mafters. to the laws of the United States, or of this ftate. The Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the auStyle of the thority aforefaid, That the head or chief mafter of the college, fhall be called and ftyled the principal of the college, and the mafters thereof, fhall be called and ftyled profelfors; but neither principal nor profeffors, while they remain fuch, fhall ever be capaPowers of the ble of holding the office of trustee: faculty defined principal and profeffors, or a majority of them hall be called and ftyled the faculty of the college, which faculty fhall have the power of enforcing the rules and regulations, adopted by the trustees for the government of the pupils, by rewarding or cenfuring them, and finally by fufpending fuch of them, as after repeated admonitions, fhall continue refractory, until the determination of a quorum of truftees can be had; and of granting and confirming, by and with the approbation and confent of a board of the trustees fignified by their mandamus, fuch degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, to fuch pupils of the college, or others, as by their proficiency in learning or meritorious conduct, they fhall think entitled to them, as are usually granted and conferred in other colleges, in the United States of America; and to grant to fuch graduates, diplomas or certificates, under their common feal, and figned by the faculty: All perfons of every religious denomination, fhall ho may be be capable of being elected truftees, nor fhall t.cs. cted truí any perfon either as principal, profeffor or pupil, be refufed admittance, for his confcientious perfuafion in matters of religion: Provided he fhall demean himfelf, in a fober, orderly man ner, ner, and conform to the rules and regulations of the college. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That whenever a vacancy fhall happen, occafioned by difqualification, refigna- Number of tion or deceafe, of any clergyman, hereby ap- pointed trufpointed a trustee, fuch vacancy fhall be filled tees, to be kept by the choice of another clergyman of any clergymen ap up. &c. to be con. christian denomination, and fo as often as fuch vacancy fhall happen, whereby the number of eight clergymen hereby appointed trustees, fhall never be leffened nor augmented; nor fhall any mifnomer of the faid corporation, defeat or annul, any gift, grant, devife or be- Gifts, devifes, quest, to, or for the ufe of the faid corporation: trued favoura Provided, The intent of the parties fhall fuf- bly. ficiently appear upon the face of the gift, grant, will, or other writing, whereby any eftate or intereft, was intended to pafs to or from the faid corporation; nor fhall any difufer or nonufer, of the rights, liberties, privileges, jurifdictions and authorities, hereby granted to the faid corporation, or any of them, create or caufe a forfeiture thereof: and the conftitution of the faid college, herein and hereby declared and Conftitution eftablished, fhall be and remain the inviolable not to be alter conftitution of the faid college forever, and the fame fhall not be altered, or alterable, by any ordinance or law of the faid truftees, nor in any other manner than by an act of the legiflature of the commonwealth. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the faid trustees fhall caufe ed. to be made for their ufe, one common feal, with Corporate feal fuch devices and infcriptions thereon, as they and powers, and hall think proper, under and by which, all bulineis. deeds, quorum to do of Canonsburg deeds, diplomas, certificates and acts of the faid corporation, fhall pass and be authenticated and the fame feal, at their pleasure from time to time, change and alter: The business of the faid corporation, fhall and may be tranfacted and performed, by the majority of a meeting, of at least eleven of the trustees, appointed by this act, and their fucceffors duly elected, notified, called and convened as aforefaid, and not otherwife: If any truftee fhall accept, or take any charge or office under the said trustees other than that of treasurer or secretary, his place fhall thereby be vacated, and the trustees at their next meeting, fhall proceed to fupply fuch vacancy by election. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted by the auThe property thority aforefaid, That from and after the paffing academy veft of this act, all the property belonging to Caed in truftees nonfburgh academy, of whatsoever nature the of the College. fame may be, whether real, perfonal or mixed, lifying the trustees. which hath been given, conveyed, devised or bequeathed, to the truftees, for the benefit and use of that inftitution, fhall be vested, and hereby is vefted, in the trustees of the college aforefaid, and their fucceffors in office: Subject, always neverthelefs, To the uses, trufts, ends and purpofes, for which the fame property was originally given, conveyed, devised or bequeathed. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted by the auManner of qua- thority aforefaid, That the trustees herein before appointed, and their fucceffors, the principal and profeffors, and every of them, now appointed or hereafter to be appointed, in the manner and form herein before directed and required, before they enter upon the duties of their offices, fhall before fome one judge of the court court of common pleas, or before fome juftice ISAAC WEAVER, junior, Speaker SAMUEL MACLAY, Speaker APPROVED-January the fifteenth, 1802: of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CHAPTER V. An ACT to erect Penn township in the county of Northampton, into a new election district. Section 1. New election BE E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the fame, That the township of Penn, diftrict erected in the county of Northampton, fhall be a in Northamp feparate election district, to be called Penn ton county. and the electors thereof fhall hold their district; their general elections at the house now occupied by George Simon Wehr, in said township. ISAAC WEAVER, junior, Speaker SAMUEL MACLAY, Speaker APPROVED January the fifteenth, 1802: of the Commonwealth of Pennfylvania. diftrict efta CHAPTER VI. An ACT to erect a new election district in the county of Somerfet. B Section 1. DE it enacted by the Senate an House of Reprefentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General As sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the au An election thority of the fame, That from and after th blifhed in So- paffing of this act, the township of Southamp merset county. ton, in the county of Somerfet, fhall be a election district; and the electors thereof, fhal hold their general elections, at the houfe nov occupied by Andrew Emrick, in faid townhi of Southampton. ISAAC WEAVER, junior, Speaker APPROVED January the fifteenth, 1802: THOMAS M'KEAN, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CHAN |