Hertford County, NC – Spring Field Academy - Act to Incorporate, 1826 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to incorporate Spring Field Academy, in the county of Hertford, and appoint the trustees thereof Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Doctor Aronia Bardwell, Starkey S. Harrell, Starkey Sharp, Watson Lewis, Abner Harrell, David O. Askew and John G. Wilson, of Hertford county, be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of Spring Field Academy; and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and in general shall have, exercise and enjoy all such rights, powers and privileges as are usually exercised and enjoyed by the trustees of any incorporated academy in this State. And be it further enacted, That any three of the said trustees may constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and that on the death, refusal to act, or removal out of the State of any of the trustees, the remaining trustees shall have the power to fill the vacancies occasioned thereby. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1826 Chapter CXXVI Page 72 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________