Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
THE LAST AGRICULTURAL COL
lEGe ACT.


ing auu'''ohai provision ior Tue support
of agricultural colleges. During the
session of the legislature there was much
tol, obo,,t Il b,, M ono s.omod to bavo
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cIear ioea vi its ProNisiohs
An act to- apply a portion OF me proceeds OF
dowpent and smnnort ot the collegas tor t n
benefit of agriculture ana the mechanic arts
established under the provisions OF an act
vi Ooneress "pproNeu 'uiy = low
BE " enacted by me Senate ana House OF
Representatives Of the United States Of
dnerica in Con0ress assembled, That there
shall be, and hereby is, annually appro-
priated. out of anv money i'm the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, arising
from the sales of public lands to be paid
as hereinafter provided, to each State
and Territory for the more complete en-
dowment and maintenance of colleges
for the benefit of agriculture and the
mechanic arts, now established, or which
may be hereafter established, in accor-
dance with an act of Congress approved
july 2. 1862, the sum of SIS. 900 for
the year ending June 80, 1890, and
an annual increase of the amount of such
appropriation thereafter for ten years by
an additional sum of one thousand dol
lars over the preceding year, and the an
nual amount to be paid thereafter to each
State and Territory shall be twenty-five
thousand dollars to be applied only to
instruction in agriculture, the mechanic
arts, the English language and the var
! ous branches of mathematical, physical,
natural and economic science. with spec
ial reference to their applications in the
industries of life. and to the facilities for
such instructions Provided That no
money shall be paid out under this act
to any State or Territory for the sup
port and maintenance of college where
Il distinction of race or color is made in
| the admission of students, but the estab-
lishmcnt and maintenance of such col
leges separately for white and colored
students shall be held to be compliance
with the provisions of this act if the
funds received in such State or Territoly
be equitably divided as hereinafter set
forth: Provided, That in anv State
i'm which there has been one college
established in pursuance of the act
of July >, 1862, and also in which an
educational institution of like character
has been established. or may be hereaf-
ter established, and is now aided by
such State from its own revenue, for the
education of colored students in agricul-
ture and the mechanic arts, however
named or STYLED. or whether or not il has
received money heretofore under the act
TO which this act is an amendment. the
Legislature of such State NAV propose
and report TO the secretary of the inter-
ior lust and equitable division of the
fund to be received under this act be-
tween one college for white students and
one institution for colored students es-
tablIshed as aforesaid. which shall be di-
vided into two parts and paid according
w. and thereupon such institution for
colored students shall he entitled TO the
benefits of this act and subject to its pro-
visions. as much as it would have been
if il had been included under the act of
1862. and the fultilment of the foregoing
provisions shall he taken AS a compiiaucc
with the provision i'm reference to sonar.
ate colleges for white and colored stu
dents. ;. 3rs9Ih
SEC. ,. That the sums hereby appro.
priated to the States and Territories fol
the further endowment and support OF
colleges shall be annually paid on or be-
fore the 3lst day of July of each year, BY
the secretary of the treasury. upon the
warrant of the secretary of the interior
out of the treasury of the United States
TO the State or Territorial treasurer. OF
the law of such State or Territory to re.
ceive the same. who shall, upon the or.
der of the trustees of the college, or the
institution for colored students, immedi.
ately nav over said sums to the treasurers
of the respective colleges or other insti.
buttons entitled to receive the same. and
such treasurers shall be required to re.
port to the secretary of agriculture and
to the secretary of the interior. on or be-
fore the first day of September of eacf
wear. detailed statement of the amount
so received and of its disbursement. The
grants of moneys authorized bv this act
are made subject to the legislative assent
of the several States and Territories to
the purpose of said grants: Prorided
That payments of such installments Of
the AUTHORIZATION herein made as shall be-
come due TO any State before the adjourn
ment of the regular session of legislature
meeting next after the passage of thi.
act shall be made upon the assent of tn,
governor thereof. duly certified TO the
Secretary of the treasury.
Sec. 3. That if any portion of the mon