and assigns, be, and they hereby are made, constituted and established a body corporate and politic, by the name of the "The Greenwich Academy;" and by that name they and their successors and assigns, shall be, and hereby are authorized and empowered to purchase, take, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy notes, bonds, mortgages, and any estate, real or personal whatsoever, and the same to sell, alien and dispose of at pleasure, not exceeding ten thousand dollars; and shall also be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended in any court of record or elsewhere; and shall have perpetual succession forever, and may have and use a common seal, and may alter the same at pleasure.

Sec. 2. The stock of said corporation consisting of the building or buildings for the use of the Academy, the appurtenances and appendages thereof, and such other building or buildings as may be deemed necessary for the views and purposes of said corporation, and the land on which such building or buildings shall be erected, and all other lands and buildings which may be necessary and convenient to promote the interests and carry into effect the objects of said corporation, together with all moneys, funds, notes, bonds, mortgages and personal property whatsoever, of which said corporation may be possessed, excepting donations, gifts, bequests, devises and legacies which may be made to said corporation, shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each; provided, however, that the number of said shares shall not exceed two hundred, and that the amount of the capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars; and each share shall entitle the proprietor thereof to one vote, in all meetings of said corporation, which may be given in person or by proxy.

And said shares shall be deemed and considered personal estate, and shall be transferred in such manner as said corporation shall by its by-laws and regulations prescribe.

Sec. 3. For the better management of the affairs of said corporation, the members thereof at their first meeting shall elect three trustees; and they and their successors shall hold their offices during the pleasure of said corporation; and whenever vacancies occur in the Board of Trustees, they shall be filled by the members of said corporation at a meeting warned and holden for that purpose; and said trustees shall have the immediate management of all the concerns and interests of the Academy; they shall have power to appoint the officers of their own body, and a principal and all suitable instructors for said Academy, and to remove the same at their discretion, to make all necessary rules for the regulation and management of the concerns of the institution; to manage the funds of the corporation, to cause suitable buildings to be erected for the purposes of the Academy, to receive moneys and disburse the same, to regulate the course of instruction and the price of tuition, and to make rules concerning the admission of students, and concerning their government while such, always provided, that said by-laws, rules and regulations be not repugnant to the laws of this State or of those of the United States.

Sec. 4. Meetings of the trustees shall be called in such manner, and at such times and upon such notice, as they by their regulations shall prescribe.

Sec. 5. A meeting of the corporation may at any time be called by a vote of the trustees, or by a written request, presented to any one of the trustees, and signed by members of the corporation who are owners of one

third of the stock thereof; and each meeting of the stockholders shall be warned in such manner as they, at their first or any subsequent meeting, shall direct.

Sec. 6. The principal and instructors in the Academy, so long as they remain connected therewith, shall be exempt from liability to perform military duty.

All the estate both real and personal which now is, or may hereafter become the property or funds of the corporation shall be exempt from taxation, so long as the same be used, and the avails and income thereof shall be laid out and expended solely for the purposes of education.

Sec. 8. The first meeting of the corporation shall be called by Alvan Mead and Darius Mead Jr., or either of them, at such time and place and with such notice, as he or they shall deem proper.

Provided, nevertheless, that this act shall be liable to be amended, altered or repealed at the pleasure of the General Assembly.

RESOLVE INCORPORATING THE HARTFORD ACADEMY-PASSED, MAY 1819.

Resolved by this Assembly, That John T. Peters, John Morgan, Samuel Tudor Jr., Charles Sigourney, William H. Imlay, Roswell Bartholomew, Jeremy Hoadley, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Isaac Perkins, Griffin Stedman and their associates to the number of twelve, be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of "The Hartford Academy ;" and by that name, they and their successors elected as shall by the constitution hereinafter mentioned, be provided, may be, and are hereby made capable to have perpetual succession, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, to take, purchase, receive, possess and hold, estate real and personal, or either, to any amount not exceeding forty thousand dollars, and the same to use, improve, manage, demise, and alien, for the benefit of said Academy; to make, have and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter or change, to make and establish a constitution, and the same to alter and amend, which constitution shall be made and established, altered and amended by the President and trustees of said Academy for the time being, but with the concurrence of three fourths of them; to make and establish all such by-laws as they shall think proper for the instruction and education of the students, and for governing and managing the said Academy, and all matters and things thereunto belonging, and the same to repeal and alter as they shall think fit: provided, that such constitution and by-laws shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State, and of the United States; and provided also, that this act shall be subject to be altered, amended and repealed, at the pleasure of the General Assembly.

RESOLVE INCORPORATING HILL'S ACADEMY-PASSED, MAY 1833.

Sec. 1. Resolved by this Assembly, That David Williams, Joseph H. Hayden, Richard P. Williams, Elias Redfield, Joseph Post, Samuel Ingham, Gideon Parker, Henry L. Champion, William Williams, William Bull, Ezra S. Mather, Uriah Hayden, Timothy Starkey, John Urquhart, Alva Post, Reuben Post, Noah Starkey and Austin Starkey and all others, who now are, or shall hereafter become associated with them, and their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby made, constituted, and established a body politic and corporate, by the name of "Hill's Academy;" and by that name, they and their successors and assigns shall be, and hereby are authorized and empowered to purchase, take, hold, occupy and enjoy notes, bonds, mortgages and estate, real or personal whatsoever, to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars; and the same to sell, transfer and convey at their pleasure, and shall also be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended in any court of record or elsewhere, to have perpetual succession forever, and to have a common seal, and the same to alter at their pleasure.

Sec. 2. The stock of said corporation, consisting of the building or buildings, for the use of the Academy, such as may from time to time be erected, together with the lands, which now are, or may hereafter be owned by said corporation; and all moneys, funds, notes, bonds, mortgages and personal property of any description, which now belong, or may hereafter belong, to said corporation, excepting donations, legacies, devices and bequests, shall be divided into shares of twenty five dollars each; and each share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote at all meetings of said corporation; and said shares shall be deemed and held to be personal estate, and shall be transferable in such manner as shall hereafter be prescribed by the by-laws, rules and regulations of said corporation.

Sec. 3. For the management of the affairs of said corporation, the members thereof, shall at their first meeting elect five trustees, who shall hold their offices for the term of one year at least, from the time of their election, or until others may and shall be chosen by said corporation to supply their places; said trustees shall have power to fill any vacancies, which may occur in their body, during the time of holding their office, they shall have the immediate management and control of the funds, property and general concerns of said corporation, receive and disburse all moneys belonging to the institution, regulate the course of instruction and the price of tuition, and if they see proper prescribe the terms of admission of scholars; they shall have the power of enacting such rules and regulations concerning the conduct of students, while members of the Academy, as they may deem proper; and a majority of them may at any time expel or dismiss or suspend as the case may require, such students as, for any reasonable cause, they may consider it improper to retain in the school: always provided, that the bylaws, rules and regulations, shall not be repugnant to the laws of this State, or of the United States.

Sec. 4. That in all meetings of the trustees, a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to form a quorum for transacting business of any

kind; and a vote of a majority of those present shall be necessary to render any act done by them, binding on said corporation.

Sec. 5. All meetings of the trustees shall be called at such times, in such manner, and on such notice, as the trustees by their by-laws shall prescribe. Sec. 6. A meeting of the corporation may at any time be called by vote of the trustees, or by a written request presented to the Secretary or Clerk of the trustees, and signed by members of the corporation, who are owners of one third of the stock of said corporation; and each meeting of the corporation shall be warned in such manner as the trustees shall direct.

Sec. 7. In all meetings of the corporation, all the stockholders may vote in person, or by proxy, and one vote shall be allowed for each share.

Sec. 8. The use of such buildings as may belong to the corporation shall be under the direction of the trustees, and shall be appropriated to no other purpose than that of a school, unless by the consent of a majority of the trustees expressed in writing under their hands, and prescribing the terms on which, and the purposes for which, it is to be improved.

Sec. 9. The instructors of the school, during their continuance in office, shall be exempt from military duty.

Sec. 10. The members of the corporation shall have the power of appointing a committee to consist, of two at least, to procure such instructors as may be necessary, and agree with them in relation to the terms, and in case they shall neglect to do so, it shall be the duty of the trustees to procure such instructors as may be required.

Sec. 11. The first meeting of the corporation shall be called by David Williams Esq., of the town of Saybrook, at such time and place, and with such notice, as he shall direct: provided, always, that this act may be altered, amended or repealed, at the pleasure of the General Assembly.

RESOLVE INCORPORATING KILLINGWORTH ACADEMY-PASSED, MAY 1834.

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Sec. 1. Resolved by this Assembly, That Austin Olcott Esq., Ely A. Elliott, Samuel L. Stevens, Edward Wilcox and all others, who now are, or shall hereafter become associated with them, and their successors and assigns be, and they are hereby made, constituted and established as a body politic and corporate, by the name of " Killingworth Academy," and by that name, they and their successors and assigns shall be, and hereby are, authorized and empowered to purchase, take, hold, occupy and enjoy notes, bonds, mortgages and estate, real or personal whatsoever, to an amount not exceed ing five thousand dollars; and the same to sell, transfer and convey at their pleasure; and shall also be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended in any court of record or elsewhere, to have perpetual succession forever, and to have a common seal, and the same to alter at their pleasure.

Sec. 2. The stock of said corporation, consisting of the building or buildings, for the use of the Academy, such as may from time to time, be erected or conveyed to said corporation, together with the lands which now are, or may hereafter be owned by said corporation, and all moneys, funds, notes, bonds,

mortgages, and personal property of any description which now belong or hereafter may belong to said corporation, excepting donations, legacies, devises and bequests, shall be divided into shares of six dollars each; and each share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote at all meetings of said corporation; and said shares shall be deemed and held to be personal estate, and shall be transferable in such manner, as shall hereafter be prescribed by the by-laws, rules and regulations of said corporation.

Sec. 3. For the management of the affairs of said corporation, the members thereof shall, at their first meeting, elect five trustees, who shall hold their offices for the term of one year at least from the time of their election, or until others may and shall be chosen by said corporation to supply their places; said trustees shall have power to fill any vacancies which may occur in their body during the term of holding their office; they shall have the immediate management and control of the funds, property and general concerns of said corporation; procure such instructors as may be necessary, and agree with them in relation to the terms; receive and disburse all moneys belonging to the institution; regulate the course of instruction, and the price of tuition, and if they see proper, prescribe the terms of admission of scholars; they shall have the power of enacting such rules and regulations concerning the conduct of students while members of the Academy, as they may deem proper; and a majority of them may at any time expel, or dismiss or suspend, as the case may require, such students as for any reasonable cause they may consider it improper to retain in the school; always provided, that the by-laws, rules and regulations shall not be repugnant to the laws of this State, or of the United States.

Sec. 4. That in all meetings of the trustees, a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to form a quorum for transacting business of any kind; and a vote of a majority of those present, shall be necessary to render any act done by them binding on said corporation.

Sec. 5. All meetings of the trustees shall be called at such times, and in such manner, and on such notice, as the trustees, by their by-laws shall prescribe.

Sec. 6. A meeting of the corporation may at any time be called, by vote of the trustees, and signed by members of the corporation, who are owners of one third of the stock of said corporation; and each meeting of the corporation, shall be warned in such manner as the trustees shall direct. Sec. 7. In all meetings of the corporation, all the stockholders may vote in person or by proxy, and one vote shall be allowed for each share.

Sec. 8. The use of such buildings as may belong to the corporation, shall be under the direction of the trustees, and shall be appropriated to no other purpose than that of a school, unless by the consent of a majority of the trustees expressed in writing, under their hands, and prescribing the terms on which, and the purpose for which, it is to be improved. And so long as said buildings and other estate not exceeding one half acre of land, belonging to said corporation, shall be used exclusively for the purpose of a school, the same shall be exempt from taxation.

Sec. 9. The instructors of the school, during their continuance in office, shall be exempt from military duty.

Sec. 10. The first meeting of the corporation shall be called by Austin Olcott Esq., of the town of Killingworth, at such time and place, and with such notice, as he shall direct: provided always, that this act may be altered amended or repealed, at the pleasure of the General Assembly.