Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12

To Incorporate 1.-THE Macon Graded and
High School White.

To Incorporate The Macon Graded an,
High School White.
SECTION /. BE il enacted by the Lcris
laturc Of the State OF Mississippi, That Tho,
j. Patty. Cliis. Hardin. Ben j. Allen, Jacol
Holberg and all other associates with them
and their successors in office. be and they
are hereby created n body polite and cor.
p0rate by the name md ,tylc Cf''Thc Boarc
of Trustees of the Macon Graded and High
school located ut Mn"on. MiSsISsipni, Noy.
ubee County. and tlat they by III, name.
may sue and be sued. plead and be implrAd-
ed IN al causes and suits WhateveI. either
IN law or equity in the State, they may have
Il common seal, they may acquire, own. sell
and transferred estate and personal proper
~ in any mannert they may thInkbest 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 and discipIiue
ofthe school rs they from tint to time deem
proper, provided, no RUE be adopted incon-
sistrnt with the Constitution and Law of
! the United States or the State of Mississippi.
SEC. ,. That no provision of the Charter
herein granted to "Thc Macon Graded and
High SCHOOL, shall be construed to Htlcct,
change or in any way conflict with the rela-
tons established by tie Public School Law
of Mississippi, between the Board o, Trus-
tees and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
in separate school Districts.
SEC. ;. That said Board of Trustees shall
have power TO adopt or modify on RECON-
mendation Of the Faculty of said School and
to enforce such curse OF study not inconSis-
tent with the requirements of the common
school law, rs they deem best, they shall
have power to create and put in operation
any department of culture or training. phv-
steal. mental or aesthetic that they may de-
termine upon.
SEC. I. That said Board Of Trustees shall
have power under this charter. and ARE here
by authorized to grant such certificates and
diplomas. and cBnfc.. or cause to be confer
red. such degrees rs they may determine.
Provided. They shall grant no certificates
or diplomas TO nor confer or cause to be con-
Tered any degrees upon any pupil whose at
tainmcnt in scholarship. habits of study
and morals. integrity shall not have been
duly attested by written recommendation
of the Faculty Of said school stating that
such pupil mas completed satisfactorily the
prescribed course of study and siich other
requirements as the Board may have cstab-
lished.
SEC. 5. That il shall he unlawful on and
after January 0, 1891 for any person to sell.
barter. exchange or in any manner dispose
of any yinOus. malt or spirituous liquors in
any quantity whatsoever, within the limits
of five miles Of the school building of said
Macon Graded and High School aud any
person or persons violating this law, shall
on conviction thereof be fined not less than
Fifty. nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
or be imprisoned in the county Jail for Thir-
ty days at the discretion of the court Pro-
yided. This act shall not be construed to
prohibit the sale of vinous. malt nd spirit
uols liquors FOR medical, scientific aud sac
ramental purposes.
Approved Feb'y II, 1890.
A true copy of the original now on file in
this Office. Il. NJ. GONAN.
Scerctar, Of state.