The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-01-15
AN ACT.
AN ACT.
For the government and regulation o.
the State University of Iowa.

the State University of Iowa.
|. BE II enacted By the Board Of
Education Of the State lof lowa, That
the object of the State University of
Iowa, established by ,hesronstitution at
Iowa City, shall be to proside the best
and most efficient means of imparting to
the youth of the State, of both sexes,
upon equal terms, thorough education
aud perfect knowledge of the different
branches of literature, the arts and
sciences, with their various applica-
tions.
s.. There shall be attached to the
University Collegiate department in
which, us soon as may be deemed expe-
dent by the Board of Trustees hcreinaf-
ter provided, regular College classes shall
be formed or provided for, and Prcsi-
dent and the necessary Professors and
tutors elected. There shall also be a
Normal department to 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 pro-
cesscs DoU in use in all the varieties of
teaching.
S3. The University shall be govern
ed and managed by Board of Trustees
consisting of seven persons to be elected
at the first meeting of the Board of Ed
ucation, three Of whom shall hold their
Offices for orc ycor, and four for three
years, and whenever the term OF any trus-
tees expire, their places shall be supplied
by new elections.
l. The members of the Board Of
Trustees shall each receive the same per
diem during the time of their session,
and mileage going to aud returning
thcrcfrom, as members OF the General
Assembly.
S. The University shall never be
under the exclusive control of any reli--
ious denomination whatever.
6. In all cases where specimens OF
natural history, and geological and min
cralogjcal specimens which are or may
be hereafter collected BY the State Gcol-
oglst of Iowa, or by any others appointed
by the State to investigate It's natura!
history and physical resources arc found,
thcy Shall bvlon@ to and be the property
Of the State University, and shall form
a part cf its cabinet Of natural histo-
~.
s. The Board Of Trustees shall ap-
point a Secretary, Treasurer and Ii
brarian, aud Curator Of the Cabinet Of
Natural History, who shall hold their
respective Offices during tho pleasure Of
the Board OF Trustees 1t shall be the
duty o. the Secretary to record all the
proceedings Of the B,ari, and carefully
to preserve all its book, aud papers. 1t
shall be the duty Of the Treasurer to
keep true aud faithful account of all
moneys received and paid gu. By him,
and before entering upon the duties Of
his office he SHALL take and subscribe an
oath that he will faithfully perform the
duties of Treasurer, and he shall also
give bond in the penalty of twenty-five
thousand dollars, conditioned for the
faithful discharge Of bis duties as Treas
urer, and that he will at all times keep
and render true account of all moneys
received by him as such Treasurer, and
of the disposition he has made of the
same, aud 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 s1reties, and
shall be approved ~ to it's form and the
sutlci .ncy Of its sureties by the Board
Of Trustees, and also the Auditor and
Secretary of State, aud shall be 6led in
the Office Of the latter The Librarian
ani Curator shall have charge of the
Library and Cabinet Of Natural Histo-
r..
SIS The University shall consist of
such departments as III, Board Of Trus
tees shall determine, subject to the pro-
visions Of this act, aud the same may be
altered or changed as they may prescribe
The immediate government Of the sew
eral departments shall be intrusted to the
faculty The method and course Of
instruction in each department shall be
prescribed by the Board Of Trustees,
who shall also confer such degrees and
grant such diplomas as are usually con
terred and granted by other Universe
tics, or such others as they may think
/ proper.
! 50. The Board Of Trustees shall
have power and it shall be their duty &c
enact laws for the government Of the
/ University, to elect President and the
requisite number of professors and tn.
tors, also such other officers as they may
deem cxpedient, and to determine tn.
amount Of their respective salaries, als6
| the compensation of the officers men
! toned in Section 7th Of this act They
shall have power to remove any Office,
connected with the institution, when in
their judgement, the good Of the in
stitution requires, and to determn,
the amount Of foes to be paid for tut
ton.
s 10. The Board of Trustees ar,
authorized to expcnd such portion Of tn,
income Of the University Fund as i, ma,
deem expodient, in the purchase of ap
paratus, library and cabinets Of Nature
History, in providing suitable means t.
keep and preserve the same, and in tn
procurement of all other means and fa
ciltios for giving instruction.
Sill The first meeting of the Boar
Of Trustees shall be held on the frs
Wednesday of February, in the year on
thousand eight hundred fifty mine, .
Iowa City; the annual meetings Of tn
Board shall be held on the last Tuesda
Of june Of each year The President G