LA S 1 3 Mrs. Sarah Peter, a lady of rare accomplishments and large wealth, died in Cincinnati Tuesday morning. She was the daughter of the late Governor Worthington of Ohio, who was the first governor of that State who had ever travelled abroad. The first husband of Mrs. Peter was Mr. Edward King of Chillicothe (a son of the wellknown Rufus King), who was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ohio, a gentleman of rare gifts of mind and one of the most eloquent men of his time. Mrs. Peter leaves a son, Mr. Rufus King of Cincinnati, who was president of the late constitutional convention of Ohio. She joined the Church of Rome in 1854 while on a visit to Europe, and had ever since given up her life to religious and charitable duties. By her personal efforts no fewer than twenty converts have been established in Philadelphia and Cincinnati, and she crossed the ocean nine times on rands to the Holy See. It is believ the exception perhaps of Mme. Ida Peter had visited in her lifetime me world than any woman of our day the Holy Land and Arabia were tensive. John O'Mahony the Fenian city, Tuesday night, after a was born in 1816, in the neig County Cogul town special er- nd seal us. Mr. ism, and then Moody then ut we must host for 1 eus, Wait, זי Margaret D. Woodnutt, Mary E. Warbrick, Horsham, Bridgeton, N. J. Imogene Yarnall, ACT OF INCORPORATION. It is due to Mrs. Sarah Peter, wife of the British Consul at Philadelphia, to state that the School of Design for Women was originally projected by her and commenced its career of usefulness in her own residence, on the west side of Third Street, below Spruce. It then passed into the care and management of the Franklin Institute for a short time, and on their relinquishing its direction in 1853 it began its corporate existence, a Charter having been obtained from the Court of Common Pleas, on the 24th of September of that year. The new corporation was organized by the election of Job R. Tyson, Elliott Cresson, Redwood F. Warner, James L. Claghorn, René Guillou, Wm. J. Horstmann, Andrew M. Eastwick, Thomas S. Mitchell, Wm. D. Parrish, Joseph Harrison, P. Pemberton Morris, and Charles Gibbons, as a Board of Directors. At a meeting of the Corporators held immediately after the election, the By-Laws were adopted, a copy of which is appended at the end of this Constitution. CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL OF DESIGN FOR WOMEN. The subscribers, citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, have agreed to associate themselves for the purposes set forth in the following articles, and are desirous of acquiring and enjoying the powers and immunities of a corporation, or body politic in law, for the furtherance of such purposes. We do, therefore, hereby associate ourselves for the objects and under the articles, conditions, and name specified in the following articles : ARTICLE I. This Corporation shall be known by the name of "The Philadelphia School of Design for Women," and shall have full power and authority to make, have, and use a common seal, with such device and inscription as they shall think proper, and the same to break, alter, and renew at their pleasure; and by the name, style, and title aforesaid, shall be able and capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any court or courts, before any judge or judges, justice or justices, in all manner of suits, complaints, pleas, causes, matters and demands whatsoever, and all and every matter or thing therein to do in as full and effectual a manner, as any other person or persons, bodies politic and corporate, within this Commonwealth, may or can do, and to make rules, by-laws, and ordinances, and to do everything needful for the good government and support of the affairs of the said Corporation; Provided, always, that the said by-laws, rules, and ordinances, or any of them, be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, to the Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth, or to this Charter. And the Corporation shall be able and capable in law, to take and receive, hold and enjoy, all and all manner of lands, tenements, rents, annuities, franchises, and hereditaments, and any sum and sums of money, and any manner and portion of goods, and chattels, devised, given or bequeathed to them, to be employed and disposed of according to the objects, articles, and conditions hereof, or according to the articles and by-laws of this Corporation; Provided, always, that the clear yearly income of the real and personal estate held by this corporation shall not, at any time, exceed the sum of two thousand dollars. ARTICLE II. The object of the School of Design is the instruction of women in decorative art, and the various practical applications thereof to industrial pursuits, and it shall have power to purchase land, erect or build or rent buildings, and perform such other acts as may be necessary to this object. ARTICLE III. The government of the School shall be vested in a Board composed of twelve gentlemen, styled Directors, who shall be members of the Corporation, to be elected by the contributors on the fourth Monday in June of each year, between the hours of 10 and 12 A.M. And the said Directors shall appoint from time to time as the Bylaws may prescribe a Board of Lady Managers, whose number and authority shall be provided for in the By-laws. Each contributor who shall have paid fifty dollars or more at one time shall be a member of the Corporation for life and entitled to a vote. And any person who shall enrol him or herself as a subscriber and pay to the Treasurer five dollars per annum, and who shall have paid his or her subscription one year before the election and is not in arrears at the time shall also be a member of the Corporation for the time being, and entitled to vote at said elections; Provided, that at the first election held under this Charter, contributors shall be entitled to vote, although they have not paid a subscription one year before the election. No loss or impediment to corporate powers shall take place by reason of any omission to elect at the time specified, but the said Directors shall continue to enjoy and exercise all the powers vested in them, until an election shall duly be held on a succeeding anniversary of said day. The Board of Directors shall have power to fill vacancies in their own body and the persons by them chosen shall continue to be Directors until their successors shall be chosen. Nothing in this Article shall be construed so as to prevent a re-election of the same Directors. The Directors shall choose annually from their own body a President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and such other officers as experience may show to be needful. ARTICLE IV. The Board of Directors shall make a report once in every year, showing the Treasurer's account, the state of the funds, progress, situation, and prospects of the School, and submit the same to the contributors at the annual election. The Act of Incorporation is recorded in Miscellaneous Book G. W. C., No. 1, Page 710, etc., in the office for Recording Deeds, etc., for the City and County of Philadelphia. BY-LAWS. LAW I. THE stated meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on the first Monday in each month, at the School-house, at half-past seven o'clock in the evening. Special meetings may be held, and shall be called by the Secretary, at the written request of three Directors. Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. LAW II. SECTION I. The officers, as provided in the Constitution, shall be elected by the Board at its first stated meeting after the annual election, and at such other times during the year as a vacancy or vacancies may occur. In case of failure to elect at the time fixed, the election may take place at any subsequent meeting of the Board. SECTION II. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at the meetings, and to preserve order therein; and to appoint all committees, unless otherwise ordered by the Board. SECTION III. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to notify the Directors of each stated and special meeting; to provide a roll or list which shall be called over at every meeting, and the absentees noted; to keep fair and regular minutes of the proceedings of each meeting. SECTION IV. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to take charge of the property and money of the Corporation, and to keep its general accounts, and to pay such bills only as have been passed at a stated meeting of the Directors, and been countersigned by the Secretary, or he may in his discretion pay any bills on presentation subject to the subsequent approval of the Board. LAW III. The Directors shall divide themselves into monthly committees, whose duty it shall be to visit the School at such times as the Board may direct, to take note of its progress and condition, and make such reports and suggestions to the Board as they may deem expedient. In cases in the opinion of the monthly committee requiring prompt action, they may suspend both teachers and pupils until the next meeting of the Board. LAW IV. At the first stated meeting after the election in each year, and at such other times as a vacancy or vacancies may occur, the Directors shall elect a Board of Lady Managers, twelve in number, whose duty it shall be to attend to the internal affairs of the School, and, subject to the approval of the Directors, to make regulations for the admission of scholars, and the employment of teachers and servants. The money received at the School shall be disbursed under their direction; beyond the sums so received they shall incur no expenses exceeding an amount to be appropriated monthly by the Directors -the amount wanted to be stated in a requisition from the Board of Lady Managers, and to be settled by the Board of Directors with reference to their means. LAW V. These By-Laws may be changed, amended, or added to by the Directors, at any stated meeting; Provided, notice of the intended alteration be given at the prior stated meeting. JOSEPH HARRISON, JR., CHARLES GIBBONS, J. F. KNORR, WM. D. KELLEY, EDWARD P. MITCHELL, JOB R. TYSON, RENÉ GUILLOU. |