sors and

Caution to students, that sacred love and attachment which they elect profes- should ever bear to the principles of the present glomasters, at rious revolution, the greatest care and caution shall be tached to the used in electing such professors and masters, to the end principles of that no person shall be so elected unless the uniform the revolu tenor of his conduct manifests to the world his sincere affection for the liberty and independence of the United States of America.

tion.

IV. And be it further enacted, That the president and trustees, or any ten of them, shall elect by balTreasurer for colleges. lot a treasurer for the said college, who shall give bond how elected and security, payable to the trustees and their sucand qualified cessors, for the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in them; and shall, when required by the corporation, render an account of all monies, goods, and other chattels, received and expended by him on account of, and for the use of the said college; and on failure or refusal so to do, shall be subject to the like proceedings as are prescribed by law in the case of sheriffs failing to account for, and pay into the tresuary, the public taxes in their hands.

Power of

cers.

ed.

Vacancies

V. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to remove or trustees to suspend the president, or any or all of the masters, at remove offi. any time, on good cause shewn, and to supply the vacancy occasioned by such removal from office; and upon the death, resignation, or refusal to act of the president or any of the trustees, or when there shall be a vacancy in any of the professorships, it shall be lawhow suppli. ful for the remaining trustees, or a majority of them, to supply the same by new elections; it shall be also lawful for the president, or in case of death, resignation, or refusal in him to act, the professors and masters for the time being, or a majority of them, to call a Meetings of meeting of the trustees, when he or they (as the case trustees,how may be) shall see cause so do to. Provided nevertheless, That the president and trustees, before they enter upon the execution of the trust reposed in them by this act, shall severally take the following oath or af firmation, to be administered by a justice of the peace Oath of of of the said county of Prince Edward, and by him certified to the court of the said county, there to be recorded, that is to say: "I, A. B. do swear (or affirm) that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, faithfully and truly discharge the duties required of me by

called.

ficers.

'An act for incorporating the trustees of Hampden Sydney,' without favour, affection, or partiality. So help me God." And that the clerk of the said court for entering the same shall receive of the trustees the sum of one Spanish milled dollar.

CHAP. XXIX.

[Chapter CLXXIII in

original.]

An act to legalize certain proceedings of the county court of Cumberland, [Chan Rev. and for other purposes.

p. 204.1

land county

I. WHEREAS in consequence of the destruction of Court house the court-house of the county of Cumberland by fire, of Cumberthe justices of the said county convened and held a having been monthly meeting of the court, in the month of Februa- burnt, prory last, at the place where the said court-house former- ceedings subsequent ly stood, and proceeded to the business before them, court legalwithout any previous adjournment of time or place, ized. and doubts have arisen whether the proceedings then and there had by the said court are not thereby rendered illegal; Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the proceedings of the justices of the said county court of Cumberland, at a court by them held in the month of February last, at the place aforesaid, shall be, and the same are hereby declared to be valid and effectual in law, in like manner as if the same had been held and done with due adjournment of time and place.

house is

II. And for preventing the inconveniencies which Any court might otherwise result from the like accidents, Be it whose courtfurther enacted, That where the court-house of any burnt, may county hath been, or may be destroyed or rendered sit else unfit for use, the court of the county, or a majority of where. them, shall be, and they are hereby authorized, to hold their sessions at any place they may appoint, until such court-house can be rebuilt or repaired.

[Chapter CLXXIV in

original]

CHAP. XXX.

Chan. Rev. An act directing the enlistment of

pa. 204.

Preamble.

council to

enlist guards

guards for the public prison and

stores.

I. WHEREAS it is necessary that proper guards should be kept at this time over the public prison and certain places where public stores are deposited, and it is meant by this assembly to take measures for relieving the militia from such duty as soon as possible: Be Governor & it therefore enacted. That it shall and may be lawful for the governor, with advice of council, to cause as many men, not exceeding twenty-five, with proper officers, to be enlisted as guards for public service, as he, the said governor, with advice of council, may deem necessary, and may retain the same in service so long as the public exigencies may require. Provided always, That if the delegates representing this state in general congress, shall, on application, procure such a number of the soldiers of the line of this state, enlisted for three years in the continental army, as may be sufficient for the purpose aforesaid, then the said guards, and officers enlisted to command the same, shall be discharged.

Proviso.

[Chapter CLXXV in original.]

Sale of cer

tain lands

whereon

CHAP. XXXI.

An act to suspend the sale of certain escheated lands late the property of John Connolly.

I. WHEREAS it hath been represented to this assembly, by John Campbell, lately returned from captivity, that in his absence an act of assembly, passed in town of Lou- the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, isville, in Kentucky "For establishing the town of Louisville, in the counlaid out, and ty of Jefferson," whereby one thousand acres of land,

thereto, es

Connolly, but mortga

mon, sus

then supposed to be the property of John Connolly, contiguous was directed to be laid out into lots and streets, and the cheated as money arising from the sale thereof to be paid into the the proper treasury: And whereas the said one thousand acres of ty of John land was, at the time of passing the said act, under a mortgage to the said John Campbell and one Joseph ged to John Simon, as a security for the payment of four hundred Campbell & and fifty pounds Pennsylvania currency, due to them Joseph Sifrom the said John Connolly: And whereas other one pended. thousand acres contiguous thereto, said to be the property of the said John Campbell, but then supposed to belong to the said John Connolly, together with the said one thousand acres on which the said town was established, were escheated whilst the said Campbell was in captivity, and are now liable to be sold under the act "Concerning escheats and forfeitures from British subjects," whereby great injury may accrue to the said John Campbell:

11. Be it therefore enacted, That all further proceedings respecting the sale of the said lots and lands shall be, and the same are hereby suspended until the end of the next session of the general assembly.

CHAP. XXXII.

[Chapter CLXXVI in

¡Chan. Rev.

An act to amend an act intituled An original.] act concerning the appointment of p. 204.] sheriffs.

I. WHEREAS by an act, intituled, “An act concerning the appointment of sheriffs," it is enacted, that Preamble. the court of every county within this commonwealth, shall annually between the last day of March and the last day of May, nominate to the governor or chief magistrate for the time being, two persons named in the commission of the peace for their county, one of which persons so nominated, shall be commissioned by the governor to execute the office of sheriff of that county; and shall qualify to his commission at the court to be held for the county in November, or if no court shall

be then held, or he shall be unable to attend, at the next succeeding court; which, in one instance, is contrary to the constitution or form of government, and in another, unnecessarily abridges the time which sheriffs were by law authorized to continue in office. Be it So much of therefore enacted, That the said act, so far as it directs former act the county courts of this commonwealth annually, to nominate to the governor or chief magistrate for the courts to no- time being, two persons named in the commission of the peace for their county, and that one of those persons, so nominated, shall be commissioned by the gocommission vernor, to execute the office of sheriff of that county, of peace, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.

as directs

⚫ounty

minate two

persons, an. nually, in

one of whom

to be com

sheriff, re.

II And be it further enacted, That the courts of missioned as the several counties of this commonwealth, shall nominate sheriffs in the months of April or May, in all capealed. ses where heretofore they ought to have been nominated in the month of August; and the sheriffs so nomiare to nominated shall be commissioned by the governor, in mannate for she- ner as by the said act is directed.

When courts

riffs.

III. Be it further enacted, That where the justices of any county or counties have neglected to nominate sheriff's, between the last day of March and the first day of June, in the present year, agreeable to the directions of the said act, it shall and may be lawful for such justices, at their respective courts to be held for the month of August or September next, to nominate sheriffs in the same manner as if the said act had never passed.