The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-01-29
educational.
AN ACT

For the Establishment OF University 1tLaWrence
In the County Of Douglas, Kansas Territory.
Be it hereby enacted By the Governor and
Legislative assembly Of the Territory Of
Kansas:
SECTION 1. That there be, and is here
by created and established at, or near the
city of Lawrence, in the county of Doug
las, in Kansas Territory, an Institution Of
learning for the education of youth in the
various branches of literature and science,
and with full university powers to give
instruction in Theology, Medicine and
Law; the name, style and title of which
University and the Constitution thereof,
shall be as follows:
Sec. 2. That said Institution shall be
called and known by the name of Law
renee University"
SEC. 8. That this University shall be
under the management, direction and gov
eminent of board of Trustees not ex-
ceeding twenty-one, or quorum thereof,
as hereinafter mentioned.
SEC. 4. That the Trustees of said Univer-
sity, shall consist of the following persons,
to wit C. E. Miner, VIM. Bishop, G. W.
Hutchinson, Jno. NJ. Coe, A. w. Pitzer,
E. Mute, Jr., Chas. Robinson, S. G. Pom
eroy, C. II. Branscomb, W. Wilson,
Jas. A. Finley, c. L. Edwards, T. Dwight
Thacher. Chas. Reynolds, Robt Morrow,
Jas. Blood, r. S. Symington, Josiah Mil
Ter, Lyman Allen, Thos Ewing, Jr, F. P.
Monfort; said Trustees and their successors,
to be elected as hereafter mentioned, shall
be forever hereafter, and they are hereby
created established and declared to be a
body polite and corporate, with perpetual
succession, and with all the incidents of a
corporation in deed and in law to ali in
tents and purposes whatsoever.
Sec. 5. That the persons named in the
Fourth Section of this Act, and their sue
cessors in Office, shall be known by the
name, style and title of "The Trustees Of
Lawrence University" by which name
and title they shall be able and capable at
law and in equity, to take to themselves
and their successors, for the use of said
University, any estate in any messages,
lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods,
chattels, moneys or other effects, by gift,
grant, bargain, sale, conveyance, assurance,
will. devise or bequest or any person OF
persons whatsoever !; aud the same mes
suages, lands, tenements. hereditaments
and estates, real and personal, to grant,
bargain, sell, convey, assure, demise and
to farm, let and place out at interest, oil
otherwise dispose of or invest for the said
University, in such manner as to them
shall seem most beneficial to the Institu-
ton; and to receive the rents, issues prof
its, income and interest of the same, and
to apply the same to the proper use Of
said Institution and by the same name
to sue, commence, prosecute and defend
implead and be implicated in any courts
of law and equity, and in all manner Of
suits and actions whatsoever, and, in gen.
eral, by and in the same name, to do and
transact all and every business touching
or concerning the premises, or which shall
be incidentally necessary thereto, as fully
and efectually as any natural person oil
body polite or corporate, have power to
manage their own concerns and to hold
enjoy and exercise all such powers, au.
thorities and jurisdictions as are custom
airy in other Universities in the United
States of America.
SEC. 6. That the said Trustees shall
have power to make for their use, one
common seal, with such devices or inscrip
tons thereon as they shall think proper
and by and with which all deeds, diplo.
mas, certificates and acts of the said cor.
poration, shall pass and be authenticated
and the Same seal at their pleasure t.
break, and alter and devise a new one.
Sec. z. That the said Trustees, or sever
of them, (Which number shall be necessa.
ry to constitute quorum, shall hold thei
first meeting at Lawrence city. at the cal
of the person first named herein as Trus.
tee, or in case of his neglect, or refusal Il
act, Of the next named, for the purpose O.
concerning and agreeing to such measures
as, in consequence of this Act shall b,
proper to be laid before them at the com
mencement of the works they have IN
dertaken, and shall have power to ad
j journ from time to time as they shall SCI
cause, to any other times and places fol
the purposes of perfecting the same; ant
] there shall be meeting of the said Trus
tees held once in every year, at least il
the city of Lawrence, at such q time a
the said Board of Trustees shall appoint
! of which notice shall be given, either b!
} public advertisement, published in, a
least, one of the newspapers printed il
the city of Lawrence, or by notice signet
by the President or Secretary of the Board
and sent to said Trustees, through the me
dunn of the Post-ofice, or otherwise, a
. least ten days before the time of such in
tended meeting and if at such meetin,
seven of the said Trustees shall not b
; present, those of them who shall be pres
ent, shall have power to adjourn t
any other day as fully and effectually q
, if the whole number of Trustees for tn
/ time being were present. Besides tn
r regular annual meeting, quarterly or semi
, annual meetings may be held as the Boar
may direct to be convened by public no
tice as above mentioned. And the Pres
ident may call meeting at any time tn
/ interests of the Institution may deman
it; and it shall be his duty to do so at til
3 written request Of any seven members {
Q the Board.
SEC. 8. That the Board of Trustee
having met according to the provisions
!, the Seventh Section, majority of ther
shall be capable of doing and transactir
all the business and concerns of said On
: versity, not otherwise provided forby tn
Act, and particularly Of making and Ell
acting ordinances for the government
). said University of prescribing the courI
: of instruction; of electing Trustees in Il
a place and stead Of those who shall resie
: their places or die, or whose Office is vac
d ted from any cause, in accordance vii
IS the provisions hereinafter mentioned /;
: electing or appointing the Principal al
Professors of said Institution; of agreeir
4 with them for their salaries and stipend
and removing them for miscondut
breaches of the ordinances of the Instit
81 ton, or other cause which shall be deem,
!" sufficient; Of appointing committees
their own body to carry into executi,
le every and all resolutions Of the Board;
! appointing President, Vice Presider
!, Secretary, Treasurer and other Office
whom they may find necessary for ma
y aging the concerns of the institution