The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BILL.
In the House Of Representatives H. b.
No. 100, By Mckinley.
AN ACT

AIN All.
To establish and locate in the state
of Idaho an institution of learning to
be known as the Idaho Agricultural
college and scientific school, providing
for its management and support and
making an appropriation therefore.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF
the state of Idaho:
Section /. There is herby establish
ed in that portion Of this state which
lies south of the parallel marking
forty-fve degrees north latitude, at
such place as may be determined and
designated in the manner hereinafter
set forth, an institution of learning by
the name and style of The Idaho Agri-
cultural College and Scientific School
Sec. q The government of the col
lege and school shall be in board of
regents, to consist of five members
chosen from the inhabitants of the
state, which board the governor shall
nominate and, with the advice and con-
sent of the senate, appoint. Said
board shall be non-partisan and no
more than three members thereof shall
be of the same political party. OF the
first board the term of one member
shall expire On the first Monday of
April in the year 1911, the term of
two members shall expire on the first
Monday Of April in the year 1913, and
the term of the remaining two shall
expire on the first Monday of April in
the year 1915; the persons whose
terms shall thus expire to be designat-
ed by the governor. Thereafter the
term of Office shall be six years, be-
ginning with the first Monday OF April
in the year of the appointment Any
vacancy in the board shall be filled by
appointment by the governor, which
appointment shall be valid until the
last day Of the next regular session of
the legislature.
Sec. 3. The board of regents and
their successors in Office shall consti-
tute a body by the name of THE Re-
gents of the Idaho Agricultural Col
lege and Scientific School," and shall
possess all the powers necessary or
expedient to accomplish the objects
and perform the duties prescribed by
law, and shall have the custody of the
books records, buildings and other
property Of said college and school.
The board shall elect president, sec
rotary and treasurer who shall per-
form such duties as may be prescribed
by the bylaws of the board. The sec
rotary shall keep a faithful record of
all transactions Of the board of the
executive committee thereof The
treasurer shall perform all the duties
of his Office, subject to the regulations
and requirements of the board, and for
the faithful discharge thereof shall
execute a bond in such sum as the
board may prescribe.
Sec 4. The time of the election of
the president, secretary and treasurer
of said board, the duration of their re-
spective terms of Office the times of
holding the regular annual meeting of
the board and such other meetings as
may be required, and the manner Of
calling said meetings and giving no.
| tice thereof shall be determined by
the bylaws of the board A majority
of the board shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business, but a
less number may adjourn from time to
time.
Sec 5. The president and secretary,
4 and one other member of the board to
be selected by the president, shall con-
stitute an executive committee, whose
duties shall be as prescribed by the
| bylaws.
| Sec. 6. The board of regents shall
adopt rules and regulations for the
government of the school and college
in all it's branches, elect a president
and the requisite number of profess
ors, instructors, officers and employees
and fix their several salaries and terms
of office, and determine the moral and
educational qualifications of appli-
cants for admission to the various
courses of instruction; but no instruc-
ton either sectarian in religion or par
tisan in politics shall ever be allowed
in any department of the school and
college, and no sectarian or partisan
test shall ever be allowed or exercised
in the election or employment of pro.
fessors, teachers or other officers OF
employees of the school and college OF
} in the admission of students thereto
or for any purpose whatever The
| board Of regents shall have power tt
/ remove the president or any professor
instructor, officer or employee of the
school and college when, in their judg
, ment, the interests of the school an(
college SO require. The board may
, prescribe rules and regulations for thu
management of the buildings, grounds
libraries, cabinet, museum, laborator
les and all other property of the schoo
I
ments, and for the care and preserva
ton thereof, with penalties and for
FIXTURES by way of damages for thef
violation, which may be sued for ant
} collected in the name of the board be
2 fore any court of competent jurisdic
5 ton.
Sec. T. The board of regents is au
thorized to expend such portion OF tn
income of the school and college fun
as it may deem expedient for the erec
ton of suitable buildings and the pur
: chase of apparatus, library and cab
: inets, and additions thereto.
Sec. s. The treasurer of said boar
! shall, out of any moneys in his hands
under the control of the board for tina
!, purpose, pay all orders drawn upo
I him by the president and secretar
when accompanied by vouchers full
y explaining the character of the expen
h diture, and the books and accounts {
d the treasurer shall at all times be cpe