Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-26
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Agricultural College.

g N ACT, DONATING LANDS TO
! "a the several States and Territories, which
may provide Colleges for the benefit of Agriculture
and Mechanic Ars," passed by Cor rgress and ap-
State Of Ohio six hundred and thirty thousand acres
OF land. Section four enacts, That all moneys de-
rived from the sale of the lands aforesaid by the
State to which the lands are apporticned, shall be
iIyioably appropriated to each State which may
take and claim the benefit Of this Act 10 the en-
doWnent, support, and maintenance Of at least one
college. where the leading object shall be, without
excluding other scientific and classical studies and
including military tactics, to teach such branches
9f learning US are related to Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts in such manner as the Legislature
OF the State may respectively provide, in order to
promote the liberal and practical education Of the
industrial cssss in the several pursuits and pro-
This trust ba. been accepted by the State, and an
Act To provide for the sale of land scrip, and 9TH
erpurposes,' passed by the General Assembly, April
Treasurer Of State through the Auditors and Treas
urers Of the several counties, to offer for sale the
scrip for said land the proceeds to be transferred to
he " State Of Ohio. in trust for the Agricultural
College," II is provided in section There shall
be appointed by the Governor, by and with the ad :
VICE and consentof the Senate five Commissioners"
SECTION 10. Said Commissioners, after full ex-
animation, shall report to the Governor by the first
Of December next, their opinion to the place for
locating said College or Colleges and in forming such
feasibility Of such location to all parts Of the State
by the ordinary means of travel; the inducements
which may be 0nered by any locality in the way Of
donations of land, buildings money or other valu-
able property for said College Colleges; the prsc-
ticability Of procuring, at reasonable expense the
necessary quantity of land adapted TO the use Of an
experimental farm, with such other considerations as
should influence in the selection of such location
Said Commissioners SHALL also, consider and report
any propositions which are now, or may within six
months be made with the inducements offered for the
establishment Of m re than one such College,"
= SECTION u. Said Commissioners shall submit
TO the Governor by the first day Of December next,
their said plan Of organization which the Governor
shall communicate to the General Assembly, at its
next session."
SECTION 10 "Said Commissioners shall receive
no compensation for their services, &c." =, .....
DAVID TAYLOR, OF Columbus; MILES GREEN.
WOOD, of Cincinnati; PETER THATcHBR, of Cleve-
land CHRISTIAN l.. PoORMAN, of st. Clairsville,
and DARWIN II. GARDNER, of Toledo, have been se-
lected es Commissioners, and desire the kind and
cordial help Of their fellow-citizens.
The land and buildings, worthy of so liberal ems
d0wment can only be had at considerable cost; this
must met by the State, unless it is furnished by
indiyiduals fhe inducements toliberality are great
The School which improves and elevates the indus
trious, is worth having and helping II must be an
advantage to the nifty with which it is located
aud an honor to the individual who contributes to
secure il. IA |'IFfl'',aA1
= Defniteproposals purspantto the law are respect
fully solicited from responsible parties at an early
day, and NAV be addressed to the Chairman, OAR
WIN E. GARDNER, Toledo.
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