Chap. 177.—An ACT to incorporate the Woman’s college of Richmond.

Approved February 7, 1894.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That there
be, and is hereby, established at Richmond, in the state of Virginia,
a seminary of learning for instruction and training of young women
in the various branches of art, science and Jiterature, which shall be
known by the name of the Woman’s college of Richmond, and
Thomas C. Williams, junior, Charles E. Wingo, Edward D. Starke,
Harry A. Bagby, Frederick W. Boatwright, H. Theodore Ellyson.
James D. Crump, E. W. Gates, A. L. Phillips, John C. Williams, R. A
Patterson, L.C. Younger, Charles W. Tanner, Thomas F. Jeftress, Basil
M. Gwathmey, A. J. Chewning and William J. Westwood, and ten other
persous whom they may associate with them, be, and they are hereby.
constituted trustees of said college, who, with their successors, shal.
be a body corporate under the name and style of the Woman’s col.
lege of Richmond, and as such shall have perpetual succession, &
common seal, the right to sue and be sued, to receive by gift, bequest.
devise, purchase, or otherwise, property, real, personal or mixed, and
in their discretion hold, control, invest, assign, sell or convey the
same for the benefit of the corporation.
2. The officers of said corporation shall be a president, a vice.
president and secretary and treasurer, which officers the said trustee:
shall have power to appoint or remove, as well as to fix their term:
of office and prescribe their duties. The said trustees may alsc
make by-laws and regulations for the welfare and government of the
affairs of the corporation, and for the endowment, development anc
successful management of the said college, not inconsistent with this
charter and the laws of the land. They shall have power to pre-
scribe on what terms scholarships in said college may be sold or en.
dowed, and shall have power to appoint the faculty of instructior
for said college and to fix and regulate their fees and salaries. Any
reven trustees shall form a quorum for the transaction of business.
but a less number may adjourn from time to time until a quorum be
had. There shall be an annual and a semi-annual meeting of the
trustees, the dates of which meetings shall be fixed by their by-laws
and other meetings may be held on the call of the president of the
trustees or by any three trustees, notice thereof being given to the
trustees through the mail.

3. The corporation shall have power to prescribe what degrees in
art, science or literature it will confer, upon what proficiencies and
attainments the same may be conferred, and the persons entitled
thereto, and under its corporate seal to grant testimonials thereof.
It may also grant honorary degrees, subject to such rules and regu-
lations as the said trustees may prescribe.

4. All vacancies occurring in the said trustees shall be filled by
themselves, making such selections from a list of at least two persons
for each vacancy, which list it shall be the privilege of the Baptist
general association of Virginia to furnish, but in default of such list
being so furnished, after the said association shall have been noti-
fied by said trustees of such vacancy, the said trustees shall fill such
vacancy without such list: provided, further, that no action of said
trustees in filling such vacancy without such list shall be valid
unless the records of said trustees show that such notice was given
and that said association had failed or refused to furnish such list;
and should said trustees fail or refuse to comply with this section of
this act, a compliance therewith may be compelled by writ of man-
damus, sued out from any court of this commonwealth having juris-
diction of such writs, upon the application of any person or persons
hording membership i in any regular Baptist church.

. This act shall be in force from its passage.