New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-20
Regents Of the University Of the State Of
NeW-Yorh.

The annual meeting was held pursuant to law
on Thursday, Ian 9, in the Senate Chamber, Albany.
Present-The CHANCELLOR the GOVERNOR, the LIEUT..
GovERNoR the SECRETARY or STATE, Messrs. CORNING,
MCLEAN, BUEL, HAMMOND, CAMPBELL, RANEIH.
The Regents declared their pleasure, that there
should be no change in their officers for the cur
rent year.
The Secretary of State presented the annual
report Of the Executive Committee of the State
Normal School, as approved by him, as suPerin-
tendent of Common Schools and on motion, the
same was concurred in by the Regents and d.
rected to be signed by the Chancellor and trans
mitted to the Legislature.
The Chancellor, at the request OF the Board,
nominated the following as the standing commit
tees for the current year, and on motion, the same
were unanimously agreed TO:
oppcdfions for The Incorporation Of Colleges and Acad
emies.-M essrs. Buell., Hawley and Pruyn.
On he State Cabinet Of Natural Hory and ne Hstor
col and Antiquarian Collection ANNEXED herefo-The Gov
the Secretary OF State Messrs Rankin, Corning and
On ne reraraon Of the annual Report and he dis,r5u
ton IF the income Of the Literature and United States De
post FundsMessrs. Corning Van Rensselaer, and Nc
on applications or appropriation Of prehq,e
books and apparatus The Secretary Of State Messrs
On the state LiJrayv-Mr Pruyn the Lieut. Governor,
Messrs. Bue, Rankin and Wetmore.
On The System Of Neurological Obserr1tions -Messrs
Hswley and Hammond, with whom the Secretary OF the
Board was associated.
The Secretary stated, of forty five academies,
appointed in as many counties, under the authorl-
tv of the law of lS49, to instruct Common School
Teachers during the years 1850 and 1881, he had
duly received reports from thirtyfour, for 1850.
Whereupon it was resolved, that the above re-
ports be referred to Committee, consisting OF the
Governor, the Lieut.. Governor and the Secretary
of State, to examine and report thereon.
Mr. Buell. from the Select Committee, consist
md Hau nd SnCra.
tary of State,) appointed at the last meeting, to
consider an application from the University OF Ro-
chester and also on modifying or repeating the
ordinance of the Regents relative to the incOrpor
alton of colleges passed May 20, 1896, made re-
port on the same, accompanied with the draft OF
an amended ordinance respecting the lncorpOra-
ton of colleges, as follows:
1.-THE Regents OF the University Of the State OF New:
York do hereby declare and odan that the hs section OF
passed Nav e. 1856 with the additions thereto adopted
January TO- $780, hereby amended so as to read as FOL
When any application IL shall be made to the Re-
gents for the incorporation Of college under the 9th sec
ION of the Of The Legislature, passed the 5h day OF
Anil 1918 entitled IAN act relative to the University"
The applicants will be required satisfy the Regents that
snisbe buildings for the Of the college will be proyi
5ed and that funds 10 the Of hundred thousand
dollars with which intended to found and provide for
such college have paid secured to be paid by valid
subscriptions of responsible parties OF otherwise.
And in the Regents shall approve SAD aPpncaon,
ard The aforesaid shall not be invested Tor me use
of such College either In bonds and mortgages and unn
numbered lands within this State worth at least double me
ot go secured thereon or in stocks of this State or the
United States at their market value at The time OF invest,
men or IN the bonds certificates OF stocks legally issued
by some incorporated City in This State at the par value or
in any one or of the securities above enumerated
charter shall be granted for the incorporation OF such Co
lege for sterm Of FIVE years with condition or provlso
therein that II within the said Of FIVE years the Trus-
tees of such College shall furnish TO the Regents satisfactory
evidence that they have invested for the use OF said Col
lege uHd amounting TO not less than one hundred thou
sand dollars in herein before mentioned The
charter so issued shall become permanent"
After some time spent on the above, II was
unanimously agreed, on the motion OF the cover
nor that the report be accepted and the Secre-
tary was directed TO have the ordinance published.
A letter from LEWIS II. MORGAN, OF Rochester,
was received. suggesting the expedency OF ex'
bibiting the productions of Indian manufacture
now in the State Cabinet, and others presently
expected for the same, at the exhibition to be
shortly held in London under the care OF COM
petent agent This subject had been brought to
the notice of the Legislature, In the annual re-
port on the State Cabinet of Natural History.
The Secretary reported that he had just received
from the Common Council Of the City OF New
York through their clerk, D. I. Nalentlne, Tor the
State Library, very valuable collection OF books,
consisting of proceedings and documents oil the
Board of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen from
1891 TO 1850 in sixty nine volumes, beside several
other volumes of laws and ordinances, with sew
eral maps Of the City.
The thanks of the Regents as Trustees oil the
State Library, were directed 10 be presented TO
the Common Council of the City OF New-York, tor
the above most acceptable donation, and as wish
was expressed in the letter accompanying the
same TINT the Common Council might be furnish
ed with copy of the journals and documents OF
the Legislature, it was
Resoed That the Secretary OF State be requested TO acI
Committee IN procuring from inc Legeuve
and Documents for the Library OF the common Councu oil
the City Of New-York.
1t NAV be convenient to those who have bust
ness to transact with the Regents to be informed
that although they adjourn from week to week,
the meetings are held at longer intervals. 1t IS
not possible that any references now before the
Board can be matured before Friday, the cath OF
January, and the next meeting will accordingly
be held on the afternoon of that day. Alb. Argus,
THE NEW CAPITAL OF CALIFeRNIA-At the
late election in California, the citizens decided
upon Vaego as the permanent seat OF Govern
ment The capital is city laid out on the Bay