New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-31


salaries of the professors and sll other Off
GERS, and to determine all other changes,
excepting that there shall be no fee for tut
ton, or for the use of the library appara-
tue, laboratory, cabinets, museum, work
shop, experimental farm, or other eduea-
tional appliances charged to any student or
cadet; TO establish rules for the good gov.
eminent and discipline of the students or
cadets; to prescribe the duties of all officers,
employees, servants and others; to confer
diplomas upon the recommendation of the
president and faculty on students for prof.
cheney in any branch of literature or
science, or department of learning, and in
general TO make all rules and regulations
which may be deemed necessary for the
proper government of the University. and
for promoting the objects for which it has
been founded But nothing in this act
shall be construed IS obligatiDg the State
to pay any debts contracted by the board
of supervisors in case il should at any time
exceed the appropriation made for the in
stitution, nor hall any of the property of
the university ever be seized and sold to
pay any debt of the institution by virtue 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 70
vest in the State of Louisiana.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College, as hereinbefore con-
stituted and established
Flrst-SchoOls of literature. including
the languages of the principal nations OF
ancient and modern times, philosophy,
logic, rhetoric and elocution, history, ethics,
metaphysics, and such other special
branches of learning as the board of super
visors may determine.
Second-SchOols of science, including
mathematics, astronomy, engineering,
architecture, drawing, physics, chemistry,
botany, zoology, agriculture, mechanics,
mining, navigation and commerce, end such
other special branches of learning as the
board of supervisors may determine.
Third-Schools of the useful and fine
| arts, and of military science and art.
FOurth-Schoole of medicine and law.
FIfth-Such other schools AS the board of
| supervisors may establish.
SEC. l3. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
| the hoard of supervisors may affiliate with
the Louisiana State University and Agri-
| cultural and Mechanical College any in
cOrporated university or college or school
| of medicine, law or other special course of
| instruction, upon such terms as may be
| deemed expedient, and such university, col
lege or school may retain the control of it's
| own property, have its own board of trus-
/ tees, faculty and president respectively;
| anu Jub sbuu6utb OI bucl uQlV6TBlLlosy COL
| leges or schools recommended by the re-
| spectiye faculties thereof may receive from
the Louisiana State University and AgTi.
| cultural and Mechanical College the de-
| greea of those universities, colleges or
| schools, and the said students of said insti-
buttons Of learning or special schools thus
| graduated shall rank as graduates of the
Louisi ma State University and Agricul-
tursl and Mechanical College.
| SEC Ia BE il further enaefad efe That
| it shall be the duty of the board of super
| vieOrs, Immediately after its organization,
to prescribe in detail the course of studies,
both theoretical and practical, to be pur-
s1ed at the University aud Agricultural and
Mechanical College, and to draw up plo
ject OF the system of instruction SC
adopted
SEC Is. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the board of supervisors shall be charged
with the purchase OF all necessary grounds
| and lands for the purpose of the University
and Agricultural and Mechanical C, llege
and with the purchase or erection, or both
as may be necessary, OF all requisite build
inge, workshops, laboratories, and other
| fixtures and contrivances needed for the
academic, military industrial or other de
partments of the University and Agricul
tural and Mechanical College, and with the
purchase Of all necessary supplies OF
articles for the use of the University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College! pro
vided that no member of the beard OF gu
pervisors thall have any personal interes
IN any contract, or purchase, or sales, or il
any business transaction of any kind what
ever, for or on account of said University
and Agricultural and Mechanical College
and said board of supervisors shall bt
charged with the care and preservation O
all the buildings, grounds and appurte
names of the University after they shal
have been provided.
SEC. l6 Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
the board of Supervisors be and they ar,
hereby empowered to lease, as early as MAJ
be practicable, and invest the proceeds
thereof in the stocks of the State of LOuisi
ana, or in the stocks of the United States
all the buildings and grounds and land
belonging to and held by the Louisiana
State University, as it was established an,
located in the parish of RApides prior to tn
passage of this act; and TO sell OF lease al
the buildings and grounds and land belong
ing 10 and held by the Louisiana Agricul
tural and Mechanical College as it was 90
tablished and located in the parish of s;
Bernard prior to the passage eff this act
and said stocks or bonds shall be deposite,
for safe keeping with the Treasurer of tn
State.
SEC. II, Be it further enacted, etc., Iha
for the endowment, support and maintt
nance of the Louisiana State University a
heretofore created, constituted and estat
lished, there shall be, and is hereby inViolG
bly, appropriated and placed at the dispose
of the board of supervisors thereof, to b
drawn from the State Treasurer upon tn
order of the president OF the board mad
upon the Auditor of the State, counter
signed by the secretary OF the board an
payable to the order Of The treasurer of tn
board of supervisors all the interest and il
come derived and TO be derived from tn
sales of all lands granted, .Or that may here
after be granted to the State Of Llnisian
by the United States for the use of a sem
nary of learning, and all the interest an
J income of the fund derived and to be d.
rived from the sale of all lands an
land scrip granted or that may here
after be granted to the State of Louisian
by virtue of an act of Congress entitled a
act donating lands to the several States an
Territories which may provide colleges 70
the benefit of agriculture and meehani
arts, approved July ., 1862, and all the il
terest and income OF the funds to be derive
from the lease of the bnildings, ground
and lands in the parish OF R4pides, an
owned by or held for the use of the Louil
lana State University as it existed prior t
the passage of this act; and from the sal
or lease of the buildings, grounds and land
: in the parish Of St. Bernard owned by o
held for the use of the Louisiana Agricu
tursl and Mechanical College as it existe
prior to the passage of this act, and all sue
| gifts, grants, contributions and other dOns
tlons to the endowment thereof as may b
derived from any and all sources.
SEQ, Is BE il further enacted, etc., Tina
it is particularly epjoined upon the boar
of supervisors of this University and AgI
cultural and Mechanical College to max
the training in those branches of study II