regulations
consistent with the laws of this State as it may deem proper for the
government of its members, the management of its affairs, and for the
use, enjoyment, and control of its property.

5. The said corporation may institute subordinate lodges in any county
or corporation in the State of Virginia, and shall have power to make and
adopt a constitution and by-laws and rules and regulations for the ad-
mission and expulsion of members, and for their government.

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