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successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper use, benefit and behoof of the said Buena Vista Academy; and the said Trustees, styled as aforesaid, shall be and they are hereby declared to be capable of sueing or being sued, and of using all necessary and legal steps for recovering and defending any property whatever which the said Academy may hold, claim or demand, and also with power to make all necessary regulations concerning said Academy building or the appendages thereunto belonging or appertaining, and to secure in the name of themselves and their successors in office fee simple or other titles to any estate or personalty which has been sold or may be hereafter conveyed to said Academy.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That any vacancies that may accrue by death, resignation or otherwise, of any of the Trustees of said Buena Vista Academy, the survivors, or a majority of them, shall fill the same in such manner as shall be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of the Trustees aforesaid.

Approved, January 26, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate an Academy at Centre Village in the county of Camden, to be known by the name and style of Centre Village Academy; and to provide means for erecting suitable buildings 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 passage of this act, Stephen McCall, George W. Thomas, Robert Lany, James Barnard, Alexander Scott, Hugh Brown, and Joseph Hull, and their successors in office be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Trustees of the Centre Village Academy, said Board to be augmented in number by the present Board at pleasure: Provided, That not more than twelve shall at any time exist.

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 be capable of sueing 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 estates, and the same to be used for the purposes of edu

cation.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a Principal for the Academy aforesaid, and

also assistants to the same; and the said Principal shall have the right and power to prescribe a course of studies, to make and enforce all laws that the internal policy of the Academy may require, and adopt such regulations as the good of said Academy may require.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and [name,] shall have perpetual succession; and when any vacancy shall occur in said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancies.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any funds now belonging to or subject to academical purposes in the county of Camden, for the purpose of erecting a suitable building for the same; and that the said Trustees be, and they are hereby empowered to receive and apply said money for the purpose herein specified.

SECTION 6. And be it further enacted, That if, upon examination by the Trustees aforesaid, it should appear there is not sufficient money belonging to the county aforesaid to make up the amount of one thousand dollars, then the said Trustees, or a majority of them, shall be empowered to sell a sufficient amount of any bank stock belonging to the county aforesaid, and subject to academical purposes, to make up said amount: Provided, The same be not sold below its market value.

SECTION 7. And be it further enacted, That this charter shall be and remain in force for and during the period of thirty years from the date of its passage, and shall not be held or construed to interfere with the corporate rights of any other Academy in said county.

SECTION 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, January 31, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Marshallville Academy, and 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 passage of this act, Daniel F. Wade, Solomon Fudge, Reuben H. Slappy, Littleberry Mulkey, Isaac Johnson, Gideon Watson, and James N. Taylor, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of Marshallville Academy of Macon county.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Trustees and their successors in office constitute a body politic and corporate, capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded; and shall make such by-laws for the government of said Academy as they may deem proper, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Trustees have power to purchase, hold, or sell and convey real estate for the use and benefit of said Academy, and to fill all vacancies that may occur in said Board, either by death, resignation, or otherwise. Approved, January 17, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate Rock Spring Academy and Haralson Academy in the county of Coweta, 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 passage of this act, John Favor, Charles B. Taliaferro, Joshua P. Shropshire, William P. Thurman, Charles W. Arnold, and John H. Johnson, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the Trustees. of Rock Spring Academy; and that William Taylor, Joseph Rawls, L. Bedenbough, William Westmoreland, Wm. S. Mayor, and Ethelbert Carlton, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the Trustees of Haralson Academy, said Board of Trustees to augment in number by the present Board at pleasure: Provided, That not more than twelve shall at any time exist.

SECTION 2. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office, under the names and styles aforesaid, may use a common seal, and shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, take, possess and acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, property both real and personal, for the use of said Academies.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That when any vacancy may happen by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any of the Trustees of said Academies, the successors, or a majority of them, shall fill the same in such manner as shall be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of the Trustees aforesaid.

Approved, February 5, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Dahlonega Male and Female Academies, 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 immediately after the passage of this act, Joseph J. Singleton, Sen., A. G. Wimpey, Wm. Martin, A. H. Moore, J. L. Riley, John W. Grady, M. P. Quillian, A. W. Redding, F. D. Boatfield, J. H. Smith and R. B. Lewis, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Dahlonega Male and Female Academies, in the county of Lumpkin.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees and 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 Dahlonega Male and Female Academies, and as such shall be capable and liable in law, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and to make such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary for the government of said Academy or Academies; Provided, such by laws and regulations be not in violation of the Constitution or Laws of this State.

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

mies.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That when any vacancy shall happen in said board of Trustees, by death, resignation or otherwise of any one or more of their number, their survivors, or a majority of them, shall fill such vacancy. SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, February 1, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Corrollton Male Academy in the county of Carroll, and the Male and Female Academy at Centreville, in Talbot, and to appoint Trustees for the same, and for other purposes therein named.

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 John T. Meador, Samuel Batterson, Sherwood K. Williams,

Franklin C. Dramond and A. T. Upchurch, and their successors in office, are hereby appointed and declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the "Trustees of the Carrollton Male Academy of Carroll county," and as such body politic, shall be capable of sueing and being sued, and of doing all other acts which may be necessary to the execution of the trust confided in them, and for that purpose they may have and use a common seal, appoint such officers as they may think proper, and remove them for misconduct or neglect of duty.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees shall be capable of accepting and holding all manner of property, both real and personal, and all bequests, gifts and donations, whatever, which may belong to said Institution, or which may hereafter be made or transferred to them or their successors in office, and they are hereby authorized to make such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem expedient; Provided, such by-laws, rules or regulations are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the State, or of the United States.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That on the first Monday in January, in the year eighteen hundred and fiftyone, and on the first Monday in January in every year thereafter, the patrons of the said Academy shall meet and appoint Trustees, who shall serve for the term of one year, and until their successors are elected.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That should any vacancy happen by death, resignation or removal of the Trustees of said Academy, it shall be filled by the patrons thereof in such manner as they may think proper,

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That Zachariah B. Trice, Simeon T. Viele, George P. Holmes, Reuben Thornton, John C. Martin and their successors in office, are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Male and Female Academy at Centreville, in the county of Talbot, and as such, shall be entitled to enjoy and possess, and exercise all the powers, rights and privileges by this act conferred on the Trustees of the Carrollton Male Academy.

SECTION 6. And be it further enacted, That all former acts incorporating the said Academy be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, February 5, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate Searsville Academy in Marion county, and to appoint Trustees for the same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep

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