Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-26

lsproylded m the preceding section, shall, ,ogetner Wltn tne president and other fell io"s oi sald coiiege and their successors. consutute one corporation, by the name and style mentioned in the. charter of said college and shall have and enjoy the same powers, privileges. and author ity, in as full and ample manner as though they had been expressly named and included Tn said charter: and when- ever any vacancy shall occur in the num- Der Of the other fellows of said oecur in the number of the other fellows of said college and their successors, such vacancy shall forever hereafter be supplied by them and their successors, by election. in the same manner as though this act had not been passed
 Sec l33. The six fellows who may be cleo ted from among the graduates of said college, in the year 1872, shall enroll themselves by lot i'll six classes. one hold ing office for six years. another for five years, another for four years, another for three years, another for two years and another for one year; all being eligible for reelection and every year, as vacancy occurs. all graduates of the the first de- gree, of i've or more years standing, in any Of the departments of Yale college, and all persons who have been admitted to any degree higher than the first in Yale college, whether honorary or Tn course, may, unon the day next preceding com mencement day, in the manner hereto fore prescribed, elect by plurality of votes person from among such gradu- ates to fill the vacancy, and hold the of. fee of fellow for period of six years. being eligible for reelection and so when 1 ever vacancy shall occur from death, resignation, or any other cause, such gra- duates and persons who have been admit ted to such graduates and persons who have been admitted to such higher degrees may, on the day next preceding the next commencement day, elect one of such graduates to fill the office of fellow for the remainder of the 1 term in which a vacancy has occured The official year of such fellows shall end with the day next preceding each com- imencement day. 1 Sec 134. The acceptance by said cor poration of the provisions of the three preceding sections, respecting the election | of graduate fellows, shall not operate to make the charter of said coIporatin as heretofore amended, subject to repeal. al- iteration, or amendment, without the con- sent of said corporation. i Sec. 135 Whenever there shals be pres ent, at any meeting of the corporation of Yale college, a majority of the fellows 1 thereof, such majority shall constitute l quorum for the transaction of business {: | provided there be present a majority If l those who are, by election, successors of the original trustees thereof and provi- 1 ded due notice of such meeting shalf have | k<> oSl kha hae of cold poration. ~z- e '
 Sec 136. The proceedings of all meet ings of the president and fellows of said corporation, duly notified as aforesaid at which a majority shall have been present as provided in the preceding section of this act, shall be valid ill the same manner and to the same extent, as they would have been had a quorum been present, as required before the enactment of said sec 1 tion.
 Sec. l37. The president and fellows of Yale college shall. anually render i'll the general assembly an account of the re- ceipts and expenditures of the money be- longing to said college.
 Sec 13S. The funds aud estate which have been or may be granted provided by this state, or given by this state, or given by any person, or persons to the president and fellows of Yale college, and by them invested and held for the use of that institution, shall, with the income thereof, remain exempt from taxation but the private property of the officers of said college shall not be exempt from taxa tion.
 Sec. 139. The bonds of this state, en- dorsed and known as agricultural col: lege bonds,' and constituting the captal of the agricultural college bonds," and constituting the capital of the agricultu- ral college fund, shall be and remain ill the custody of the commissioner of the except by q special act of the general as sembly.
 Sec. 40. Said commissioner shall semi annually receive and pay over the inter- est accruing on said bonds to- the presi- dent and fellows of Yale college, for the special ias1sfoSAs and l-upon the special conditions herein after set forth.
 Sec. Al. Said corporation shall devote said interest. wholly and exclusively, to the maintenance ill that department of Yale college known as the Sheffield sci entific school, of such courses of instruc- tion as shall carry out the intent of the act of congress entitled san act donating public lands to the several states and territories for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, " approved July 2, 1862, in the manner specially prescribed in the fourth section Of said act
 Sec. 142. Said corporation, shall furnish gratutious education, i'll said courses of instruction, to persons who shail be an- nually nominated to be pupils of said school, in such manner as the general as- sembly shall prescribe The number of pupils to be so received gratuitously into said school, shall be, in each year, such a number as would expend sum equal to one half of the said interest, for the same year, in paying for their instruction in said school, if they were re quired to pay for 1t at the regular rates charged to oth- CT pupils of said school for the same year. Said pupils. SO nominated and received, shall be citizens of this state, and shall be admitted into, said school upon the same terms, and subject to the same ru- les and discipline, which shall apply to all other pupils of said school, with the sin gle exception that they shall not be requi- red to pay anything for their instruction.
 Ses. l43. Said corporation shall annually make up and distribute the reports re- quired by the fourth paragraph of the fifth section of said act of congress.
 Sec. IA. The governor lieutenant gov ernOr the three senior senators, and the secretary of the board of education, shall constitute board of visitors, who shall visit said school in each year, and report annually thereon to the general asssem- ply.
 Sec. 145. Said visitors, with the secre- tary of the ST effeld scientific school shali constitute an appointing board, who shall select from such candidates as shall offer themselves those who shall be entitled to receive the gratuitous instruction in said school.
 Seer 146. In case there are more. appli- cations for the bounty of the state than there are vacancies to be filled on the part of the state, said board shall give the pref erence to such young men as are fitting themselves for agricultural and mechanic al or manufacturing occupations in life, and may have become orphans through tho do.tb of a naront in tha naval or mili-