New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
No. lob.
AN ACT

unite Ll6 l1OulSldnA CJdlb university hS
now established and located near Alexan-
dria, in the parish of Rapides, and the
Agricultural aud Mechanical College, as
now established and located in the parish
of st. Bernard, into one and the same in
stitution of learning, to be known and
designated under the name and title of
the Louisiana State University and Agri.
cultural and Mechanical College, and to
establish and locate the same temporarily
at Baton Rouge, in the parish of East
Baton Rouge.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
vened, That the Louisiana State University,
as now established and located at Alexan-
dria, in the parish of Rapides, and the Lou
isiana State Agricultural and Mechanical
College, as now established and located in
the parish of st. Bernard, be and they are
hereby united and constituted into one and
the same institution of learning, which
shall hereafter be known and designated
under the name and title of the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural and Me-
chanical College; and that said institution
of learning, the Louisiana State University
and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
as hereby created, shall be established tenn
porarily at Baton Rouge, in the parish of
East Baton Rouge
SEC. 9 Be it further enacted, etc., That
all legal rights and privileges as granted
BY the Congress of the URited States and
the Legislature of Louisiana, and all the
legal obligations and requirements as i'm
posed by Congressional and legislative en-
aotments, and binding upon the two insti'
tuition of learning respectively which have
been in the preceding section of this act
united and constituted into one and same
institution of learning, shall be of full force
and effect with and upon the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural and Me
chanieal College as hereinhefOre constituted
and established, excepting such legal rights
privileges, obligations and requirements al
may be specifically repealed by the provi
| siOns of this act
SIC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
| the Louisiana State University and Agri
cultural and Mechanical College, as herein
before created, shall have for it's objects tC
| become an institution of learning in ite
broadcast and highest sense; where litera
/ ture, science and all the arts may b.
taught; where principles of truth and homo
NAV be established, aud a noble sense o.
personal and patriotic and religious duty
inculoat ted; in fine, to fit the citizens to per
form justly, skilltully and magnanimousl.
all the offices, both private and public, o
| peace and war.
SEC. A. Be it further enacted, etc , Tha
the Louisiana State University and Agri
cultural and Mechanical College, as herein
before created, shall provide general in
struetion and education in all the depart
ments of the literature, science, art and IN
dustrial and professional pursuit, and
shall provide special instruction for tn
purpose of agriculture, the mechanic arts
mining, military science and art, civil eT
cheering, law, medicine, commerce an
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, etc., Ths
the Louisiana State University and Ayr
cultural and Mechanical College, as hereil
before created, constituted and established
shall be under the direction and control
| fifteen superVisOrs, who shall be bod
corporate under the style and title Of th
hoard of supervisors of the Louisiana Stat
University and Agricultural and Meehan
cal College, with the right rs such to use
common seal, and who shall be capable
law to receive all donations, subscription
and bequests, in trust for said Universal
and Agricultural and Mechanical Colleg
and 20 recover all debts which may beeOn
, the property of said University and Agl
cultural and Mechanical College; and
| eue and be sned in courts of JUSTICE ana
: general 10 do all acts for the benefit OF Il
| Louisiana State University and Agricultur
!. and Mechanical College, which are ineide
/ to bodies corporate.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc., IN
, the Governor of the State shall be ex-otho
president of the board of supervisors, al
the State Superintendent of Public Educ
A ton and the president of the faculty OF q
1 University shall be members ex,otticio
/. said board, and the twelve remaining mel
Z bers shall be appointed by the Governc
!. bv and with the advice and consent OF q
I Ssnats; provided, that three Of said twel'
: remaining members shall have been st
dent, az the Louisiana State University
+ 4 1t existed prior to the passage OF this &C
4 and have taken degrees and be Tut
graduates Of said institutions aud proyids
, further, that only one member shall be
nointed from any one parish, except &
4 parish Of Orleans from which two membe
. ] shall be appOintsdi Rnd, also further p