Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-10
RICHMOND. OCTOBER 10 1870
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
An Act for Incorporating the Trustees Of anp S,,l,sy


erai hss1ly, that Academy has brn founded In tl,r
county Ut Prince Edward, and which hsta is-,. .upporr
~! 'c generous d"natio's of few ,bc spm,,td citizen,
10" several years past, hut that i order TO mat. ,
49, a.'n"s th.r.ir"m more permanent and da,.s,r Ger.
sme IN tinrt. TO crater advantage. this hssrhly
warmly Impressed .,1 III. important n au'a, arising 10
every ir,e sate ny diifsns useful Niuw.g ao,. it>
eiti,riS and 'rous Of ing th.ir patronage and
cs, ,v @ .. ,riing as may appear them cal
sre.s 10 'tby .@t, That from end AFTER passing
:" i' ae ths san. Ae.t my shall oht'in the in'nr
saiu The Coll =. OF liunpieii S,de,, and that the Rev
John Biir Smith, Patrick Henry, w,liaui Cab II sra ra,h
n,abl'. Francis Watkins Io,in Morton, William Morton,
th'na. Rtnle William Isuoicr, Lomas Scott mr. jam,.,
Allen, Charles Allen. Samuel wouson Vrnair i,,..,,
,, h'shard Foster. r. ter io,s,on, Rev. Richard san.
Mtuhru, and tiisir surre.srs, ar hereby e.ns,u,.,I
y lohhc ana eorpo-st by the n'mr of the Pr, and
lst,nl Succession and n common sal and that they and
r snee'sSrs, hy the nfr.sa, shall te abb and en-.
r ~ awto pnsess, plrcase, rrri,- tain to them
and their fnrcv.r ai,y lands cnrncn,s rn,s
Sds or c''a,''i' o. any Lind whatsoever, which ma, have
eti si''nairaiy. r >nin fu,ur b. Givsr. purca 50.
~ Them, Tor the 'e"t the said College, a,d tie same To
Gn'ins o. ~ Whatsoever manner the. shall aiiu1gc mas,
Lar ihe use thrtur; ardhy the nnr, to .
anu ,npiai, e s'etaid inpcn, and ". ai,v err Il
y, a Courts Of law and eq'i'y and from time,
mir common seal, "a r,a, and ssa' such bylaws, rl
;Oni o',nnc'S rot biig contrary the sirii,, ar
laws OF tais cemmoawras, Item shall though,
NEE ssary for t- COOL order ana sovern mt OF the r,r
ies.rrs masters and s,'uets of lie said CoLg-
See: 3. Andehttrier en0cte& That III said President
una trustees, of them, shall !,ayr full ro,,r
ana authority toner ut such times they shall ,hi'k me-
ssary lar IN. rx,n,aon of any radiInus for literary
ann they ART hertl, tm,nn cr,, and authorized %
cohr ui.se degrees on sic strcts in their opinion
College in America lp and 90 r. ant Testimonials I'M r.,
o. 'ncr their eonmon sal, sigcd by the sient and
$500 W IN! Ser o Them arr hereby authorised aud
required 10 meet RI the said College some day Ike APP
October next AMI hen and there to Ct and connson M
asr t1r common sr such professor ard MASTERS, ms
am! that IN order presrve IN The minds of I'M, sind, mrs
,'.' sacred love ard attachment, hc they should rv
the greatest and caria sli ls s,d, in ,rtinr s"
p'o,.sms az. ns,tr' to The end That no Per shall Lc
t I" tie world his SINGER AFT the liberty and
inaere'nenrt Of the " itei siat's of America.
S"c T. dhd nc tn cnocss1 iat the Pr silent and
Ir"stts r any ',s of IL! shall e,'rt hy lalot ,rra-
Srrr TOR The sail College, wie shall give hond and srcl
faithful discharge OF the ,rSt repoS,d i'm him: md shall
WIFI req'hr'r %. the corporation rtnirr Of all
,uis g"H's' ana other ci,atteis rte,iyod and expen hy
mn, or account o., and for the Of the said Colr,c ana
,Te ., r',Sn 50 70 DO shall he ,1bct the like
g % acc",int r and pay into the treasury the public
sec mi he further c,1csc It,, the e,; Trustee.
or majority OF them shall have power remuyc suyeni
ON SH' cause shtw', and 10 supply the vacancy cccaSsu
ny s,ch removal from office ami upon da,li r-sig
Trustees When h shall lie vacancy in en-; c The
proiesiors shall lr nwfnl for the ia,ing Trustees
II shall r also law f Tor The Frrsr,, or IN case ~ q. a
resignation, or refusal in him ac, Tia, professor, and
masters for the fine rny ar majority of tsm to cali
r'ig of the Trustees. when he they as the case may
W, man SEE ca. To to-proidd nrIrriricss, That
,sr President and Tr'nt before hey enter upon the cse
e'i" o,le trust r,od in the by i, act, shall sevrray
,aee tie following OATH Tor affirmation le an;,s,er.
ward and by him tif To- the court of tie said cnu,,y
There to he recorded That is say, "I, ID b. do swear
Cor affirm that will. the hes, of my skill and Judgment
,'hi, and truly discharge the duties required 10y
an act Tor Incorporating tie Trust Iampen s, lny
And that the clerk of co,r, TOR entering tlr
sI sar C. i've of the Trustees, the OF orc Spai,
HenarkS on the Charter Of HampIen .cyfnpy
Coiicgr.
lie ahovc charter WAS drawn up by the Hon
James Madison al the close of the revolution
when The most liberal and patriotic views. rnl.
cd public sentiment. 1t has no tosaI or pri.
vate interest ar object; no provision for M.
n'icai party0r Tor any srcta, ian establishment.
AS the charter has not been published. for no ar
ooEears, many conJertni cs aud suspicious liza We
oeen entertained that il was not such as the
granted.
Others NAV say, that athou. II the charter is
OF The most liberal aud unexcepIionable KIND
contemplating pnbIir in,iitniion OF unlimited
improvement one that might he rendered q
qGdi 10 'hf"a and worthy nj tie confidence
OF ihS .ec!ion of the State. vet il is uuder the
conlreni OF board OF tiusires who belong
10 one county. 10 one denomination /: and
therefore The spirit and design of the charter,
IS not complied with. II will crafty The pub
NC 10 see catalogue of the present trustcrs
his vii! show that the spi,it of ojghtv
Three continues; That the college has ever 10.
iai*ed IFS republican character wiih0nt the
heat OF party; that az vacancies have taken
rlace III the board, they have been filled uD
VIII the mast literary aud worthy men OF dti
ierent counties. When Incorporated, five of
iis ehiy.$even Trustees were ministers nf the
sosPfi: Now bnt two Of that profession re-
main ~ the board.
Hoard 81 Trustees
........... President OF The COLLEGE,.
Col. Samuel W. Ve"abIe, =. Eds ard county.
MIR. James Morton, do
II N
CATER Page, Esq. Cumberland county.
Col Ciement Cairincto,,, Charlotte
Rev. Ma'ihew Lyle Prince Edward county.
Iion. James Jones, NoiIoway.
William Berkeley, Esq y. Edward county.
IIenry a. Watkins, Esq. Charlotte.
Hon. Wm. II. Cabpii buckingham.
Jane Bruce. Ed HALIFAX.
Thomas Morton. Esq =. Edward.
Isaa: Read. Charlotte.
Horny f.. Watkins, Prince Edwar
John y. Wilson, Cumberland.
tton. William =. Archer, Amelia.
Good, ch Wilson, NJ. d = Edwar,i county.
Rev JOHN II. Rice, ID. ID. CITY of RicImoid
homas Miller, Esq. Powla,du.
William l.. Venab'e, Prince Edward.
Col james Madison, do
William 8. Motion NJ. ID. do.
James Fitzgerald. Esq. Cumberland.
William Darlington, Halifax
Samuel Branch, HuckinrlIdin
All well regulated Colleges in our country
are under the suptiiniendenre of a hoard of
n"slttH dnu tue history OF thISCOliPg. would
furnish demonstrations of the safety aud i'm.
portance Of this provision.
Since the origin of ibis institution in I7Tl
uaIii the present hour, the solicitude Of this
board has not been Withdrawn. 10 erect eds
noes and pnt the Institution in operation AT
hrst, when property was small aEd The patrons
OF The College few, was an exhaustion of be-
neyoience. Sill every few years. the names
OF the board have appeared on heavy stub
scTIpitons for vntIonS improvements and e.
Emergencies. Without any patronage from The
I State, pressed with difficulties aud preIndices
| That must have blotted out an Ordinary iusii.