Robeson County, NC – Oak Forest Academy - Act to Incorporate, 1826 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to incorporate Oak Forest Academy, in the county of Robeson 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 Archibald Buie, Duncan Hughes, Alexander M’Bryde, John Gillis, John M’Dermid, Peter Johnson, Archibald Smith, John M’Neill, Malcom Patterson, Peter M’Arthur, and their successors, be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, to be known and distinguished by the name of “the Trustees of the Oak Forest Academy,” and by that name they shall be capable in law or equity to receive, acquire, hold and possess lands, tenements, goods or chattels, and dispose of the same for the benefit of said institution; by that name they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any of the Courts of this State; a majority of the trustees shall have power, from time to time, to appoint other trustees, and to establish such bye-laws and regulations for the government of said institution as may be necessary for the advancement of good morals and the acquisition of learning; Provided, they be not at variance with the laws of the State. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1826 Chapter XCVII Page 59 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________