Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-23
No. sss. Al
[Pnblis-~, april II, 1891.

CHAPTER 1ss.
AN ACT TO smend section $50, of the revised
statutes, as amended by chapter 80 Of the laws
Of 1883. relating to gifts to the university.
The people Of the state % Wisconsin. gapre.
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as FOL
lows:
Section Section $50 ofthe revised statutes
as amended ny chapter thirty, Of the laws OF 1883,
Is hereby amended by adding AT the end OF said
amended section the following:
"All such gifts, grants, devises or requests
may be made 10 the Regents Of the university. or
10 the president or any officer thereof, to anF
person OF persons As trustees, or may be charged
upon any executor or trustee. her devisee or
legatee, or made in any other manner indicating
an intention 10 create a trust and may be
made rs well for the benefit Of the univer-
sity, or any Of its chairs. faculty, depart
tents. colleges, schools, halls. ohsert atories or
institutions, or to provide any means or instruc
ton, illustrat on or knowledge in connection
herewith, as for the benefit OF any class OF
students at the university in any OF its depart
ments, whether by way of scholarship. fellow
ship or otherwise, or whether for the benefit Of
students IN any course. subcourse, special
course. post graduate course, summer school or
teachers course. oratoricai or debating course,
laboratory, shop. lcetureship, drill, gymnasium
or any other like division or department Of
study. experiment research, observation, travel
or mental OF physical improvement in aLy
manner connected with he University or to
provide for the voluntary retirement of any of
its faculty and Il shall not be necessary in case
of any such gift, grant, devise or bequest to
exactly or particularly describe the members OF
the class, group Of nationality Of students in
tended TO be he hcnehelaries, but IL shall he
sufficient TO describe the class or group. and in
case of any such gift, grant, devise or bequest,
the regents OF the university shall divide and
graduate the students at the university into
such classes or divisions as may be necessary to
select and determine til, sc belonging TO the
class intended by such gift, grant, devise or
beqnest, and they shall determine what par
ticular persons are within or intended by
the same. II shall be sufficient in
any such gift, grant. devise bequest to
describe the benedciares as belonging to a
certain course, suheourse department or
division OF the university, or as those pursuing
certain studies speaking or writing a certain
language or languages, belonging 10 any
nationality or natOnalities. or 10 enc OF the
sexes. or by any other description. and in such
case the regents shall determine the persons so
described as hereinbefOre provided, so that said
section, when so amended, shall read as follows /:
Section So9 For the support aud endowment
of the university there is annually and perman-
emily appropriated.
list. The university fund income and all other
sums of money appropriated by any law TO the
university fund income.
End. The agricultural college fund income.
3rd. All such contributions as may be derived
from public or private bounty.
The entire income of all said funds shall be
placed at the disposal Of the board OF regents by
transfer to the treasurer of said board, thence
forth to be independent and distinct of the &C
counts of the state, and for the support OF the
tiers. and such other colleges and departments as
shall be established in the university or connect
ed herewith; but all means derived from other
pubic or private bounty shall be exclusively
devoted to the specific objects fer which they
shall have been designed by the grantor, and all
gifts grants, requests and deyises for the benefit
or advantage Of the university, or any Of its de-
partments, colleges, schools, halls, observstories
or institutions. or to provide any means Of u-
struction Illustration or knowledge in connec-
ton Herewith. whether made to trustees or 9TH
4gs. hall hol afVal and a1f and hah a.
executed and enforced according TO the provi.
sions OF the instrument making the same, in.
GLIDING all provisions and directions in any
such instruments for accumulation Of the income
of any fnne, or rents and profits Of any real es
tate, without being subject to the Limitations
and restriction provided by law in other cases;
but no such accumulation shall be allowed 10
produce fund more than twenty times as great
rs that originally given. All such gifts, grants,
dGYlses or requests may be made to the regents
OF the university or 10 the president or any Off
Ger thereof. 10 any person or persons as
trustees or may be charged Hpon any executor
trustee. heir. devisee or legatee, or may in any
other manner indicating an intentionIto create a
trust, and may be made as well for the benefit of
the university or any of its chairs, faculty, de-
partments, colleges schools, halls. 0bseryAtories
or institutions. or to provide any means of in
struction. illustration or knowledge ia Connect
ton herewith, as for the benefit of any class OF
students at the university. or in any
OF its departments. whether by way
OF scholarship. fellowship or otherwise or
whether for the benefit OF students In any
course. subcourse, special course. post-gradu-
ate course summer school or teachers course,
oratorcal or debating course laboratory. shop,
lectnreship. drill, gymnasium, any other like
division or department of study, experiment,
research observation, travel or mental or physi-
cal improvement in any manner connected
with the university, or TO provide for
the voluntary retirement OF any Of its faculty.
And it shall not be necessary in case OF any
such gift, grant devise or beQuest, to exactly or
particularly describe the members Of the class
group or nationality Of students intended 10 be
the benefcaries but ii shall be suEicient to de-
scribe the class or group; and In case Of any
such gift, grant. devise or beuuest the regents
Of the university shall divide and graduate the
students at the university into such
classes or divisions may be
necessary to select and determine
those belonging to the class intended by
snch gift, grant, devise or Dequest, and they
shall determined what particular persons are
within or intended by the same. 1t shall be sniff
cient in any such gift, grant, deYise bequest
to describe the benefciaries as belonging 10
certain course subcourse depar ment or diyis
ion Of the university. or as those pursuing GER
tain studies, speaking or writing ce tain Ian
guage or languages, belonging to any nation
altty or nationAlites, or to one OF the sexes, or
by any other description, and in such case the
reg 4nts shall determine the person so described
as herelnbefore provided.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 6, 1891.