Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That there shall be established in Name of academy the county of Russell, at Uchee, a female academy, to be called and known as the Uchee Female Academy, and that Wilkins Smith, N. W. Long, L. S. Johnson aud William Threadgill, and their successors in office be, and Trustees. they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Uchee Female Academy; and as such shall be capable and liable Powers. in law to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, and shall be authorized to make such laws and regulations as shall be necessary for the government of said academy: Provided, such by-laws and regulations are not repugnant Proviso. to the constitution of this State; and for that purpose may have and use a common seal, and appoint such officers as they may think proper, and remove the same from office for improper conduct or neglect of duty.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said trustees or body corporate, shall be privileged to accept of and be invested with all manner of property real, personal, and mixed, also all donations, gifts, grants and privileges which may be hereafter made or granted to the said institution, or which may be hereafter conveyed or transferred to them or their successors in office, to have and hold the same for the use. benefit, and behalf of said academy.

Corporate ability

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That when a va-Vacancies. cancy may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any trustees of said academy, the survivors or residue of said trustees, shall fill the same in such manner as shall be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of the said incorporation.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all proper

ty owned or possessed by said trustees, in their aforesaid Property vested. corporate capacity, shall be vested with such body corporate in perpetuity for the use of said academy.

Approved, March 3, 1848.

To incorporate the Fredonia Male and Female Academies in the County of Chambers.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen

tatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, Provisions ex

That all the provisions of the act or acts, incorporating the tended.
Male Academy of Fredonia, in the county of Chambers,

be, and the same are hereby extended to the Male and Female Academies of said town; and that the said Male and Female Academies are hereby incorporated into one, Name and style, to be known as the "Fredonia Male and Female Academies; and by that name said corporation is hereby invested with all the rights, powers, liabilities and obligations. granted, confirmed or imposed, by any said act or acts, heretofore passed in relation to the Fredonia Male Academy.

Trustees.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Jesse Gunn ist hereby appointed President of said corporation; and A. F. Zachary, James M. Gunu, G. F. Hill, Eli McKinney, James McLendon, G. W. Smart, A. H. Findley and Asa Cox, and their successors, are hereby constituted and appointed trustees of said corporation, with all the rights, powers and duties, heretofore granted and imposed by the above mentioned act or acts.

Approved, March 3, 1848.

To incorporate the LaFayette Male Academy, in the
County of Chambers.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened Corporate style. That John C. Towles, Waid Hill, J. W. Batchelder, P. T. Richardson, C. G. Hudson, Benjamin L. Goodman and Atchison Finlay, be, and they are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of the LaFayette Male Academy.

Organization.

tees.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees shall have power to appoint one of their body Presi dent, appoint a Secretary, Treasurer, and such other offcers, and make such additions to the numbers of Trustees, Powers of truk, as they may deem necessary or expedient for the well being and good government of said Institution, and appoint Teachers as to them may seem expedient, and shall have power to define the duties of each of said officers and teachers, and to define the rate of tuition, and the same to increase or diminish at pleasure; with the farther power to make and execute all contracts that may be necessary in and about said institute; to fill all vacancies that may occur in the Board of Trustees from any cause, and to appoint the time of holding the meetings of said boards, and shall further have power to make all such bye-laws for

the regulation and government of said seminary, as they, or a majority of them may deem necessary: Provided, said bye-laws shall not be incompatible with the constitution. and laws of this State, and the United States.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said cor- Corporate ability poration, by its corporate name, shall be capable in law to have and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter and renew, at pleasure, and of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, of answering and being answered, in all kinds of actions, of receiving donations and making purchases of property, which shall inure to them or their sxccessors in office, of holding real and personal estate, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the trustees Certificates of in connexion with the teachers in said institution shall have honor. power to grant certificates of honor to the graduates, as in their judgment, they or a majority of them shall think proper.

Approved, March 3, 1848.

To incorporate the town of Montevallo, and for other

purposes,

Corporate privi

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General As-. sembly convened, That the town of Montevallo in the county of Shelby, be, and the same is hereby incorporated, leges and limits. with all the privileges and immunities appertaining to incorporated towns; the corporate limits thereof extending. one half mile in every direction-from the tavern house in said town recently occupied by Alexander W. Nelson.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That on the fourth Saturday of March next. and annually thereafter, there shall be an election held by any two justices of the peace of said county, for three town commissioners for said town; at which election, all qualified electors, residing within the imits of said corporation, three months next preceding an election, shall be entitled to vote.

Election for offi

cers.

Term of office.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners, so elected, shall hold their office for twelve months; shall have power to fill all vacancies occurring either by May pass law' death or otherwise, and exact such laws, not repugnant

to the laws of the United States and of this State, as are Restriction necessary for the supperession aud removal of nuisances;

Election for justice of the peace for corporation.

repairing the streets thereof, and for the better regulation of the police of said town.

Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That, at the same time, and in the same manner, prescribed in the second section of this act, for the election of commissioners, there shall be an election held for a justice of the peace in said corporation, who shall be vested with the same powers, receive the same fees, be liable to the same penalties, and continue in office the same length of time, that other justices of the peace of this State now do; said justice of the peace exercising jurisdiction only, over cases which shall orginate in said corporation; and at the expiration of three years from the said fourth Saturday in March next, another election shall be held to fill the office of said justice of the peace, and so on every three years thereafter; and in case of vacancy, by death, resignation or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled by an election, to be held by the qualified voters of said town, upon ten days' previous notice.

To Incorporate the Blountsville Male and Female Academies, in the County of Blount.

Section 1. Be

enacted by the Senote and House of Representatives of the State of Alabaina, in General Assembly convened, Names of trustees That James Hendricks, Samuel Foust, Thomas Nation, Thomas

Corporate style.

Powers.

Vacancies.

B. Shearer and Lodowick Hadson, and their successors in office, be and are hereby created a body corporate by the name and style ofte President and Trustees of the Eleuntsville Male and Female Academies, and by that name shall have power to receive donations, borrow money, purchase, have and hold real estate, not to exceed the value of ten thousand dollars, for the purposes of education, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, and to recover all debts that may become, due cr owing to said institution.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the above named trustees shall have power to appoint a President, Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers as they may think necessary, to advance the interests of said institution, and to prescribe the duty of each, to grant such rewards or confer such honors on raduates as they may think proper.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all vacancies that may escur in said board of trustees, shall be filled by the remaining trustees.

and students.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That teachers and students Exemption in fain said Academy, shall not, during regular session, be liable to or of teachers work any street or road, but may be compelled to make up lost time intermediately.

Approved, February 29, 1848.

To amend an act Incorporating the City of Montgomery, approved 221 December 1837.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That the City Council of Montgomery be, and is hereby empow ered, in addition to the powers already conferred by said act, to pass ordinances or by-laws to regulate the erection of wooden buildings in such parts of said city as in the opinion of the Council the public good may require, and pass ordinances for the punishment of such as may injure or deface the public buildings or grounds.

Approved, February 26, 1848.

Certain powers

may be exercised

To Incorporate the Newberne Female Academy in the county of
Greene.

Trustees.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That there shall be established in the County of Greene, and village of Newberne, a Female Academy, to be called and known as the Newberne Female Academy; and that David W. Borden, John R. Hendon, A. B. W. Hopkins, W. H. Borden, J. F. Whitset, C. C. Huckabee and W. F. Hendon, and their successors in office, be, and the same are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style.of "The Trustees of the Name. Newberne Female Academy;" and as such shall be capable and liable in law, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded; and Powers. shall be authorized to make such laws and regulations as shall be necessary for the government of said Academy: Provided, that Proviso. such by-laws and regulations are not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the State; and for that purpose may have and use a common seal; and appoint such officers as they may think proper, and remove the same from office, for improper conduct, or neg. lect of duty.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees, or body Corporate ability corporate, shall be privileged to accept of, and be invested with