by Pennsylvania General Assembly, An ACT to confer on certain associations of the citizens of this commonwealth the powers and immunities of corporations… (1791)
“ Provided always, That the said bylaws, 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 the instrument, upon which the said corporations, respectively, are as aforesaid formed and established. ”
