Whereas a number of the citizens of the County of Hampton did, for the purposes of securing educational advantages, form themselves into an organization under the name of Savannah River Association Academy, and elect the persons hereinafter named as Trustees. And whereas the said Association has acquired certain property in the County of Hampton to be used for school purposes, And whereas the persons so organized authorized John G. Williams, J. M. Bostick, J. T. Morrison, W. V. Lanier, W. H. Mauldin, John Lawton, E. W. Peeples, A. McB. Speaks, W. O. Thomson, A. C. Mekins, F. Jones, G. W. Morrall and R. T. Causey, persons elected by them as Trustees of the Savannah River Association Academy, to secure necessary legislation for incorporation for the control of the said property and for carrying on the purposes of the Association; now, therefore,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That John G. Williams, J. M. Bostick, J. T. Morrison, W. V. Lanier, W. H. Mauldin, John Lawton, E. W. Peeples, A. McB. Speaks, W. O. Thomson, A. C. Mekins, F. Jones, G. W. Morrall and R. T. Causey, their associates and successors, are hereby declared to be a body corporate by the name and style of the Savannah River Association Academy, located at or near Varnville, Hampton County, State of South Carolina.

Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall power in its corporate name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any of the Courts of law in this State; to hold real and personal property acquired, and in respect to all such real and personal property now acquired, or hereafter to be acquired, to have and to enjoy every right and privilege, power and franchise incident and belonging to incorporate bodies; to take and hold by donation, bequest or purchase real and personal property for the benefit and use of the Savannah River Association Academy, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars; to have a seal and to make all such by-laws for the government of such corporation as may be deemed necessary, not inconsistent with the laws of the State.

Sec. 3. That the said corporation shall have power to elect and appoint all officers, professors and teachers, and to remove them at discretion, and to fill such vacancies as may occur; to provide rules and regulations to govern the conduct of officers, professors, teachers and students; and a course of studies to be pursued by the students; to confer degrees and award diplomas, and such other honorary distinctions to graduates and honorary distinctions to others not graduates as are common to colleges of similar grade.

Approved: December 24th, A.D. 1892.

Benjamin R. Tillman, Governor.
Eugene B. Gary, Lt. Governor and President of the Senate.
Ira B. Jones, Speaker of the House of Representatives.