General Assembly  School Acts

1810

1810 Vol. 1 -- Page: 164
Sequential Number: 134
IN SENATE, 20th November, 1810.

Page: 165
George G. Gaines, William S. Lancaster, George Walker (of Pulaski county), Henry Sheppard, Jonathan Sawyer, Thomas Davis, John G. Underwood, John Fulwood (of I aurens county), Robert Flournoy, James Alston, Robert L. Troup, Abraham Jones, David M'Cormick (of Montgomery county), Thomas Mitchell, William Carrol, Mitchell Griffin, Abraham F. Powell, Augustin Cray (of Telfair-county), John Hatcher, Mathew Caswell, Daniel Hicks, Stephen Gafford, Jeremiah Loftin (of Wilkinson county), Jacob Ricks, James M'Cormick, James Johnston-Thomas Daniel, Abraham Wood, (of Twiggs county) be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the academies of their several counties.

Approval Date: Approved, 24th November, 1810.


1813

1813 Vol. 1 -- Page: 106
Sequential Number: 106
Short Title: In Senate, 2d December, 1813.

Resolved, That Nicholas Thompson and Thomas Ard, esquires, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Academy of Wilkinson county, in the room of Stephen Gafford and Jeremiah Loftin removed.

Approval Date: Approved, 6th December.


1816

1816 Vol. 1 -- Page: 210
Sequential Number: 110
Short Title: In Senate, 11th November, 1816.
Resolved, That Ely Brack be, and he is hereby appointed, a Commissioner of the Academy of Wilkinson county, in the place of John Ball, deceased.
Approval Date: Approved, 27th November, 1816.


1824

Georgia Acts of the General Asse 1824 November
1824 Vol. 1 -- Page: 20
Sequential Number: 013

Short Title: To appoint Trustees of Wilkinson County Academy, and to incorporate the same.
Type: AN ACT

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 William Beck, James Neal, Alphens Beall, John F. Simmons, Charles Culpepper, [Illegible Text] Roberson and Richard Whitaker, 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 Wilkinson County Academy, and as such body politic and corporate shall be capable of doing all acts which may be necessary for the complete execution of the trust confided to them, that they shall be invested with all manner of property, both real and personal, which shall be acquired by gift, purchase or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the said academy, shall be capable of suing and being sued, of having and using a common seal, and they the said trustees, and their successors in office, or a majority of them shall have the privilege of making their own bye-laws: Provided, they contain nothing [Illegible Text] to the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a secretary and treasurer, under such restrictions as they may deem proper, and also to fill all vacancies in their own body which may be occasioned by death resignation or otherwise.

JOHN ABERCROMBIE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives,

ALLEN B. POWELL,

President of the [Illegible Text]

G. M. TROUP, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented [Illegible Text] Dec. 9, 1824.


1835

1835 Vol. 1 -- Page: 179
Sequential Number: 116
Full Title: AN ACT entitled An Act to consolidate the Poor School and Academical Fund of the County of Wilkinson.

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 passage of this act, the fund belonging to Wilkinson county, known as the Academical Fund, shall be vested in and constitute a part of the Poor School Fund of said county, and that the trustee of the Poor School Fund for said county is hereby authorised and empowered to draw the same, in the same manner in which the Poor School Fund for said county is drawn; and that his excellency the Governor is hereby authorised to draw his warrant in favour of the said trustee for the amount of the said fund, instead of any person heretofore authorised to draw the Academic Fund of said county.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the trustee aforesaid to distribute the said fund in the same manner as is now pointed out by law for the distribution of the Poor School Fund;  and the said Academical Fund and Poor School Fund be consolidated, and constitute the Poor School Fund of said county.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the unexpended funds belonging to the Wilkinson county Academy, shall, immediately after the passage of this act, be paid over by the trustees of aforesaid academy to the trustee of the Poor School Fund of said county, to be distributed as the Poor School Fund of the same.

Sec. 4. 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.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, 21st Dec. 1835.


1836

1836 Vol. 1 -- Page: 10
Sequential Number: 008

Full Title: To incorporate the Trustees of the following Academies, to wit: -- The Trustees of Valley Grove Academy; of Planters' Academy; of Prattsburg Academy and Union Academy, in the county of Talbot; of Chatooga Academy; of Pleasant Green Academy, in the county of Walker; the Trustees of Union Hill, High Hill, Turkey Creek, Liberty Hill and Black Creek Academies, in the county of Wilkinson; the Trustees of Clayton, Hopewell and Union Academies, in the county of Crawford; the Trustees of Troup and Dublin Academies, in the county of Laurens; the Trustees of Rehoboth Academy, in the county of Morgan; the Trustees of Blairsville Academy, in the county of Union; the Trustees of Little River and Harmony Academy, in the county of Newton; the Trustees of Summerville Academy, in the county of Dekalb; the Trustees of Vineville Academy, in the county of Bibb; the Trustees of the Female Academy, in the county of Pike; the Trustees of Centreville Academy, in the county of Walton; the Trustees of

That Richard Lewis, James Gibson, Samuel Bragg, Joel Rivers and Archibald Smith, and their successors in office, be declared a body corporate, by the style of the Union Hill Academy, in the county of Wilkinson.

That Isaac Hall, James Ross, William Carswell, Joel Hardie and William Herndon and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby appointed a body corporate, by the style of High Hill Academy, in High Hill district, in Wilkinson county, with the same rights, privileges and immunities of other Academies in Wilkinson county.

That John T. Harrison, Timothy Sears, Anderson Ingram, William Payne and Joel Butler be, and they are hereby appointed a body corporate, by the style of the Trustees of Turkey Creek Academy, in the Turkey Creek district in Wilkinson county, with the same powers as aforesaid.

That Robert Rozar, William B. Smith, Elisha Hall, William Cawley and Daniel Hall be, and they are hereby appointed a body corporate, by the style of the Trustees of the Griffins' District Academy, in Wilkinson county, with the same powers as aforesaid.

That Joel Dees, William Lord, Wiley Miller, Hansford Davis and Jethro Dean, be, and they are hereby appointed a body corporate, by the style of the Trustees of Mount Pleasant Academy, in Currie's district, in Wilkinson county, with the powers and privileges of other Academies in Wilkinson county.

That James Hatcher, Lewis Clay, Ratliff Boon, John Meredith and Daniel S. Pierce, be, and they are hereby appointed a body corporate, by the style of the Trustees of Liberty Hill Academy, in the Fork district, in Wilkinson county, with the same privileges as are given to the other Academies in Wilkinson county.

That John Hall, George Shinholser, Bryant Obanion, Oathneel McCook and Thomas Underwood, be, and they are, hereby appointed a body corporate, by the style of the Trustees of Black Creek Academy, in Bond's district, in Wilkinson county, with the like privileges of other Academies in said county.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the several persons hereby declared to be bodies corporate, under the several styles herein designated, may each, as a corporate body, have a common seal; may sue and be sued; plead and be impleaded in the several courts of law and equity in this State; make all necessary by-laws, not repagnant to the laws and Constitution of this State; fill all vacancies in their bodies; hold all kinds of property; make, or receive conveyances; be invested with all gifts, donations, grants, rights, privileges and immunities, whatsoever, which are essential or necessary to the well-being of said corporate bodies; and generally to do all things in reference to the interests of education, which are usual to be done, by Trustees of Academies.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Boards of Trustees of the Academies in Wilkinson county, hereby incorporated, shall, each be entitled to receive an equal share or portion of the Academie fund set apart for the said county of Wilkinson, with the other incorporated Academies in said county.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, Dec. 24 1836.


1837

1837 Vol. 1 -- Page: 3
Sequential Number: 001
Full Title: AN ACT to incorporate certain Academies therein named, and to appoint Trustees for the same, and to confer certain rights and privileges upon the same.

Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That Wm. E. Carswell, Williamson Calhoun, John Smith, Samuel M. Carswell, and Green B. Burney be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Lafayette Academy, in High Hill district, in the county of Wilkinson.
Sec. 55. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors in office be, and they are hereby declared to be a body politics and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the various Academies mentioned in this act; and as such, shall be capable and liable, in law, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded; and to make all such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary for the government of said Aca demies: Provided, such by-laws and regulations are not repugnant to the coustitution and laws of this State.

Sec. 56. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees shall be capable of holding real or personal estate, all gifts, grants, and immunities, which may now belong to said institutions, or which may hereafter be conveyed to them or their successors in office, for the benefit of said institutions; and that when any vacancy may happen, by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any one or more of said Trustees, the survivors, or a majority of them, shall fill said vacancy, and do all manner of business appertaining to said corporations.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives,

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate,

GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, 25th December, 1837.


1840

1840 Vol. 1 -- Page: 13
Sequential Number: 010
Full Title: AN ACT to incorporate the several Academies he rein named, and to appoint Trustees for the same, and to confer certain rights and privileges upon the same.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Washington Academy, in the county of Wilkinson, shall be called and known by the aforesaid name; and that Green B. Burney, Solomon Arnold, John Breedlove, Ellis Harwell, and Lewis Shears, 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 Washington 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 repugnänt 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 the same from office for improper conduct or neglect of duty.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said Trustees shall be capable of accepting and of being invested with all manner of property, real and personal, all donations, gifts, grants, privileges and immunities whatsoever, which may belong to said institution, to them or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper use and benefit of said Academies.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, 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 said Trustees shall fill such vacancy in such manner as shall be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of the Trustees aforesaid.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as to place it in the power of the Trustees of said Academies to prevent Divine worship in the said Academies at stated or other periods.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.

CHARLES J. JENKINS,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

President of the Senate.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, 19th December, 1840.


1849

1849 Vol. 1 -- Page: 28
Sequential Number: 029
Full Title: AN ACT to incorporate the Harrison Academy in Wilkinson county, and appoint Trustees for the same; also, to revive an act in relation to the West Point Company.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That A. W. Jordon, Nimrod Burke, R. T. Rozar, John Burke and Samuel Meredith, be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees, and they and their successors in office are declared a body corporate, by the name and style of the Harrison Academy in Wilkinson county.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Trustees be, and they are hereby vested with full power of filling all vacancies which may occur in said board of Trustees, of using a common seal, of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State; of holding title to, and conveying real and personal estate, of making all by-laws necessary for their own government, not repugnant to the laws and Constitution of this State, to appoint to, or remove from office, such officers as they or a majority of them may think proper.

SECTION 4. 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.

Approval Date: Approved, February 5, 1850.


1849 Vol. 1 -- Page: 33
Sequential Number: 036

Full Title: AN ACT to incorporate Union Academy, in the county of Macon, and appoint Trustees for the same, and to incorporate Shady Grove Academy, in the county of Wilkinson, and to appoint Trustees for the same.

SECTION 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That James H. Loftin, George M. Merkinson and James Pierce, be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of Shady Grove Academy, in the county of Wilkinson, and that they and their successors in office are hereby declared a body corporate by and under the name and style of the Trustees of Shady Grove Academy, in the county aforesaid.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby invested with the power of using a common seal, of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in the several courts of law and equity in this State, of making all necessary bye-laws for their government, of holding titles to and conveying real and personal estate, and of doing all and other things, and of enjoying all other immunities not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, which may be necessary and proper for the government and prosperity of said Shady Grove Academy, and of filling any vacancy that may take place in their body.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Approval Date: Approved, February 21, 1850.


1853

1853 Vol. 1 -- Page: 146
Sequential Number: 218
Law Number: (No. 129.)

Full Title: An Act to incorporate the Talmadge Normal Institute, located in the town of Irwinton, Wilkinson County, to appoint Trustees for the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

SEC. I. 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 aurhority of the same, That Green B. Burney, Thomas N. Beall, William Fisher, Eleazar Cumming, E. J. Gilbert, N. C. Hughs, Leroy Fleetwood, F. D. Ross, James Jackson, Joel Deese, R. L. Story, R. I. Cochran, N. A. Carswell and William Taylor, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Talmadge Normal Institute.

SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors, under the name and style aforesaid, may have and use a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and have, take, possess, and acquire by gift, grant, bequest or purchase, any goods, chattels, lands, tenements, hereditaments, and other estates, and the same to use, lease, improve and convey in fee simple.

SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors in office, shall have power to borrow money, to negotiate loans, or to enter into any contract which they, or a majority of them, shall deem necessary to and for the use aforesaid of said Normal Institute, and to endow the same in such manner as they, or a majority of them shall deem proper, either by endowments or otherwise.

SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees, or a majority of a quorum thereof, shall have power to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said Institute as they may deem proper, not conflicting with the Constitution or Laws of this State.

SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid shall have perpetual succession, and where any vacancy or vacancies shall occur in said Board from any cause, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them shall have power to fill such vacancies, and said Board shall have power to increase their number to any number not exceeding twenty one, whenever they shall deem it proper for the interest of said Institute.

SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a Principal and such assistant, professors, tutors and other officers, as they may think necessary for the successful operation of said Institute, and the same to discontinue and remove when they may think proper, a majority of a quorum concurring.

SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Principal of said Institute, with the consent of the Trustees, shall prescribe the course of studies to be pursued, and the books to be used in said Institute; and said Principal shall also have power to confer such [Illegible Text] degrees, medals and licenses as are usually conferred in Normal Institutes, and adopt such other regulations not otherwise provided for, as the good of the Institute may render proper.

SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That said Board of Trustees shall hold their meetings in the town of Irwinton at least once in each and every year, and a majority of the Trustees living at the time shall at all times constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the Irwinton Academy shall have power to convey the present Academy lot, with buildings thereon, to the Trustees herein named, to and for the use of said Normal Institute, and that all laws conflicting with the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approval Date: Approved, February 14th, 1854.


1855

1855 Vol. 1 -- Page: 296
Sequential Number: 239
Law Number: (No. 238.)

Full Title: An Act to incorporate Sandy Run Academy in the county of Houston, and Cool Spring Academy in the county of Wilkinson, and to appoint Trustees for the same.
21. Sec. IV. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act be extended to Cool Spring Academy in the county of Wilkinson, and that Anderson Ingram, Willis Allen, John Gainey, William F. M. Brown, and Eli Sears be appointed trustees, and that said board of trustees have power to fill any vacancies which may occur in said board, either by death, resignation or otherwise.
[Sidenote: provisions extended to Cool Spring Academy.]

22. Sec. V. (Repeals conflicting laws)

Approval Date: APPROVED, Feb., 18th, 1856.

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