Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-04-22

met Of natural history, and its means G.
giving instruction in that department..
s 81. The board of trustees shall ap
point a secretary, treasurer and libra
rian, and curator Of the cabinet of natu.
raj history, who shall hold their respec
tive offices during the pleasure OF tht
board. 1t shall be the duty OF Tie secre
tary to record all the proceedings Of the
board, and carefully to preserve all its
books and papers. 1t shall be the duty
OF the treasurer to keep true and faith
full account Of all moneys received ant
paid out by him, and before entering up
on the discharge of any of his duties, he
shall take and subscribe an oath that he
will faithfully discharge the duties o.
treasurer, and shall also give a bond il
the penalty of twenty-five thousand dol
lars, conditioned for the faithful perform.
ance of his duties as treasurer, and thai
he will at all times keep and render q
true account of all monies received by
him as treasurer, and of the disposition
he has made Of the same, and that he
will at all times be ready to discharge
himself of the trust, and to pay over
when required which bond shall have
two good sureties, and shall be approved
as to its form and the sufficiency of its
sureties, by the board Of trustees, and
also by the Governor and Secretary Of
State, and shall be fled in the office Of
the latter. The librarian and curator
shall have the charge of the library and
cabinets of natural history.
SO. The board Of trustees shall have
power and it shall be their duty to enact
laws tor the government of the Universe.
ty, to elect Chancellor, and shall also
appoint, on the nomination of the chan
cellor the requisite number Of professors
and tutors, and also such other officers
as they may deem expedient, also to de-
termine the amount of their respective
salaries.
s 83. The University shall consist OIL
such departments as the board of trustees
shall determine, subject to the provisions
of this act, and the same may be altered
or changed, as the board may prescribe
The immediate government of the several
departments shall be entrusted to the
faculty. The method and manner of in
struction in each department shall be
provided by the board of trustees, who
shall also confer such degrees and grant
such diplomas as are usually conferred
and granted by other Universities, OF
such others as it may deem right and
fitting.
s 81. The board of trustees shall have
power to remove any officer connected
with the institution when in their judg
ment the interests of the institution, re-
quire it.
S IS. The board of trustees shall de-
termine the amount of fees to be paid
for tuition, subject to the provisions Of
this act.
S Sc. The board Of trustees are author.
lied to expend such portion of the income
of the Unworthy fund as it may deem
expedient in the purchase of apparatus,
library, and cabinets of natural history,
in providing suitable means to keep and
preserve the same, and in the procure.
ment of all other means and facilities fol
giving instruction.
S 81. Meetings of the board may be
called in such manner and at such
times as the board shall prescribe, and
any seven of them, at any regular meet
ing, shall be quorum for the transaction
of business.
s88. The treasurer of the University
shall keep set of books, in which he
shall keep an accurate account of all
transactions relative to the sale and dis
position of the University lands, and the
management of the fund arising there
from, which said books shall exhibit,
what parts and portions of land have been
sold, and at what price, and to whom,
and how the proceeds have been invested,
and on what securities, and what land
still remains unsold, and where situated
and of what value respectively.
s 49,. The Secretary shall keep book
or books in which shall be entered all
minutes of meetings, and all proceedings
of the board, which shall be always open
for inspection by all the trustees. at any
time.
s 90. No sales of lands belonging to
the University shall hereafter take place,
unless the same shall be decided upon
at regular meeting of the board, or al
one called for that particular purpose,
and then only in the manner, upon the
notice, and on the terms which the board
shall prescribe, and no member of the
board shall be either directly or Indirect
ly interested in any purchase of such
lands upon such sale. And it shall be
lawful for the board to invest any surplus
income which is not Immediately requir-
ed for the purpose of instruction, in Uni
ted States, or other inlerest paying State
Stocks, and to hold the same Cor the Uni
versity, either as perpetual fund or as
on income to defray current expenses, as
said board may deem expedient.
SOL. There shall be normal Depart
mcnt in the University, in which shall
be taught the theory and practice of
teaching, and everything which enters
into it as an art, including all the most
approved methods and processes now in
use in all the varieties OF teaching.
s 90. The board of trustees shall make
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