shall be dissolved, the president and directors of said com bute. pany are created trustees with such powers only as may be Power to colnecessary to collect the debts due the company, preserve the lect and distri property, pay the debts and distribute the property and effects of the company to those who may be entitled thereto under the charter. taxation. SEC. 38. The capital stock of said company shall be for- Exemption from ever exempt from taxation, and the road with all its fixtures and appurtenances, including workshops, warehouses and vehicles of transportation, shall be exempt from taxation for the period of twenty years from the completion ofthe road," and no longer. SEC. 39. The railroad authorized by this act shall be commenced within three years after the passage of this act, and shall be finished within six years thereafter, otherwise the charter hereby granted shall be void. of branches. SEC. 40. Any individual or individuals, company or body corporate, with permission of the Legislature of this State Construction may hereafter construct branches to unite with the said Nashville and Chattanooga railroad; and it shall be the duty of said company, when required, to receive on their road. the full loaded freight-cars from such branches, and transport the same to their destination, and to return them, without changing the loads thereof, or charging for the transportation of the goods, wares, merchandise and produce therein, any greater rate of freight than they charge for similar goods, wares, merchandise and produce in their own cars. Provided, That the company shall not be compelled to receive such cars on their road, unless they are constructed in the same manner, and are of equal strength with their own cars; of which the engineer of the main road shall be the judge: And provided, That the company shall not be required to receive any car from such branches without receiving payment for at least twenty miles transportation; And provided also, That the said company shall be entitled in all respects to similar and equal privileges on any branches constructed to unite with their road, subject to the same restraints. BROOKINS CAMPBELL, PASSED, December 11, 1845. Speaker of the Senate. CHAPTER II. An Act to incorporate the town of Williamsport, in the County of Maury. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the town of Williamsport, in the county of Maury, and the inhabitants thereof, are hereby incorporated in the within described limits, viz: Beginning at the south-west termination of Washington street, on the Columbia road; running north with the east side of Washington street to Duck river; thence down said river to the west termination of Main street; thence south with the west side of Main street to Edward Williams' north east corner; thence west to the north-west corner of his lot; thence south to the south-west corner of Mrs. Sarah Walker's lot; thence east to the Columbia road; thence with said road to the beginning, under all the regulations and privileges as was the town of McMinnville, in Warren county, by an act, passed at Nashville, on the 11th day of October, 1832. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That all acts, and parts of acts, heretofore passed in relation to the incorporation of said town of Williamsport, be and the same are hereby repealed. BROOKINS CAMPBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. H. M. WATTERSON, Speaker of the Senate. Passed November 12, 1845. CHAPTER III. An Act to incorporate Irving College, in Warren County. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That S. W. Owen, be and he is hereby constituted a body sole corporate, by the name and style of the Trustee of Irving College; and by that name be capable of sueing and liable to be sued in any of the courts of law or equity in this State. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That said Owen, as such sole corporation, shall have power to appoint all such agents, teachers and professors as he may think proper, and to choose his successor at pleasure; that said corporation shall have a corporate seal, changeable at the pleasure of the corporation; and that by the name and style of the Irving College, said corporation shall continue its existence for the term of one hundred years by succession or other wise. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted. That said Owen, as Trus- Appointment tee as aforesaid, shall continue to be principal and chief of Faculty. manager of said College; and, as such, shall have power to prescribe the course of studies and discipline of said Institution, and that he, together with such teachers and professors as he may select and employ, shall constitute the faculty of Irving College, with all such powers and privileges as belong to other Colleges of this State. SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That the said Trustee and faculty Duties of Faat each annual examination shall publish a report of the culty. condition and professors of the Institution, with the number and names of the students, and all such other information as may seem conducive to the interest of the Institution, and desirable to its patrons and profitable to its students. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the Trustee and Fac- Powers. ulty aforesaid shall have full power and authority to confer such degrees and literary honors as are usually conferred in colleges and literary institutions, and to give diplomas under the hands of such Trustee and teachers, under the seal of the Institution. SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That all the present pro- Property. perty, effects and estate now owned by the present Irving Institution of Warren, of which said Owen is at present principal, teacher and manager, and which is at present under his management and control, shall continue and remain as part of the property, effects and estate of said Irving College, subject, however, to all such legal or equitable claim or claims as before the passage of this act. erty.' SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That said corporation may Hold prophave and hold by purchase, donation, will, gift or otherwise, real and personal estate, property and effects, to any amount not exceeding in value one hundred thousand dollars. BROOKINS CAMPBELL, Speaker of the Senate. Passed November 12, 1845. Powers of Trustees. CHAPTER IV. An Act to amend an act, entitled "An Act to incorporate a Literary Institution at the town of Maryville, in Blount county, to be styled the Maryville College.” SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That eight Trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except in the enactment of bye-laws, when a majority of the whole shall be required, and a majority of the Trustees shall have power to fill vacancies in their own body: Provided, That no appointment, so made by said Trustees, extend beyond the close of the next ensuing session of the annual meeting of the Synod of Tennessee, and said next Synod shall have power to fill all vacancies, and designate the term of service of said Trustees according to the usage and custom of said Institution prior to its incorporation. Theological SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the Trustees shall have powProfessorship. er to establish a Theological Professorship, by any moneys in their hands not otherwise appropriated, and any Evangelical Church, or any member or members of the same, may establish or aid in establishing such professorships in said Institution, with the consent of the Board of Trustees, under such rules and regulations as may be agreed upon between said Church members and said Board; Provided, That such Church or members may name such Professorship, and appoint the Professors. Law and Med ship. SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That any person or persons may jeal Professor- found Professorships of Law and Medicine, or both, in said Institution, under such rules and regulations as may be agreed upon between such person or persons and said Trustees. Repeal. SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That so much of the act entitled, "An Act to incorporate à Literary Institution in the town of Maryville, in Blount county," and an act entitled, "An Act to amend said act," that comes within the purview and meaning of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. BROOKINS CAMPBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. H. M. WATTERSON, Speaker of the Senate. Passed November 12, 1845. CHAPTER V.・・ An Act to annex a portion of the North West corner of Wayne County, to the SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the New line. State of Tennessee, That all that portion of Wayne County ly-" ing north and west of a line, commencing on the Tennessee river in Wayne county, at the north of Beach Creek, running thence up said creek to the fork near John Johnson's, thence up the north fork to the next fork, thence with the dividing ridge between the forks so as to strike Buffalo river at the mouth of Canoe branch, crossing said river, thence up said Buffalo river including John Smith's, at the foot of Samuel Holmes' bend, thence one mile north, thence east to the Lewis county line, thence with the Lewis county line to the point where it passes into Hickman county, thence westwardly with the line between Hickman and Wayne to where it joins Perry county; be and is hereby attached and shall constitute a part of Perry county. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That Andrew H. Guthrie, Nep- Commissioners. thali Tracy, James Mathews, Andrew J. Helms and Simon D. Whitly be appointed commissioners to assign the citizens thus stricken off to such civil district or districts within the county of Perry as shall be most convenient for them. And that the citizens thereof shall be entitled to all the privileges and subject to all the liabilities of the citizens of the county of Perry. SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the citizens within the terri- Military duty tory thus stricken off from the county of Wayne, be required to perform military duty as the citizens in the respective districts in Perry county, to which they have been attached as provided in the second section of this act, Provided always, that if the county of Perry be divided otherwise, this act is rendered null and void. SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That Andrew J. Helms and Si- Election. mon D. Whitly, Esqs., be appoined to open and hold an election at the Cross Roads at Alexander Oaks' old place, on Saturday the 7th day of February next, after giving fifteen days notice in at least four public places in the district, proposed to be attached. And all those in favor of being attached to Perry county, shall have on their ticket "Perry County," and those who are opposed, shall have on their ticket "Wayne County," and none but those qualified by law to vote for Governor, &c., and residing within the territory proposed to be attached shall vote, and if a majority of the legal voters residing in said territory vote in favor of being attached as aforesaid, then and in that case, it shall be considered a part of Perry county; Provided, That said County of Wayne shall not be reduced below the constitu |