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CXXXIV. 1803 Style of the the other masters. of agreeing with them for their salaries and stipends, and removing them for misconduct or breach of the laws of the institution; of appointing committees of their own body to carry into execution all and every the resolutions of the board; of ap. pointing a president, treasurer, secretary, stewards, managers and other necessary and customary offi cers, for the taking care of the estate and managing the concerns of the corporation; and generally a majority of voices of the board or quorum of the said trustees consisting of six persons at least, at any semi-annual, occasional or adjourned meeting after notice given as aforesaid, shall determine all matters and things (although the same be not herein particularly mentioned) which shall occasionally arise, and be incidentally necessary to be determined and transacted by the said trustees: Provided always, that no ordinances shall be of force, which shall be repugnant to the laws of this State. 7. The head or chief master of the said college chief master & shall be called and styled "The principal of the "college," and the masters thereof shall be called and styled "Professors," but neither principal nor professors while they remain such, shall ever be capable of the office of trustee. Faculty, their powers defined. 8. The principal and professors or a majority of them, shall be called and styled "The faculty of "the college," which faculty shall have the power of enforcing the rules and regulations adopted by the trustees for the government of the pupils, by rewarding or censuring them, and finally by sus pending such of them, as after repeated admonitions shall continue disobedient and refractory, until the determination of a quorum of trustees can be had, and of granting and confirming by and with the approbation and consent of a board of the trustees, signified by their mandamus, such degrees in the liberal arts and sciences to such pupils of the college, or others, who by their proficiency in learning, or other meritorious distinction, they shall think entitled to them as are usually granted and conferred in other colleges in Europe or America, and to grant to such graduates, diplomas or certificates under their common seal, and signed by the faculty to authenticate and perpetuate the memory of such graduation. СНАР. CXXXIV. 1803. elected trustees 9. Persons of every religious denomination Who may be among Christians, shall be capable of being elected trustees; nor shall any person, either as principal, professor, or pupil be refused admittance for his conscientious persuasion in matters of religion, provided he shall demean himself in a sober, orderly manner, and conform to the rules and regulations of the college. 10. No misnomer of the said corporation shall defeat or ammul any gift, grant, devise, or bequest, to or from the said corporation; provided the intent of the parties shall sufficiently appear upon the face of the gift, grant, will, or other writing, whereby any estate or interest was intended to pass to or from the said corporation, nor shall any misuser or nonuser of the rights, liberties, privileges, jurisdictions and authorities, hereby granted to the said corporation or any of them, create or cause a forfeiture thereof. Gifts, devises, strued favoura &c. to be con bly. ed unless by act of Assembly. SECT. 3. And be it further enacted by the autho- Constitution rity aforesaid, That the constitution of the said col- not to be alterlege, herein and hereby declared and established, shall be and remain the inviolable constitution of the said college forever; and the same shall not be altered or alterable by any ordinance or law of the said trustees, nor in any other manner than by an act of the Legislature of this State. tees. SECT. 4. And be it further enacted by the autho- Manner of qua. rity aforesaid, That the said trustees herein before, lifying the trus. appointed and their successors, and the principal and professors and every of them hereafter to be ap-. pointed, in such manner and form as herein is directed and required, before he or they enter upon the duties of their trust or office shall take and sub i СНАР. CXXXV. 1803 scribe the oaths or affirmations prescribed by the ninth article of the constitution of this State. Passed at Dover, Jan. 26, 1803. ed public re cords. Recorders may make out exem plifications; CHA P. CXXXV. An ACT authorizing the distribution of certain pub lic papers relating to lands in this State. B E it enacted by the Senate and SECTION 1. House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That David Lockwood be, and he hereby is authorized and appointed, to divide as soon as may be, the public papers lately obtained from the State of Pennsylvania by Samuel White, esquire, the agent appointed on the part of this State for that purpose, and to transmit and deposit the same in the several offices of the recorder of deeds for the counties of this State respectively, according as the said public papers may relate to, or concern the said counties respectively; and that the general Assembly of this State will make good any reasonable costs and charges that may be incurred in and about the dividing and transmitting the said public papers as aforesaid. Shall be deem. SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said public papers so divided and deposited shall be deemed and taken as public records; and that it shall be lawful for the several recorders aforesaid to make out and grant exemplifications thereof, which shall be taken and received as evidence as exemplifications of the papers aforesaid have heretofore been taken and received, while they remained in the several offices of the State of Pennsylvania aforesaid. their effect. Patents, &c. the counties to public records. SECT. 3. And be it further enacted, That the pa- herefter obtents, copies of patents, or other public papers that tained, to be may hereafter be obtained from the State of Penn- transmitted to sylvania, by the agent aforesaid or his successor, which they reshall be and he is hereby directed and required to late. transmit and deposit the same in the office of recorder for the counties respectively, to which they may relate or belong; and that the same being so transmitted and deposited, shall be deemed and ta- To be deemed ken as public records, and that it shall be lawful for the recorders respectively to make out exemplifications thereof, which shall be taken and received as evidence in the same manner as exemplifi- Exemplificatications from the originals heretofore taken and ons to be made received, when obtained from the State of Penn- out, &c. sylvania aforesaid; and that for each and every exemplification made by virtue of this act, the recorders respectively may ask and receive the same fees as they are entitled to receive for similar services by the act entitled, "An act for regulating and establishing fees." Passed at Dover, Jan. 27, 1803. Recorders fees. CHA P. CXXXVI. An ACT to enable Jonas Dawson to raise the sum of three thousand dollars by lottery, for the purposes therem mentioned. Passed at Dover, Jan. 27, 1803-Private act. СНАР. CXXXVII, w 1803 mar school incorporated. CHA P. CXXXVII. An ACT to incorporate the trustees of Glasgow SECTION 1. E it enacted by the Senate and BE House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That Glasgow gram- John Hyatt, esquire, William Cooch, Jacob Faris, Solomon Underwood and Robert Middleton, shall be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of "The trustees of Style of the cor- Glasgow Grammar School in the county of NewCastle," and by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any court of law or equity. poration. May hold property, and dispose of the same. Powers. SECT. 2. And be it enacted, That the said trustees and their successors, by the name aforesaid, shall be capable in law to purchase, receive and hold, any lands, tenements, rents, goods or chattels which shall be given, conveyed or devised to them for the use of the said school, and to sell, rent, or dispose of the same in such manner, as to them shall seem most beneficial to the said school. SECT. 3. And be it enacted, That the said trustees, or any three of them, shall have power from time to time, to make and establish such bye-laws, rules and ordinances, not contrary to the laws and constitution of this State, as they shall judge necessary and proper, for the good government of the said school, and to appoint a president, secretary, tutor or tutors and treasurer, the last of whom shall receive all monies accruing to the said school and property delivered to his care, and pay or deliver the same to the order of the said trustees. The said treasurer, before he enters on the duties of his office, shall give bond and security in such sum as the said trustees shall direct, payable to them and |