FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1841.

trustees to supply the vacancy or vacancies occasioned by
the respective causes aforesaid, and in such manner may all
future vacancies be supplied by the said trustees, and their
successors, or a quorum of them.

CHAP. 87.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted. That the said trustees, and
their successors, by the name and style aforesaid, shall be
capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded
in any court or courts, and before any judge or justice in
this State or elsewhere, in all manner of suits, complaints,
pleas, causes and demands, of whatever nature, kind or
form they be; and all and every other matter or thing to do
therein, in as full and effectual manner as any other person
or persons, bodies politic in like cases may or can do and per-
form, and the said trustees or their successors, or a quorum
of them, shall have power and authority to have, make and
use one common seal, with such device or inscription as
they shall think proper, and the same seal at their pleasure
to alter or renew.

General pow-
ers

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the said trustees and
their successors, or quorum of them, from time to lime, and
at all times hereafter, shall have full power and authority
to constitute and appoint, in such manner as they shall think
best and most convenient, professors, teachers and assistants for
instructing the students and scholars of said academy in the
languages, and such sciences and branches of education as
they shall think proper and suitable to be taught therein;

To appoint
professors, etc

and to make all such laws, ordinances, rules, orders or re-
gulations for the government of the said academy, and the
instruction of the pupils aforesaid, and the directors, visi-
tors and examination of the said seminary, and tire scholars
therein, as shall in their opinion best promote the important

To establish
by-laws.

objects of the institution; provided, the same be not repug-
nant to, or inconsistant with, the laws and constitution of
this State, or the United States.

Proviso

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the said trustees, and
their successors, or a quorum of them, shall meet at least
four times every year in stated quarterly meetings, to be
appointed by their ordinances, or by their own adjournment as
they may direct, and when so assembled they shall have

Quarterly

meetings

power to appoint a president, treasurer and secretary, and
to do all and every other matter or thing necessary for the
government of its affairs.

To appoint
officers

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That any three of the
said trustees shall be and are hereby declared to be a quo-
rum, and are hereby empowered to meet from time to time,
in said academy or any other place in the neighborhood of
said academy, previously designated by the said trustees at
their last meeting, and when so assembled, may, in the ab-

Number to be
a quorum.