Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
SPECIAL COLLEGE FUND.

Bill Introduced by Representative Nicho1
for Purpose of Creating Same.
A bill for al act entitled CAT
act TO make an appropriation fol
the support and beaefit of the
State Agricultural College, anc
to levy an annual tax to provide
a permanent fund therefor and
appropriate the same, and to re.
peal an act of the legislative as.
sembly Of the state of Oregon,
entitled AN act to be entitled
an act for the support of the State
Agricultural College and approx.
ed October 20, 1882; and to repeal
section 2 Of an act of the legisla-
tive assembly of the state Of Ore
gon, entitled AN act to appro-
pirate moneys for the purchase
of land and for the extention,
development and annual main
tenance of the State Agriou1-
tural College, and also for the
payment of legal expenses in.
Cured by the Board Of Regents
of the State Agricultural Col
lege in the current litigation by
nominees of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South approved
February IS, 18oo," has been
introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Nichols, of this coun-
ty, and was read for the frs.
time January 16, 1901.
The object of this bill is to
secure an appropriation Of $2o,-
900 out of the general fund in
the state treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for repairs, build
ings, and Improvements neces-
sary and convenient for the State
Agricultural College.
1t also provides that in COM
putting the amount of revenue
necessary for state purposes, the
governor, secretary of state, and
state treasurer, shall, in each
year, also compute the sum of
$4,000 for the support and ben
eft of the State Agricultural
College, which shall be levied
and collected in the same man
ner as other taxes for state pur-
poses, and the fund arising there
from shall be kept separate from
other funds, and shall be known
as the Agricultural College fund.
This fund shall be drawn
quarterly by the Board OF Re
gents, and may be used for the
of paying the current
expenses of the college, salaries
of professors and instructors, and
wages of employees; Of making
additions to the library and ap-
paratus, for buildings, improve
ments, and repairs, and for the
purchase Of additional land need
ed for the use of the college.
The act of October 20, 1882,
which IS still iE force, appropri-
ated out of the general fund of
the treasury the SUM of 81, SEQ
annually, for she support Of the
college. This appropriation has
not been drawn since 1893, and
now aggregates the sum of ST.
500. The act approved Feb
ruary 1S, 1889, which is also in
force, appropriated the sum
of IS, 900 annually in aid of cur
rent expenses of the eollege, and
payment of professors and in
structors. This appropriation
was not drawn during they ears
from 1894 to 1897, inclusive of
both years, and aggregates $2o,-
900 now due the college. The
purpose of Mr.. Nichols bill is to
repeal the acts nanled-it being
understood that the
repeal shall not affect the appro-
priation of $40, 900 made at the
present session, under aud by
virtue of the provisions of sec
ton 2 Of the act Of February IS,
s8oe-and in lieu Of the annual
appropriations, to provide spe-
cial fund for the support of the
college as outlined above.
Ksd~onood u;.