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An Act to incorporate the Mechanic's Library Association of Fayetteville, and to reduce the several acts incorporating the town of Jackson into one act and to amend the same. 1853-1854 375 (1853)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0179 and id is 1 raw text is: 375 CHAPTER CCXVIII. AN ACT to incorporate the Mechanic's Library Association of Fayette. ville, and to reduce the several acts incorporating the town of Jackson into one act and to amend the same. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That James D. Scott, L. W. True, William French, James Castleman and L. D. Aikins and others, the members of the Mechanics' Library Association at Fayetteville, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and shall be known as such by their name of association, and shall have the following powers, to wit: 1. To have and enjoy the rights and powers incident Gen'ral powers to corporate succession. 2. The power to sue and defend in any court of law or equity. 3. The power to make and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure. 4. The power to purchase, hold and convey such personal property as may be necessary to carry into en- tire effect the purposes and objects of said association, and real estate not exceeding the value of twenty thou- sand dollars. 5. The power to choose a President and four Direc- tors annually, and such subordinate officers and agents as the business and interests of the association may re- quire, and to allow them suitable compensation from the funds of the association. 6. The power to make all by-laws not inconsistent with the existing laws of the State, as may be necessary for the government and disposition of the property and af- fairs of the association and the regulation of its corpo- rate interests and business. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the town of Jack- son and the inhabitants thereof be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name and style of oration of the Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Jackson, and J by the name and style aforesaid shall have perpetual succession, and may have and use a common seal, and may by the name and style aforesaid, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded; may have, receive, purchase and hold property, whether real, personal or mixed, and may grant, sell and dispose of the same, for the use and benefit of said town; and may make such contracts for Railroad depots, right of way, public grounds and prom- enades as may be deemed beneficial to said town. ,

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