Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-05
AN ACT
TO Incorporate "Thc Macon Graded aud
High School White.

TO Incorporate "Thc Macon Graded aud
High School White,
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Legis-
lature of the State OF Mississippi. That Thos
j. Patty, Chas. Hardin, Ben J.. Allen, Jacob
| HOlbcrg and all other associates with them,
and their successors in office, be aud they
are hereby created a body polite and cor
pOrate by the name and style Of''The Board
SCHOOL, located at Macon, Mississippi, Nox-
ubee County. and that they by this name,
NAV sue and be sued, plead and be implcad-
ed In all causes and suits whatever, either
IN law or equity in the State. they may have
Il common seal, they may acquire, own. sell
and transfer real estate and personal proper
" in any manner they may ~thlnkbest for pro-
motion of the interest Of said school. They
shall have power to frame and adopt such
rules and regulations for their government
and the government. control aud discipline
of the school as they from time TO time deem
proper, provided. no ruleb be adopted incon-
sistent with the Constitution and Laws Of
the Quilted States or the State of Mississippi.
SEC, =. That no provision of the Charter
herein granted to The Macon Graded and
High school" shall be construed to affect,
change or in any way conflict with the rcla-
tions established by the Public School Law
of Mississippi, between the Board ol Trus-
tees and the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
in separate School Districts. -.
SIC, 8, That said Board of Trustees shall
have power to adopt or modify on rccom-
incubation of the Faculty Of said School ond
to enforce such course OF study not inconsis-
tent with the requirements OF the common
school law, as they deem best, they shall
have power to create and put IN operation
any department Of culture or training, ply
steal, mental or aesthetic that they may de-
termine upon.
have mower under this charter, and are here
by authorized to grant such certificates aud
djplomas, and confe.. or cause to be confer
red. such degrees as they may determine.
Provided, They shall grant no certificates
or dipIomas.to nor confer or cause to he con-
tered any degrees upon any pupil whose at
tainment In scholarship, habits. Of study
and morals, integrity shall not have been
duly attcsted by written accommodation
of The Faculty of said school stating that
sucb pupil mas completed satisfactorily the
nrescribcd course Of study and such other
requirements us the Board may have cstab.
lished.
SEC.b 8. That IL shall be unlawful on aud
after January 9, 1891 for any person to sell.
barter, exchange or In any manner dispose
any vinous. malt or spiritu0us liquors IN
any quantity whatsoever. within the nmits
Of five miles Of the school building or said
Macon Graded and High School and any
person or persons violating thts law, shall
IN conviction thereof be fined not less than |
nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
or he imprisoned In the county Jail forThir-
~ dnvs NJ the discretion OF the court. Pro-
This act shall not lie construed 10
fhe sale Of vinous. malt nd spirit |
nous liquors for medical, scientific aud sac
purposes. I
Approved Feb'y II, 1900. i
A true copy Of the original now on ale In
,his otH,e. u. NJ. GOvAN, !
SECRETARY Of State. :