Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-11-02


together Jointly as one entire Board of
Trustees; prOpided, that all future elec,
tions or appointments to said Board OF
| Trustees shall be made with special
reference to preventing any religious de-
nominational preponderance in said
Board,
See. 8. Said Board of Trustees, a ma
iority of whom may constitute quorum
| for the transaction of business, may con-
fer such honors and degrees as are usual
" given in Colleges and Universities,
and any other appropriate degrees, and
may, from time to time, rs occasion may
require, elect President, also a Secretary,
| Treasurer, Librarian, Professors, In
structors, and any other necessary OIL
GERS, and prescribe their duties, salaries
and term of Office, and may make all
necessary bylaws and regulations for
the government of themselves and 9th
ers connected with the institution, not
Inconsistent with the provisions of this
act and therein prescribe the terms of
| admission, rates of tuition, modes OF
study and course of instruction, includ-
ing any proper regulations for uniform,
| discipline, and military drill, as well as
for experimental and practical lnstruc-
ton in the different branches Of agricul-
tural labor.
Sec. t. Said Board of Trustees shall
have the right to use control sell, or
dispose of all the real estate and person.
al property now belonging TO the Uni
verSity of Vermont and belonging To
any other institution NJ the time ii its
union, If such union shall he made with
| this corporation agreeahly to this act,
| SnhieCt, however, to the payment CE any
j debts OF such institutions existing at
the time of such union, and subject To
any trusts. dutiesand obligations rouncc-
| ted Herewith, and shall be cl'et to
! receive and use for the purposes atOre-
| said the rents and uses of any Of the
| aforesaid lands, including the rents
| and uses of all such lands H. have
been heretofore reserved in any
charter of land in this State for the use
| and benefit of any college, and may have
| the same rights in respect TO said lands
| and to any leases of the same and to
any rents arising therefrom. theat said in
stitutiOnS respeCtivelynOw have, and
may maintain suits in their own name
or in the name of such new corporation,
to recover the same provided, that the
rights of all parties shall remain, and
the same defenCes shall be had to suCl
suits as if the same were brought in the
nameand as between thes aid original par
ties and the corporation hereby created
shall at all times assume, discharge, and
perform all the debts duties, trusts and
obligations which said several instltu-
tiOnS were subject to, at the time they
became united in said new corporation,
by virtue OF this act.
Sec. 5. There shall ut all times be
maintained, in the institution hereby
created, such instruction in the various
branches of learning as is contemplated
in the several charters of each Of the
institutions hereby united, and more
particularly including q four years
course of studies, similar to such as arC
GENERALLY taught in other colleges, and
not inferior to that recently taught In
said University of Vermont, and in adj
dition to that which is usually taught
in other colleges, the instruction In this
institution shall include such enlarged
facilities and extended scope and variety
in the study of those branches which
relate to Military TacUCs Agriculture
and the Mechanic Arts, asfshall rende
the whole instruction in conformity
with said act Of Congress. rs well AZ
| with the several charters aforesaid.
Sec. 6. Said Trustees may in thei
discretion obtain by gift, grant, or other
wise tract of land which, tOgethc
with the land now owned by the Uni
verSity of Vermont, shall amount to a
least one hundred acres, to be used a
an experimental farm, whereon they
may make any desirable experiment.
in the breeding Of stock, field culture
the analysis and adaptation of soils, ant
horticultural and botanical gardening
or either Of them, as they may deem
proper, and also for the purpose Of milf
tary cnCampment target-fring. drill
and review and said Trustees may use
, lease or dispose Of the same as they ma,
think proper, so as best to promote tn
objects Of the institution. And in cas-
said land shall be procured, as afOre
said, one tenth Of the money which ha
been received by the State Treasure
for the sale of ssand scrip, in pursuanc
Of the act of Congress authorizing tn
same, shall be paid to said Board q
Trustees for the purpose aforesaid Pro
vided, that no agricultural labor shaI
be required of students except by thei
voluntary agreement or consent.
Sec7. Whenever this corporation
shall have been duly organized, ther
shall be appropriated and paid to it
Treasurer, annually for the purpos
herein mentioned, on the warrant OF tn
Governor, the interest on the neon
which may be received from the fun
created under and by virtue Of the &C
of Congress.
Sec. 8. The corporation hereby create
shall make annual reports to the LEG
islature of this State, OF their cOndlti0
financially and otherwise, and max
and distribute the reports required b
Y the act Of Congress herein referred t.
and the Legislature may annually az
t point Board of Visitors, who may al
=, ually examine the affairs OF said cOrpC
? ration.
e Sec. 9. The permanent location c
7 the institution hereby created, shall b.
b in Burlington, in said State Of Vermont
| and the first meeting Of the Board G
{ | Trustees shall be there held on the l5t'