The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-06
MORE LEGAL TECHNICALITIEs.
THE OLD AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
BOARD MEET AND TRANSACT a
BUSINESS,
1t is Proposed to Contest the Law-Re-
ports Of OHicers showing the
Budget of Receipts and

| Expenses.
Messrs. Bonzano, Alfred Shaw, DR.. Russell and
Daniel Edwards, of the old Board Of Control oil
the Louisiana Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
lsge, met yesterday in the Office OF the Superin.
tendent of Public Education, to hold the regular
monthly meeting Of that board, and called upon
Mr.. Lusher TO act with them. he being member
of the new board.
On motion Of DR.. Russell, Mr.. Lusher took the
chair, there being then Ave members, quorum,
| present.
Prof. J. L. Gross was, in the absence of the
secretary, made the secretary pro tenn. OF the
meeting.
| Mr.. Shaw, at the request Of Mr.. Bonzsno, made
statement showing the necessity Of holding the
meeting for the transaction Of monthly routine
business, and for q reorganization
OF THE BOARD,
40 the terms of some Of the officers of the board
had expired by limitation (Kelloggs term, for
instance.
Mr.. Shaw suggested that Mr.. Cross present
such bills as were necessary to pass upon.
Mr. Lusher remarked that the Governor had
signed the salary warrants for the teachers and
employees Of the college.
sign them, but that Mr.. Shaw did as vice presi-
dent of the board.
Mr.. Shaw stated that in his opinion the old
board existed until the new one had
QUALIFIED AND ORGANIZED.
MIR. Lusher thought that the old board should
20 on with the business, and stated that the new
board was convoked for the first Monday in July,
at Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Gross remarked that IL the old DO ard had
made up it's mind not to contest the law, the
only thing necessary would be the matter of
salaries to the professors. He had, however,
prepared report, which he read az follows:
To the Honorable President OF the Board of Con-
troll Of the Louisiana State Agricultural and
Mechanical College,:
iSir-I respectfully call your attention to the
law just promulgated uniting the State Univer-
sity and the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
/ hope the honorable Board OF Control will
take such steps as they may think proper to hold
Ia allegiance law which cannot, think, stand
The LIST section OF said law is defective, mas
much as no State UNI versity exists in Alexandria,
in the parish Of Rapdes; nor does there exist an
agricultural and mechanical college in the par
sh OF st. Bernard Section 7, act 125, session of
1874, locates the college in New Orleans, giving
to it the east wing OF the University Building,
corner OF Common and Baronne streets; and.
although lands have been purchased and donated
vet, for want of funds, the college remains In
New Orleans, parish OF Orleans.
ALI other sections OF the recently promulgated
law depend upon the 1st section, and If that is
defective, the whole law must be.
II 1t is not true that all sections OF the law
uniting the State University, etc., fall with the
first section, then section eighteen of said law |
is in violation of the acts Of Congress- because |
ten per centum OF the donation has been ex-
pended already.
Finally, think Ii simply criminal 10 remove |
an institution fully organized, with q corps OF |
professors and four hundred and fifty students |
to place where in two or three years IL will de-
IL the expression may be used, rs surely as did |
Col. Boyd's university. ss,s-
There are other matters TO which your atten- |
ton will be called as soon as our status s fixed.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. L. CRoss, President.
The report was, on motion, received and fled. |
The Treasurer, Mr.. Edwards. read his report,
showing cash receipts as follows:
CREDIT.
Balance March 70. ...................s3 522 81 |
Jash from sale Of consols $4,000 each) 2,347 80
$3.50 At
Balance June g. Observation-Disclosures ,sg7 81
The consols were sold at seventy Eight cents,
nd in the expenditures is an item OF brokerage
N sale Of $4,000 consols, 81 so, as well as other
TENS, such as secretary OF board May 81, $50; L.
l. Sewel, $3.50; secretary to the treasurer, $50;
Trxn A = m, /