Washington County GaArchives Church Records.....Zoar Methodist Camp Ground Copyright Date December 10 1841
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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, 
AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1841. 
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN NOVEMBER AND 
DECEMBER, 1841. 
CAMP GROUNDS. 

1841 Vol. 1 -- Page: 31

Sequential Number: 028 

Full Title: AN ACT to incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Camp Ground in the 
county of Washington, known by the name of Zoar Camp Ground.

Section 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 George Murph, of the county of Baldwin, John J. 
Buck, Abel Hodges, William Hall and William G. McBride, of the county of 
Washington, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby declared to 
be a body corporate, by the name and style of Trustees of the Zoar Methodist 
Camp Ground, in Washington county.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said trustees, and their successors in 
office, shall be invested with all manner of property, real or personal, all 
monies due or to become due, donations, gifts, grants, purchases, privileges 
and immunities whatsoever, which shall or may belong to the said Zoar Methodist 
Episcopal Camp Ground, at the time of passing this act, including the tract of 
land whereon said Zoar Camp Ground is situate, containing six acres, be the 
same more or less, having such shape, marks and boundaries as is contained in a 
deed of conveyance from Nathaniel G. Pace to George Murph, of the county of 
Baldwin, John J. Buck, Abel Hodges, William Hall and William G. McBride, of the 
county of Washington and State aforesaid, by the name and style of the Trustees 
of Zoar Camp Ground, in Washington county; and also all property which may 
hereafter be 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 said Zoar 
Camp Ground; and also, that the said trustees in office shall, and they are 
hereby declared to be capable of suing and being sued, plead and be impleaded, 
and of using all legal and necessary steps for recoverings or defending any 
property whatever, which said camp ground may hold, claim or demand; and also, 
for recovering rents, issues and profits of the same.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any vacancy 
may happen in the trustees, by death, resignation, or otherwise, that a 
majority of the trustees in office shall, and are hereby required to fill any 
and every such vacancy or vacancies, from time to time.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees have full power to 
make all by-laws and regulations, in relation to the property of said camp 
ground, and for the preserving good order, and quiet during the public worship 
of God, at any and every meeting, and other matters, as they, or a majority of 
them, may deem proper, and which are not inconsistent with the laws and 
Constitution of this State or of the United States.

WILLIAM B. WOFFORD,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, December 10th, 1841.



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