New Orleans Republican., 1877-02-17
No. lO3.

Secretary of Stat

To unite the Louisisna State University as
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 ard
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 ia General Assembly con
vened, That the Louisiana State University.
as now established and located at Alexan-
dris, in the parish of Rapides, and the Lou
isiana State Agricultural and Mechanical
COLE ge, 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-
chaRical College; and that said institution
of learning, the Louisiana State UnIversity
and Agricultural ard Mechanical College,
as her, by Grated, shall he established tenn
pnrar'ly az Baton Rouge, in the parish of
Ets' Bat, II Ruuga.
SEC Be it further enacted, etc, That
all legal rights and privileges as granted
by the Congress of the Uaited States and
the Legislature of Louisiana, and all the
legal obligations and requirements as i'm
posed by Congressional and legislative en-
actments, 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-
chanical College as hereinbefOre constituted
and established, excepting such legal rights,
privileges, obligations and requirements as
may be specifically repealed by the provi-
sions of this act.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc., That
the Louisiana State University and Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, as herein
before created, shall have for its objects to
become an institution of learning in its
broadcast and highest sense; where itera.
ture, science and all the arts may be
taught; where principles of truth and honor
may be established, and noble sense of
personal and patriotic and religious Gu'T
inculcaied; in fine, 70 lit the citizens TO per-
form Justly, skilliully and magnanimOusly
all the othces, both private and public, of
peace and war.
SEC. L. Be iJ further enacted, etc, That
the Louisiana State University and Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, as herein
before created, shall provide general in
struction and education in all the depart
ments of the literature, science, art and in
dustrial and professional pursuit, and 1t
shall provide special instruction for the
purpose of agriculture, the mechanic arts,
mining, military science and art, civil en-.
gineefi0g, law, medicine, commerce and
navigation.
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
the Louisiana State University and Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College as herein
before created, constituted and established,
shall be under the direction and control OF
fifteen supervisors, who shall be a body
corporate under the style and title Of the
board of supervisors of the Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College, with the right as such TO use a
common seal, and who shall be capable IN
law TO receive all donations, subscriptions
and bequests, in trust for said University
and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
and 20 recover all debts which may become
the property of said University and Agrl-
cultural and Mechanical College; aud to
sue and be sued in courts of Justice, and IN
general TO do all acts for The 6eneht OF thS
Louisiana State University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College, which are incident
to bodies corporate.
SIC. g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Governor Of the State shall be ex-Otficio
president OF the board of supervisors, and
the State superintendent of Public Eduea
on and the president of the faculty OF the
University shall be members ex-Oticio OF
said board, and the twelve remaining mem
bers shall be appointed by the Governor,
BY and with the advice and consent of the
Senate; provided, that three of said twelve
remrsning members shall have been stu
dents al the Louisiana State UDiyersity as
it existed prior to the passage OF this act,
and have taken degrees and be titled
graduates Of said institution; and provided
further, that only one member shall be ap-
pointed from any one perish, except the
/ parish Of Orleans from which two members
shall Be- appointed; and, also further pro