The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-06
UNIVERSITY REGENTS
The First Meeting of the New
Board Yesterday.
DIR. PARK ELECTED PRESIDENT.
The Committees Appointed, and Bylaws
Outlining the Future Policy are
Adopted.

The new board of regents of the Deseret
university met yesterday. DR.. Park was
reelected president of the faculty and sec
rotary of the board, and the following COM
mittees were appointed:
Executive Hardness, Sharp, Donnellan.
Building-Dooly, Hills, Stewart.
Financial-Auerbach, Donnellan, Dooly.
Advisory-Donnellan, Sharp, Marshall
THE BYLAWS.
The following resolution and bylaws
were adopted:
Resolved, That the following bylaws are
adopted, but they or any of them may be
repealed, amended or substitutes provided,
or other and further bylaws adopted at
any stated or special meeting of the board,
and the executive committee, between
meetings of the board, may adopt further
these bylaws, which shall be in force
until disapproved by the board.
I.-MEETlNGs.
There shall annually be four stated
meetings of the board of regents, held in
Salt Lake city, to-wit: One on the second
Monday of January, April, July and Oc-
dU -
is necessary, but it is the duty of the sec
rotary, at least ten days prior to each
meeting, to mail to each member of the
board a notice thereof, directed to his post
Office address.
Special meetings may be called by the
secretary by the direction of the chancel-
lor or on request of any three members of
the board, Of which notice shall be given
as aforesaid.
H.-oUoRUM.
Six members of the board and the chan
cellor or any seven members shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction of bust
ness, and questions before the board may
be decided by majority vote of those pres
ent, ii there be quorum present.
II.-CoMMITTEEs.
The chancellor shall appoint the follow
committees: An executive committee, to
consist of the chancellor and two other
members of the board; building commit
tee of three of its members; financial
| committee of three of it's members; an adj
visory committee of three members of the
| board
Iv.-EXECUTIvE COMMITTEE.
| Between stated meetings Of the board the
executive committee shall exercise the
powers of the board in the management
and direction of the business and affairs of
the university, in conformity to the law
and the bylaws, and general plans of the
| board. A majority shall be- quorum and
exercise the powers of the committee, but
notice of its meetings shall be given to all
it's members, unless in case of absence
from Salt Lake city, inability or vacancy.
| The chairman shall call meetings when nee
essary, and he may give, in the name Of the
university, notes or other obligations for
monies negotiated by the financial commit
tee to carry on the business of the univer-
sity.
The committee shall keep minutes of its
proceedings and deliver them, signed by
the chairman, to the secretary, who shall
record them in the record of the proceed
| ings of the board.
v.-BUIL DING COMMITTEE.
The appropriations for buildings shall
be expended by the building committee II
has power to employ and discharge al
pleasure, an architect; to prepare plans
and specifications, advertise for bids fo1
materials and work, accept bids and make
contracts within the limit of the appro
priations; and it shall be the duty of the
committee, as far as possible, to procure
materials and let work by contract to the
lowest responsible bidder All contracts
with bidders shall be in writing signed in
the name of the university by the chair
man of the committee, and when practicable
made part of the contracts. The com
mittee may require security from con
tractors for performance, and exercise {
general discretion in all matters of detail
vI-FINANCIAL COMMITTEE.
The financial committee shall negotiate
loans and provide moneys for the mainten
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business, until appropriations or other rev
enues are available. Also make and repor
to the board or executive committee rule!
providing system or method for purchas
ing supplies and things needed for the uni
versity in its various departments; fol
rendering, auditing and paying accounts
and claims in such manner that each ac
count, claim or payment may be made from
the proper fund.- and show from what funt
it is payable and has been paid. The com
mittee shall also in general way inquir,
into the sources Of revenue and ways ant
manner of expenditure and from time t,
time advise with and report to the boart
or the executive committee regarding thu
financial condition of the university
vII-ADvIsoRY COMMITTEE.
1t shall be the duty of the committee t,
advise with the president and faculty il
regard to the admission OF pupils, eXamin
ations, classification, courses of instruc
ton, rules and regulations for the conduc
; of the university, and concerning an,
matters of difference arising among tn
pupils or between members of the faculty
and to hear complaints and from time t.
time as may be thought necessary repor
to the board or executive committee AM
make such recommendations as to the CON
mittee may seem proper.
vIII.-SECRETARY.
The secretary shall give notice of an
attend all stated and special meetings o
the board; keep record of the transae
tions of the board and its executive com
mittee, have the custody of the records
documents, contracts, books and papers o
the university; perform the duties pre-
scribed by the board or executive com
mittee respecting keeping, auditing an
paying accounts and claims; superinten
the printing and distribution of document
and reports, and generally render such sci