The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09
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The following has passed both houses
Resofred (the Senate concIrring). Tha
all the members OF the present Board o.
Visitors OF The Virginia Agricultural anC
Mechanical College, at Blacksburg, shall bt
vacated on the 4ih day Of June. 1880, ant
their successors shall be appointed in th;
manncr hereafter provided. Ii shall be The
duty of the Governor as soon as practicable
| after the passage OF this act, and prior 10 The
close OF the present session OF the Genera
Assembly, by and with the advice and con.
sent OF the Senate, 10 appoint q new Board
OF Visitors, whose term Of Office shall COM
mence on the 4th day Of June, 1880, and to
consist of eight persons, four Of whom, to
be designated as the first class, shall con-
tinue In Office until the 1st day OF
January, 1882: four. to be designated
as the second class, shall continue
In Office until the 1st day Of January,
1884; and on The 1st day OF January,
1882, or AS soon thereafter os praetica.
ble and biennially thereafter, to appoint
four persons to fiIl the vacancies in said
Board, who shall continue In Office four
years, or until the appointment and accept
ance OF their successors. II q vacancy shall
at any time occur in the Office Of Visitors,
the Governor shall fill tie same for the un-
expired time thereof, subject TO the salts.
faction OF the Senate at the next session
thereof. The Superintendent OF Public
Instruction shall be eT-oficiO member Of
the Board OF Visitors Of The Virginia Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College. The per-
sons so appointed shall be distributed as
nearly equally as practicable between the
four grand divisions OF the State.
The Board shall be charged with the
care and preservation Of the property Of the
College. They shall appoint as many pro-
fessors as they may deem proper, and, with
the assent OF two thirds OF their members,
may at any time remove any professor or
other officer OF the College. 1t shall be the
dnty OF said Board, at a special meeting
thereof, to be held on the 7th day OF June,
1880, or as soon thereafter as practicable, TO
remove from Office such OF the officers Of
the College as they may deem proper, said
removals 10 take effect on the 18th OF
August, 1850, and said Board shall
proceed ut once, or as soon as prao
iicable, sto re0rganiZe the Virginia Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College by fill
ing the several and various vacancies so
made, or as many Of them as they may deem
proper; said appointments to take effect OH
the 18th day OF August, 1880. They shall
prescribe the duties Of each professor, and
the course and the mode OF instruction.
They shall appoint president OF the College,
and may employ such agents or servants as
may be necessary; shall regulate the govern
ment and discipline OF the students, and gen.
orally in respect to the government OF the Col
lege may make such regulations as they may
deem eXpedlent, not contrary to law. Such
reasonable expenses as the Visitors may in
cur in the discharge OF their duties shall be
paid ont of the funds Of the College. ltshal
be the duly Of the Governor, as soon as prac-
ticable after the passage OF this act, 10 cause
publication TO be made in such newspapers
as he may select OF the proposed re0rgani-
Zaiion Of the College, and showing the num-
ber and character OF the appointments to be
made at the tine specified in this section.