Chap. 222. An ACT incorporating Broaddus Female College, at Win-
chester, in the County of Frederick.

Approved March 25, 1875.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
Edward J. Willis, M. If. G. Willis, Walter Bowen, M. Kings-
bury, T. B. Shepherd, and such other person or persons as
they may associate with them, shall be and are hereby in-
corporated and made a body politic, by the name and style
of The Broaddus Female College; and that they by them-
selves, or with their associates, may and shall have a com-
mon seal, which seal they may alter at pleasure; may suc
and be sued; plead and be impleaded; with power to pur-
chase, receive and hold any lands not to exceed two hundred
acres, tenements, rents, voods and chattels of what kind
soever, Which may be purchased by, or may be devised or
given to them for the use of the raid college, and to lease,
rent, or otherwise dispose of the same in such manner as
shall seem to them most conducive to the advantage of the
said institution.

2. And be it further enacted, That they are hereby em-
powered to elect and employ such instructors and teachers
as they may deem necessary to promote the welfare and
prosperity of the said college; to make, ordain, establish and
execute, or cause to be exccuted, all such by-laws, rules an
ordinances not inconsistent with the constitution and law
of this state, and generally to do all acts necessary and pr
per for the interest and advantage of the said college.

3. And they shall have power, from time to time, to o:
dain, regulate and establish the mode and course of instra
tion and education to be pursued in said college; and th
president of the college chosen by them, together with sue
professors, instructors and teachers as they shall designat:
shall be styled the faculty of the college; and shall bav
power to enforce such regulations and rules as may be deeme
expedient, and adopted for the good government of the col
lege, which are not inconsistent with the constitution am
laws of this commonwealth.

4, And the faculty of the college are hereby authorized t
issue such certificates of proficiency as, in their opinion, shal
be right and proper to such persona as shall merit the same
and under their common seal to grant diplomas as testimo
nials thereof, signed by the faculty of the college.

5. This act shall be in force from its passage.