New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-24
No. "a.



Incorporating the New Orleans University
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That j. c. Hartzell, j. ). Leavitt, Cyrus
Busy. Emperor Williams, II. &. Dlbble.
John Baldwin, George Dardis, w. NJ. Daily
NJ G.. Cole. James II. Ingraham, =. W.
BOothby, J. NJ. Vance, Pierre Landry, W.
G.. Brown, j. !. }. Barth, and successors,
are hereby constituted a board corporate
and polite under the name and title OF the
New Orleans University, and they, ana
their successors shall be and remain board
corporate under that name forever ana oy
that name shall have power and authority
70 contract, sue and be sued, make and use
corporate seal and alter the same at
pleasure. to hold, purchase and convey as
well as mortgage or hypOthecate prop
ertv, real, personal ana mlXed' 10
elect from their own numoer
president. vice president. secretary
and treasurer. together with such olhef
officers as may be found necessary, ana 20
declare the duties and tenure OF their re-
spective offices, and also 20 remove any
trustee from the corporation when, IN tnelf
Judgment, he shall he rendered pie
in any manner Of discharging the duties OF
his office. or shall neglect or refuse 10 peg
form the same. and to fill all vacancies III
said corporation, to make such by laws d'
they NAV Judge necessary for the purpose
Of said BOARD and whatever institutions
.hey max have under their control.
SEC. =. BE il further enacted, etc. maj
persons herein before sarued ehall conSt!.
tut. Tho dist bta!;. al trustees. ana III theh
and Their successors all power OF salG cor
porati0n is hereby vested and at the 1faC
meeting of said board after the approx al OF
this act said trustees shall by lot be dlFlue'
into three classes of five each; the trst class
shall hold office until the first re gular meet
inc of the board III 1871 and then, ana al
the first regular meeting Of each year Uheie-
after, said board OF trustees shaIl eiecI "
ballot five trustees, who shall noIu tHe'l
offices for three years, or until thtir SUI,
| cpssors are elected: provided, that at no
| time less than two-thirds of said board OF
trustees be members OF the Methodist
! Episcopal Church
SEC g. BE it further enacted, etc =
| That said corporation shall have us doliiI
| ellie in New Orleans, parish OF Orleans,
| State OF Louisiana, and the president VI
! said board shall be the officer upon "houi
! legal citation shall be served Sald corpol
| alton shall have power to establish an ~
| stitution OF learning to be known as thG
| New Orleans University. and to be locator
! in or near the city of New Orleans, StaIe Ol
! louisiana and to connect thereWlth aucn
preparatory schools, seminaries or colleges
with power to organize and control t4e
same. as said board of trustees may estdn
| lsh. in any OF the several parishes OF saw
| State to establish boards OF instruction. ~
all departments of science and the arts IL
said university, as soon as practicable u
elect president OF said university, an an,
| such professors and other university o,HC0t
a. they may judge necessary, and also |,
! elect principals ard associate teacne 1!h,ci
any Preparatory school or seminary WI" M;
| NAV be established in accordance with I'M
act, and to determine the duties salaries =
| emoITments, responsibilities and terms !, o
their respective Offices to confer sueh 90" oe
! yree4. regular and honorary. a. aiT i ;t"l
| :errei bg similar institutions III ne hl,e,
States. provided. nevertheless, that no DE
gree shall be conferred without the recon
mendation OF the appropriate faculty aE'
the approval of the trustees. r,,o
J SEC. A. Be it further enacted, etc., Ina