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Irwin Laws of Mississippi AN ACT to incorporate the commissioners of the town of Irwin, in the county of Carroll. P. 311. § 1. Be
it enacted by the legislature of the state of Mississippi, That William
T. Collins, William N. Hesless, Mavel M. Gary, Ireten C. Devane, Allen Gary,
John T. Brown, and Richard Small, be, and they are hereby created a body
politic and corporate, under the name and style of the commissioners of the
town of Irwin; and under this name, they shall have full power and authority,
to receive by donation or purchase, lands, tenements, and hereditaments; the
same to hold by title, in fee simple, to themselves and their successors, by
mortgage, lease, or otherwise; to give, sell, and convey the same, and make
titles thereto, in fee simple, or less than fee simple; to give and receive
in gift; to purchase and sell, receive and make deeds of warranty, gift, or
mortgage, or any estate whatsoever, either real or personal; and all other
acts generally incident to bodies corporate. § 2. Be
it further enacted, That said commissioners shall have full power and
authority, to build, or contract for the building of a male and female
academy. The said academy to be by
them located on any lands they may hold, within any distance not to exceed
one mile from the said town of Irwin; and to employ a professor or
professors, and such other teachers as they may deem expedient and necessary,
to the moral and mental improvement of the students of said institution; and
to pay such professors and teachers, such sum or sums as they may agree to
pay, out of any of the funds of said corporation; of which academy, said
commissioners shall be ex-officio, the trustees; and as such, shall be
capable in law and equity, of sueing and being sued, answering and being
answered, pleading and being impleaded, in all matters, plaints, and actions,
affecting said corporation. § 3. Be
it further enacted, That said commissioners shall meet as soon after the
passage of this act as may be practicable, and before they enter on the
duties of their office, and select from among themselves, a president,
secretary, and a treasurer. The duty
of the president, shall be to preside at all meetings of said board of
commissioners, and to call meetings thereof when he may deem it expedient;
and in his absence, any member may be called to the chair as president pro
tempore. The duty of the
secretary, shall be to keep a true record of all the proceedings of said
board. The treasurer shall, before entering
upon the duties of his office, enter into bond, with security, approved by
the president and at least three members of said board, payable to the
president of said board and his successors in office, in such amount as the
board may require, conditioned, that he will faithfully account to said
board, for all the moneys placed in his hands as treasurer, and keep the same
always subject to their order, and pay to his successors, all the moneys of
said corporation, which bond shall be renewed annually; and in case of the
failure of said bond, such defaulting treasurer shall be sued by, and in the
name of the president of the commissioners of the town of Irwin, for the use,
&c. of said corporation, in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any officer of said board, may be removed
by a majority of the board; and all vacancies therein, may be filled by them. § 4. Be
it further enacted, That said commissioners shall have power to make all
by-laws, rules, and regulations, as they may deem expedient, for their good
government and the conducting of said academy, not inconsistent with the laws
or constitution of this state or of the United States; of all of which, the
secretary shall make and keep a true record. Approved, May 13, 1837.
Laws of Mississippi AN ACT to amend an act to incorporate the Commissioners of the town of Irwin, in the county of Carroll, approved May 13, 1837. P.221. § 1. Be
it enacted by the legislature of the state of Mississippi, That the name
of the town of Irwin be, and the same is hereby changed to Middleton, and
that the name of Middleton shall be substituted in all places where the name
of Irwin now occurs. § 2. Be
it further enacted, That the name of Ireton C. Devane be erased from the
list of said commissioners, and that Dr. Ephriam R. McLean be appointed one
of the commissioners of said town. § 3. And
be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect, and be in force,
from and after its passage. Approved, February 15, 1838. |
