The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-01-19
(House Bill No. 15.-by Allison,}
AN ACT

(House Bill No. 15.-by Allfson)
AN ACT
To ESTABLISH ErATE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE. A BOARD OF TRUSTEES THERE
5 FOR DEFINE THEIR DUTIES AND LOCATE
THE sANE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State Of Idaho:
SEcrioN l. That there is hereby es
tablished within the state Of Idaho
an educational institution by the name
of the Idaho State Agricultural Col
lege, to be located in the county of
Washington in said state of Idaho:
Provided, That within six months a
tract of land not less than three hun
dred and twenty acres lying Under a
ditch or canal, together with per-
petual water right, within four miles
west of the city of Weiser, in said
county of Washington, be secured
and donated to the state of Idaho, in
fee simple, as site for said college.
SEC. 2. The design and object Of
said institution shall be to train
teachers of physical science, to afford
a thorough instruction in agriculture
and the natural sciences connected
Herewith, and thereby to further the
application of the principles of phys
ical science to industrial pursuits.
Sec. 3. Said institution shall be
under the control Of board of SIX
trustees; the said board shall be, and
is hereby declared body corporate by
the name and style of 1.-The Trustees
of the State Agricultural College O.
Idaho" and as such and by sale
name may hold property for the us'
of said institution, be party TO al
suits. and contracts, and do all thing
thereto lawfully appertaining in lik
manner as a municipal corporation o
this state The said trustees an
their successors in Office shall hav
perpetual succession, shall have
common seal and make bylaws an
, regulations for the we'll ordering an
governing of said corporation and il
business not repugnant to the const
tuition and laws of the state.
:, SEC. 4. The Governor shall, upo
the approval Of this act, appoint, b
!, and with the advice and consent {
:, the senate, six trustees, mentione
= and provided in this act, two of whol
= shall be appointed for the term {
:. two years, two for the term Of TO,
. years and two for the term of 81
;, years, but their successors shall
= appointed, excepting persons chose
to fill vacancy, for the term of 81
years. Their terms Of Office sha
\ begin from their appointment ar
qualification, and shall continue f
N the period for which they shall
L. appointed, and until their successo
- are appointed and qualified. Eve
"a two years after the first appointme
- aforesaid, two trustees shall be a
IA pointed in like manner to succe,
those who terms are first thereaft
- to expire. Every trustee so appoir
:. ed shall take and subscribe the GA
al of office before entering upon the d
80 ties of his office, which oath shall
80 placed and kept on file in the Office
on Secretary of State. The Govern
90 and the Superintendent Of Public
o,T struction shall be ex-officio memb'
80 of the said Board Of Trustees, a
40 the State Treasurer shall be ex-offi
fo~ treasurer Of said board.
20 SEc.5. That said Board Of Trust
ts shall elect President and Secreta
who shall performs such duties
,od shall be described by the bylaws
nd the board. The Secretary shall k'
,ra a faithful record of all the trans
ION tions of the board and Of the exc
nt tive committee thereof.
SEC g. That the said Board
Trustees shall appoint such pro-
sors, demonstrators, instructors,
sod GERS and other employees as may
mar deemed necessary and expedient
the welfare of such institution