The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-01-20
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AN ACT

For The Gorernn,ent and Regulation Of the State
University Of Iotra.
SEC. L. Be It e7c.ted b. The Board Of
Educction Of the .State Of Io,co, That the
object of the State University OF Iowa,
established by the Constitution at Iowa
City. shall be to provide the best and
most efficient means of impartiny to the
youth of the State, of both sexes, upon
equal terms, thorough education aud "A
perfect knowledge of the different branch
es of literature, the arts and sciences,
with their various applications.
SEC. 2. There shall be attac he'd to the
University a Collegiate department, in
which, as soon as may be deemed expe-
dient by the Board of Trustees hereinaf-
ter provided. regular College classes
shall be formed or provided for, and a
President 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 int, it as an art, including
all the most approved methods and pro-
cesses now in use in all the varieties OF
teaching. ga H4b
SEC. 3. The University shall be gov
erned and managed by Board of Trus-
tees consisting of seven persons to be
elected at the first meeting of the Board
of Education, three of whom shall hold
their offices for one year, and four for
three years, and whenever the term of
any trustees expire, their places shall be
supplied by new elections. ia
SEC. 4. The members of the Board of
Trustees shall each receive the same per
diem during the time of their session,
and mileage going to and returning
| thereirom, as members of the General
Assembly. Id &
Sec s. The University shall never
be under the exclusive control of any re-
ligious denomination whatever. .lE
Sec. 6. In all cases where spe cimens
of natural history, and geological and
neurological specimens which are or
may be hereafter collected by the State
Geologist of Iowa, or by any others ap-
pointed by the State to investigate its
natural history and physical resources
are found. they SHALL bslong to and be
the property of the State University, and
shall form part of its cabinet oil natu-
raj history. 9 A
SEc.s7. The. Board of Trustees shall
appoint Secretary, Treasurer and Lii
brarian, and a Curator Of the Cabinet OF
Natural History. who shall hold their re
spectiye Offices during the pleasure of the
Board Of Trustees. 1t shall be the duty
of the Secretary to record all the pro-
ceedings OF the Board, and carefully to
preserve all its books and papers. 1t shall
be the duty Of the Treasurer to keep a
true and faithful account of all moneys
received and paid out 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 Trea-
surer, and he shall also give bond in
the peual,y Of twenty five thousand dol
lars, conditioned for the faithful discharge
Of his duties as Treasurer, and that he
win 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 o,eI
when required. which bond shall have
two good sureties, and shall be approyel