St. Mary's gazette., 1865-07-06

'ies ~ ioe'SI auu EeuQeI emClent military
instruction.
CHAPTER g.
COLLEGES
Section l The snnual donations TO
st. Johns College. Annapolis. Wash
ine,on College. Che.tertown, the Agri-
cultural College in Prince Georges souu-
ty. and the Baltimore Female College.
arc continued until otherwise ordered By
the General Assembly, subject TO the
condition that they shall afford tuition in
! all the branches taught aud use of Books
free of charge to one student for every
hundred dollars ,ha, such college receives
from the State in accordance with which
| requirements the further sum Of seven
hundred dollars, in sddi'ion to the pres
ent donation. shall, on the warrant of
4, the Comptroller Of the State be annually
paid on the first day Of April Of each
year to the president of the board Of
trustees of the Baltimore Female Col
leGe, for the support Of said institution
The above colleges shall report annually
to the State Superintendent in such furm
aa may be ordered by the board Of ed
ucaton, and comply wf& all the other
requirements of Article eighty four Of
the Cole. entitled Schools" and of their
respective charters.
Sec . The su,n of three thousand
dollars shall, on warrant Of the Comp
troll.r, be paid annually by the Treas
urer 10 the Faculty Of Arts and Scieu-
ces OF the University Of Maryland. sit
uate in Baltimore f,r the support of the
college department If said faculty. to uf-
ford tuition in all branches taught aud
use of books free of charge to one stu
dent for every hundred dollars received
/. Oil III" State
Sec. g. The Faculty Of Arts and Sci
ences Of the University Of Maryland shall
report annually to the State Superinten-
dent according to such forms Is may be
ordered by the State board Of education,
and comply with all other requirements
! of article eigh,y-four Of the code Of Pub
lie General Laws. entitled Schools" a.
they apply to colleges
Sec 4. ST. Johns College, Annapolis,
Washington College. Chesfer,own. the
Maryland Agricultural College, Prince
Georges county. and the Faculty of
Arts and Sciences and the Law School
shall constitute the University o1Maryland.
to be controlled and g"verned as may be
directed.
Sec 5. The Law School Of the Uni
vers.ty Of Maryland shall be located at
Annapolis. and be connected with ST.
Juhu's College. Annapolis, with the con-
sent Of the board of visitors Of said cnl-
lege. and the sum Of one thousand dol
lars is hereby appropriated. to be paid
bv the Treasurer upon the warrant Of
tie Comptroller on the 6rs: day Of April
in each vesr TO the board Of visitors to
s.. Juho's College to all in supporting
the law school whenever it shull be or
gsnized to the satisfaction of the State
board Of education. For every one hun
dred dollars granted to the law school
one pupil a graduate Of one of the col
lcgrs Of the University Of Msryland, sp-
pointed By the State board of education
shall enjoy all the privileges of lectures
, aud other instruction free of charge.
Sec. 6. Graduates of the high school Of
the city Of Baltimore and of the several
counties shall always have preference for
appointment to the privileges offree tuition
iu college. such appointment shall b-
! made by the president Of the board o.
school commissioners on the first dsy #
July in each year. All applicants shall
he examined and their h,ncs, determined
by the faculty of the college to
which they are appointed. and those who
are no. graduates of high schools must
present satisfactory certificates of scholas.
tic ability. industry aud good morals. be-
fore they can DO examined for admission
to any college.
Sec. :. These appointments shall be
divided hy the State boards Of education
who shall also designate the college to
which students from the city of Baltimore
and the several counties shall be siai,ted
among the counties ,ad the city Of Ba!,i.
more. according to representation iu the
General Assembly. aud in Case the city
of Baltimore or any county dos lot By
the FIRST day of September. avail itself Of
the privil' &c of nominating students, then
the vacancies NAV be filled By the State