RESOLVE INCORPORATING LEE'S ACADEMY-PASSED, MAY 1825. Resolved by this Assembly, That Frederick Lee, Jedediah Field, James Graves, Samuel Robinson Jr., and all others who are or shall become associated with them, be, and they are hereby, with their successors and assigns, made and established a body politic and corporate, by the name of " Lee's Academy ;" and by that name, they and their assigns and successors shall be, and are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, take, hold and possess any kind of personal estate, not exceeding ten thousand dollars; and any such lands, tenements and hereditaments in said town of Guilford as shall be necessary for the purposes of said corporation, not exceeding five acres, and the same to sell and dispose of at pleasure, or to take a lease or leases thereof for a term of years; also to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, answer and be answered unto in any court of record or elsewhere. And said corporation may have and use a common seal, and may alter the same at their pleasure. That said corporation shall be and hereby are authorized and empowered, to make and carry into effect such by-laws and regulations as they shall deem necessary or useful for the well ordering and governing the affairs of said corporation, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State or of the United States, and to appoint a President, Secretary and Treasurer of said corporation, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary or proper to promote the views of said institution, who shall be elected at such time and place as the by-laws of said corporation shall prescribe; and shall hold their offices respectively one year, and until others are chosen to supply their places. That the property of said corporation shall be and hereby is divided into fifty shares, but the number of shares may hereafter be increased or diminished at the pleasure of said corporation, at any legal meeting of the stockholders; and in all such meetings for any purpose whatever, each share shall entitle the holder thereof to give one vote, and to constitute a quorum at any such meeting, a majority of the shares shall be represented. That Frederick Lee Esq., shall be, and hereby is authorized to call the first meeting of the stockholders; and all future meetings shall be warned in such manner, and held at such time and place, as the by-laws of said corporation shall prescribe: provided that this grant may be altered, amended or repealed, at the pleasure of the General Assembly. RESOLVE INCORPORATING THE LITCHFIELD FEMALE ACADEMY— Sec. 1. Resolved by this Assembly, That Frederick Wolcott, James Gould, Jabez W. Huntington, William Buel, Ozias Seymour, Samuel Buel, Stephen Deming, James C. Wadsworth, Charles Seymour, Samuel R. Childs, Grove Catlin, Sylvester Galpin, Josiah Parks, James Brace, Oliver S. Wolcott, Erastus A. Lord, Daniel Sheldon, Stephen S. Smith, John R. Landon, Alanson Abbe, Truman Smith, Charles L. Webb, Jason Whiting, David C. Sanford, Elihu Harrison, Uriel Holmes, Sarah Pierce, and all others who are or shall hereafter become associated with them and their successors and assigns be, and they are hereby made, constituted, and established a body corporate and politic, by the name of "The Litchfield Female 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 not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, and the same to sell, alien and dispose of at 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; 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 whatever, 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 fifteen dollars each: provided, however, that the number of shares shall not exceed five hundred, and that the amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall not exceed the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars; and each share shall entitle the proprietor thereof to one vote, in all meetings of the corporation, and said shares shall be deemed and considered as personal estate, and shall be transferable in such manner as the by-laws and regulations of the corporation shall prescribe. Sec. 3. For the better management of the affairs of the corporation, the members thereof, at their first meeting shall elect ten trustees, and they and their successors shall hold their offices during their natural lives, unless they resign, or remove out of this State: said trustees shall have power to fill any vacancies which may occur in their own body; they shall have the immediate management and entire control 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 such instructors as they shall judge necessary, and to remove the same at their own discretion; to make all necessary by-laws for the well ordering and management of all the concerns of the institution; to manage the funds of the Academy, to receive moneys and disburse the same; to cause a suitable building or buildings to be erected, for the purposes of the corporation, to regulate the course of instruction and the price of tuition, to make rules concerning the admissions of students, concerning their government while such, and concerning their leaving the Academy, as they shall deem the interests of education and of the institution require: always provided, that said by-laws, rules and regulations shall not be repugnant to the laws of this State or of the United States. Sec. 4. In all meetings of the trustees a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to form a quorum for the transaction of business; and a majority of those present at any meeting regularly called or agreed upon, (there being a quorum present as aforesaid) shall be competent to the passing of any and every vote. Sec. 5. Meetings of the trustees shall be called in such manner, and at such times and upon 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 a 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 thereof shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy, and one vote shall be allowed for each share. Sec. 8. The buildings, funds and other property belonging to said corporation, shall be exclusively devoted to the purposes of female education, and shall not be used or applied for the education or instruction of males; provided, however, that the trustees, in their discretion, and subject to such regulations as they may prescribe, may permit one of the rooms in the academical building, to be used as a conference room, and for other objects of that nature by the first Congregational society in Litchfield, and the Episcopal society in said Litchfield. Sec. 9. The principal and instructors in the Academy, so long as they remain connected with the institution, shall be exempted from all liability to perform military duty. Sec. 10. The first meeting of the corporation shall be called by Frederick Wolcott, at such time and place in the town of Litchfield, and with suchnotice as he shall direct: provided, nevertheless, that this act may be altered, amended or repealed, at the pleasure of the General Assembly. RESOLVE INCORPORATING MIDDLESEX ACADEMY-PASSED, MAY 1828. Sec. 1. Resolved by this Assembly, That Thomas Mather, Samuel Mather, Samuel D. Hubbard, and those who have associated or may hereafter associate with them, their successors and assigns, be, and they hereby are constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of "The Middlesex Academy," for the purpose of establishing and conducting a school, with power to hold real estate not exceeding in amount five thousand dollars, with the right to sue, appear and defend, and liable to be sued in any court in this State, to have a common seal, and to execute the powers and perform the acts for the due management of their corporate concerns, incident by law to corporations for similar purposes, that the first meeting of said corporation shall be held at said school house, at such time as shall be appointed by a notice to be signed by said Thomas Mather, and published in one newspaper print ed in the city of Middletown, at least five days before the time of meeting, and like notice signed by a majority of the trustees, hereafter mentioned, shall be sufficient for any future meeting of the corporation. Sec. 2. The said corporation shall be and they are hereby authorized to elect five trustees to manage the concerns of the corporation in all respects according to their best discretion, also a Treasurer and Secretary, which officers shall hold their respective offices during one year next ensuing their election, and until others be elected in their place. Sec. 3. That said corporation be, and they are hereby authorized to make by-laws prescribing the mode of transferring the stock of the corporation, and for any other purpose not inconsistent with the object of the charter, nor with the laws of this State, or of the United States. Sec. 4. The stock of the corporation shall consist of shares of twenty five dollars each, which shall be deemed personal estate, and entitle the proprietor to one vote for each share: provided, however, that this act of incorporation shall not be so construed, as in any manner to limit the powers, or impair the rights of any school society or school district, and that said school shall not be entitled to any portion of the money annually distributed from the school fund. Sec, 5. This act may be amended, altered or repealed at the pleasure of this Assembly, and nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to confer banking powers on said corporation. RESOLVE INCORPORATING MORRIS ACADEMY-PASSED, MAY 1819. Sec. 1. Resolved by this Assembly, That James Morris, Morris Wood ruff, Daniel Lamson, James Pierpont, and Abel Camp, with all others who are or shall become associated with them, be, and they hereby are, with their successors and assigns made and established a body politic and corporate, by the name of " The Morris Academy;" and by that name, they and their assigns and successors shall be, and hereby are authorized and empowered to purchase, take, hold, and possess any kind of personal estate, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars; and any such lands, tenements or hereditaments in said town of Litchfield as shall be necessary for the purposes of said corporation, not exceeding five acres, and the same to sell and dispose of at pleasure, or to take a lease or leases thereof for a term of years; also to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, answer and be answered unto, in any court of record or elsewhere, and said corporation may have and use a common seal, and may alter the same at their pleasure. Sec. 2. Said corporation shall be, and hereby are authorized and empowered to make and carry into effect such by-laws and regulations as they shall deem necessary or useful for the well ordering and governing the affairs of said corporation, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State or of the United States; and to appoint a President, Secretary and Treasurer of said corporation, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary or proper to promote the views of said institution, who shall be elected at such time and place as the by-laws of said corporation shall prescribe, and shall hold their offices respectively for one year, and until others are chosen to supply their places. Sec. 3. The property of said corporation shall be, and hereby is divided into forty equal shares, but the number of shares may hereafter be increased or diminished at the pleasure of said corporation, at any legal meeting of the stockholders; and in all such meetings, for any purpose whatsoever, each share shall entitle the holder thereof to give one vote; and to constitute a quorum at any such meeting a majority of the shares shall be represented. Sec. 4. That James Morris Esq., or in case of his absence or neglect to act, Morris Woodruff Esq., shall be, and hereby is authorized to call the first meeting of the stockholders; and all future meetings shall be warned in such manner, and held at such time and place, as the by-laws of said corporation shall prescribe provided, that this grant shall be subject to be altered, amended or repealed at the pleasure of the General Assembly. RESOLVE CONFIRMING THE CHARTER AND THE ACTS UNDER IT— Whereas the proprietors of Morris Academy have, in some instances, omitted to hold their annual meeting for the appointment of officers, agreeable to the provisions of their act of incorporation, by reason of which, doubts have arisen whether such omission may not effect the charter of said company; therefore Resolved by this Assembly, That all and singular of the provisions of the several resolves incorporating said Academy, and regulating the affairs of said corporation be, and the same are hereby revived and declared to be in full force, notwithstanding the omission to hold the annual meetings for the appointment of officers as aforesaid; and said corporation shall have and enjoy all the privileges and immunities, and be subject to all the duties specified in their act of incorporation, in as full and ample manner as though they had held their annual meetings, at the time, and in the manner provided for in said act of incorporation. And if hereafter the annual meetings of said company, shall not be held at the time provided for in said act, the said corporation shall not for that reason, be dissolved, but such meeting may be held on some subsequent day, to be fixed on by the President, Secretary or Treasurer of said corporation, notice of such meeting first being given by posting a notice of the same upon the public sign-post in the society of South Farms, in the town of Litchfield, at least eight days previous to said meeting, or by publishing the same in some newspaper, printed in the town of Litchfield, at least one week before said meeting. RESOLVE INCORPORATING THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW-HAVEN SCIENTIFIC AND MILITARY ACADEMY-PASSED, MAY 1824. Sec. 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened, That William Bristol, Eli Whitney, Gideon |