Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-05-15

to expeed such portion Of the income o
the University fund, as they may deem
expediert, for the erection of suitable
buildings, ana the purchase of apparatus
library, and Cabinet of Natural His
tory.
SEC. IA. The Regents shall make re-
port annually to the Legislature, at its reg
urlar session, exhibiting The state and pro-
press of the University, in its several De-
partments, the course of study, the nun
i Der of professors and students, the amount
} Of expenditures, and such other inforlna-
ton as they may deem proper.
Sec. Is. Meetings of the board may
be called in such manner as the Regents
shall prescribe, and any seven of them, al
any meeting regularly called, shall be a
quorum, for the transaction of business.
and less number may adjourn from time
| to time.
SEC. l6 The income of the University
fund is hereby appropriated to the
University Of Wisconsin, to be drawn
from the State Treasurey in such manner
as the Board of Regents by their bylaws
or BY resolutions may direct; bu. the
State Treasurer shall annually retain from
said income SO much thereof as may be
due from the University to any of the
trust funds of the State, as interest or prin-
cipal eff any loan from any of said funds.
The Regents shall have no power to sell,
convey, or in any manner incumber the
the real estate belonging to the University
or the Board of Regents.
Sec. II. No religious tenets or opin-
ions shall be required to ehtitlo any per-
son to be admitted as a student in said
University, and no such tepets or opinions
shall be required as qualification for any
professor or teacher of said University
and no student Of said University shall be
required to attend religious Worship In any
particular denomination.
Sec Is. No member of either of the
faculties shall hereafter be elected Re-
gent, nor shall Regent be appointed a
Professor or Teacher ia any of the Depaft'
ments of the University.
Sec. 10. The Reg ents may each re-
ceive out of the income of the University
fund, ten cents per mile travel fees in GO
ing to and returning from the meetings of
the Board, but shall not be paid any other
salary or compensation whatever, as such
Regents. The office of Regent or Re-
gents, who have failed to attend any of
the meetings of the Board since the first
day Of July, A. D. 1856, is hereby declar-
ed vacant; and any Regent who shall
hereafter fail to attend two consecutive
regular meetings Of the Board, shall there
by forfeit his office, and the same shall be-
come vacoDt upon such fact being certif-
ed by the Secretary of the Board to The
Governor.
Sec. 20: All collections illustrative of
Natural History, Geology, Mineraloley
and Agriculture, made by authority of
the Legislature by Commissioners appoin
ted to execute Scientific surveys of this
State, shall when not needed elsewhere by
said Commissioners, be deposited in the
State University; and the Professors in
&c several departments, which said col
lections illustrate, shall have free use
thereof for all purposes cofsisteiit with
their permanent preservation.
SEC. 81. All acts and parts of acts re-
lating to the University of Wisconsin in
consistent with this act, are hereby repeal
ed. This act shall take effect and be in
70 CO from and after the first day of Jul,
next,