OF THE

STATE OF TENNESSEE,

PASSED AT THE

FIRST SESSION

OF THE

TWENTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

FOR THE YEARS

1847-8.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

JACKSON:

PRINTED BY GATES & PARKER,
1848.

CONTENTS.

ACADEMIES, COLLEGES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF
LEARNING.

An Act to incorporate the literary institution, founded by Isaac

Franklin,

An Act to incorporate the Westbrook Academy, in Obion

county,

An Act to incorporate the Trustees of the Pulaski Female

Academy,

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An Act to incorporate the Franklin Female Institute in the

county of Williamson,

53

An Act to incorporate the Trustees of Clinton Seminary, in

the county of Anderson,

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91

An Act to establish the Memphis Institute, for the public and

private inculcation and diffusion of the arts and sciences,

An Act to amend the act of 1846, chapter 138,

An Act to incorporate Bethel Seminary, in the county of Car-

roll, and for other purposes,

An Act appropriating the sum of five thousand dollars annual-

ly to the Institution for the education of the Blind at Nash-

ville, and also the sum of five thousand dollars annually to

the Institution for the education of the Deaf and Dumb at

Knoxville,

An Act to amend an act passed 16th December, 1837, enti-

tled an act to incorporate the Oak Grove Academy, in the

town of Cleveland in the county of Bradley,

An Act to authorize the Trustees of Anderson Academy, in

Cocke county, to remove the Academy to Newport, the coun-

ty seat,

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136

An Act to amend an act, entitled "an act to establish an Acad-

emy in the county of Monroe, passed, 5th December, 1825,

and for other purposes,

137

An Act to incorporate the Andrew College, to be located on

the site selected for the Jackson Academy of Putnam coun-

ty, and for other purposes,

141

An Act to amend the law establishing a county Academy in

the county of Sevier, and for other purposes,

159

An Act to incorporate the Trustees of an Academy in Hamil-

ton county, to be called the Chattanooga Seminary,

An Act to repeal an act incorporating the Bledsoe Female

Academy, in the county of Sumner,

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