The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-12
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND.
Passed at the January Session, A. d.
1892.
CHAPTER 107S.
'(Passed May 10, 1897

TO establish the State Agricultural
School,"
1t is enacted by tho General Assembly a.
follows:
Section 1. The present board iof man.
ayers of the State Agricultural school
and their successors, for the terms for
which they have been or for which they
hereafter may be appointed or elected -
such managers, are hereby declared TO
be a body politio and corporate, Tor the
purpose Of continuing and maintaining
said State Agricultural School a. a col-
lege where the leading object shall be,
without excluding other scientific and
classical studies, and including military
tactics, to teach such branches OF learn
ing as are related to agriculture and the
mechanic arts, In order to promote the
liberal and practical education OF the In
dustrial classes In the several pursuits
and professions OF lite, as provided In
the act of the congress of the United
States approved July 2, 1862, entitled
"An act donating public lands to the
several states and territories which may
provide colleges for the benefit OF agri-
culture and the mechanic arts" and for
the purpose OF continuing and maintain
as q department of said college under
and In accordance with and to carry out
the purposes of the act of Congress ap-
proved March 2, 1887, entitled San sct to
establish agricultural experiment stations
in connection with the colleges estab.
lished In the several states under the pro-
visions of an act approved July 2, 1852,
and of the acts supplementary thereto"
by the name Of Rhode Island College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. with all
the powers and privileges, and subject to
all the duties and liabilities, set forth In
Chapter 152 Of the Public Statutes, and In
any acts in amendment thereof or In ad-
dition thereto.
Sec. 2. Said college and experiment
station shall, until otherwise ordered, be
located in the town Of South Kingstown,
upon the estate now occupied by said
agricultural school and experiment sta
tion. And all moneys hereafter received
under said act Of Congress approved
March 2, 1887, and under the act of Con-
gress approved August 80, 1890, entitled
"An act to apply portion OF the pro-
ceeds of the public lands to tho moro
complete endowment and support of the
colleges for the benefit OF agriculture and
the mechanic arts, established under the
provisions of an act OF Congress approved
July 2, 1882" and all other moneys which
shall be received by the State for the pro-
motion of agriculture or the mechanic
arts under or by virtue Of any act OF Con-
gress, shall, as and when received, be
paid over to the treasurer for the time
being of said college corporation, to be
used and applied and accounted for by
the managers and officers of said corpor-
alton for the time being, as required by
the respective acts of Congress under
which the same are received. And' the
managers and officers of said corporation
shall perform all the duties, and make
and publish, distribute and render, all
bulletins and reports required by said
acts Of Congress, or by any acts in
amendment. thereof or supplementary
thereto; and shall also report to the gen.
eral assembly annually at its January
session.
Sec. 3. The said members OF the present
board of managers of the state agricul-
tural school are hereby created and de-
clared to be the board Of managers of said
college corporation, and their respective
terms of office shall expire at the same
the provisions OF said act, Chapter 706, to
which this act 10 in amendment. And all
future members Of said board OF mana
gers of said college corporation, and all
future vacancies In said board, shall be
appointed and filed in tho manner pro-
vided by section 2 of said Chapter 706, ex-
cept that the words "who shall be prac.
are hereby repealed; and every future
member of said board shall be q domi-
ciled inhabitant of the same county as
was the retiring member OF tho board
whose place he Is appointed to fill.
Sec. 4. Said board OF managers shall
annually elect one of their own number
to be president of the board, who shall
also be the president of the corporation,
and shall continue In Office until his
successor is elected. They shall also from
time to time appoint a treasurer and .
clerk, who shall also be officers OF the
corporation, who may be, but need not
necessarily be, the same person or men,
Ah IL
their respective offices at the pleasure
of the board. The treasurer before
entering upon his Office shall give bond
to the State for the faithful discharge Of
his duties, In form to be approved by the
attorney general, In q penal sum to be
fixed by the said board of managers, and
with surety or sureties to be approved by
the governor, such bond to be field and
to be kept on file In the Office Of
the secretary OF state, and which bond
shall be renewed whenever required by
the board of managers or by the COVER
nor. And the treasurer shall make full
detailed report annually to the general
assembly at its January session OF all his
his receipts and expenditures, properly
audited by the board OF managers or .
committee thereof.
Sec. 3. Said board OF managers shall
have the general care and management OF
said estate in South Kingston and OF said
college and experiment station, and may
employ such professors, teachers, and
other persons in and about the same, and
prescribe their duties and hx their CON-
pensation, and from tims to time make
rules and regulation for their govern
ment, and may also mako bylaws, rules
and regulations to govern their own
meetings and prceedings. Said board Of
managers shall from time to time appoint
the faculty Of said college; and such
a.. ~ ~
the courses OF study conforming to said
acts of Congress in this behalf, and pres
cribe such qualifications for admission
of students, and such rules of study,
exercise, discipline, ard government ~
they shall deem proper; they may also
grant academicaI degrees and diplomas
appropriate to the courses OF study to
those students Of good moral character
who shall have pursued he prescribed
courses and passed satisfactory examina-
tions.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from