CHAPTER III. An ACT altering the manner of electing a Trcafurer of the corporation of the city of Philadelphia. Section 1. B House of Representatives of the E it enacted by the Senate and of former law, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the fame, That fo much of the fourth Repeal of part fection of an act of affembly, paffed on the eleventh day of April, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "An Act to "fupply certain defects in the acts incorpor"ating the city of Philadelphia and fundry "towns and boroughs within this common as wealth, and to explain and amend an act, "entitled "An Act to alter and amend the feveral acts of the general affembly of this commonwealth, incorporating the city of "Philadelphia, and for other purposes ;' provides that the treasurer of the corporation of the city of Philadelphia fhall be appointed as heretofore, be, and the fame is hereby repealed. joint vote. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That from and after the paf- Treasurer to be fing of this act, the treasurer of the faid cor- appointed by poration fhall be appointed annually by the joint votes of the members of the felect and common councils of the faid city, in the fame manner as the conftitution of this commonwealth prescribes for the appointment of the ftate ftate-treasurer, and not otherwise, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. ISAAC WEAVER, junior, Speaker SAMUEL MACLAY, Speaker APPROVED January the feventh, 1802: of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CHAPTER IV. An ACT for the establishment of a College at Ca nonfburg, in the county of Washington, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. HEREAS, the establishment of a col lege at Canonfburg, in the county o Washington, for the inftruction of youth in the learned languages, in the arts and fciences, and in useful literature, would tend to diffuse in formation and promote the public good: There fore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the Commonwealth Pennfylvania, in General Affembly met, and it i hereby enacted by the authority of the fame, Tha there be erected, and hereby is erected and nonfburg, established in Canonsburgh, in the county o Washington, in this Commonwealth, a A college erected at Ca col leg lege for the education of youth in the learn ed languages, the arts, fciences, and useful literature; the ftyle name and title of faid college, and the conftitution thereof fhall be, and are hereby declared to be as is herein after mentioned and defined, that is to fay: The faid college fhall be under the management, direction, and government of a number of trustees, not exceeding twenty-one, and the first trustees of the faid college fhall confift of the following perfons, to wit: Reverend John McMillan, Jofeph Patterson, Thomas Marquis, Samuel Ralfton, John Black, James Powers, James Dunlap, and John M'Pharrin; James Edgar, John M'Dowell, James Allifon, William Findley, Craig Ritchie, John Hamilton, Jofeph Vance, Robert Mahon, James Kerr, and Aaron Lyle, efquires; Alexander Cooke, John Mercer, and William Hughes. Trustees ap pointed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the au thority aforefaid, That the said trustees and their Trustees in fucceffors to be elected in the manner herein corporated, after mentioned, fhall forever hereafter, be and they are hereby erected, established and declarod, to be one body politic and corporate, with perpetual fucceffion, in deed and in law, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, by the name, ftyle, and title, of "The truftees of Jefferson "college, in Canonfburgh, in the county of "Washington," by which name and title, they the faid trustees, and their fucceffors, fhall be competent and capable at law and in equity, to take to themfelves and their fucceffors, for the use of the faid college, any eftate in any meffuages, lands, tenements, heriditaments, goods, chattels, monies, or other effects, by the gift, grant, bargain, fale, conveyance, affurance, will, devife, or bequeft of any perfon cr perfons perfons whomfoever or wherefoever: Provided The fame do not exceed in the whole, the yearly value of fix thousand dollars, and the fame mef fuages, lands, tenements, heriditaments, and ef tate, real and perfonal, to grant, bargain, fell, convey, affure, demife and to farm-let, and to place out on intereft, or otherwife difpofe of, for the benefit of the faid college, in fuch manner as to them or a majority of them, fhall feem moft beneficial for the inftitution; and to receive the rents, iffues, profits, income and intereft there of, and to apply the fame to the proper ufe and fupport of the faid college; and by the fame name, to fue, profecute and defend, im plead and be impleaded, in any court or courts of law or equity and in all manner of fuits or actions, whatsoever, and generally, by and in the fame name, to do and transact all and every the business, touching or concerning the premi fes, as fully and effectually, as any natural perfon, or body politic or corporate, within this commonwealth may or can do: and to hold, enjoy and exercife, all fuch powers, authorities and jurifdictions, as are cuftomary in other colleges, in the United States of A merica. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the au Corporation to thority aforefaid, That there fhall be a meeting o meet yearly. the faid trustees, at least once in every year at the town of Canonfburgh, at fuch time a the faid trustees or a majority of them fhall ap point, of which notice fhall be given, eithe by public advertisements, in one of the publi newspapers of the town of Washington, in th county of Washington, four weeks before fuc meeting, or by notice in writing, figned by th clerk or other officer, whom the faid truftee for that purpose may appoint, and to be left a th the dwelling houfe of each trustee, at least ten days before the time of fuch intended meeting, and if at fuch meeting, eleven of the faid trustees fhall not be prefent, those present fhall have power to adjourn the meeting, to any other day, as fully and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if the whole number of truftees, for the time being, were present; but if eleven or more of the faid trustees fhall meet at the faid appointed times, or at any other time of adjournment, then fuch number fo met, fhall be a board or quorum, and a majority of them shall be capable of doing and transacting all the business and concerns of the faid college, not otherwise provided for by this act; and particularly of making and enacting ordinances, for the government of faid college, of filling vacancies in the board of trustees, occafioned by death, refignation, or otherwife; of electing and appointing the principal, and profeffors of the faid college; of agreeing with them for their falaries and ftipends, and removing them for misconduct, or breach of the laws of the inftitution; of appointing committees of their own body to carry into execution, all and every the refolutions of the board; of appointing a treasurer, fecretary, ftewards, managers, and other neceffary and cuftomary officers, for the taking care of the estate, and managing the concerns of the corporation: and a majority of the board or quorum, of the faid trustees at any annual or adjourned meeting, after notice given as aforefaid, fhall determine all matters and things, (although the fame be not herein. particularly mentioned) which fhall occafionally arife, and be incidentally necessary to be determined and tranfacted by the faid truftees: Provided always, That That no ordinances fhall be of force, which fhall be repugnant VOL. 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