Jones County GaArchives History - Schools Fortville Academy 9th December, 1822 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley varcsix@hot.rr.com October 5, 2003, 12:08 pm Source: Galileo ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT MILLEDGEVILEE, AT AN ANNUAL SESSION, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1822. [missing title] ACADEMIES. 1822 Vol. 1 -- Page: 3 Sequential Number: 001 Short Title: To incorporate Fortville Academy, in Jones County 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 from and immediately after the passage of this act, the academy in Jones county, now known by the name of Fortville Academy, shall be known and called by that name; and that Robert Hutchings, John W. Gordon, Thomas Jefferson *, William Harris, and Robert Brown, 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 Fortville Academy and as such shall be capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall be authorised to make such bye-laws and regulations as may be necessary for the government of said academy; Provided, such bye-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 the same from office for improper conduct or neglect of duty. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said trustees shall be capable of accepting and be 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, ------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- Page: 4 or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper benefit and behoof of said academy. Sec. 3. And be it further 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 said trustees, shall fill the same in such manner as shall be pointed out by the bye-laws and regulations of the trustees aforesaid. ALLEN DANIEL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MATTHEW TALBOT, President of the Senate. JOHN CLARK, Governor. Approval Date: Assented to, 9th December, 1822. NOTE: Thomas Jefferson was a Justice of the Peace in Jones County.(possibly the Round Oak area. He is listed in the 1820 census. jensgen@earthlink.net