Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-02-26
INCORPORATION OF KINGS COL
LEGE.
A Act by the General As
SsemGiy Erecting Bristol High
SchOOt Into % COtteye.

A Act .by the General Is
SsemGIy Erecting Bristol High
ScitOOt Into % College.
An Act to Incorporate Kings College;
SEcrioN /. Be Il enacted By he General
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee, That
College shall be, aud Is hereby, established,
20 no located IN tho vicinity OF tie town Of
Bristol, aud county of Snlivan, to be knOSn
aud Distinguished by tue name Of kings
College, and the same shall be- forever under
the care OF Holston Presbytery aud their
successors; said Holston Presbytery being
now ia convention with Synod OF y lshyille,
Ut the Presby terian Church ia the United
States.
Sac. 2. BE Il further enacted, That a
Board OF Trustees or Curatocs, having not
less than eighteen nor mere than twenty
tour members, is hereby crested and Coz
stituJed body polite aud corporate, To b.
kuoxn by the name Of the Board Of rrns-
tees OF CuratOrs of Kings College, and by
that uaule to have a common seal aud sue.
cesson and perpetnity as herein provided
for, aud 10 have and enjoy all legal rights
aud remedies ia ~ full aud ample man
ner as have other similar corporations IL
this State. The hrot members Of which
Baara shall be Rev. J. W. BachmiD, Hon
X. N. Barton, " esley A. Phipps, Joseph ii.
Earnest, Root. z. Rhea, John q. kug, Rev.
Geo. A. Caldwell, Saul 4. Lyon, N. d.,
W. 2. Brewer, j. K. Anderson, G. K. Vance,
Rev. S. B. CampOen, Ii. I. Wilbsr, Il. b,
McClauahsn, John Keys, John A. NJ * knley,
Rev. j. d. TAdlock.
$50, 8 BE il further enacted That said
Board suall continue in office, the FIRST third
until September, 1868; the second third
uaul September, 1869, aua the remaining
ihird until September, 1870; and until The
vacancies shall be flied by tue Pres0ytery
Of HolstOn, which shalt ever after elect
members OF tue Board annually, oae-third
Tor the term OF three years, except when
vacancies for unexpred terms are to he
6ued. when tho election snail be Tor such
mex oired term. And the said BOARD "A
quorum of twO-thirds OF their members
! being present--shsl have power to iix ald
regulate the times of meeting; 10 I'LL vacan
cius until the next succeeding meeting OF
Presby,ery; TO elect aud qualify its own
officers, aud this officers aud Proie'so'sd
the college; 10 rempse officers or maliea
aimee OF non-feasaDec Il duty TO prescribe
A course Of study for the several classes OF
| s,odenfs. and 10 pass by laws aud statutes
fnr their oxn government; sell, alien and
dis,oss of any lands, tenements, or other
proper,y belonging to said College but a
nnorum of one-third shall DO eompetent 10
transact all other business, under the rules
ana previously enacted by the bard Said
BOARD shalt have, and they are hereby 10
vested with all legal powers and capacities
TO buy, receive, possess, hold amen snd
dispose of any lands, Ienements and heredi-
tnments Il any Kind or value, In fee, for
Inc OF a term Of years; aud personal prop
arty OF any kind whals0eyer, and any sums
of nancy 10 any amount whatsoever, that
may be granted, given OF beqneAthed to
,be,n Tor he use and benefit Of said Col
SIC. 4. Be further enacted, That a
President and sueh Professors as the Board
80 ..Isct snail constitute tho Faculty "a
Nd College, aud toat said Faculty, or a
majority 81 them, shall have poser, ey and
wlt. ths consent OF tie Board, Ia eoaieF the
same degrees as may be conferred BY asy