The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-01

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mine all other changes, excepting that Their
shall be no fee for tuition or for The use of th
library apparatus, laboratory, cabinets, mt
SCUM, workshop, experimental farm, or othe
educational appliances charged to any stu
dent or cadet; to establish rules for the GOO
government and discipline of the students 0
cadets; to prescribe the duties of all officers
| employees, servants and others; to confer oil
plomas upon Recommendation Of the presi
dent and faculty, on students for proficien
cy in any branch of literature or science, 0
department OF learning, and in general t,
make oil rules and regulations which may b.
deemed necessary for the proper government
OF the University and for promoting th,
| objects for which 1t has been founded Blu
nothing In this act shall be construed as obi
| eating the State to pay any debts contracted
| by the Board of Supervisors in case 1t should
at any time, exceed the appropriation made
| for the institution; nor shall any of the prop
| erty of the University ever be seized and solo
of any decree Of court The title to all prop.
erty owned and held by the Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College is hereby declared to vest In the State
of Louisiana.
SEC. H. Be IL further enacted. etc, That there
shall be maintained in the Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College as heretofore constituted and estab-
lished.
L. Schools of literature, including the Ian
and modern times, philosophy, logic, rhet-
oric and elocution, history, ethics, meta
physics and such other and special branches
Of learning as the Board of Supervisors may
determine.
O. Schools of science including mathemat-
les, astronomy, engineering, architecture,
drawing, physics, chemistry botany, zool
ogy, agriculture, mechanics, mining, nayiga-
ton and commerce, and such other special
branches ct learning as the Board of Super
ttit, I'll ,tstg
D. Schools OF the useful and fine arts. and of
military science and art
a. Schools of medicine and law
8. Such other schools as the Board of SUI
pervisors may establish.
SEC. IS. BE IL further enacted, ETC., That the
Board of Supervisors may affiliate with the
Louisiana State University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College, any incorporated
university or college, or school of medicine
law Or other special course Of instruction
upon such terms as may be deemed expedent:
and such university, college or school may
retain tho control of its own property, have
Its own board Of trustees, faculties and presi-
dent respectively; and the students of such
colleges or schools recommended
by the respective faculties thereof, may re-
ceiye from the Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College, the
degrees OF those universities, colleges or
schools, and the said students'of said institlI-
tioHs of learning or special schools, thus
graduated, shall rank as graduates Of the
Louisiana State University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College
SEC. IA. Be 1t further enacted etc. That it
shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors,
after its organizations to pre-
scribe, in detail, the course of studies. both
theoretical and practical to be pursued at the
University and Agricultural and Mechanical
Of instruction, SO adopted.
SEC. ID. BE ii further enacted. etc, That the
Board OF Supervisors shall be charged with
5he purchase OF all necessary grounds and
and for the purpose of the University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College, and
with the purchase or erection or BOTH as may
DO necessary, of all requisite buildings. work |
shops, laboratories and other fixtures and |
needed for the academic. mill |
ary, Industrial or other departments of the
College, and with the purchase of all necessa- |
" supplies or articles for the use of the Uni |
rersity and Agricultural and Mechanical Col |
ege; provided that no member of the Board |
II Supervisors shall have any personal inter-
vat In any contract, or purchase or sales, or in
my business transaction of any kind what |
,ver. for or ON account of said University and |
Agricultural and Mechanical College, and said |
Board of Supervisors shall be charged with |
he care and. preservation of all the buildings, |
grounds and appurtenances of the University. |
lfter they shall have been provided.
SEC: L. BE ii further enacted, etc, That the
Board of Supervisors be- and they are here
". empowered to lease, as early as may be
and invest the proceeds thereof |
n the stocks Of the State of Louisiana, or In
he stocks of the United States, all the build
ngs and grounds and lands belonging to and
eld by the Louisiana State University, as it
vas established and located in the parish of
.apdes prior to the Of this act and
nd land belonging to and held by the Louis
ma Agricultural and Mechanical College. as
was established and located in the parish of
t. Bernard, prior to the passage Of this act,
nd said stocks, or bonds, shall be deposited
IL safe keeping with the Treasurer of the
tate.
Sec. II. Be II further enacted, ETC., That for
ne endowment, support and maintenance of
le Louisiana State University, as heretofore
reated, constituted and established, there
I'd and placed at the disposal of the Board of
ipervisors thereof, to be drawn from the
tate Treasurer. uponlthe order of the presi-
ent of the board, made upon the Auditor of
re State, countersigned by the secretary of
he board and payable to the order Of the
easurer of the Board of Supervisors, all the
terest and income derived and to be derived ,,
ON the sales of lands granted, or that may !
sreafter be granted, to the State of Louis
ma by the United States for the use of SEM !
come of the fund derived, and to be J
rived from the sales of all lands and
nd scrip granted, or that may hereafter
J granted, to the State of Louisiana,
, virtue of an act of Congress, entitled can :
It donating lands to the several States and ),
srritories, which may provide colleges for |
g benefit Of agriculture and the mechanic
ts, approved July 2 1852; and all the in
rest and income OF the funds to be derived
ON the lease of the buildings, grounds and !
nds IN the parish of Rapides and owned by
held for the use of the Louisiana State
as it existed prior to the passage
this act; and from the sale or lease of the
lildings, grounds and lands in the parish Of
. Bernard, owned by and held for the use of ,
g Louisianana Agricultural and Mechanical :,
,llege, as 1t existed prior to the passage of |
is act and all such gifts grants, contribu- :
)ns and other donations to the endowment !
ereof, as may be derived from any and all !
urces. !
SEC. 1S. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That it is
enioined upon the Board of Su- '
'rvisors of this University and Agricultural ,
I'd Mechanical College to make the training
those branches Of study, relating to agri-
lture and the mechanic arts as practical as
'ssible, and to that end TO provide the neces-
ry workshops and laboratories, and to Sc
re suitable land in the vicinity of the Uni