THOMAS G. PR ATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1845.

created, established and declared to be a body politic
and corporate, by the name, style and title of the trustees
of the Burnt Mill School of Washington county, by
which name and title said trustees and their successor
shall be capable in law and equity to hold property
real, personal or mixed, whether acquired by purchase
gift or devise; provided, such property does not exceed
at any time two thousand dollars in value.

CHAP. 44.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all conveyances or
sales of property made to the trustees aforesaid or any of
them for the use and benefit of said school before this
act of incorporation, shall be valid to all intents and
purposes as if the said trustees bad been incorporated at
the time of such conveyance or sale, and the trustees
aforesaid are hereby invested with the same duties and
powers in complying with, and enforcing compliance
with the terms of such conveyances or sales, as if the
same had been made since this act of incorporation.

Made valid.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That at all times hereafter
when any vacancy or vacancies shall occur in said board
of trustees, a majority of those sending children to said
school at the time, may elect a person or persons to fill

said vacancy or vacancies.

Majority of
persons send-
ing children to
elect.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That said trustees, or their
successors duly appointed, shall be capable in law and
equity to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any
court of law in this State, or before a justice of the peace,
in case the matter in controversy shall be within the
jurisdiction of a justice of the peace; and that said trus-
tees and their successors, or a majority of them, shall
have full power to elect at their discretion some suitable
person as teacher of said school, and order and establish
such rules and by-laws for the government of said school
as they may deem proper.

Corporate
powers.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act may be
amended, or in any manner altered at the discretion of
the legislature; and that nothing herein contained shall
be go construed as to authorise the said corporation to
issue any note, token or device, or other evidence of
debt, to be used as a currency.

CHAPTER 44.

Issues forbid.

An act for the relief of Elizabeth Booth.
WHEREAS, it appears to this General Assembly, that
the form of a marriage ceremony was had and solemniz-

Passed Jan.

28, 1846.