Section 1

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Governor is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a commission, consisting of five citizens of this Commonwealth, to serve without compensation, who shall investigate and examine the said hospital, together with all the buildings, grounds, equipment, affairs, and accounts of said association. Said commission shall ascertain the indebtedness of said association, of whatsoever nature, and shall ascertain what, if any, liens there may be of record against said hospital, including said buildings and grounds, and what, if any, claims there may be against said association or against said hospital, including all buildings, grounds, and equipment, and whether said hospital is in good repair, and whether there is ground adjacent and belonging thereto sufficient for the proper maintenance of said hospital. If said commission shall ascertain that said hospital is in good repair, and is fully equipped and in proper condition to accommodate patients, and that there is sufficient ground as aforesaid, and that the total of all claims, debts, and liens against said association and against said hospital, including all buildings, equipment, and grounds, does not exceed the sum of fourteen thousand dollars, said Commission shall have authority, and is hereby directed, to accept said hospital, including all said buildings, grounds, and equipment, in the name of this Commonwealth.