The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-04-18

House Of Representative of the State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General As
sembly, and by the authority of the same:
That College and Institute of Mechanical
Arts be established at Orangeburg, S. c., in
connection with the Clafin University, to be
called the South Carolina Agricultural College
and Mechanics Institute, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Congress, passed
July 2, 1862 and ALL acts amendatory thereto.
The design of the Institution shall be to afford
instruction in practical and theoretical agrI-
culture, mechanical art and military tactics
and training.
| Sec. 2 That the supervision and control OF the
| institution aforesaid shall be vested in Board
of Trustees, in connection with the Board OF
Trustees of Clahin University, to be known by
the name, style and title of the Board of Trus-
tees of the South Carolina Agricultural College
and Mechanics Institute; said Board shall
consist of nine 10y members, and shall be cho-
sen by joint ballot by the General Assembly,
provided that the first Board of Trustees shall
be appointed by the Governor, as follows The
first three shall be elected for term of three
| (3) years; the second three for two ~ years;
and the third three for one ~ year; and the
General Assembly SHALL annually thereafter,
elect, by joiut ballot, three members OF SAID
Board, whose term of Office shall be three (3)
years; said Board may electits own Chairman. n
The Trustees thus appointed and elected shall,
in connection with those of the Clafin Univer-
sty, constitute one Board, and may elect
Chairman majority of the Board shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
They shall receive no compensation, but snail
be paid their travelling and, other expenses
while employed on the business of the Board.
Sec. 8. The said Board of Trustees shall be
body corporate, capable in law of suing and
being sued, holding and selling real, personal
and mixed property, of contracting and being
contracted with, of having and using corpo-
rate seal, and of causing all things to be done
to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Sec. 4. Should any vacancy occur In said
Board of Trustees, it shall be filled by the re-
naming members of the Board.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
Trustees to meet and organize, within thirty
days after the passage of this Act, at the call
of the Governor of the State, or any two mem
bers of the Board.
Sec. 6. The Legislature shall appoint
Board of Visitors bienually, who shall report
each year upon the condition and. efficiency OF
this Institution.
| Sec. z. The Board of Trustees shall appoint
q Secretary and Treasurer, neither of whom
shall be a member of said Board. These off,
GERS shall be required to give such bond as
/ will secure safe administration of their du-
ties. The Secretary shall also fill the office OF
General Superintendent of this Institution,
upon whom shall devolve power of general
administration over all the property of this
corporation, for its better preservation and i'm
provement, and who shall also have the power,
at any time, to call meeting of the Board of
Trustees: Provided, That no power herein
granted to the Secretary shall extend to making
any material changes, except with the concur
renee and authority of the Boari of Trustees.
The salaries of these officers shall be deter
mined by the Board.
Sec. 8. Whenever the Board or Trustees re-
port that they are organized and prepared for
action, the Governor shall execute draft on
the State Treasury for the amount of interest
due on the funded interest under the provisions
of the Act of Congress, and which shall be un-
wise shall all interest afterwards accruing from
said fund. They shall also have full control of
all moneys donated, appropriations, lands or
property whatsoever, coming into the posses
sion of this corporation.
Sec. 9. The Secretary shall reside on the
| grounds of the institution, and besides exer-
cising general supervision over all the prop
| erty under his care, shall keep complete sys-
tenn Of records. He shall open correspondence
with societies for the promotion of Agriculture,
and make use Of such means to select informa-
ton upon all industrial topics as shall be con-
ducive to the material welfare of the College.
He shall seek to obtain such contributions for
the museums and library of said College as
shall benefit the interest of Agriculture and
other industrial arts and sciences. He shall
also keep correct account of all the proceed
| ings Of the Board, and an accurate account OF
ali the moneys received in the Treasury, as we'll
as those paid out. The Secretary shall report
to the Legislature at every regular session,
which shall embrace all such statements, ac-
counts, statistics, essays and other information
relative to Agriculture, as may be valuable,
and also the proceedings of the Board OF Irus,
tees of said College, to be approved by said
Board.
Sec. 10. The Board of Trustees shall procure
site for an experimental farm, of such size as
they may deem necessary, to be located as near
as practicable TO the present location of the
Clafin University, so as to combine, as much
as possible, practical training with theoretical
| instruction in the science and art of Agricul-
ture. To carry out the foregoing. provision,
the Board are authorized to expend sum not
| to exceed one-tenth of the amount of the fund
to which this State is entitled under the Act of
Congress.
Sec. 49, Students shall be admitted into said
College from each county, after a competitive
examination among the scholars belonging to
the public schools in such county, in proper
ton to the number of the representation in the
Legislature The time and manner of conduc-
ting said competitive examinations to be regu-
lated by the Board of Trustees Provided, That
no student shall be allowed to enter the College
whose qualification is below the standard of the
class to which he shall be assigned. Provision
any any school, or other source, whose qualifications
shall fit them for entering the classes to which
admission is sought Special students, who
wish to pursue any particular branch, but who
do not desire any degree, may be admitted un-
der such terms as the Board shall regulate.
Sec. H. The course of instruction shall in
clude the English language and literature,