the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church at Providence in Habersham county.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Joshua Sutton, Frederick Cannup, John Haynes, Stephen Candell, and James West, Trustees as aforesaid, shall be invested with all manner of property, both real and personal, which they may acquire or be possessed of by gift, donation, grant, or purchase; and all privileges and immunities which may belong to said Church at the time of passing this act, or which may hereafter be made, conveyed, or transferred to them or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same to the proper use, benefit, and behoof of the said Church; and also, that the said Trustees in office, or a majority of them, shall, and they are hereby declared to be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, and of using all legal and necessary steps for receiving or defending any property whatever which the said Church may hold, claim, or demand.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees of the said Church shall hold their office for and during the term of two years from the passing of this act, and until their successors are appointed. And on some convenient day every second year after the passing of this act the members of said Church, or a majority of them, shall convene at the Meeting-house of said Church, and proceed by ballot to elect from among their own body five fit and proper persons as Trustees, who shall hold their office for two years as aforesaid from and after their said election, with the same powers and for the same purposes as above mentioned.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the members of the said Church, or a majority of them, shall have power to fill any vacancy which may happen in the Board of Trustees by death, removal, resignation, or otherwise, of any of the Trustees: the Church shall be notified thereof by those Trustees who still remain in office; and on the Saturday of their next monthly meeting the members of the Church, or a majority of them, may proceed by ballot to fill such vacancy or vacancies, and the person or persons so elected to hold their office during the term for which their predecessor had been appointed.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That Joseph Foster, Isaac N. Guin, Peter Bennet, Thomas Truitt, and D. Wotes McJunkin, and their successors in office be, and they are

hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church at Salem, in the county of Wilkes, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, which may now belong to or which may hereafter be acquired by said Church, whether by purchase, gift, or bequest, with all the privileges and immunities thereunto belonging, for the use and benefit of said Church; and they are hereby declared capable of suing and being sued, and of using all legal means for defending or recovering any property whatsoever which they, the said Trustees, and their successors in office, may hold, claim, or demand.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have full power and authority to appoint such officers, and to make and ordain such by-laws and regulations, as they may deem necessary and proper for carrying into effect the provisions of this act, and for the management of the temporal affairs of said Church; Provided, such by-laws and regulations be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That when any vacancy may occur in the board of Trustees by death, removal, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy or vacancies may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the said board.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Methodist Episcopal Church known as Crowell's Meeting-house, in the county of Crawford, in the fourteenth district of said county, be, and is hereby incorporated, under the name and style aforesaid, and that R. B. Davis, Septimus Weatherby, and Charles Hays be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees for the same; and that the said Church and the said Trustees shall be invested with the same rights and corporate privileges as are granted by this act to the Presbyterian Church hereby incorporated by this act at Salem, in Wilkes county.

THOMAS GLASCOCK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB WOOD,

Assented to, 22d Dec. 1834.

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to amend an act incorporating the Rock Spring Camp-Ground, in the county of Putnam; and to appoint additional Trustees to the Mossy Creek Methodist Church, in the county of Habersham; and to appoint a Trustee for the Evansville Academy, in the county of Morgan; and to incorporate "The White Plains Academy," in the county of Greene, and appoint Trustees for the same.

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 the Trustees of the Rock Spring Camp-Ground, in the county of Putnam, be, and they are hereby authorized to pass such by-laws as they may deem proper (not inconsistent with the laws or constitution of this State), for the well-ordering and government of the same; and that they have full power and authority to appoint all necessary officers to carry the same into effect, and again to remove the same from office, and to appoint others in their stead.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of said Camp-Ground shall have full power to suppress all riotous and disorderly conduct on said Camp-Ground and within its corporate limits; and to that end the chairman of said Board may issue his warrant, upon oath made before him, to arrest the offender or offenders, and bind him or them to answer to the next Superior Court of Putnam county, to answer to such indictment as may then be preferred against him or them; which warrant may be served by the officer of said Board, any constable, sheriff, or coroner of the county.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That James Quillian, Jun. Elijah Starr, and Vincent Sears, be, and they are hereby appointed additional trustees to the Mossy Creek Methodist Camp-Meeting Ground, in the county of Habersham.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That Edmond Walker be, and he is hereby appointed a trustee of the Evansville

Academy, in the county of Morgan; and that the trustees of said academy be, and they are hereby empowered to appoint their successors.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the academy in the county of Greene, now known as the White Plains, shall hereafter be known and styled by that_name; and that Walker Lewis, Milns Young, Samuel Jones, Zaccheus Wright, Zebulon Wright, Wiley Wright, Edward D. Alfriend, John Bonner, and Hugh Moore, 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 White Plains Academy, in the county of Greene;" 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, appoint such officers as they may think proper, and remove them from office for improper conduct or neglect of duty.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the 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 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 use, benefit, and behoof of said academy.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That when any vacancy may happen by refusal of any of said trustees to act, or 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 in the bylaws and regulations of the trustees aforesaid.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts

of laws conflicting with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.

THOMAS GLASCOCK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB WOOD,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, 19th December, 1834.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to incorporate the Baptist Church at Macedonia, Merriwether county, and to appoint Trustees to the Male and Female Academy at said place; the United Baptist Church and the Zebulon Baptist Church at Zebulon, in the county of Pike, and to appoint Trustees for the same.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Houseof Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That George Owen, Lodwic Robbins, David Magouirk, James A. Hunter, Andrew Pless, Wesley A. Anderson, and Clark Aldridge, and their successors in office be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church at Macedonia, in the county of Merriwether, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, which may now belong to or may hereafter be acquired by the said Church, whether by purchase, gift, or bequest, with all the privileges and immunities thereunto belonging, for the only use and benefit of the said Church; and they are hereby declared capable of suing and being sued, and of using all legal means for defending and recovering any property whatsoever which they the said Trustees may hold, claim, or demand.