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AND WHEREAS the College, Academy and
charitable School of the city of Philadelphia, were at firft
founded on a plan of free and unlimited Catholicism ; but
it appears that the Trustees thereof, by a vote or bye-law
of their Board, bearing date the fourteenth day of June,
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
sixty-sour, have departed from the plan of the original
founders, and narrowed the foundation of the said institu
tion.
Be it therefore enabled by the Representatives of the
Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gene
ral Assembly met, and by the authority ofthe fame, That
the charter cf the said seminary granted by the late Pro
prietaries of Pennsylvania, bearing date the thirtieth day
of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hund
red and fifty three ; whereby certain persons were incor
porated by the name, stile, and title of the Tru flees of the
Academy and charitable School, in the province of Penn
sylvania, and the additional charter granted by the fame
Proprietaries, bearing date on the fourteenth day of May,
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
fifty-five; by which the Trustees of the fame Academy
and charitable School were again incorporated, by the
name, stile, and title of the Trustees of the College, A
cademy, and charitable School of the city ®f Philadelphia,
in the province of Pennsylvania, together with all and lin
gular, the rights, powers, privileges, emoluments and
advantages, and also all the estates, claims and demands,
to the fame corporation belonging, difeharged from the
afore-recited vote or bye law of the said Trustees, confin
ing and narrowing the true and original plan of the said
inftitutioß, which vote or bye-law, and ail others contra
ry to the true design and spirit of the laid charter, are here
by declared to be void, be and they are in and by this
Aft ratified and confirmed to and for the use and benefit
of the fame seminary forever: And to the end that the
Trustees herein after named and appointed, may be the
better enabled to effeftuate the pious and praise-worthy de
fers of the founders, benefadors, and contributors of the
said College, Academy and charitable School,
Be it enaded by the authority aforefaid, That the
Treasurer of this State, fhali yearly and every year, (un
til otherwise ordered by the Legislature) pay out of the
public monies of this Commonwealth to the use of the fame
corporation, the sum of pounds, lawful money of
this Commonwealth; the fame yearly sum to be fubjed
to toe disposal of the Trustees of the said corporation, to
and for the use thereof forever.
An ACT to confirm the estates and interests of the Col
lege, Academy and charitable School @f the city of Phi
ladelphia ; and to amend a^d alter the charters thereof,
conformably to the revolution, and to the Constitution
and Government of this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS the education of youth has ever been
found to be of the mod essential consequence, as
well to the good government of States, and the peace and
welfare of society, as to the profit and ornament of indivi
duals ; insomuch that from the experience of all ages, it ap
pears that seminaries of learning, when properly conduct
ed, have been , üblic blessings to mankind, and that on
the contrary, when in the hands of dangerous and difaf
fe&ed men, they have troubled the peace of society, sha
ken the government, and often caused tumult, sedition and
bloodshed.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY, November 16, 1779.
The House compleated the second reading, of the Bill
intitled, " An Aft to confirm the estates and interests of
the College, Academy, and charitable School of Philadel
phia, and to amend and alter the charters thereof, confor
mabiy to the Revolution and to the Conflitution and Go
vernment of this Commonwealth ;" Ordered to be trans
cribed and published for consideration.
Extract from the Minutes,
THOMAS PAINE,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
Provided always, and be it enabled by the authority a
forefaid, That the ratifying and confirming the said char
ter or any thing herein contained fhali not extend, or be
con firued to extend to the confirming or establishing any
of the Trustees in the said charter named or deriving by
any election or pretended eleftion, or appointment by,
from, or under them, or any of them, nor to any provost,
vice provost, profeffor or other minister, or officer of the
said seminary, other than such as are hereby or may here
after be appointed, the said Board and the faculty being
hereby dissolved and vacated, nor Shall the fame extend
to such parts of the said charter, as in and by this Aft are
or may be abrogated, annulled, altered or supplied.
And be it further enafted by the authority aforefaid,
That from aad after the passing of this Ad, the fuperin
tendance and trust, together with all and Singular the
powers, authorities and estates, real, personal and mixed,
of the said College, Academy, and charitable School. Ihall
pass to, devolve upon, and be vested in the President of
the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth ;
the Vice President of the fame Council j the Speaker of the
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General Assembly; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of Judicature; the Judge of Admiralty, and the At
torney-General for the time being, in virtue of their seve
ral offices; and the senior minister in standing of the Epis
copal Churches and Congregations, and the senior minitier
in Standing of the Prelbyterian Churches, and the senior
minister in standing of the Baptist Churches, and the seni
or minister in standing of the Lutheran Churches, and the
senior minister in standing in the German Calvinist
Churches ; whose Churches or Houses of public worship are
or fhali be in the city of Philadelphia, or within two miles
of the old Court- House in High Street in the said city ; to
gether with the Honorable Benjamin Franklin, D)&or of
Laws, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of
America, to His Most Christian Majesty; the Honorable
William Shippen, Frederick Muhlenbu/g, and James
Searle, Esquires, Delegates in the Congress of the said
United Stares, tor Pennsylvania ; the Hon. William Au
gustus Attlee, Esq; and the Hon. John Evans, Esq; Jus
tices of the Supreme Court of Judicature ; Timothy Mat
lack, Esquire, Secretary of rhe Supreme Executive Coun
cil of this State; David Rittenhoufe, Esquire, Treasurer
of this State; Samuel Morris, Senior, Esquire, George
Bryan, Esquire, Thomas Bond, Esquire, Dodor of
Pnyfick, and James Hutchinson, Doftor of Phyfick;
which said civi lofficers, ministers of the Gospel and
others herein mentioned and appointed, for and dur
ing their continuance in the said offices and Hations re
fpe&ively, their abode in this State and lawful capacity
to aft, and their successors forever hereafter, fhali be, re
main and continue the Trustees aforefaid, by the name,
stile, and title of the Trustees of the University of the
State of Pennsylvania; and fhali from henceforth hav„
hold, exercise, use and enjoy, all the powers, authorities
and advantages, and the estates, rights, claims and de
mands of the Trustees appointed by or in pursuance of
the charters of the laid corporation, or either of them in-
Head of the said Trustees appointed by, or deriving under
the said charter or pretending so to do; in trust neverthe
leE for the proper use of the said University forever.
Provided always, That if any Trustee of said Universi
ty, fhali take any charge or office under the said Trustees,
other than that of Treasurer, his place fhali thereby be va
cated, and in the case of a minister of the Gospel, the next
minister in seniority of the fame denomination fhali succeed
him, such seniority to be accounted from the time of settle
ment of such person, as minister of a congregation in or
near the said city.
Provided also, That in case thechoice of a new Trustee
in the room and Head of any of the persons last named, or
their successors, fhali be disallowed by the House of Assem
bly within fix months, the Trustees mail be obliged to
make another choice.
And be it further enaded by the authority aforefaid,
Thai instead o ! the oath or affirmation, and declaration which
was enjoined and required to be taken, and made by the
second, or additional charter herin before referred to, of
the said coporation, by the Trustees, Provost, Vice Pro
voit, and profeffors of the said College, Academy, and
charitable School, which oath or affirmation, and declarati
on, being totally inconsistent with the Independance and
Constitution of this Commonwealth, are hereby abrogated
and repealed, the said Trustees herein before appointed,
and their successors, and the Provost, Vice Provost, and
profeffois and every of them hereafter to be appointed, in
such manner and form as herein is directed and required,
before he or they enter upon the duties of their trust or
office, fhali before two Justices of the Peace of the city of
Philadelphia, orof feme county of this State, take and
fubferibe the oath or affirmation prescribed by the fourth
(edion of the Conflitution of this Commonwealth, to be
taken by the officers of this State, and also, the oath or
affirmation of allegiance, direded to be taken ly the
fame officers, in and by the Seventh and eighth fedions of
an Ad of Assembly, made and passed the fifth day of De
cember, in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hun
dred and seventy-eight, entitled “ A further Supplement
to the Aa, intitled, An A 3 for the further Security of Go
vernment," and fhali also take an oath or affirmation,
for me faithful difeharge of their trust or office aforefaid.
And be it further enaded by the authority aforefaid,
That all and every the clause and clauses in the said char
ter, wherein and whereby the Trustees of tiie said Col
lege, Academy, and charitable School, are directed and en
joined to make their Rules, Ordinances and Statutes, not
repugnant to the laws in force in the kingdom of Great-
Britain, nor to the laws in force in the Province of Penn
sylvania, be. and they are hereby annulled repealed and
made void, and the Trustees herein and hereby appoint
ed, are required and enjoined to review the Rules, Ordi
nances and Statutes, heretofore made by the former Trus
tees of the said seminary, which so far as they are repug
nant to the constitution and laws of the State, are here
by repealed, and to frame (he fame if necessary, and all
Rules, Ordinances and Statutes, hereafter to be made,
confident with the conflitution and laws of this Common
wealth.
And be it farther enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That (h^ bvfiQefs of the said Corporation, fhali and may
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be tranfaded, performed and determined, by the major
vote of a meeting of seven or more of the Trustees appoint
ed by this aft, and their successors, duly notified and cal
led ; other than the choice of new Trustees; the nomina
ting and constituting or the difmifTing of the future Pro
voil, V ice Provost, or profeffors, or any of them ; or the
almeation or leafing 0; real estates, for more than seven
years; or any extraordinary and new expenditure of the in
come, or other personal estate of the said corporation, or the
altering any (alary, or the granting degrees to the Scholars
of th 3 said University or to other persons, or to the making
any ordinance, statute or bye law; wnich several enume
rated acts and doings may be tranfa&ed and performed by
a majority of at least eleven of the said Trustees, duly no
tified and convened as aforefaid, and not otherwise.
A " d be " further enaded by the authority aforefaid,
1 hat the clause in the firft charter, of the said corporation,
whereby the Trustees threof were limited to be inhabitants
of Pennsylvania, residing within five miles of the Academy
and School aforefaid ; ^though licence was given in the
said charter to frt up the fame at any place within the said
province, which the said Trustees Ihouid judge t@ be most
Convenient, so far as the fame clause limits the appoint
ment of Trustees to persons refining within five miles of
the said academy and school, be, and the fame is hereby
annulled, repealed and made void.
And be it further enacted by the authoriiy aforefaid, that
the Trustees herein before appointed, and their successors,
fhali, and may ask, demand, sue for, recover and receive
all evidences, mortgages, (penalties, deeds and instru
ments, and all papers, books and records of the said corpo
ration, and all debts, dues and demands to the fame owin^
belonging, accruing or appertaining.
And be it further enafted by the authority aforefaid,
that the civil officers, Minifies of the Gospel and other
persons, by this Ad confbtwted and appointed Trustees of
the said University and their Successors duly chofeß, nomi
nated and appointed, be one Community Body politic and
corporate, to have perpetual succession and continuance
forever by the name, stile and title aforefaid; and that by
the fame name, they (hall be capable, and able, in law to
sue and be sued, have and make a common seal, and the
fame at their pleasure to break and alter, to make rules and
statutes, and to do every thing necessary and needful for the
good government, and pe £ fed eflabhihmen of the said Uni.
verfity; and the Provost, Vice Provost and Profeffors
hereafter to be appointed and conflituted by the Trustees
aforefaid, fhali be named, filled and entitled the Provost,
Vice-Provost and Profeffors of the fame University and
the name, ftileand title of the Body or Faculty cbmpofed
of the said Provost, Vice-Provost and Profeffors. (hall be
the Provost, Vice Provost (and Profeffors of the Univer
firy of the State of Pennsylvania.
And beit enabled, &c. That the said Truflees drill at all
times when required, submit the books, accounts and ce
conomy of the laid corporation, to the free examination
cf visitors, to be appointed from time to time, by the Re
presentatives of the Freemen of this Commonwealth, 111
General Assembly met.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
CTOLEN on Frioay night the 29th of October last,
a giey M A A E, between fourteen and fifteen hands
high, a;d between 'cur and five , e ars old, neither
brand nor ma:k, but fpetted with the saddle; carries
her head low when rode, a natural pacer, and is cut in
the near fide of her mane. Whoever takes up said mare
and Secures the thief ihall receive the above reward, or
Oite dundred Dollars for the mare onl<, paid 'y the
lubfenber, living in Abington township, Philadelphia
conn 7. JAMES STEWARD.
A neat P H /E t 0 N,
With g<cJ HARNES S,
T O BE SO L D,
Eq^he of the Printer.
Philadelphia, 08ober go,
T© tme P U B L I t.
It H E iubfciioer has opened his SCHOOL at the
& Long Room in Carter's Alley, for the tuition of
young Lames and G nthm-n in the poite art of
DANCING. Fh 4e who are pleated to employ him
may depend on having their children taught in the mist
approved method, and the utmeit attention paid to
their manner# no decorum, by
Their molt obe ient ferv-nt,
WILLIAM M'DOUGALL.
N. B. An Evening School is opened for grown Gen=
tiemen,
TO BE So—77-57
two pair of elegant GREY KORSES. &,
= quire of Jacob Hiltzhbimer,
THE