Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-17
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Agricultural College.
AN ACT, DONATING LANDS TO

IA the several States and Territories, which
may provide Colleges for the benefit Of Agriculture
and Mechanic ,Arts," passed BY Go gress and ap
State Of Ohio six hundred aud thirty thousand acres
of land. Section four enacts, That ali moneys de-
rived from the $ le of the lands aforesaid, by the
State TO which the lands are apporticned, sha be
inviolably Appropriated 10 each State which may
take and clam the benefit Of this Act, to the Gu
d0wment, .upport and maintenance OF at least one
College, where the leading object $ all be, without
excluding uther scientific and classical studies and
including military tactics, to teach such branches
Of learning AS are related to Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts, in such manner rs the LegiSlat re
OF the state may respectively provide, in order to
promote the liberal and practical educati-n Of the
industrial classes in the sew raj pursuits and pro-
fessiOnS Of lfc." ........ .s
Thi, trust ha been accepted by the State, and an
Act TO pryde for the sale Of land scrip, and 9TH
er purpnseS, passed by the General AS emily, April
18th. 1866 authorizes he Auditor, Secre ary, and
Treasurer OF State through the Au itors and Treas
urcrs of the several counties, to offer fur sale the
ip for said land the proceeds be transferred to
he" state Of Ohio. in trust for the Agricultural
College" 1t is provided in section g. ''There shall
be appointed by the GqGyernor. by and with the ad;
vice and nsent of 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 as to the place foI
locating said College or Colleges aud in forming such
opinion, said COmm siOners shall consider the ac-
cessibilty OF such location to all parts of the State
by the ordinary means # travel; the inducement;
donations Of land, buildings, money. other valu-
able property for ,a.d College OF Colleges; the prsc-
ticabIlity OF procuring at eaSOnable expense, the
necessary quantity Of land adapted to the Of al
experimental farm, with suGh other considerations a:
should influence in the selection Of such location
Said Commissioners shall, alSr, consider and report
any propositions which are now, or may within six
months bemade, with the inducements offered for the
establishment of IN re than one such College"
SECTION L. said Commissioners shall submit
to the u vernon by the first day of December next
their said plan of organization which the Governor
s,all communicate to the General Assembly, at its
1t XJ session."
SECTION l3 "Sad Commissioners shall receive
no compensation for their services, &C."
DAVID TAYLOR, of Columbus; MILES GREEN
WOOD, of Cincinnati PETER THATCHER, Of Cleye-
land; CHRISTIAN l.. PoORMAN, of st. Clai-sville
and DARWIN h. GARDNER, of Toledo, have been Sc
leced as Commissioners, and desire the kind anG
cordial help of their fellow citizens .
The land and buildings. WORTHY Of so liberal en-
dowment, only he bad at considerable cost thi;
must be met BY the STATE, unless it is furnished by
individuals. The inducements to iberalty are great
The School which improves and eeyates the indus
triuus, is worth having and helping 1t must be al
advantage to the community with which it is located
and an honor to the individual who contributes t
secure it.
Definite proposals pursuant to the law are respect
fully solicited from responsible pa,ties at an earl!
day and NAV be addressed to the Chairman, OAR
WIN E. GARDNER, Toledo.
May &c, 1865. june 6-d3taw6w