The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-17

Pursuant to the call of his Excellency,
Gov i. NJ. stone, the Board OF Trustees OF
the 4 Agricultural and Mechanical College Of
Mississippi met in the Senate Chamber OF
the Capital ut II o'clock A. NJ, April nth,
1875. Preseut-HiS EXccIlcncy, j. NJ
Stone, Governor and eX-otfcio President o.
the Board, and 4. NJ. West. ID. j.. Phares.
CuaS L. GiImcr, W. 3. Montgomery, }. Nj
Cau-ey. L. Il. Brown. W j. Augustus aud
Frank Rurkitt, members. Absent. Z.
Doc>rry. i quorum being present. the
oath ct Office was administered by Judge J-
s =. Cam pbeIl of tlie supreme Court:
The Board was called To order, His Excel
lNncv. Gov. j. NJ. Stone, presiding
On motion OF Gen. \. NJ. West. Frank
Eurkijt Of ChickaSaw, was elected Secreta-
~ OF the Board of Trustees
\ motion was then made providing that
the following method be adopted to deter
dtin,. In K length OF the term of office OF each
member OF the BoaId. tO-wit: That three
slips OF paper numbered one, three NUM-
bcrel two and three numbered three De
prepared bv the Secretary aud placed IN a
hat from which each meWber of the Board
OF Trustees shall draw separately, anu the
term OF those drawing NUMBER one Shhi eA-
pire in two wears from date OF their dpt'"tnb-
ment: the term of those drawing mum Der
two shall expire i'm fosF years from date OF
their appointment, and the term OF those
drawing number three shall expire IN SIX
yelrs OF their appointment. Carried
Mr. Dockery being absent, a modon was
Board @ Trustees be requested TO draw Tor
him.
The drawing was tben had and resulted as
follows:
J VI. Causey drew No. l, representing Il
l.. e. Brown drew No. l, representing a
term OF two years.
d. T.. Phares drew No. l, representing
term of two years.
I. {. DoekerY drew No. ,, representing a
faPfA Of tor XrthlF
ChAs. l.. Giimer drew No. ,, representing a
Germ of four years.
w b. Montgomery drew No. }, repre-
seatng term of four wears.
A. NJ. West drew No. ), representing
term of six years.
w. b. Augustus drew No. 3 representing
term of six years.
Frank Burkitt drew NJ. }, representing a
term OF six years.
en- motion, Dr. ID. T.. PhareS was appoint
cd a committee of one To prepare device
and sea- for the use of this Board ana sue,
init the same for the approval of the Boaru
motion Wa then made that the Board
proceed TO select the three newspapers III
which advertiseni ept for bids for locating
the College shall be insertSd, one at Tune
Carried.
The CLARION was placed in norsinatIon
by Mr.. Augustus and was unanimously
,cted.
The Chickasaw Messenger was placed in
nomination by Gen West and elected.
Mr.. Brown nominated the PaScagoula
Democrat-Star. which was duly elected
Gen. West moved that the proposition OF
the editor of the WinOna Advance, to pup
lish the advertisement gratuitousiy, De ae-
cepted, and that the thanks of the Board DC
rendered him, Carried
Nr. Brown rendered the columns of the
Enterprise Courier for the insertion OF said
advertisement, free of charge. Accepted,
and the secretary instructed to tender the
thanks Of the Board to the editor OF sald
newspaper.
On motion Of the Secretary, all papers
friendly to our Agricultural and Mechanism
interests throughout the State were re-
4uested to give publicity TO the auVeTtise-
mentS for bids for location OF this ColleSe.
Resolved That the Treasurer be required
TO furnish this Board a statement of the
amount of funds on hand subject TO the use
OF the Agricultural and Mechanical College
under the provisions of an act entitled an
act to establish and organize Agricultural
and Mechanical Colleges and TO regpiate tue
government of the same, approved FEBRUARY
18th, 1873.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 7
JACKSON, Miss, April ii, lS1SJ
Board OF Trustees Agricultural and Mechd"-
zeal College
In renlv 70 von- resolution of inquiry,
beg leave TO submit the following stabs-
ment.
find in the message OF tne .Leu 80
ernor, r. C.. Powers, TO tAe 1SeSIsla1uFe -
its session Of 1874. this report OF the eondi-
ton of the Agricultural College Fuhas
Amount received in currency for land SCRIP
207, 920 acres, at 30 cents per acre $lsS,0zo W.
This amount was invested in state DOnus,,
which were deposited in the Treasury anu
assigned. as required by law. TO the TWO
State Universities as follows:
is74 'sI'ss : D '''.. 1's . 10000
ovford Sa-;a. 4 no,.g,s si,,a Ian.
'i ISIS series : D0a0s' uas sa'. $4,000
'G ISIS series : BONUS que 'a1' 1000
Oxfords Series b Bonds, due Jan. !