to confer all such degrees as are customary in other colleges or universities in this State.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That the lots, buildings and other property of said corporation shall not be subject to the payment of city or other taxes, and that no bequest or other conveyance of property to the said corporation shall be vitiated by reason of any misnomer thereof. Approved, February 21, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Madison Female College, to be located in the town of Madison, Georgia.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, Adam G. Saffold, Wilde Kolb, John Robson, John W. Porter, William V. Barnly, Lucuis L. Wittich, Gay Smith, Alfred Shaw. Thomas P. Baldwin, Hugh J. Ogilby, Thaddeus B. Reese, Dawson B. Lane, Samuel Pennington, William J. Parks, Caleb W. Key, M. H. Hebbard, Isaac Boring, John W. Glenn, G. J. Pearce, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of Madison Female College.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal, and shall be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, take, possess and acquire by gift, grant or purchase lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estate, and the same to use, have, improve or convey in fee simple.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors, be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities, which may be made or bequeathed to said corporation, and no misnomer of the corporation or other technical defect shall prevent its right from vesting when it may appear or it shall be ascertained that it was the intention of the party or parties to give, grant, or bequeath any property, real or personal, or any right or interest, to the said corporation.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, shall have power and authority to negotiate loans, or enter into any contract or contracts which they or a majority of them shall deem necessary for the use of said College, and to secure said contracts, loans or other negotiations by pledging or mortgaging the property of said institution, except the College building and lot or lots on which it may be situated.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors in office, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority to make all such laws, rules and regulations for the government of said College as they may deem fit and proper: Provided, Nothing in said by-laws, rules and regulations be repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia or United States.

SECTION 6. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and name, shall have perpetual succession, and when Fany vacancy shall occur in said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power of filling such vacancies.

SECTION 7. And be it further enacted, That said Board of Trustees shall consist of nineteen members, which number may be reduced to fourteen, as vacancies shall occur, if the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall so determine.

SECTION 8. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power of appointing a President, Professors, Secretary, Treasurer, and Stewart, and all other officers they may think necessary for said college, and the same or any of the same to discontinue and remove when they may think fit, provided a majority of the Board of Trustees concur in such removal.

SECTION 9. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees shall prescribe the course of studies to be pursued and taught in said College, and fix the salaries of the different officers, establish the rate of tuition, adjust the expenses, and adopt such regulations not otherwise provided for, as the good of the College may require.

SECTION 10. And be it further enacted, That the President of the College (or in his absence the senior Professor) by and with the consent of the Trustees shall have power to confer all such honor, degrees and license as are usually conferred in colleges and universities, and shall preside at all the public exercises of the College.

SECTION 11. And be it further enacted, That all meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held in the town of Madison, Morgan county, and a majority of the Trustees living shall at all times be competent to transact any business appertaining to the College, and to exercise all powers, privileges and duties herein before conferred on the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 12. And be it further enacted, That should the building and property of said corporation cease to be used for educational purposes for three,consecutive years, then the same shall revert to and become the property of the subscribers to said College, or their legal representatives, in proportion to the amount of their several subscriptions. Approved, January 26, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Dalton Female College.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Joseph S. Baker, John Crawford, E. M. Galt, D. A. Walker, J. N. Cates, D. S. Anderson, A. E. Vandirver, Duff Green, G. W. Selvedge, Z. H. Gordon, John Haynes, C. C. Hammond, J. H. B. Shackelford, J. C. Gunn, E. Dyer, B. F. Porter, R. M. Aycock, M. A. Cooper, A. R. Wright, A. Webb, R. Fleming, and N. M. Crawford, and their successors in office, shall be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Dalton Female College, and as such shall be capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall be authorized to use a common seal, and to make all by-laws and regulations necessary for the government of said College, not inconsistent with the Constitution of this State or of the United States.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, or any nine of them, who shall constitute a quorum, shall be authorized to appoint such officers as they may think proper for their own body and for the government and management of the said College: Provided, The Chairman and Managers of the Southern Education Society shall have power to confirm or annul such appointment.

SECTION 3. Aad be it further enacted, That the said Trustees shall have authority to confer literary degrees, and shall continue in office for one year, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the Chairman and Managers of the Southern Education Society, and they only, are qualified to vote for Trustees of the Dalton Female College, and they may hold an election on the first Monday in July in each year, or at such time thereafter as they may determine.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Trustees shall be capable of holding all manner of property, real and personal, with all the rights, powers and privileges that are necessary and proper to enable them to use the same, or to make it available for the purpose, use, and benefit of said College.

Approved, February 23, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute, and to appoint Trustees for the same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met,

and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, William S. Norman, Stephen H. Martin, Cyrus Sharp, McCarroll Peurifoy, Benier Pye, Asa V. Mann, and Elbridge G. Cabiness, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the "Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute," in the town of Forsyth.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, or their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name and style of "The Trustees of the Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute," and as such shall be capable and liable in law and equity to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall be authorized to make such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary for the government of said institution, provided that they be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State; and for that purpose may have a common seal, and appoint such officers as they may think per, and remove the same from office.

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SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors, shall be capable of accepting and being invested with all manner of property, both real and personal, all gifts, donations, grants, rights, privileges, and immunities whatsoever, which may belong to said institution, or which may hereafter be conveyed or transferred to them, to have and to hold the same for the proper benefit and behoof of said institution.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any vacancy shall happen by death, resignation or otherwise, of any one or more of the Trustees of said institution, their survivors, or a majority of them, shall fill such vacancy; and that they may further have the power at their discretion to increase the number of said Trustees to seven. Approved, December 21, 1849.

AN ACT to incorporate the Lagrange Collegiate Seminary for young ladies.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this act, Milton E. Bacon, Principal, and any number of Trustees he may hereafter appoint not exceeding thirty, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate, for the purpose of female education, under the name and style of the "Lagrange Collegiate Seminary for young ladies;" that the Principal and Trustees when appointed as aforesaid, and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid,

may have and use a common seal, sue and be sued, plead be impleaded, and have, take and hold any real or personal estate or other property, corporeal or incorporeal, to be used by them for the purposes of female education.

SECTION 2. Be it further enacted, That the Principal of said Seminary shall have power to employ any number of assistant teachers he may think necessary; make and enforce all laws and regulations not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the State, that may be requisite for the well ordered government of the Seminrry, prescribe a course of studies, establish the rate of tuition, and to do and perform all other things that the good of the Seminary may demand. SECTION 3. Be it further enacted, That the Principal of the Seminary shall have power and authority to confer such honors, degrees, medals, and privileges, upon the students as are usually conferred in colleges and universities; to grant diplomas in manner and style appropriate to female institutions, and to control and preside at the public exercicises of the Seminary.

SECTION 4. Be it further enacted, That the appointment of Trustees as aforesaid shall be discretionary with the Principal to appoint or not, as he may regard best for the interest of the Seminary, and that, if appointed, the Principal and Trustees, in their corporate capacity, shall have perpetual succession, and that when any vacancy shall occur in the Board of Trustees appointed by the Principal, by death or otherwise, he shall have power to fill the same by further appointment.

SECTION 5. Be it further enacted, That the charter granted by this act to the "Lagrange Collegiate Seminary for young ladies," shall be limited to the term of thirty years from the date of its grant; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this act are hereby repealed.

Approved, January 31, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate Madison Collegiate Institute.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, Elijah E. Jones, John B. Walker, Zachariah Fears, Thomas J. Burney, Edmund Walker, Charles M. Irvin, William S. Stokes, James F. Swanson, J.W.Fears, Benjamin Harris, Benjamin M.Peeples, Nathan Massey, R. P. Zimerman, Nathaniel G. Foster and William W. B. Crawford, and their successors in office be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic by the name of "Madison Collegiate Institute," and that