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THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 76, 79. 1866. 45 CHAP. LXXVI.- An Act enlarging the Powers ff the Lgvy Court of the County of NH? 9, 1866- Washingwn, in the District o Oolumbza. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the [hailed · Legy Court States of America in Oorzgress assembled, That the levy court. of the r§:§‘;‘;§°"` county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, is hereby empowered Publighighways. to declare and locate as public highways such roads known and used as military roads in said district during the rebellion as said court may deem advisable: Provided, That the damages which the owners of the landbver Damages. which said roads pass shall sustain by reason of said roads being declared public highways, shall be assessed as provided for in section three of the act of Congress approved July first, eighteen hundred and twelve, entitled 1812f gb-117,6% "An act conferring certain powers ou the levy court for the county of v°' "‘ Y' Tu' Washington, in the District of Columbia." APPROVED, May 9, 1866. CHAP. LXXIX. -An Act to incorporate the National Theological Institute. M-av Im ust Be it enacted by the Senate and Muse of Representatives ¢y" the United Nm,,,m;The(,. States of America in Congress assembled, That Abram D. Gillette, Edgar 1<>gi¤vJ Instituw H. Gray, Edmund Tumey, Zalman Richards, Robert J. Powell, 'William m°°"p°"t°d‘ T. Johnson, Henry Beard, Charles H. Morse, Joseph C Lewis, John S. Polar, David Recs, D. W. Anderson, Daniel C. Eddy, Leonard A. Act umcndei Grimes, Justice D. Fulton, William R. Williams, Isaac Westcott, How- See 1867, ch. ard Malcolm, Joseph H. Kcunard, Newton Brown, T. Dwight Miller, and I6;;": P 440 all persons who shall or may be associated with them, and their succcs-` ` sors, arc hereby created and declared a. body corporate and politic, in deed and in law, by the name of "Thc National Theological Institute,” and by that name shall have succession and be capable in law to sue and Im pcwom bc sued, plead and be implcaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity and elsewhere; to make and use a. common seal, aud the same to alter or renew at pleasure; and generally gm, to do and perform all things relative to the object of this corporation which is now and shall be lawful for any individual or body politic or corporate to do. Sec. 2. And be it further emzctceh That the object and purpose of this Pumas M- corporation shall be for the education of persons for the christian ministry, corporation. and those associated with them as assistants, in such course of theological and general studies as may be deemed proper for that purpose ; and for that purpose is hereby authorized to elect or appoint such officers as may omcm, be deemed necessary or proper for the control of its affairs; to adopt such regulations and by-laws for its government as may be deemed necessary, ];y.1,,w,_ not inconsistent with the laws of the United States in force in the District of Columbia, and to amend or repeal them at pleasure; to receive and hold any lands, tenements, annuities, moneys, goods, chattels, or other property of every kind or nature, which shall be given, granted, or be- Property and qucathed to it, or be otherwise acquired, for the purpose of carrying out how used. ’ the object of this corporation, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars in real Ammmtofrm estate at any one time; and the same to sell or dispose of in such manner estate. as may be desired for the purpose aforesaid: Provided, That any property so acquired, or the pr0cacds thereofQ or any money received as a. gift, shall not be used for any other than such educational purposes: And provided, 'fh¢<>]¤8i<‘·¤} also, That no person shall be excluded from the advantages of education ”°t °° °" aH`orded by the institute on account of theological bclic£ ` Sm. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act may at any time be Charm- may altered, amended, or repealed. be ¤‘*°¤‘¤d- Armzovmv, May 10, 1866.