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

: matters, including State, industrial and com
: mercial statistics and literary, historical
Q pathological and philosophical discussions o.
9 essays as may be deemed important or use
: full; one copy Of which shall be transmitted
: dowed under the provisions of the act D
Congress OF July second, one thousand eigh
+ hundred and sixty-two, as hereinbefore men
toned.
president of the Louisiana State Universit,
= and Agricultural and Mechanical College
shall be the president of the faculty of profes
, sors thereof, and executive head Of the insti
tuition In all It's departments. AS such officer
he shall have authority. subject to the Board
, of Supervisors, to give general direction te
J the practical affairs and scientific investiga-
tions of the University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College, and in the recess OF
the Board OF Supervisors, to, remove
ply for the time any vacancies thus
created; and so long as the interests of the
institution require it, he shall be charged with
II shall be the duty of the president Of the
University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College to make to the State Superintendent
Of Public Education on. or before, the first
year, report, in detail, showing the progress
and condition Of the University. the names Of
the professors and students, the nature. costs
and results OF all important Investigations
| and experiments, and such other matters in
Guiding industrial, economical, philosophical
and educational statistics as he shall deem
| useful
Sec o. Be ii further enacted, etc, That the
president OF the University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College shall be specifically
charged with the discipline of the University
and Agricultural and Mechanical College. and
be held directly responsible for the good order
OF the establishment, and especially for the
conduct and behavior of the students or
the intent of this act to devolve i'm any way
upon the professors, as such, or upon the fac
ulty of professors, the maintenance of good
order and discipline among the students, or
conduct or behavior of the cadets or
students outside of their class or lee
ttIre rooms and during the time of
recitation, or study, or lecture; and it is par
ticularly enjoined upon the Board of SUPER
visors to delegate to the President of the Uni
yersity and Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, and through him, to such assistants dis
ciplinarian as may be assigned him from
among the professors and assistant profess
sors, sufficient authority TO enable him to
maintain proper discipline and good order,
and to meet promptly and efficiently the great
responsibility hereby imposed on him. No
student or cadet shall ever be tried by the
faculty of professors, or by any committee of
professors for any breach Of discipline or other
section, or this act, Shall be- co On si
as initiating against proper sub
m ths nra Ha re tbs or oher officers
cultural and Mechanical College, and the ne
cessity of obeying all the rules and orders
which he may impose on them in virtue of
the provisions of this act and Of the rightful
authority delegated to him by the Board of
Supervisors, as hereby enioined upon the
board; and the president Of the University
and Agricultural and Mechanical College
shall have the power to assemble the faculty
or any committee or number of the professors
at any time he. may SEQ fit for consultation
or advice or other action, on any subject mat |
ter he may choose to lay before them: pro
yided, only that In all matters of discipline |
and relating to the conduct and behavior Of
students or cadets, the president alone and |
not the faculty or any professor shall decide |
and act.
SEC. %. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That the |
State OF Louisiana, in its corporate capacity, |
may take by grant, gift, devise or bequest |
any property for the use of the Louisiana |
State University and Agricultural and Me- |
chanical College, and hold the same and ap-
ply the funds arising therefrom, through the
Board OF supervisors, Tor the support Of the
SEC: "a: Be further enacted, ETC., That the
Board of Supervisors in its corporate ca
pacity, may take by grant, gift, devise or be-
quest any property for the use Of the Louis,
Mechanical College or of any school thereof,
or of any professorship's chair. or scholar.
ship therein, or for the library, museum, OBJ
workshops, experimental farm,
cabinet, or for any purpose appro-
pirate to the University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College; and such property
shall be taken, received, held, managed and
invested, and the proceeds thereof used, be-
slowed and applied by the said Board OF Srl-
pervisors for the purposes, provisions and
conditions prescribed by the respective grant,
gift, devise or bequest, and in accordance
with the provisions of sections g. Il and II of
this act.
SEC: 25. BE 1t further enacted, etc, That the
Board of Supervisors may invest any of the
funds of the Louisiana State Uni
'ersity and Agricultural and Mechanical Col
ege which are now, or may hereafter be in
ts custody unproductive, unincumbered real
state in this State, subject to the power of !
he Legislature to control or change such in
7estments, excepting such as by the pro-
JisiOnS of previous sections of this act or by {
he terms of their acquisition, must be other |
wise invested.
SEC &c. Be Il further enacted, ETC., That if ]
~ the terms OF any grant, gift, devise or be-
luest, such as are hereinbefore described in
lrticles twenty-three and twenty-four of this
ct, conditions are imposed which are mprac-
icable under the provisions of the Revised ..
statutes OF this State, such grants, gifts, de-
Use or requests shall not thereby fail, but I
ucb conditions shall be rejected and the intent
# the donor carried out as near as may be.
SEC. ~. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That all l
cts, or parts of acts, In any way in CONTRA
ention of this act be and the same are hereby Z
epealed, and this act shall take effect from
nd after it's passage.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,. .
deuten nat Governor and N A Presi tn Of the