The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-12
A New Farmers College.
THE VERMONT COLLEGE BILL.
Full Text of the Measure Introduced on
Monday in the House.


Sec. l. That there be and hereby is instituted and
established an educational institution by the name
OF the vermont state agricultural and mechanical
college 1.-THE leading object of which shall he insruc
ton in agriculture In mechanical arts, the English
language and the various branches of mathematical
physical natural and economic science, with special
reference to their application to the industries of
life and to the facilities for such instruction includ
lng military tactics, to be located as hereinafter
Sec; @ Nine trustees shall be elected by the
Legislature, three FOR period of two years, three
for period Of -four years and three for a period of
six years dating from January 1881. Three trustees
shall he elected for period OF six years at each
ceedlng biennial session OF the Legislature. The
EoneI9r Oh the state the secretary OF TIE state
state darymen's association and the master OF the
the corporation and together with the nine aforesaid
trustees are hereby constituted body polite and
corporate under the name of the Vermont state
agricultural and mechanical college.
sec 2. the SAID corporation shall have power to
determine az what time and places their meetings
shall be holden, and the manner of notifying the
trustees to convene at such meetings; and also from
such professors, Instructors and other officers of said
college as they shall Judge most for the interest
sponsibllltles and tenures OF their several offices.
And the said corporation are further empowered to
and other budn,s they shall Judge necessary for
such colegeian also to make and ordan occasion
not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this
state, with reasonable penalties for the good gov.
eminent of said college, and for the regulation of
their own body, provided that no distinction with
regard TO sex snail De made IN admitting students
the course Of instruction in said college and to
scribe Prved 6at ne as b ugy re-
at any time transacted at any meeting unless ma
Jorty of the trustees are present.
Sec. 4. The said corporation may have a common
seal which they may alter renew at pleasure; and
real, personal or mixed; and may take and hold, I'm
Zee simple or any less estate, by gift grant beques
devise or otherwise any lands, tenements or other
Sec. 5. The board Of trustees shall determine the
location of said college, in suitable place within
TINS state and may In their discretion, purchase
obtain by gift grant or otherwise, in connection
Herewith, tract Of land containing at least 100
acres to be used as experimental farm or other
wise so as best to promote the objects of the nstu
tuition, and they may also in their discretion make
such provision for the manual labor of the college
students as they shall deem reasonable, provided
cept for physical disability.
Sec 8. Upon application of majority of the trus-
tees of the Vermont state agricultural and mechan-
zeal college the governor Is hereby authorized to
draw his warrant upon the state treasurer in favor
all the moneys which have been received by the
visions of the l5Oth chapter of the acts of the 37th
Congress, at the second session thereof, approved
See l. The trustees Of the University Of Vermont
and state agricultural college" shall at the close of
fer to the trustees Of the corporation hereby
ed all property belonging to said experiment sta:
1885 and said station shall thereafter be connected
with and under the control OF the Vermont state az
ricultural and mechanical college. The trustees of
said corporation shall elect director of said station
and shall annually appoint two of their number, who
togtlutI WIN tnt pItSlhtHl VI lue CoIpOTdllOH as
chairman shall act as a board of control for said
state agricultural experiment station and to audit
all bills for its expenses and to general over
sight and direction of its affairs All of the prOvi-
SOnS of act No 70 of the acts of 1886 not Inconsistent
with the provisions of this section continued in
force, provided that the sum of money now appro-
prated by section OF said act shall hereafter be ap
propriated to the Vermont state agricultural and
college, for the purposes and in the
ner therein specified. And for the further main
tenance of the station there shall hereafter he paid
to said college, in accordance with the act of Con
gress relating to experiment stations, approved
March 2. 1887, the whole of The appropriation made
to the state of Vermont by virtue of said act of Con-
gress to be used wholly for the work of said station
In accordance with the provisions of said act.
Sec. s. IL Is hereby directed that all funds which
have been received by the state treasurer from the
general government In accordance with an act Of
Congress approved August q, 1890, shall be paid to
the treasurer of the Vermont state agricultural and
college on the warrant Of the governor
whenever the corporation created by this act shall
hereafter be received by the state in accordance
with said act of Congress shall be paid to the
urer of said college; and there shall also be paid to
said treasurer on the warrant OF the governor the
interest or income from the fund created under and
by virtue OF an act OF Congress approved July 2,
1862 now in the hands of the state treasurer re-
naming IN the hands of the state treasurer after
compliance with the provisions Of Section of this
act
Sec. 9. The first meeting of the board of trustees
time and place as the governor may direct. Any va
cancies occurring In the board of trustees shall be
filled by majority vote of the board.
Sec. 10. So much of an act establishing the uni
vcrsty of Vermont and state agricultural college"
approved November D. 1865, and all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. II. This act shall be under the control of all
future Legislatures to alter amend and repeal.