Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.
The Law Relating to Tuscarora
Academy,

THIS is published from claws of
enusylvania, of the Sessions Of 1887
and 1885,"
SECTION s. That there shall be and
hereby is established in Tuscarora Vel
ley, at or near the Stone Church, in the
county Of Juniata, an Academy or pub
lie school, for the education Of youth
in the English language and in the use
full arts, sciences and literature, by the
name, style and title Of "The Tusca-
rora Academy" under the care and
direction Of nine trustees, who, and
their successors in Office, shall be and
are hereby declared to be one body,
polite and corporate in deed and in
law, by the name and style of " The
Tuscarora Academy" and by the same
name shall have perpetual succession
and shall be able 20 sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, in all courts
Of law and elsewhere, and shall be Ca
pabie in law and equity to take and
hold, to them and their successors, for
the use of said Academy, lands, goods,
chattels and monies, of every kind
whatsoever, by gift, grant, conveyance,
devise or bequest, from any person or
persons whomsoever, capable of making
the same, and the same from time to
time to sell, convey or dispose of, for
the use Of said Academy, aud to erect
such buildings as may be necessary,
and, generally, to do all and singular
the matters and things which shall be
lawful for them to do for the we'll being
Of the said Academy and the due man
agement and ordering of the affairs
thereof.
Sec. 8. And the first election Of trus-
tees shall take place on the first Mon.
day of May, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine, and on
the same Monday thereafter annually,
at the church, in said Tuscarora VAL
ley, and the said elections shall COM
mence at the hour of one o'clock p. NJ.
aud continue until FIVE O'Clock z. ~,
and shall be conducted by two mana
gers, who shall be appointed by a ma
jority Of the citizens qualified to vote
who may be present at the time of COM
mencing said election no person shal!
be allowed to be trustee or to vote
unless he be citizen of said county
and shalt have subscribed and paid to
the funds of said Academy the sum of
one dollar the votes shall be given by
ballot and at the first election; each
ticket shall te labeled on the outside
" Trustees of the Tuscarora Academy"
and shall contain the names of nine
persons, aud the nine persons having
the greatest number of votes and being
qualified according to the provisions Of
this act, shall be the successors for the
ensuing year and until their successors
are elected As soon As convenient af-
ter the election the said trustees shall,
By lot, divide themselves into three
classes Of three each; the term Of Of
fee of the first class shall expire in one
year after their election; that of the
second class in two years, and that Of
the third IN three years, and after the
FIRST election but three trustees shall
be elected annually; the board of trus-
tees shall have power to enact such by
laws as may be necessary, not being
inconsistent with the constitution and
laws of the United States, or the Con-
stitution and laws Of this Common
wealth; and six of the said trustees
shall constitute q quorum, and q quor-
um may, in the absence of the presi
dent, appoint president pro tempore,
the president shall De appointed year