JOSEPH KENT , ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR,

1827

CHAPTER 119.

An act for founding a College in Belle Air, Harford County, by
the name of the Maryland College.

CHAP, 119

Passed March 6.

1828.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a college or general seminary of learning by the
name of the Maryland College, be established in Belle Air,
Harford county, upon the following fundamental principles,
namely: First, the said college shall be founded and main-
tained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth
of every religious denomination, who shall be freely admit-
ted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all
the literary honours of the college, according to their merit,
without requiring or enforcing any religious or civil tester
urging their attendance upon any particular plan of religious
worship or service, other than that they have been educated
in, or have the approbation and consent of their parents or
guardians to attend, nor shall any preference be given in the
choice of a principal or other professor, master or tutor in the
college, on account of his particular religions profession, but
regard shall be had solely to his moral character, literary a-
bilities, and other necessary qualifications to fill the place for
which he shall be chosen: Second, when any of the trustees
named or chosen shall die, resign, decline serving or remove
out of the county, a just quorum of said trustees duly assem-

College instituted
—on these funda-
mental principles

bled at a regular visitation of the said college, such quorum
so assembled shall proceed by a new election to fill up the
place and seat of such deceased, removed or vacant member.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That Stevenson Archer, the
Rev. William Finnley, Dr. Robert H, Archer, Paca Smith,
Thomas A. flays, Henry Dorsey, of Edward, Charles S.
Sewell, John Street, Samuel Brown, Dr, James Montgomery,
Dr. Elijah Davis, John Forwood, John Clendenen, Dr, Joshua
Wilson and James Steel, be, and are hereby appointed trus-
tees of the said college.

Vacancy of trus-
tees supplied

Trustees named

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the sajd trustees shall have
full power and authority to appoint one of their own mem-
bers president of the board, who shall preside at their meet-
ings, and in his absence to appoint a vice president.

President

SEC. 4, And be it enacted, That the trustees aforesaid, may
receive donations or subscriptions, and appoint proper per-
sons for receiving the same, to an amount not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars, for the purpose of erecting or pur-
chasing the necessary buildings, and carrying into effect the
objects of the institution.

Funds to erect
buildings

SEC, 5, And be it enacted. That the aforesaid trustees and
their successors, by the same name shall be able and capable
in law to purchase, have and enjoy to them and their succes-
sors, in fee, or for any other less estate or estates, any lands,
tenements, annuities, pensions or other hereditaments within
this state, by the gift, grant, bargain, sale, alienation, enfeoff-
ment release or confirmation of any person or persons, bodies

Empowered to
hold property and
appropriate funds