The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-27

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WHEREAS Section s of article VIII. of the
Constitution, provides that the Legislature
shall. as soon as practicable, provide for the
establishment of A gricuItural College. OF
colleges, and shall appropriate the two hun
dreI and ten thousand acres Of land donated
to The State for the support Of such college
by the act Of Congress, passed July I'd, A
d. 1868, or the money or scrip, as the case
may be. arising from the sale Of said lands, or
any lands which may hereafter be granted or
Appropriated tor such purposes" and,
WHEREAS, The State having accepted said
lands and pledged its faith TO appropriate the
same to the endowment OF said institutions of
learning; therefore,
SECTION l. Be II enacted By the legislature
If The Suite qf Hjssis$ippi That the insti-
tuition known as the Alcorn University. is
hereby established as, and declared to be, an
agricultural college for the education of the
colored youth of the State and to be here
after known as the Alcorn A agricultural and
Mechanical College of the State of AIissis-
sippi.
SIC. ,. Be II FURTHER enacted, That an
agricultural college is hereby established for
the education Of the white youth Of the State
Of Mississippi, and shall be known as the
Agricultural and Mechanical College OF the
State Of Mississippi, and shall be located and
organized as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 3. Be 1t FURTHER eaacted, That the
Governor of the State shall nominate and
appoint by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate nine persons for each of said
colleges, to be trustees to serve six years, one
for each of said colleges, to be chosen from
each Congressional district, and the remainder
from the State at large; five of each board of
trustees shall be chosen from practical agri-
cultursts. or mechanics, or selected from both,
as may be deemed advisable. Immediately
after they shall be assembled, in consequence
of their first appointment, they shall be
divided equally into three classes The term
of the first class shall expire two years from
the date Of their appointment, and the second
class four years from the date Of their appoint
ment, and the third class at the expiration of
six years. so that one third may be chosen
every second year, and If vacancies happen by
resignation or otherwise. the Governor may
make temporary appointments until the next
meeting Of the Legislature. The Governor
shall be er-oDici0 member of each Of said
board of trustees and shall act as president
thereof in all of their meetings when present,
but in his absence they may choose presi
dent pro tenn. Five OF the trustees of each
board shall be quorum for the transaction of
business.
SEC j. BE- 1t further enacted, That the
Secretary of State shall furnish certificate
to each trustee within ten days after his
appointment, nOuTyIng MIN tlIau IiU l.>,~ L-
so appointed: and if any trustee fail for the
space of thirty days to inform the Governor
Of his acceptance, then his appointment shall
be void, and his place filled as heretofore
provided in cases of vacancy.
SEC. ) BE 1t further enacted, That each of
the board Of trustees herein provided for, and
their successors in office, be and the same are
hereby declared to be body polite and
corporate by their respective names and
styles. and shall have a common seal, ana
each in its own name, shall sue and be SUED,
contract and be contracted with, and may
own. purchase sell and convey property, both
real. personal and mixed
SEC 6. Be IL further enacted, That the Gov
ernor shall, as er oticio president, convene the
board of trustees of either of said colleges, to
consider any business connected with the
same. whenever he shall deem it eXpedlent to
do so.
SEC. :. Be 1t FURTHER enacted, That the trus
tees of each college shall elect a secretary OF
the board. whose duty it shall be to record
in a well bound book, all of the proceedings
had by said board and shall be allowed such
COMPENSATION for his services as the board
may deem proper.
SEC s. Be ii further enacted, lhaC the
State Treasurer shall be eG-0Hc10 treasurer OF
both boards of trustees, whose duty 1t shall
be to secure and safely keep all moneys be,
longing TO the agricultural and mechanical
colleges and to disburse the same under the
orders Of the board of trustees.
SEC 9. Be 1t further enacted, mat each
Of said boards of trustees shall possess all the
power necessary and proper for the accomplish
ment of the trust reposed in them, VIZ the
establishment and maintenance OF hrst-class
Institution at which the youth OF the state %
Mississippi may acquire common school euu
cation and scientific and practical knowledge
of agriculture, horticulture and the mechanlo
arts, also of the proper growth ana care
stock without, however, excluding otnel
scientific and classical studies, including min
tary tactics They may also adopt all sucf
bylaws and regulations as they may deen
necessary for that purpose, not rePughahI y
the constitution and laws of this State or o
the United States.
SEC TO- Be 1t further enacted, That th'
board of trustees shall appoint the preslaeh
and professors of the colleges, and such otne
officers as they may think proper to put IN
colleges into successful operation, ana snai
make such laws rules and regulations LOT III
government of said officers as they may ueon
advisable. They shall regulate the couIse ~
study, rates of tuition, the management OF III
experimental farm. the manner of performn
labor. and the kind of labor to be performe
by the Students together with the course
discipline necessary to enforce the laitnlu
discharge of the duties of all officers, proleS
sors and students. ~
SEC. II. Be 1T further enacted, mat IN
trustees to be appointed as herelnoeioce p ~
ded, shall receive as compensation LOT Lhel
services, their actual expenses lncurreu
attending any of the meetings OF the DoaIu
trustees, payable out OF any funos DelohsAi
to the college.
Sec II. Be 1T further enacted. IhaI sne ga a.
board of trustees shall organize pndeF -
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