The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27
Action of the Board.

Following is an extract from the min
utcs of the Board OF Visitors:
~ IL meeting OF the Board or VISITORS
of the University held on the 81 ans 4th
of April. 1876. 40 which were present
Thomas jefferson, Joseph {. CaDell, JOhn
ii. Cooke. Chapman Johnson ana James
Madison, the following appears or record
in tho minutes of the mceting:
Resolved, That there be established
the Office OF president OF the University
with a salary of 1850 per annum to be
paid out OF the annuity Of the University,
IN the manner in which the salaries OF tho
professors are paid.
The president shall be the chief execu-
tive officer OF the University ana as sucn
charged with a general superintendence
OF the execution Of all laws made for It's
government.
The Proctor and all subordinate agents
shall be subject 10 his control and direc-
ton i'm the execution of their respective
duties.
.He shall convene the faculty whenever
he may think the interests of the institu-
ton require IL and whenever else any TWO
professors shall request H.
"Ile shall preside az all the meetings
Of the faculty, when present and having
"a vote as professor. he shall have n cast
ing vote as president, when the votes OF
professors, pro and con, are equally
divided.
In his absence from the meetings or
the lAlMlNNs a. AA4AAliAAA IAK
shall be appointed N the absence OF the
president from fhs University, and IN
case of his disability by sickness, or
otherwise, the faculty may be convened
and may act as at present.
When the president shall believe that
a student has committed any offence re-
quiring trial before the faculty he shali
have power TO suspend such student, ana
in case OF emergency, forbid MN access
within the precincts TIL a board can De
O.. Sd ntA AHAAIAI1 nal
no such suspension or restraint shall be
for a longer time than two weeks, IL Il
board can be convened within that time.
ANY student violating the order OF the
president made pursuant 10 the authority
hereby vested In him shall be deemed
guilty Of contumacy and punished ac-
cOvdingly.
Resolved. That William Writ. at pres
ent Attorney General of the United
States. be appointed president or the
University and professor or law; ana that
if he decline the appointment, the reso-
luton establishing the Office or preslue"I
be null and void.
From the enactments establishing the
Office OF president the rector (Mr. Jeiier-
SOM dis5cnted, his dissent Is ordered TO
be entered I'm the journal, ana III the
words following.
The subscriber. rector Of the University,
fully and expressly cOncurring in the APP
uolntment of William Writ to be profess
sor OF the school Of law. dissents from
and protests against so much or these
onactments as go 10 the establishment
OF the Office of president or the unlVer-
sity. for these reasons
I. Because the law establishing the Uni
vcrsity. dclineatlng the organization or
the authorities by which II should De
directed and governed. placing M us
head q Board Of Rector and Visitors. mas
enunciatcd with precision the special
powers H. meant To- give that board. IN
which enumeration is not 10 be found that
of creating "a president. making him a
member OF the faculty Of professors. ana
with controlling powers over that talull}i
and it is not conceivable that. while de-
scrnding I'm their enumeration. TO give spe-
officially the power OF appointing officers
Of the minutcff grade they should have
omitted To name him Of the highest. who
was o. govern and preside over inc Wholfi
If this H. not among the enumerated pow
ers. 10 is believed 70 c1nnot be leSitimatcly
inferred hv construction from the words
giving "a general authority 10 do an things
eXpcdlent Tor promoting the PURPOSES ~
the Institution, for. 80 construed. II would
render nueatory the whole enumeration.
and confer on the board powers uure-
strained within any limits.
. Because he Is Of opinion that every
function ascrihcd 20 the president bv this
enactment can be- performed. and Is now
as wei performed by the faculty. as now
established by law.
O.. because We owe debts AZ this time
Of at Least $1,000 hevond what can be paid
by any means we have i'm possession or
may commend within any definite period
Of time. and fixes on rs permanently an
additional oxnenee Of 81 800 a year
g. because ho thinks that so fundamen-
tai n change in the organization OF the
institution ought not 10 he made nv n
thin hoard. two OF the seven constituting
Il. being now absent.
For these reasons the subscriber pro
tests against both the expediency and