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examination Of all those competing,
and are entitled to;appear before the
State board of examiners hereinafter
created for final examination, for ap-
pointmentto a State scholarship in
The University and the State Board
of examiners shall select from every
three scholars so Recommended by
said county board Of examiners the
one who shall pass the best examina'
tion before them for the scholarship
of his respective county, and the
State board Of examiners shall notify
tho county board Of examiners of any
vacancy that may occur by reason OF
death, resignation or otherwise; and
suid vacancy shall be filled in the
same manner in which vacancy by
graduation is filled. Should any
county in the State, from any cause,
fail to forward applicants for the
scholarships to which said county
may be entitled, the State board OF
examiners is hereby authorized TO
ill such from any applicants found
duly qualified who may appear before
them: Provided, however, That moth
ING herein contained shall prevent
the State board Of examiners from
examining any person or persons who
may appear before them for examl-
nation from any county in which no
examinations shall have been held by
| tho county board Of examiners under
the provisions Of this act.
Sec. 3. The State board of exami'
ners shall consist of the faculty Of
the University and the State Super
intendent of education, the said gu
perlntondent of education, to be ex
oficio chairman of said board.
Sec. 4. For the purpose of carry
ing out tho provisions of this &C
there shall be, and there is hereby
appropriated for the fiscal year be
ginning November l, 1873, the sun
Of six thousand four hundred dollar
| (s6,40O) and there shall be annually
appropriated sufficient sum of M ON
ey for the maintenance Of the schol
arships hereinbefore provided for.
| Sec. 5. Said appropriation shall b.
paid to the several pupils in tel
monthly 1nstallments Of twenty dol
lars each by the State treasurer, upo'
the order of the board Of trustees 0
the University.
! Sec. 6. That tho State treasurer be
and he is hereby, authorized and re
]quired to keep separate and apar
from all other funds the amount o
money appropriated each year by the
General Assembly for the purpose
hereinbceore mentioned, and any di
version of tho money thus applppri
ated to any other purpose than thai
prescribed in this act shall BIZ a felo
ony, and punishable accordingly.
Sec. z. That any person who shall
be entitled, under the provisions o
this act, to scholarship may, upor
entering the said University, pay tt
the State treasurer the sum Of ter
dollars; and upon such payment be
ing made, q contract shall arise be-
tween tho State on the ono part ant
tho person paying the said sum or
the other part, Whereby the State
shall be bound to provide, annually
for four years for the support of sale
scholar as herein provided, and thu
person holding said scholarship shal
be bound to Ell said scholarship, ant
faithfully to use and Improve its ad
vantages, and said contract shall q
times be enforceable by either party
in the courts of the State.
Sec. 8. This act shall take etfec
from and after its passage.
Approved February goth, A. D
1874.