Georgia: Elbert County: Incorporation of Philomathia Academy, 1823 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Carolyn L. Harper Johnson clhjohnson@aol.com ==================================================================== 1823 Vol. 1 -- Page: 7 To incorporate Philomathia Academy in the county of Elbert, and to appoint other commissioners therein named. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rspresentatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act the Academy in the county of Elbert, known by the name of Philomathia Academy, shall be called and known by that name, and that Beverly Allen, Henry White, Asa Thompson; Bedford Harper, and Richard Banks, the present Trustees of said Academy and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of Philomathia Academy and as such shall be capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have and use a common seal, and to do and perform all such matters and things as may be authorised by the constitution or fundamental regulations of said Academy. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the trustees or proprietors of said Academy, or such authority as may be authorised by said fundamental regulations, shall have power to adopt such bye-laws and regulations as may be necessary for its government and prosperity, and to appoint and remove for improper conduct or neglect of duty, such officers as may be authorised by the proper authority. Provided, that the regulations for the government of said Academy be not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees and their successors in office 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 the 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 Academy. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That elections of trustees and other officers shall be held at such periods Page: 8 and in such manner, and vacancies occurring in the board or in the other offices, shall be filled in such manner as may be prescribed by the laws and regulations for the government of said institution. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That Wiley Thompson, Jeptha V. Harris, Archelus Jarret, John A. Heard, and Thomas Jones, be and they are hereby appointed trustees of the Elbert County Academy, and that the said trustees and their successors in office be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the Trustees of the Elbert county Academy, and shall be vested with the same powers and under like restrictions as are prescribed for the Trustees of the Madison county Academy by an act passed on the thirteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, entitled an act to incorporate the Madison County Academy and to appoint trustees for the same. DAVID ADAMS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. G. M. TROUP, Governor. Approval Date: Assented to, Dec. 19, 1823.