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From "The History of Marion County", by Miss Nettie Powel

page 43.

The County Line Academy was granted a charter March 5, 1856 and the following 
board of trustees were appointed:  W.W. Cheney, Henry Scarborough, Turner 
Dixon, Moses Tison, Lonzey Jones, R. Speer, Perry Peacock, William Wimbush and 
William D. Stewart.  This school did not remain in Marion as that part of this 
county was ceded to Schley in 1857.

From Galileo.
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, 
AT A BI-ENNIAL SESSION, IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH, 1855-
'56. COMPILED, AND NOTES ADDED, By JOHN W. DUNCAN. 
4. Sec. IV. And be it further enacted, That W. W. Chainey, Henry Scarborough, 
Turner Dixon, Moses Tison, Lonzey Jones, Ravan Speer, Perry Peacock, William 
Wimbush and William D. Stewart, 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 County Line Academy, in the county of Marion, and as such 
shall be capable and liable to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in the 
several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, and shall be authorised to 
make such by-laws and regulations, and appoint such officers 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 they may have and 
use a common seal, and have authority to remove from office any officer by 
them appointed, and 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 
institution, or may hereafter be conveyed or transferred to them, and their 
successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper benefit and 
behoof of said Academy, and in case any vacancy shall happen by death, 
resignation or otherwise, of any one or more of said 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 by-laws and regulations of said Trustees. 
Approval Date: APPROVED, March 5th, 1856.

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