, 1862-02-13
THE TERRITORIAL UNIVERSITY.

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/ biy Of The Territory IF Washington, That d.
Bagey, Paul X. lIubLS, J. p Keller. John Web
Ster Il. Carr, Frank Clark, Columbia Lancaster,
u. \. MeiSS, {. ii. ale, their associates and
SUCCESSORS in office are hereby constituted board
ol rcseIt>, body corporate and polite, with
/ perpetual succession, under the name Of the
| CONVERSELY of the Territory Of Washington, by
which they may Sue and he sued, plead and be
! pleaded in an the courts Of law and equity.
SEC. >. The University shall provide the in.
ha"'tants Of this Territory with the means of
acquiring thorough knowledge Of the various
branches Of Literature, Science and Art.
| SIC. 3. The Gpvernm nj Of the University is
vested in the Board of Regents.
| SEC. One regent Of the University shall be
elected by the Legislature each year after the
first year. The regents, at the first met ting,
shall determine by lot whose term shall expire
the first year, the second, &C., until the term OF
Office Of the above board shall expire. In case
Of a vacancy when the Legislature is not in ses.
sion, the Governor may appoint.
SEC D. The Board of Regents may have Ger.
porate seal, and the same alter or breach at pleas.
ure; may hold all kinds Of estate, real, personal
or mixed, which they may acquire by purchase,
donation, devise, or otherwise, necessary to At.
compish the object of the CO, poration.
SEC. Q. The Regents s have power to enact
ordinances, bylaws and regulations for the gov
ernmcnt Of the University; to elect President;
to fix, increase and reduce the regular number
Of Professors and Tutors, and to appoint the
same, and to determine the amount of their sal.
aries.
SEC. Z. They shall have power to remove the
President and any Professor or Tutor when the
interests Of the University shall require i.
SIC. 8. They shall nave power to appoint a
a secretary, librarian, treasurer, steward, and
IaSaNn -.
tuition may REQUIRE. who shall boId their offices
at the pleasure Of the board. and receive sue
compensation as the board NAV prescribe.
SEC O. The Uniyersitv shall consist of M least
four Departnents: - -
LIST. 4 Deportment or Ii,er.turs Science and
Arts.
2d. A Department of Law. t'r.
Sd. A Department Of Medicine.
4th A Military Dens,t1,snt
5th. These DeDart,nrnts NAV bs or0.n;zed
and such others added a. the Regcnts shell deco,
necessary, and The state Of the Ijniyersitv fond
sbaIl aIIow = '-''N N' :.
SEC. 10. The Regents shall nrovide for The mr..
raneements and selection Of course or courses
of studv In the ITniversi,v eor s,,ch s,nd.nts ss
NAV moi desire ~ nurSHa ths nsnsI coIIer;ate
course In the denar,Tnsnt Of Ii,crst,,re science
and the Arts. embra, inc the an,isnt lsncnocss
and 10 provide fnr the a5nisson m snch ss,,den,s
without previous examination as to their attain
ments in said languages ana E,r 0tan,ino snch
certificates At ne exSirs,inn n such eonra, or
Term n Snch s,ndonts - ,'s, ~ .orSo,-;.,,
ID their resnec,;va at,a;nments Fr ="
Src II 'Tha Rs.acts sh.lI ,..L. r.ov;s;or,
for keepine 4 set al Metsorolooical tabIes A. the
TJniverstv after tha E,r,ns sdn,,,'d nj s,,n;sbaJ
by the Smithsonian Institute. tbe record of which
shall he transmiited Mir th,.ir re,,ort "A ths
| LEGISLATURE. T'T'.- = ~ y ''''.,'7' :,
SFc 10 Tha Immediate ,nvernmsnt of The
several denartnepts shall ~, intr,,sted n she
President and tbe r,snective f.cnl,ies hnt the
Reeehts shall have mower % reunIate ,hs conrse
oF instruction. and prescribe', under the sdvice
Of the Professor. t6e books and su,horities ~
be used in the several irparsments and also 70
eonfr srrh dacrees and c,.s 4, s,,h d;ni,,,.s -
are usually conferred ana Granted bv other simi.
| lar institntions - = - = -
Sec. I8. The fac of admission N The res,,l.r
IJniyersitv coI,rse IN the denartment n I.itera
turp. Science and tha Ar,s sh.lI M. arcs.5 ,sn
dollars. but such course or courses Of ins,rnc.
tion Al NAV ~ nrrnnced under tbo nvov;S;ons n
Sec q n ihis act shalI IL omen vv;ibout - A
me citizens of this Territory. - -.
SEC. ia The Univer,itv shan be open n ali
persons resident of this Terr;lorv nnder ,be rer.
nl.tons nrrscribed hv ths Rs,s,,ss '' Snd - siI
other nefsonS lundrr s,,ch rseyla.;ens snd "a
stTictions a the hoard NAV nrsscrihs
SSr X TI,S, n,,,,,evs s,c";Ssd e.,, ..,o AZ
hnd. or otherwise shail Ia naii ~ the ,rpasnr.r
ma 81 mnch theyof - shsli ~ recs.e.rS e,v ~
nnr,,ose, shnIi ~ : ! neudsd ~ shs P..sn,s -
EespIng ,ha IIn;vsrsisv hna;y,s n sooS ro,d;.
,, ~ .a,,.;.. ~. 4, ,'..,;'..s ~. ss','I
nenses of ~ inss;srt;on -
y Sc "a nm" Rasrd ~ Ps,.n,. sh.i, r,.L. ~
exb, n ths ,ir oS ,hs Iinivers;,v % in, IN e.c
venr 4, the LerisIature. setting Iorth he eon,.