5. This act shall be deemed a public act, and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 16, 1867. AN ACT to incorporate the Deutscher Roemisch Katholischer St. Peter's In force Feb. 16, Unterstuetzungs Verein. 1867. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Michael Smitz, president, Lorenz Franz, vice-president, Sebastian Corporators. Wagoner, treasurer, Lorenz Biehl, secretary, and Nicholas Helfrich, assistant secretary, and the other members at present belonging to the "Deutscher Roemisch Katholischer St. Peter's Unterstuetzungs Verein," now existing in the city of Chicago, in this state, and such other persons as may hereafter be admitted members of said association, according to the constitution and by-laws thereof, be and hereby are declared and constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the "Deutscher Roem- Name and style. Katholischer St. ers. hereafter shall beker's Unterstuetzungs Verein," and Corporate pow by that name style; and, by that name, to remain in perpetual succession, with power, in and by that name and style, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, prosecute and defend in all manner of actions at law or equity in all courts whatsoever, and, if necessary, to sign, execute and deliver by the president and secretary of said association for the time being, under the seal thereof all arbitration and other bonds, in obtaining the legal rights and advancing the interests of said association; and, also, in and by such name, to acquire, purchase, hold, grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey and lease any property, whether real, personal or mixed, and to loan the moneys and funds of said association, and take promissory notes, bonds, mortgages and other evidences of indebtedness for the money or funds so loaned; and to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure; and to make and from time to alter, as the association may deem and by-laws proper and expedient, the constitution and by-laws of said association, declaring and containing the times and manner of election for officers of said association, and the number and duties of such officers, and such other provisions for the good government, general welfare, improvements and existence of said associations, as a majority of the members may determine: Provided, such constitution and by-laws shall not be in conflict with the constitution of the United States or of this state, or the laws thereof. Said constitution and by-laws, when recorded on the records of Constitution Amount of personal property held, etc. of. said association, shall be in full force, and, on the production and proof of such records, shall be received in evidence of the facts therein stated in all courts of justice and upon all lawful occasions. 2. The said corporation shall not at any one time, hold personal property to a greater amount, than one hundred thousand dollars, nor real estate to a greater amount than fifty thousand dollars. The personal property belongAppropriation ing to said association shall not be appropriated otherwise than for the benefit of said association, and the uses and purposes for which it is founded, the improvement of the real estate of the association, and such benevolent and other purposes, and in such manner as shall be declared, provided for and directed in the constitution and by-laws hereinbefore authorized to be made. Fees and dues. Object. 3. The said corporation shall have power to assess such initiation fee, and such monthly, quarterly and yearly dues, as may be wanted for the purpose of carrying out the objects of said society, and may sue its individual members and collect the same by law. 4. The object of this association is hereby declared to be, to unite the members thereof in a bond of brotherhood and mutual friendship; to minister to their wants in sickness, and afford relief in their necessities; to bury those who may die; to aid the widows and children of such as may die; and to provide for the widows and orphans of the members of this association, if needy; and, generally, by all means within the control of the association, to ameliorate the condition, both moral and physical, of the members of this association and their widows and orphans. 5. This act shall be deemed a public act, and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 16, 1867. In force March AN ACT to incorporate La Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance de l' Illinois. 8, 1967. Corporators. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assemly, That George De Loynes, Alex. Bengley, F. A. Nitsheln, Ambrose Gagne, Theophile Gueroult, and All Coignard, and their associates, are hereby constituted a body corporate and Name and style. politic, by the name and style of "La Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance de l' Illinois;" and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall have power to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, in all courts of law or equity. § 2. That the said corporation and their successors, by the name, style and title aforesaid, may receive, take, hold, either by gift, purchase, devise, bequest or otherwise, any real and personal property, for the use and for the advancement of the purposes of said corporation, and may rent, lease, sell, mortgage, convey or in any otherwise dispose of the same, according to the constitution and by-laws of said corporation: Provided, always, that said corporation shall not at any time hold or possess property exceeding in value the sum of fifty thousand dollars. 3. Possession pose. of The object and purpose of said corporation shall be Object and purto extend relief and aid to its members in case of sickness, and to bury deceased members; also to aid the widows and orphans of deceased members, and to do such other benevolent deeds as shall be in their power. 4. That it shall and may be lawful for the said corpo- Powers ration to have a common seal, and to alter and renew the privileges same at pleasure, they shall have power to pass such by-laws and regulations for the management of their business as they may deem necessary: Provided, they do not in anywise conflict with the constitution and laws of this state. or of the United States, and shall, in general, have and exercise all such rights, privileges and immunities as by law are incident or necessary to the corporation herein constituted. 5. The officers of said corporation shall be a president, Officers. two vice-presidents, one treasurer, two secretaries, and such other officers as the by-laws may prescribe; which officers shall be elected by the members of said corporation by How elected. ballot. 6. This act shall be deemed a public act, and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 8, 1867. and AN ACT to incorporate the German Workingmens' Association of the city In force March of Pekin, Illinois. 8, 1867. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That August Corporators. Winkel, Frederick Herring, Wm. Steinseifer, John Lucas, Henry Lehr, and their associates and successors, and all other persons who may hereafter associate with them, be declared and constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of "The German Workingmens' Asso- Name and style. ciation of the city of Pekin ;" and by that name they and their successors shall and may have succession, shall be capable of suing and being sued, contracting and being conVol. I.-10 tracted with; may have and use a common seal, and the § 2. The constitution and by-laws now adopted by said 83. The association so incorporated may annually, or oftener, elect from its own numbers such officers and managers as the association may deem proper, at such times and places, and in such manner and with such powers expressed and duties imposed on said officers and managers as said association, by its by-laws, may direct; and, in case it shall happen that an election of officers and managers shall not be made on the day designated by the by-laws, it may and shall be lawful on any other day to hold an election of such officers and managers. § 4. The association incorporated by this act shall be capable of taking, holding and receiving any property, real or personal, by virtue of any gifts, purchase, devise or bequest contained in any last will and testament of any person whatsoever, or in any other manner. 5. The association incorporated by this act shall also have power to issue bonds and negotiate the same, and to borrow money and mortgage their property, both personal and real, or mixed, for the payment of said bonds so negotiated, or money so borrowed: Provided, that nothing in this act contained shall be held to confer any banking privileges upon the association hereby created. § 6. The constitution, by-laws and resolutions of said association shall be in full force when recorded in the records of said association, and on the production and proof of such records shall be received as evidence of the facts therein stated in all courts of justice, and upon all lawful occasions. § 7. Said corporation may require bond and satisfactory security of its treasurer or other officers intrusted with moneys or other property, for the faithful performance of his or their duties as such officers. § 8. The object of this association is hereby declared to be to protect and promote the true interests of the workingmen. 9. This act shall be deemed a public act, and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED March 8, 1867. AN ACT to incorporate the Workman's Mutual Aid Society of Trenton, In force March 9, 1867. Object. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Adolph Corporators. Mueller, Paul Bassler, Lewis Rode, Jacob Peter, Adam Kenbrer, Adam Zachelmeier, Frank Leanhung, George Fisher, Christian Hake and Constant Ambrose, members of the Workman's Mutual Aid Society, and other present members of said society, and such other persons as may hereafter be admitted members of said society, according to the constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations thereof, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, in the town of Trenton, county of Clinton, and state of Illinois, under the name and style of "The Workman's Name and style. Mutual Aid Society of Trenton," for the purpose of aiding their members in sickness and distress, and providing for a decent burial of their dead; and by that name shall have perpetual succession, with power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, prosecute and defend in all actions at law and in equity and in all courts whatsoever; and be capable in law of taking and holding, by purchase, grant, gift, devise and otherwise, and of selling and conveying real and personal estate, and to loan the money and funds of the society, and to take promissory notes, bonds, mortgages and other evidences of indebtedness, to secure the same; to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure; to make, and from time to time to alter, as they may think proper and expedient, a constitution and by-laws for said society, declaring the time of electing the officers of the society, and the mode thereof, the number and duties of such officers, and, generally, such other provisions for the good government and existence of the soci ety as to them may seem proper. 2. The constitution, by-laws and proceedings of said Record of con society shall be entered by the secretary of the society in a stitution, etc. book kept for that purpose; and such books shall be evi dence of the matters therein contained in all courts of jus tice. 3. For the purpose of carrying into effect the objects Trustees. of this act the members of the above society shall have power, and they are hereby authorized to appoint out of their members three trustees, to hold their office for a term of one year, and until their successors in office are appointed. 4. Said society may require bond and satisfactory Bonds of offisecurity of its treasurer and trustees for the faithful perform- cers. ance of their duties as such officers. 85. At all elections, each member who is not indebted Qualified voters to the said society, or suspended from its benefits, shall be |