-

Articles

of 6~ssociation)

Edinboro

Academy)

Recorded

Oct.23,

Articles
)

Constitution

)

1856

of Association

)

Edinboro

of

or

the

Academy.

)

Deed Book 7,

Page 52.

)

The subscribers,
Pennsylvania

have agreed

poses set

forth

acquiring

and enjoying

tion

citizens

in

the

or body politic

following
the

following

articles1st,

and title

This

of

established

Corporation

That the

provided

the Trustees

said

of

of Edinboro

which

record

the

said

said

provided

for

arts

and

and title

and elsewhere

the manage-

succession

aforesaid

and shall
and to hold

not

ex-

as hereinafter
consist

of the

Nelson Clute,
the TOwrlShip of

Burlingham
and their

shall

and declbred

perpetual

be under

& Wm. Proud of

and Prentice

established

to take

hereby

useful

Academy shall

Isaac R. Taylor,

to sue and be sued plead

and equity

in the

ComIty of l~rie

be elected

seven Trustees

as hereinafter

with

shall

shall

AlfredG»een

E. W. Gerrish

able

the objects

of a number of Trustees

others

Washington,

name style

for

be and is

languages,

institution

to wit:

J. Compton,

and corporate

the learned

and government

created

such purposes.

literature.

seven and until

hereby

of

be known by the name style

in the

ceeding

elected

shall

of Edinboro

persons

of

and name specified

in the Borough
in

desirous

ourselves

shall

ment direction

.be

associate

the pur-

of a corpora-

furtherance

Academy which

2nd,

Josiah

the

conditions

and gelleral

following

powers and immunitits

hereby

of youth

for

and are

the Edinboro

the education
sciences

themselves

articles

law for

We do therefore
the articles

the Commonwealth of

to associate

in

and UIlder

of

forever

of

the Borough

sliccessors

be and they are;

to be one body politic
in

deed and in

law by the

and by the same name shall
and be impleaded
be competent
to

to

be

in all

courts

and capable

in

them and to their

of
law

successors

,

-~

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~-

--"-

~-

~~-

.-

i

for

the use of

said

hereditaments
wl1Bt kind

persons

j

r

goods chattels

nature

conveyance

Academy any estate

or quality

assurance

whomsoever

will

the yearly

Bame from time

to time

out at

benefit

of

interest

said

value

thereof

which

shall

und to receive
the

for

bargain

sale

and the

demise alien
of for

lease

the use and,
profits

income

same to the proper

acts

or

the Bame

dollars

the rents

such buildings

and singular

be lawful

Bell

dispose

of

from any person

thousand

bargain

or

effects

t}:le same, provided

three

and to apply

to do all

grant

or bequest

or otherwise

Academy and to erect

generally

by gift

of

to grant

said llcademy,

and interest

soever
devise

tenements

moneys or other

ca~)able of making

do not exceed

place

stock

in lands

use of

as may be necessary
deeds matterB

them to do for

the well

and

hnd things
being

of

the said

Academy and the due management thereof.
3",
their

ficates

think

snd bcts

cates

and the

device

anew.
4".

on the thiTd
at

with

proper

of

said

The first

election

schoolhouse

first

Monday of

by the

board of Trustees,

one o'clock

and shall

by a majority

of

the

January

said

vote

person or by proxy

shere of
their
five

stock

held

and above

and in
fi've

any share after

holders

of

the ratio

present

election

hUIldred and fifty
thereafter

commence at

at

holders

the hour

the time of
shall

of

shall
unless

com-

,

be allovJed

one vote

them or standing

one vote

ShEJres end n$ person

place

by two rnanagers to be chosen

the Corpor&tion
of

take

and

flS may be appointed

shall

and in the ratio

by him her or

the first

eight

such place

and the stock

names in the,b08kS
shares

at

shall

Borough and amlually

be conducted

mencing
in

said

deeds certi-

mElYbreak alter

Trustees

the election

stock

election,

in

thereon~

pass and be authenti-

pleasure

of

and inscriptions
which all

shall

l1!fonday of 11ft' one thousand

the east

cause to be made for

such deviceB

corporation
~t their

,

shall

and by and with

same seal

on the

of

Trustees

use one common seal

as they shall

six

The said

for

in his

to

each

her

or

up to the number of

for

every

be allowed

two shares
;t;o vote

the same be fully

over
on

paid.

-eThe votes
labeled
shall

shall

be given

on the outside
contain

and those

the Trustees
in

of

office

.The board

case of

the death

or other

officer

appoint
shall

out of

also

in their

Provided

for

that

which

of the Uni tfd

shall

any person

belief

either

admission

6,

certificate

dollars

who have heretofore

every

subscribe

for

Attorney
capital

stock

of

said

into

Corpora-

and
nor

or b
of his

pupil
or her

he or she

manner and conform

corporation
of

said

to

five

"Uorpora tion

Corporation

of

be

eolla~s

each

or persons

subscribe

and

said

Borough

such person

or per-

they may have or sholl

Corporation

to the payment of

shall

an Academy in

he she or

of said

tutor

or may hereafter

share which

the

said

have any force

to such person

of building

in

of

Provided

shsres

representatives

on the books of
subject

orderly

and legal

and hold

and by laws as

master.

be issued

subscribed

the purpose

or to the heirs
sons for

stock

shall

and they

the Academy.

divided

of which

pay money for

of

The capital

thousand

ferable

election;

of pennsyl vl,nia

of religion

in a sober

and reg1llations

of any Trustee

Academy on account

in matters

demean him or herself

three

said

and in

to the Constitution

(JS principal,

election

have power to

shall

or of the State

into

or persuasion

the rules

shall

no By-Law or ordinance

Stutes

after

and government

be repUgIlant

con-

consti-

holder.

to serve

the next

being

beI

own number and elect

be a stock

office

until

the well

shall

laws

be refused

stead

and shall

meeting

have power to ena,ct such ordinances

may be necessary

and effect

of their

in

year

of whom shall

or refusal

the Trustees

others

shall

first

who shall

resignation

number of votes

five

at their

the board

said

are electiOll.

of Trui,tees

and Secretary

be

in

the ensuing

successors

shall

Academy" and

stockholders

the highest

annually

a President

a Treasurer

tion

their

a quorum shall

appoint

of the }~dinboro

Academy for

mItil

and each :SEEk ticket

Seven persons

having

said

5",
tute

"Trustees

the names of

corporation

tinue

by ballot

which
ei ther

any balance

shall
in

be trans-

person

due thereon

may be increased

to six

or by
and the

thousand
at

dollars

any annual

by a vote

order

the board

majority
which

The Treasurer

signed

be Em:audited

or more sufficient
of

of his

s~~eties

if

remaining

in his

in

office

pensation

required

which

thereof
and before

a bond

by the trustees

by him conditioned

hands at

for

the

to

faithful

be

and Treasurer

may receive

as may be thought

reasonable

officer

services.
annually
of

and it
at

persons

be the duties

n~

affiars

the books of

times

interested

of their

and other

with

by the board

successor
such comof

Trustees

any fee or rev/ard wh~tever

the expiration

together
proper

receive
sh&ll

the finances

report

the end of

shall

dis-

and the payment

and the Secretary

open tit all
of all

give

ye~r to his

his

condition

shall

or a

accomlts

the

for

report

and Secretary

by the Trustees.

office

charge of the dl1ties of his office

no other

moneys

by them in a sum

money to be received

but

all

the sarne to the BUXX

keep fair

and settled

upon the duties

approved

the stockholders

and hold

by the President
he shall

shall

of

receive

and payout

of

entering

of

shall

to the Corporation

of

the majority

election.

7.
belonging

of

of

the Trustees

term of office
of said

who are at

the

Corporation

the Corporation

to the examination

to

shall

be

and inspection

such times

stockholders

in

said Corpor~tion.
IsRbc R. Taylor

Nelson

J. !v!cFarland. Jr.
Jesse T..Iewis

Thos. Kctarland
M. M. McClaughrey

E. O. 1avid
James Reeder
J. O. Reeder

P. Burlingham
John Tarbell
Julius
Swift

E. W. Gerrish
IJartin
Scrafford
Samuel Reeder

F. J. Campbell
Arch 1,!cFarland

J. R. l~eeder

J. ~. Reeder
c...

And now to wit
to the Court
examined.wk

conditions
not injurious
II ~u_t.""r'j:

Clute

CommonPleas

the within

therein

set forth

to the

and the Court

instrument

petition

direct

that

being presente

having

and the objects

and contained

community

Terry

Job Reeder

lw!arch15. 1856 the within

of

H. R.

perused
articles

appeseing
this

writing

~

and

lawful

and

and

~c_-

in

the Prothonotarys

office

of sai6

to

be inserted

in one newspaper

at

least

v/eeks setting

three

Court

printed

forth

~"'"-

and also

in the

direct

notice

County of }~riE:, for

th1'...t an application

has been

J

~

I

made to s8id

Court

to grant

ti charter

of\incorporbtion,

etc.i

Per Curiam,
A. King,

Pro.

NOTICE
The Edinboro
Court

of

Academy in Edin'boro

~omrnon Pleas

Society

and the proposed

have been examined
in the
and

of

office

also

County aforesaid
application

County to grant

Court

and directed

for

bt least

has been made.

the same to be filedI
of said

in one newspaper

three

wel;ks setting

Edinboro

printed

in

the

tht:i t such

}~brch 19/56
Prothy

County
W. N. Lewis

and Sbith

that

newspaper

published:

that

the

lished:
29th

Court,

forth

A. King
Erie

to said

of Association

o~:fxb~:J

to be given

to the

a charter

and J~rticle~

Prothonotary

notice

County has applied

constituion

by said

of the

direct

Erie

Erie

he is

foregoing

in

three

being

duly

swotn according

the Editor

of

the Edinboro

in Edinboro

in

the

advertisement

numbers of

March and 5th April

that

notice

that

the o@jects

contained
order
within
articles

the within

paper to-wit:

decree

articles

lawful

that

the Edinboro

that

the 22" &:

successors

to law,

the

to the

and being
set

forth

in

according

and contained
tile

and further

made

satisfied

community

by the style

County of Erie

being

associated

shall

set forth

and body politic

of Common Pleas

and due proof

the persons

therein

Academy in

of

pub-

) H. N. F. Lewis.

Court

and conditionstherein

and their

a11d conditions

and be a corporation

according

and not injurious

and declare

instrument

1856 the

instrument

had been given

are

aforesaid

A.D.1856.

And now to wi t r~y 5.
examineL

Jruseum a weekly

was regularly

Sworn & subscribed
before me April)
26th 1856
E.W.Gerrish
J.P.

having

law deposeth

County of l~rie

and notice

said

to

allC
do KD:I:x
the

to the
become
and name of
direct

c.o

that

the

---,-

said

-6

Charter

of

---'

Incorporation

be recordedin

the

office

for
J

the

recording

Assembly

of

in

deeds

such

case

in

said

County

agreeably

to

the

Act

of

made & provided.

~"
I

Per

Cur iam

l

II!~W j~}

Erie

county:
I.

Please
the

in

and for

ofiginal

said

WitnesS

5th

day

of

,

King

decree

Acade,my.
thi~'(

Alfred

Prothonotary

County

of

said

my hand

/

/j

do certify
Court

and

l~ay A.D.1856.

of

,

the

that

court
the

incorporating

the, seal

of

the

Common

foregoing

the
said

of

is

r~dinboro
Court

at

Erie

,
Alfred

King

Pro.

(Seal of the
Co~r of Com.
P~~'$s Erie Co.Pa.)
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~

Henry Lewis, Job Reeder, JOml Kinter,
i~. Vi. Campbell,
McWilliams,
Elea s licVVilliams,
H. R. Terry

be

academy

amendment

Gerrish,

C.

W.

Biggers,

P.

Wm.

Clute,

Nelson

Allen,

E.

A

Turner,

George

Stoke,

W.

A.

Campbell,

W.

John

C&mpbell,

R.

Robert

Walker,

H.

John

Clark,

B.

J.

;teeder,

James

accordingly.

decree

a

make

and

same

the

approve

Corporation

said

of

conditions

alid

brticles

the

in

Alteration

of

resolution

above

the

that

County

Erie

of

Please

Common

of

Court

the

of

Judge

Hon.

the

to

represent

respectfully

most

would

Academy

said

of

stockholders

undersigned

the

We

Secty

Gerrish

W.

E.

Prest.

Burlingham,

P.

provided.

~xidx

and

made

case

such

i~ssembly

of

Act

withthe

accordance

in

Court

said

of

decree

a

aforesaid

as

to

amendment

and

alteration

said

of

val

appr

an

for

Erie

of

ComIty

the

of

Pleas

Common

of

Court

next

the

to

made

be

application

an

that

and

Academy

said

of

stockholders

the

by

upon

voted

be

to

matter

business

other

or

election

any

at

vote

one

to

entitled

be

only

shall

stockholder

every

and

each

that

amended

so

be

Corp/ration

said

of

Constitution

the

of

Article

On

John C. Reeder, Jesse J.lewis, F. C. Vunk , and Nelson Clute

Hugh

four,.-

the

that

resolved

it-;:~S

Esq

Campbell

W.

John

of

motion

I

l1ttest

pray ~1ourHon. body to

Tesse TJewis, A. Perry,
J.C.1!.cWillinms,

""

Gerrish,

W.

E.

13urlingham,

Prentice

(viz)

present

members

All

seven

fifty

and

hundred

191}

page

8,

Book

Deed

eight

thousand

one

}

1857

Aug.7,

Recorded

}

same

Court

the

within

The

1857

8th,

May

Reeder,

Saml.

Samuel Knerr, Robert l.!cWilliams, N. White,
N. C. [1.ustin, C. r~. Cobb, Isaac R. Taylor,

the

Edinboro

the

of

and

examined

duly

&

Court

the

to

in by us we thcreSore

that

ordered

is

it

Charter

the

of

Alteration

said

the

is concurred

beneficial,

lawful'

be

will

second

twenty

the

on

Academy

Edinboro

Academy)

Edinboro

}
.

}

iC"

the

of

Trustees

the

of

meeting

a

At

Charter}

of

Amendment

-

County of }Jrie

for

3 weeks.

Per Curiam

Public
NJtice

is

hereby

have submitted
eXamillation

the Trustees

Court

the following
Instead

"That

alteration
of

the manlier
in

to one vote

be voted

upon by the Stockholders;"

alteration
be filed

1857

County:

-3

J. J. B.

do depose and say that
of

the Erie

of Erieand
of

Gazette
that

the ~dinboto

of Erie
the first

..'

,

.1

1
i

,;
it

-.,

only

shall
be

matter

to

alteration
that

the said

has ordered
and notice

the same to

thereof

t.e

A. Xing,

Gara of

the

I am one of

a newspaper
notice

of Erie

the Proprietors

published

Academy as ordered

County was published
publication

City

of a proposed

whereof

given

for

the

in

City

duly

sworn

and COUllty
the C~rter

of Common Pleas

weeks in

said

the

paper

said

I

and publishers

amendment in

by the Court

three

being

in

being

Prothonotar~ i

paper
on the

and ,that tile Copy of said advertise-

31st day of July, il.D.1857.
J. F. :D.o;wniJlg~
J. P.1

i

said

opinion

the Court

ment hereto attahced
is correct.
Sworn & subscribed
before me this

.I

it

businesS

w.

14th day of }.~ayA.D.1857,

f1

of

said

by the stock-

shall

and that
being

of

tilereof,

or other

and beneficial
of

County for

to law.

1tay 12,
Erie

Court

amo~g the records

according

coting

stockholder

any election

would be lawful

of

the 4th article

entitled

has been examined and the

of Erie

Academy

of the Constitution

each and every
at

of the Edinboro

of Common Pleas

as ia now provided

be provided;

PrQ.

fiotice

that

to the

incorporation:
holders,

given

A. King,

J. B. GarR.

And now to wit
of

the notice

ment upon
lished

August
of

which

as required

satisfaction

tion
as if

A.D.

the within

it

and that

of the

the same had originally

the publication

amendment to the instru-

of Court
is

hereby

decreed

intents

been made ~rt

that

the said

be deemed and

upon which

to all

and estal-

11&ving been made to the

the same shall

instrUf!lent

was formed and established

of

li.cademy was formed

by the order

of the Court.

to be a part

1857 proof

proposed

The Edinboro

amendment be recorded.
taken

3

said

Corpora-

and purposes
thereof.

Per C}triam
A. King.

.,
.Ii

II
il

ii

Pro.