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SEC. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Daniel Malone, Allen Green, John Drury, William D. Ethridge, Jeremiah W. Stokes, Francis Tufts, and John W. Gordin be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Blountsville Academy in the county of Jones: That James R. Cox, Robert Burt, Davis Dawson, William Barron, and Ichabod Davis be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of Blountsville Academy in the county of Upson: That Live R. Bullard, William Irwin, John Driver, William Prior, and John Meacham be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Union Academy in the county of Pike.

SEC, 12. And be it further enacted, That Joseph I. Singleton, Asa Varner, William Bell, Sterling Combs, and Walter S. Mitcheal, and their successors in office be, and they are hereby appointed and declared to be a body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of the Prospect Academy of the county of Jackson.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said several Boards of Trustees and their successors in office be, and they are hereby appointed and declared to be bodies corporate and politic, under the several names, and as such shall be capable and liable in law 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 thereof; Provided such by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State; and for that purpose may have and use a common seal, and appoint such officers as they may think proper, and remove the same from office.

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees 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 institutions, or which may hereafter be conveyed or transferred to them or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the benefit of said Academies,

SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That, in addition to the present Board of Trustees of the Walton County Academy, Waters Brisco, Peter G. Morrow, Orin Stroud, Paul T. Willis, and Reuben Weaver, sen. be, and they are hereby appointed as Trustees for said Academy, with the same

powers and privileges of those formerly constituting the Board for said institution.

SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That Lewis Leroy and William B. Wafford be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Clarksville Academy in the county of Habersham, in addition to those already appointed.

SEC. 17. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Frederick Sims, Elijah Catter, Elijah Matthews, Matthew Hughs, and John McMurrain be, and they are hereby appointed, and they and their successors in office are declared to be a body corporate, by the name and under the title of the Trustees of Bibb Academy.

SEC. 18. And that Anderson Rice, Henry S. Catter, James R. Lowry, George B. Wardlaw, Eleazer McCall, David Flanders, and Joseph Willet be, and they are hereby appointed, and they and their successors in office are declared to be a body corporate, by the name and under the title of the Trustees of the Marion Academy in the county of Bibb: and that the Trustees of said Academies respectively be, and they are hereby vested with all the authority and powers, and subject to the same liabilities as the Trustees of the Lake Academy in the county of Bibb.

SEC. 19. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That Gideon Strange, English Smith, Isaac R. Youngblood, Lewis Dupree, Wiley W. Cullins, and Frederick Cullins be, and their successors in office, are hereby appointed Trustees of the Farmer's School in the county of Washington, under the same rules and restrictions, and entitled to the same benefits, of the other incorporated Academies in said county.

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SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That Hudson Wade, William Hanson, William Perkins, William Stallings, and Nathan Aldridge be, and they are hereby made a body corporate, under the name and style of Commissioners of Union Academy in the county of Morgan.

SEC. 21. And that said Commissioners be, and they are hereby empowered, as a body corporate, to use a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in the several courts of law and equity in this State, make all by-laws which may be necessary to the government of said Academy not contrary to the laws of this State, appoint their successors,

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fill vacancies, make, receive, and execute all conveyances, acquittances, and receipts, hold property real and personal, and any and all things do in reference to the interest of said Academy which may not be contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State.

SEC. 22. And be it further enacted, That John Hunter and Alexander Duncan be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees for the Blairsville Academy in the county of Union, in place of John Lander and R. Holden, removed.

THOMAS GLASCOCK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB WOOD,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, 22d Dec. 1834.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to incorporate Cedar Town Academy in the County of Paulding, and to appoint Trustees for the

`same.

SEC. 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 John Kerley, Jacob Scott, Lary Witcher, John Witcher, Sen., and Ephraim Mabry be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Cedar Town Academy in the county of Paulding.

SEC. 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 Cedar Town Academy, and as such shall be capable and liable in law 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 Academy: provided such by-laws are not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state; and for that purpose may have and use a common seal, and appoint such officers as they may think proper, and remove the same from office.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees of the before mentioned Academy 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 or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper benefit and behoof of said Academy.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any vacancy shall happen by death, resig nation, or otherwise, of any one or more of the Trustees of said Academy, their survivors or a majority of them shall fill such vacancy.

THOMAS GLASCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB WOOD,

Assented to. 19th Dec. 1834.

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to incorporate the Jackson Academy in the County of Forsyth.

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

Hamilton, Leroy Hammonds, James Roberts, John Miller, and Alexander Flanagan, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby appointed and declared to be a body corporate by the name and under the title of the Trustees of the Jackson Academy, in the county of Forsyth, to be located and built on lot number 286, in the first district of the first section formerly Cherokee, now Forsyth County, with the privilege of using a common seal; and to be capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, and to do and perform all such matters and things as may be authorized by the Constitution and Laws of the State.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Trustees shall be capable of accepting and being invested with all manner of property real and personal, all donations, gifts, grants, privileges, and immunities whatsoever, which may belong to said Academy, or which may hereafter be conveyed or transferred to them or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper benefit and behoof of said Academy for ever.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any vacancy may happen by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any of the Trustees of said Academy, the survivors, or a majority of them, shall fill the same in such manner as may be pointed out by the laws and regulations of the trustees aforesaid.

THOMAS GLASCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB WOOD,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, 22d Dec. 1834.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

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