The Advocate and news., 1899-03-15
House Bill No. ao3.

| School at the Western University, Quin-
dnr0, Wyandotte County, Kansas, and
making an appropriation for the same
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the State
! OF Kansas
Section l. In consideration Of fifteen acres
OF land In Quindaro, Wyandotte County,
Kansas, to be decided to said State OF Kan
sas as hereinafter provided by the Western
/ University Of said WyandOtte County, Kan
sas, there shall be hereby established and
maintained at said Western University, a
State Industrial Department.
Section 2. To carry out the purposes OF
this act, there shall be and is hereby cre-
ated, q board Of seven trustees, to be known
as "rhe Board Of Trustees Of the Industrial
! Department at the Western University"
four to be appointed by the governor by and
b0 chosen by the board OF trustees OF said
university. The president OF said university,
! shall be eX-otttclo q member OF said board.
The trustees to be appointed by the gov
ernor, shall be appointed on or before the
first day Of April, 1899 and shall hold their
Offices for the term OF three years; Provided,
that said trustees or either OF them may be
removed at any time at the pleasure Of the
! governor At the session OF the senate next
preceding the expiration OF the term OF said
trustees the governor shall appoint their
! successors for the term of three years.
Said board of trustees Of said department,
! shall select one OF their number as treasurer
Of said board, who shall hold the Office Of
! treasurer during the pleasure Of said board.
Section 3. The two trustees to be chosen
as aforesaid, by the board Of trustees Of
said university, shall be chosen on or before
the first Thursday In June, 1899, and each
third year thereafter in such manner az the
board Of trustees Of said university shall
determine, and their term shall correspond
| with the terms Of those appointed by the
governor; and said trustee may be removed
at any time at the pleasure Of the board Of
trustees OF said university
Section 4. In case vacancy occurs In
that portion OF the board so appo. nted by the
governor or chosen by the university board,
! from death, resignation or removal the ap-
pointment or selection to I'LL such vacancies
shall be made in the one case by the gov-
ernor and in the other by the president Of
the board Of trustees Of said university
Section 3. IL shall be the duty Of the Sec
retary OF said university Immediately upon
choice being made by the university board
Of two trustees as aforesaid to certify to the
governor under the seal OF the said unlver-
sity, the names of the persons 80 chosen as
trustees under this act; and also, the name
OF the person chosen by the president at any
time to fill q vacancy.
Section 6. The board Of trustees created
under this act, shall meet in regular session
at said university twice each year; the first
meeting shall be on the first Thursday in
June, and the second on the first Thursday
In November Of each year; but other meet
ings may be held at such places and times
as majority Of the board may determine.
Said trustees shall receive no compensation,
necessary expenses out OF the revenues OF
said department.
Section Z. It shall be the duty Of said
board Of trustees created under this act to
take, keep and maintain exclusive authority,
direction, supervision and control over the
operation and conduct Of said Industrial De-
partment, so as to assure for 1t the best
attainable results with the aid hereby Sc
cured TO 1t from the State. Said board shall
determine the branches of industry to be
pursued, purchase through suitable and
disinterested agent the necessary means and
appliances, select superintendent for the
Industrial Department fix his salary and
prescribe his duties and authority. The ex.
penditures Of all moneys appropriated under
this act for carrying out its purposes and
provisions, shall be made only under such
regulations and for such specific purposes
not herein provided for, as the board OF
trustees Of said department shall establish:
but no money hereby appropriated by the
State shall be used at any time for any pur-
pose not in direct furtherance and promo
ton Of the object Of said department.
Section 8. No sectarian influence, direc-
tion, or interference in the management or
conduct Of the affairs of said department
shall be permitted by said board but It's
benefits shall be open to all applicants Of
good moral character and within the limita,-
ton Of age determined by said board.
Section Q. Upon ,the certificate of the
board Of trustees Of said department that
the necessary steps have been taken by the
board of trustees OF said university to CO.
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rying out the purposes Of this act by deed
ing to the State the fifteen acres Of land as
J set forth In section Of this act, there shall
be paid TO the treasurer Of said department
tho amount Of money appropriated by this
act for the construction of an Industrial
School building upon said land, and SEMI
! annually one-half Of such amount as may
be appropriated hereafter by the legislature
for the annual expenses Of said department.
The treasurer Of said department shall give
to the State OF Kansas, q bond to be ap~
proved by the attorney general in the SUM
Of ten thousand $4,000 dollars, conditioned
that he shall faithfully discharge his duties
and account for any money In his hands
from the State or from the revenue Of said
department.
Section 10. The board Of trustees of said
department, shall cause to be made on or
before the first day Of December OF each
, year, O. report to the governor Of the con-
dition, progress and result Of said depart
ment; and In their report made on or be-
fore the first day OF December OF each even
numbered year they shall include an esti-
mate Of the amount required to be ap-
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