Qass. Book- Ol'-l'-IOIAI. DONATION. rm BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OENKRAIv ACTS THE UNITED STATES AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, Relating to the Agricitltural College, with Amendments AND Additions Thereto. I 862-1 893 PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. CONCORD, N. H.: REPUIiLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION, UAILUOAD SQUARE. 1893. ^n I-:\1M. A NATION '/'(' the JSoard of Trustees of the Ncio Ha7iipshire Colk^c of Agnailture and the Mechanic Arts : In preparing the by-Jft-ws of the College, we.hav fully examined the books qf the trustees, and made a record of all votes passed by the Board, and have classified thqm according to their respective subjects. All votes having- a bearing upon the future management of the College' have been made a part of the by-laws, so that all precedents have been followed as far as consistent. New by-laws for the College have been added, for which there seemed to be a de- mand, caused by the severing of its relation with Dartmouth College and its removal to Durham. We have also com- piled the Acts of Congress and the Laws of New Hampshire and such decisions of the Treasury and Post-Office 13epart- ments as we have been able to obtain, bearing upcm the Col- lifei^er'flniT'BxplrimejTJt'^jaobn to the present date. We have •'flso' mclwSed* a CfJpj hi *the Benjamin Thompson will and ^the.lijt^i Qf^.th,Q, coUege.s. and experunent stations in the •ljFlj-ijed;^1:iiie^..^;We 'liiiiit this hand-book of by-laws and "compilation of the laws will be of value, and meet the ap- proval of the Trustees, and all interested in the welfare of the Collei:;c. LUCIEN THOMPSON. JOSEPH KIDDER. ALP.ERT DeMERITT, Owi////ttf( on By-Laws. ^ ^ BY-LAWS ^. ^^(^ i OF THE r^ BOARD OF TRUSTEES NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MECHANIC ARTS. Article I. — Meetings of the Board. Section i. There shall be four stated meetings of the Board at Durham in each year, viz., the second Wednesday in January, April, and October, and on the day preceding Commencement Day, in June, at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, and the stated meeting in June shall be the annual meet- ing. Written notice of all meetings shall be given by the Secretary to each member of the Board at least fourteen days previous to the day of said meetings. In case of omission to notify the stated meetings as aforesaid, the same shall not be lost, but shall be adjourned for the transaction of busi- ness until the required notice thereof shall be given. At the stated meetings it shall be in order to act on any subject within the power of the Corporation, and at all special meet- ings the subjects to be acted upon shall be specified in the notices of such meetings. Special Meetings. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the President of the Board to call a special meeting of the Board of Trustees whenever in his view or that of any four of the Trustees it shall be deemed expedient. If, from any cause, such meeting shall not be so called by the President of the Board within six days, then any four of the Trustees may call the same, and the same notice shall be given of special meetings as of stated meet- ings. Article II. — Order of Business. Sectkjn I. The business of each meeting shall be con- ducted in the following order : 1. Calling the roll of members. 2. Reading and approval of minutes of last meeting. 3. Election of ofticers. 4. Report of President and communications from Faculty. 5. Reports of committees. 6. Communications, petitions, and memorials. 7. Unfinished business. 8. New business. Article III. — Rules of Derate. Section i. In the discussion and disposal of business, the Board shall be governed by the parliamentary rules and usages usually governing deliberative bodies. Sec. 2. Every resolution offered shall be reduced to writ- ing before it shall be finally acted upon. Article l\. — Officers of the Board, etc. Section i. The Board shall at their annual meeting elect by ballot, by major vote of those present and voting, a Pres- ident of the Board, Secretary, and five standing committees, said committees to consist of members of the Board only, to wit, — an Executive Committee, a Committee known as the Board of Control, a Finance Committee, a Committee on Real Estate, and a Committee on Curriculum. Sec. 2. Special Committees may be chosen from time to time as the Board may deem expedient. I Sec. 3. All officers and standing committees shall be con- tinued in their respective offices until others are chosen and qualified in their stead. Article V. — Duties of Officers. Section i. The officers of this Board are charged with the duties, and entitled to the rights and privileges, which belong, by general consent and parliamentary custom, to their respective offices. Duties of the President of the Board. Sec. 2. Any member of the Board of Trustees, except the President of the College, shall be eligible to the office of President of the Board. The President of the Board shall call all meetings of the Trustees, and send a copy of the call to the Secretary. He shall preside at all meetings of the Board. He shall annually file the report of the Trustees with the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 11, section 9, of the Public Statutes of New Hampshire (said report to be made up to July i, each year). He shall have the custody of the bond of the Treasurer, and be responsible foi the safe keeping of the same. Duties of Secretary. Sec. 3. The Secretary shall be sworn to faithfully perform the duties of his office, and shall attend all meetings of the Board of Trustees, and shall keep a full and accurate record, in a suitable book provided for the purpose, of all votes and acts of the Trustees. He shall record all calls for meetings of the Board, and notify all members of said meetings. He shall notify all committees of their appointment, and furnish a copy of all votes delegating power to said committees. The Secretary shall keep a record, in a separate book, of the names of all the Trustees, the date of their appointment, form of appointment, expiration of term of office, the Coun- cillor District in which they reside, the political party to which they belong, and their occupation. He shall furnish all officers of the College with a copy of any votes passed by the Board of Trustees relating to their duties. He shall keep a separate book in which shall be kept a record of all votes relating to special committees, and a record of all reports made by said committees to the Board. He shall keep a separate record of all donations to the Institution ; and all conditions and votes relating thereto shall be recorded in a book provided for that purpose. Duties of Treasurer. Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall give bonds to the acceptance of the Trustees for the faithful performance of his duties, and said bond shall be deposited with the President of the Board, after being recorded by the secretary. He shall receive all money and securities belonging to the Col- lege, all dividends and interest accruing to the College, and account for the same, and pay all bills that have been en- dorsed as approved by the President of the College, except the salary and bills contracted by the President of the College which shall be approved by the President of the Board of Trustees. He shall have a descriptive list of all bonds, stocks, mortgages, and other evidences of debt to the College recorded in the office of the state treasurer. He is author- ized to endorse all checks and drafts in favor of the College. He shall be empowered to hire money on recommendation of the Finance Committee, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. He shall keep a separate account of all funds in his hands for a specified purpose. The Treasurer of the Board of Trustees is hereby desig- nated and appointed to receive and have the custody of the money appropriated from time to time by the congress of the United States, and any and all money appropriated or do- nated at any time for the purpose of the Experiment Station, and he shall keep all such money in a separate fund account, and shall pay the same out upon warrants signed by the President of the College and countersigned by the Director of the Experiment Station, but no money shall be drawn or used for any purpose except for the^work and needs of the Experiment Station. He shall, in his annual report, render a full and complete account of all money received and paid out, investment of funds and money hired. He shall file and preserve all vouchers, receipts, correspondence, or other papers relating to his office. Duties of Purchasing Agent. Sec. 5. The Board, at any stated meeting, may elect a Purchasing Agent who shall hold office, subject to removal at the pleasure of the Board. He shall make all purchases of ever}^ description for the College and Experiment Station and farm. No purchases shall be made by the said Purchasing Agent except on the written requisition from the heads of the departments, or such as may be ordered by the Board of Trustees, said requisitions to be countersigned by the President of the Col- lege, before the purchase is made, and these requisitions are to be, by him, numbered, filed, and duly recorded in a book kept for the purpose. These requisitions when properly signed shall be construed to be, and shall be, his order for the purchases to be made. Bills for goods ordered by the Purchasing Agent if approved, first by the head of the depart- ment where the goods are used, second by the Purchasing Agent, and third by the President of the College, shall be paid by the Treasurer. All bills for purchases for the Experiment Station and farm shall be made out in every case against the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, and all others against the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Article VI. — General Duties of Committees. Section i. Every Standing Committee shall choose a Sec- retary who shall record all votes passed in the Board of Trus- tees bearing upon the work of said committee, with time and place of meeting at which such vote was passed, so indi- cated that it could be readily found by reference to the book of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. They shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings in suitable books, which shall be filed in the office of the Board at Durham for safe keeping and open to the examination at all times of any member of the Board o'f Trustees. Sec. 2. Special Committees may conform to the require- ments of the preceding section, or file a written report of their proceedings with the Secretary of the Board of Trus- tees. Sec. 3. No Committee shall have power to carry out any action on their own motion (except in cases specified in these By-Laws) until they shall have reported to the Board and gained its consent to the action proposed. Executive Committee. Sec. 4. This Committee shall consist of three members of which the President of the College shall be one. Local improvements in connection with the college are placed in charge of this Committee. They shall have charge of water-works, supply of water, including reservoir, all the water pipes, connections to all buildings for fire purposes and water supply, and heating and lighting of premises and buildings including electricity and gas. They shall have authority to make all arrangements on account of the College with the town or private citizens for the use of water, gas, or electricity. They shall also have charge of all matters pertaining to heating, lighting, venti- lation, and the distribution of power from the Station ; the care of all machinery connected with the Power Station, and the shops, which shall include the ordering of what- ever is required to render those things under their care beneficial to the College. They shall have charge of all matters pertaining to the proper draining of the College buildings, including a proper system of sewerage when the same becomes necessary. All contracts of whatever nature binding upon the College as bearing on future relations of the College with any outside party, either citizen, corporation, or town, shall be subject to the approval of the Trustees. They shall keep a record of all their proceedings which shall be kept at the office of the Board in Durham, open at all times to the inspection of the Trustees, and they •shall report to the Board at their annual meeting. Board of Control. Sec. 5. I. The experimental work of the Station shall be under the immediate control of five trustees, of which number the President of the College shall be one, and known as the Board of Control. 2. The Board of Control may adopt such rules of organiza- tion as they may deem necessary, which shall not be in conflict with the laws under which the department is organized, or with such regulations as the Trustees may from time to time prescribe. 3. The Trustees shall elect a Director whose duties shall be, under the direction of the President of the College, to keep a complete record of the work of the Station, to carry on the correspondence, supervise the editing and printing of all bulletins and reports, and shall do all other work necesr sary to be done about the business of such Station, which may be required of him by the Trustees or President of the College. 4. This Board shall plan and arrange the methods by which investigations shall be pursued and experiments 8 conducted. They shall instruct the director to divide the work of the Station, and assign the parts thereof to such persons as may be best fitted by experience and ability to carry forward such work. They shall cause to be kept accurate detailed accounts of all experimental work, and all circumstances surrounding the experiments, which can in any way affect them, and such results as the facts show shall be worked out and put in shape for proper reports, to be published from time to time as required by the act of congress of March 2, 1887. 5. This Board shall require the Director to lay before the Trustees at each stated meeting of the Trustees a plan of such experiments as may seem desirable to undertake, also report the probable expense of the same, and shall designate such instruments, lands, help, and other require- ments as they need to successfully carry out the proposed work. 6. In case any professor of the College shall be em- ployed in the work of the Experiment Station, this Board shall estimate the value of his services while so employed, such estimate to be made upon the basis of his regular salary as such professor, and whatever sum shall be found to be proper compensation for such services, such sum shall be paid from the Experiment Station fund. 7. This Board shall recommend to the Trustees, the appointment of all officers and regular assistants employed upon the work of the Station or farm. They shall employ all temporary assistants, laborers, janitors, and workmen, who shall be paid from a fund appropriated for that purpose, and report to the Trustees at each stated meeting. 8. They shall regulate the price , paid to students for any labor performed on the farm or at the Experiment Station. 9. They shall cause to be kept in proper books for the purpose, a regular account of all money received and dis- bursed, the receipts from and expenditures for and on account of the Experiment Station and farm, or for the con- struction of buildings, or improvement of the premises, and in the farming and gardening operations. These accounts shall be so kept as to show, as near as practicable, the cost of carrying on the farm or garden and the quantity and value of the products of the same. Duties of Finance Committee. Sec. 6. This Committee shall consist of three members, of which the President of the College shall be one. They shall have special care of the finances of the College, and all matters relating to appropriations of funds shall be referred to them for examination, and they shall report on same to the Board of Trustees, and recommend at any time such measures as they deem for the best interests of the College. All matters relating to salaries of employes, including the faculty, shall be referred to the Finance Committee, who shall report on same to the board, and they shall carry out the votes of the Board in regard to salaries, and keep a separate rec- ord of the employment of all officers and employe's of the College, the date when hired, the length of time, the amount of salary, and the duties to be performed. They shall carefully audit the accounts of the Treasurer, and of all committees or employe's of the College who have the handling of any of the College funds, and report to the board annually. They shall annually examine the condition of the Benjamin Thompson trust fund as kept by the state treasurer. They shall have charge of the investments of the College funds, and may change the form of investment of said funds, as may be necessary, into such securities as trustees are allowed to make under the laws of New Hampshire, and in compliance with any laws of the United States that may govern the same, and subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. Any money ordered to be hired by vote of the Board shall be hired by the Treasurer, with their ap- proval. They shall annually, in June, cause to be made an lO appraisal of all the property of the College and record the same in detail in a book of inventory, and a summary of the same shall be published in the annual report. CoMMirrEE ON Real Estate. Sec. 7. This Committee shall consist of three members, of which the President of the College shall be one. The Com- mittee shall have full power to buy, sell, rent, or lease any real estate belonging to the College, which the Trustees, at any meeting may order to be bought, sold, rented, or leased, and shall sign deeds, leases, or contracts, regarding real es- tate in the name of the College when so ordered by the Board at any legal meeting. They shall keep a record of all such votes. They shall also record all transactions in real estate made by the College, and give full descriptions of the same ; and all buildings owned by the College shall be kept insured in reliable companies by the said Committee on Real Estate, subject to alterations at any time by vote of the Board of Trustees. All records of the Committee shall be tiled in the office of the Board at Durham for safe keeping and examination. They shall fix prices of rent for all buildings, rooms, or halls owned by the College which may be rented, collect the rent for the same, and turn it over to the treas- urer with an itemized statement of amounts received, on what property collected, and the price for which the property was leased or rented. They may discharge, or authorize the discharge of, mortgages that are cancelled, and the release of all contracts and liens requiring release upon payment. Committee on Curriculum. Sec. 8. This Committee shall consist of three members of which the President of the College shall be one. They shall have general oversight of the instruction of the college, and consider and recommend improved methods of instruction, nominate professors and instructors to vacant chairs, or to II chairs which may be estabhshed, and have charge of the general subject of scholarships and fellowships, and all mat- ters connected with the curriculum. They shall recommend the names of those entitled to degrees under Article 19 of these By-Laws. They shall have charge of the Library, Laboratories, Mu- seums, and Art Collections, and suggest plans for the im- provement of the working apparatus of the college. They shall recommend such measures as will tend to im- prove the relations of the college to the state, the educa- tional institutions of the state, churches of the state, so far as they relate to the college, the town of Durham, and, if occa- sion offers, to the legislature. They shall represent the board in all correspondence or interviews with the Executive and other recognized Commit- tees of the Alumni, and advise such methods as may, in its judgment, increase the interest of the Alumni in the college. Article VIL — Name and Object of the Experiment Station. Section i. There shall be and hereby is established a department of the college which shall be known and desig- nated as the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, said department having exclusive use of Nesmith Hall. Sec. 2. The object and purpose of such Station shall be to fulfil in its scope and work the requirements of section 2 of the act of congress of March 2, 1887, establishing the same ; and to conduct such other researches and experiments bear- ing directly on the agricultural industry of the state of New Hampshire as may be deemed advisable by the Board of Trustees. Sec. 3. The Board of Trustees reserves to itself the power to control all property received and all officers appointed in the Experiment Station, established by the 12 " Hatch Bill," so-called, and the right to remove all such officers, when in their judgment the interests of the Station require it. Sfx. 4. The land belonging to the college, and used for agricultural purposes, shall be devoted to the uses of the Experiment Station, placed in the care of the Board of Con- trol, but subject to the Board of Trustees the same as the Experiment Station under the preceding section. Sec. 5. The Trustees shall set apart such rooms and buildings as shall be needed from time to time for the pur- poses of an Experiment Station, on such terms as shall be provided when assigned, subject to the provisions of section 3 of this article. Sec. 6. All records in this department, relating to the Board of Control and Directors, shall be open at any time to the inspection of any member of the Board of Trustees. Article VIII. — Director of Experiment Station. Section i. The Director shall be the Executive officer of the Experiment Station and farm, and the work shall be under his control and management, subject to the general supervision of the Board of Control, the President of the College, and the several sections of Article 7 of these By- Laws. Sec. 2. All bills contracted by any department of the Sta- tion or farm shall be approved by said Director before being countersigned by the President of the College, and when so approved by both shall be paid by the Treasurer out of the Experiment Station fund. Sec. 3. He shall establish such a system of book-keeping in the several departments, that all experiments and work in the Station shall be a matter of record. In all experi- mental work on the farm or at the Station the books shall be so kept as to show the exact time employed in said experi- ments, to the end that there shall be no doubt as to the cost 13 of the same, and that said experiments may prove of value as a matter of reference bearing upon the different subjects under investigation. He shall cause the dift'erent depart- ments to make detailed reports of all work done by them, including the cost of the same, monthly, or oftener as he may require ; and from these reports he shall make annually to the President of the College and Trustees a report to cover all the work carried on at the Station and on the farm, and the cost of the same. He shall, also, annually report to the President of the Col- lege and to the Trustees, the value and condition of the farm which shall include all stock and machinery thereon, also, all crops raised on the farm, and how disposed of ; — if fed to the stock they shall be charged at their market value and credited to the farm, and the farm shall also be charged with all manure made by the cattle, horses, sheep, and swine, kept at the Station or farm, as Avell as labor. Sec. 4. He shall also make a record, and report to the Treasurer the value of all labor and also all crops, stock, lumber, wood, or material, sold from or used in any depart- ments of the College, for any purpose as so much cash, so that it can be carried into the Treasurer's accounts. Sec. 5. If he shall sell or otherwise dispose of the products of the Station or farm, he shall make a record of the same, and shall make out, present, and collect all accounts and bills accruing from the sale of productions in his depart- ment, and shall, on the first of every month, pay into the College treasury all sums of money received from such sales, accompanied by an itemized statement of the sources of such receipts and the same shall be kept as a separate fund and used only for farm improvements. Sec. 6. It shall be his duty to carry out the measures determined upon by the Trustees and Board of Control, and to publish and to distribute the bulletins of the Station as required by law. H Article IX. — The Faculty — Voting. The Faculty of the College shall consist of the President of the College and those instructors who hold full professor- ships. Members of the Faculty shall be elected to their re- spective positions by the Board of Trustees whenever vacan- cies occur or whenever the Board deem it expedient. A full professorship in the College shall be understood to be a position in which its occupant is placed at the head of a particular department of instruction, and such professor- ship can be created only by vote of the Trustees. Any per- son elected to a full professorship shall thereupon become a member of the Faculty, and be entitled to a voice and vote in the proceedings of that body. Tutors, and lecturers may be engaged by the President of the College, with the advice and consent of the Committee on Curriculum, said engagements to be made subject to the confirmation of the Board of Trustees ; and such tutors, and lecturers shall be included in the list of the Faculty printed in the annual catalogue and entitled to take part in Faculty meetings, but not entitled to vote therein, except in the absence of the head of the department in which they are employed, when they may represent that department by vote or otherwise, if the majority of the Faculty assent thereto ; but no department shall be represented at any meeting by more than one vote. Article X. — Duties of the Faculty. The President of the College shall be the chief executive officer of the Institution, and shall have general supervision of all departments of instruction and discipline, and all mat- ters pertaining to the general welfare of the College and the students. He shall pass upon all bills and claims against the College, and shall be responsible for the proper care of the grounds and buildings, and all apparatus and personal 15 property pertaining thereto. He shall draw his order on the Treasurer for the payment of approved bills, and see that the expenditures do not exceed the appropriations in any department. He shall furnish the Treasurer with a sched- ule of all approved bills each month, and the Treasurer is authorized to pa)' his order for the amount of such bills, and the order of the President with such a schedule shall be a sufficient voucher for the Treasurer. These approved bills when paid and receipted shall be a sufficient voucher for the President. He shall at the annual meetings report the re- ceipts and expenditures from each fund and show balance on hand of each. He shall give bonds to the satisfaction of the Trustees for the faithful performance of his duties. The President shall, with the advice and consent of his associates of the Faculty, establish such rules and regula- tions for the government of the students and for the general work of the College as shall in their judgment best subserve the interests of both, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. He shall be ex-officio a member of the Board of Trustees and of all Standing Committees from said Board. He shall be President of the Faculty, and have general supervision of all college work, including Experiment Station. He shall direct the correspondence of the Faculty, have charge of the advertising ordered by the Board, and custody of the College Seal. He shall give lectures, and take such part in the instruction as in his judgment the interests of the Col- lege demand. The institute work of the College shall be carried on by him, or any member of the Faculty under his supervision. He shall direct the course as laid out by the Faculty and approved by the Committee on Curriculum. He shall report any defect in any member of the Faculty, Instructor, or Officer of the College, which he deems injurious to the Col- lege, to the President of the Board of Trustees. i6 He is authorized to grant temporary leave of absence to students. He shall call all meetings of the Faculty, and a request of three of the Faculty to hold a meeting shall be granted. He shall preside in said meetings, and cause a record of all business transacted therein to be kept in a suitable book, subject to the examination of any member of the Board of Trustees. The members of the Faculty, who are the heads of depart- ments of instruction, shall, under the supervision of the President, be responsible for the same, including the custody and care of the apparatus belonging to their respective de- partments. Associate professors, tutors, or superintendents shall be under the direct supervision of the heads of the departments in which they are working, and answerable to them : but this shall not debar such associate professors, tutors, or superin- tendents from presenting to the Faculty reports of their work, or any views relating to the same. It shall be the duty of the head of each department, or his assistant, to make, if required by the Finance Committee, an inventory at the end of each year of all apparatus and personal property belonging in his department, and forward it to the President, who, after examination and approval, shall file the same with the Treasurer as a part of the accounts of the College, and in the case of the farm department, this inventory shall include an account of the stock and produce at a fair market valuation. The Faculty shall present to the Committee on Curricu- lum, before the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, a statement of any desirable changes in the courses of study, and to the Committee on Unance, a statement of the wants of the different departments, and said Committees shall thereupon consider the same, and report at the annual meet- ing such recommendations as they deem expedient. The professors and instructors shall be liable to do a lim- ited amount of clerical or supervision work, this work being 17 apportioned by the Faculty so as to equalize the full amount of work clone by the different instructors. Article XL — Meetings of the Faculty. The Faculty shall choose annually in June a Secretary and such other officers and committees as they deem expe" dient. They shall hold at least two meetings a month dur- ing each term of the collegiate year, and keep a record of each meeting, with the names of the instructors present, open at all times to the inspection of the Board .of Trustees, or any member thereof. It shall be the duty of the members of the Faculty, and all instructors and lecturers in the College living in Durham, to attend regularly the Faculty meetings, and take part therein, unless excused by the President. Article XII. — Matters of Importance — Appeal. Section i. All important matters relating to the work of the College, its discipline, instruction, and the well-being of the students, also all plans touching the arrangement of the grounds and buildings, shall be considered by the Faculty as a body, and in case of disagreement shall be decided by vote. In the event of a tie vote, or the inability to agree from any cause, an appeal may be taken to the Executive Committee, or directly to the full Board of Trustees. Sec. 2. Any professor, associate professor, tutor, or super- intendent, who is dissatisfied with any decision of the Fac- ulty, or the President of the College, or who has any matter which he would like to bring before the Trustees, may pre- sent the same in writing, or in person to the Executive Com- mittee, or directly to the full board, as he may elect. Article XIII. — Vacancies in the Faculty. Section i. The position of Dean maybe filled at any legal i8 meeting, and the occupant shall hold the position subject to removal at the pleasure of the Board. In the event of a vacancy in the office of President of the College, or during his temporary absence or inability to attend to the duties of that office, the Dean shall perform the duties of President of the College until the vacancy is filled or the President re- turns to his duties. Sec. 2. In the event of a vacancy in any chair of in- struction, or during the absence of any instructor, the President, with the advice of the Faculty, may appoint some suitable instructor to perform the duties of the absentee until his return, or until the vacancy is filled by the Board of Trustees. Such appointee, if appointed to a chair or head of a department, shall be entitled, for the time being, to a vote in the Faculty as though regularly elected to a full professorship. Article XIV. — Payment of Faculty. Instructors in the College, occupying full professorships, and associate professors, shall draw their salaries monthly at a fixed yearly rate from the time they enter upon their duties, and thereafter from the first of July in each year. Other instructors, tutors, and lecturers shall receive such compensation and for such length of time, and in such man- ner, as is agreed upon at the time they are engaged. Article XV. — Leave of Absence. The Board of Trustees may grant leave of absence to any member of the Faculty or Instructors at any legal meeting of the Board. Article XVI. Women shall be admitted to the full privileges of the College. 19 Article XVII. — Historian. The Board of Trustees may select a Historian who shall collect and record in readable form all matters of historical value, as bearing upon the college. Article XVIII. — Conferring Degrees. The Trustees shall confer the degree of Bachelor of Science on students who complete the whole course, and at- tain a satisfactory per cent, in recitations and examinations, also if satisfactory to the Faculty in deportment. The theses of the senior class shall be laid before the Trustees for examination, and each member of the graduat- ing class shall deposit with the Faculty a cop}' of his thesis for preservation, and the Board shall cause all the theses of the graduating class of each year to be bound in a volume for permanent preservation. Article XIX. — Quorum. Section i. A quorum of seven members shall be necessary to transact any business of the Board, but any less number, at a meeting duly called, may adjourn from time to time until a quorum shall be obtained. Sec. 2. Not less than seven affirmative votes shall be required to elect a President of the College in accordance with chap- ter 52, section 5, of Pamphlet Laws of New Hampshire, ses- sion of 1S91. Article XX. — Amendments. Section i. These B3'-laws may be changed or amended, and additional by-laws may be adopted at any stated meet- ing of the Trustees, provided notice has been given to each of the Trustees as required in Article i of these By-laws, by a vote of two thirds of the members present. 20 Sec. 2. These By-laws shall be suspended only by unanimous consent at the stated meetings. Sec. 3. All prior By-laws, and all votes of the Board of Trustees inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed, and these By-laws shall take efifect and be in force from the date of their adoption. i LAWS COIsrCERNINQ THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MECHANIC ARTS. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. DONATION OF LANDS— 1862. AN ACT donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there be granted to the several states, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, an amount of pub- lic land, to be apportioned to each state, in quantity equal to 30,000 acres, for each senator and representative in congress to which the states are respectively entitled by the apportionment under the census of 1860: Pro- vided, That no mineral lands shall be selected or purchased under the pro- visions of this act. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That the land aforesaid, after being surveyed, shall be apportioned to the several states in sections or sub-di- visions of sections not less than one quarter of a section; and whenever there are public lands in a state, subject to sale at private entry, at one dollar and twenty-flve cents per acre, the quantity to which said state shall be entitled shall be selected from such lands, within the limits of such state; and the Secretary of the Interior is herebj- directed to issue to each of the states in which there is not the quantity of lands subject to sale at private entry, at one dollar and twenty-flve cents per acre, to which said state may be entitled under the provisions of this act, land scrip to the amount in acres for the deficiency of its distributive share; said scrip to be sold by said states, and the proceeds thereof applied to the uses and purposes prescribed in this act, and for no other use or purpose whatso- ever: Provided, That in no case shall any state to which land scrip maj' thus be issued, be allowed to locate the same within the limits of any other state, or of any territories of the United States; but their assignees maj- thus locate said land scrip upon any of the unappropriated lands of the United States subject to sale at private entry at one dollar and twenty- flve cents or less per acre. And provided further. That not more than one million acres shall be located by such assignees in any one of the states. And provided further, ThSit no such locations shall be made before one year from the passage of this act. 1 22 Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the expenses of management, superintendence, and taxes from date of selection of said lands, previous to their sales, and all expenses incurred in the management and disburse- ment of the moneys which may be received therefrom, shall be paid by the states to which thej- may belong, out of the treasurj- of said s;ates, so that the entire proceeds of the sale of said lands shall be applied, without any diminution whatever, to the purposes hereinafter mentioned. Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That all moneys derived from the sale of lands aforesaid, by the states to which the lands are apportioned, and from the sales of land scrip hereinbefore provided for, shall be invested in stocks of the United States, or of the states, or some other safe stocks, yielding not less than live per cent, upon the par value of said stocks; and that the money so invested shall constitute a perpetual fund, the capital of whi^-h shall remain forever undiminished (except so far as may be pro- vided in section fifth of this act), and the interest of which shall be invio- lably appropriated by each state, which may take and claim the benefit of this act, to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one col- lege, where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the states may respectively pre- scribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the in- dustrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That the grant of land and scrip hereby authorized shall be made on the following conditions, to which, as well as to the provisions hereinbefore contained, the previous assent of the several states shall be signified by legislative acts: First — If any portion of the fund invested as provided by the foregoing section, or any portion of the interest thereon, shall by anj' action or con- tingency be diminished or lost, it shall be replaced by the state to which it belongs, so that the capital of the fund shall remain forever undimin- ished; and the annual interest .shall be regularly applied, without diminu- tion, to the purposes mentioned in the fourth section of this act, except that a sum, not exceeding ten per centum upon the amount received by any state under the provisions of this act, may be expended for the pur- chase of lands for sites or experimental farms, whenever authorized by the respective legislatures of said states. Second— 'No portion of said fund, nor the intere-t thereon, shall be applied, directly or indirectly, under any pretense whatever, to the pur- chase, ercCtio;i, preservation, or repair of any building or bui dings. Third — Any state which may taise and claim the benefit of the provisions of this act, shall provide, within five years, at least not less than one college, as pre-cribed in the fourth section of this act, or he grant to such state shall cease; and said state shall be bound to pay the United States the amount received of any lands previously sold, and that the title to purchasers under the state hall be valid. Fourth— An annual report shall be made regarding the progress of each college, recording any improvements and experiments made, with their cost and results, and such other matters, Including state industrial and economical statistics, as may be supposed useful; one copy of which shall be transmitted by mail free, by each, to all the other colleges which may be endowed under the provisions of this act, and also one copy to the secretary of the interior. 23 Fifth — When lands shall be selected from those which have been raised to double the minimum price in consequence of railroad grants, they shall be computed to the states at the maximum price, and the number of acres proportionally dimin islied. Sirxth~lSo state, while in a condition of rebellion or insurrection against the government of the United States, shall be entitled to the benefits of this act. Seventh— Ho state shall be entitled to the benefits of this act unless it shall express its acceptance thereof by its legislature within two j'ears from the date of the approval by the President. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That land scrip issued under the pro- vision of this act shall not be subject to location until after the first day of January, 1863. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted. That land oflicers shall receive the same fee for locating land scrip issued under the provisions of this act, as is now allowed for the location of military bounty land warrants under existing laws: Provided, Their maximum compensation shall not be thereby increase'd. fc'EC. 8. And be it further enacted. That the governors of the several states to which scrip shall be issued under this act, shall be required to report annually to congress all sales made of such scrip until the whole shall be disposed of, the amount received for the same, and what appro- priation has been made of the proceeds. [Approved July 2, 1862.] EXTENSION OF TIME— 1866. AN ACT to amend the fifth section of an act entitled, "An act donating- public lands to the several states and territories which may provid -t colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts," approved July two, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, so as to extend the time within which the provisions of said act shall be accepted and such colleges established. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of A^nerica in Congress assembled. That the time in which the several states may comply with the provisions of the act of July two, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled, ''An act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts," is hereby extended so that the acceptance of the benefits of said act maybe expressed within three years from the passage of this act, and the colleges required by the said act may be provided within five j'ears from the date of the filing of such acceptance with the commissioner of the general land office: Provided, That whe any territory shall become a state and be admitted in o the Union, such new state shall be entitled to the benefits of the said act of July two, eighte.n hundred and sixty-two, by expressing the acceptance therein required within three years from the date of its admission into the Union, and providing the college or colleges within five years after such acceptance, as prescribed in this act: Provided, further. That any state which has heretofore expressed its acceptance of the act herein referred to, shall have the period of five years within which to provide at least one 24 college, as described in the fourth section of said act, after the time for providins' said college, according to the act of July second, eighteen hun- dred and sixty-two, shall have expired. [Approved July 23, 1866.] AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. AN ACT to e.stablish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts sui)plementary thereto. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science, there shall be established, under direction of the college or colltges, or agricultural department of colleges, in each state or territory, established or which may hereafter be estab- lished, in accordance with the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty two, entitled " An act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts," or any of the supplements to said act, a department to be known and designated as an " agricultural experiment station : " Provided, That in any state or territory in which two such colleges have been or may be so established the appropriation hereinafter made to such state or territorj- shall be eciually divided be- tween sucli colleges, unless the legislature of such state or territory shall otherwise direct. Sec 2. That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals ; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the .same ; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth ; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops ; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds ; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants ; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals ; the scien- tific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese ; and such oth'r researches or experiments bearing- directly on the agri- cultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective states or territories. Sec 3. That in order to .secure, as far as practicable, uniformity of methods ar.d results in the work of .said .stations, it shall be the duty of the United States Commissioner of Agriculture to furnish forms, as far as practicable, for the tal)ulation of results of investigation or experiments ; to inilicate, from time to time, such lines of inquiry as to him shall seem most important ; and in general, to furnish such advice and assistance as 25 will best promote the purposes of this act. It shall be the duty of each of said stations annually, on or before the first day of February, to make to the governor of the state or territory in which it is located, a full and detailed report of its operations, including a statement of receipts and expenditures, a copy of which report shall be sent to each of said stations, to the said Commissioner of Agriculture, and to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Sec. i. That bulletiiis or reports of progress shall be published at said stations at lea.st once in three months, one copy of which shall be sent to each newspaper in the states or territories in which they are respectively located, and to such individuals actually engaged in farming as may re- quest the same, and as far as the means of the station will permit. Such bulletins or reports and the annual reports of said station shall be trans- mitted in the mails of the United States free of charge for po.stage, under such regulations as the Postmaster General may from time to time prescribe. Sec. 5. That for the purpose of paying the necessary expenses of con- ducting investigations and experiments, and printing and distributing the results as hereinbefore described, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars per annum is hereby appropriated to each state, to be specially provided for by congress in the appropriations from year to year, and to each territory entitled under the provisions of section eight of this act out of any money in the Treasury proceeding from the sales of public lands, to be paid in equal quarterly payments, on the first day of January, April, July, and October in each year, to the treasurer or other ofllcer duly ap- pointed by the governing boards of said colleges to receive the same; the first payment to be made on the first day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven : Provided, hoicever, That out of the first annual appro- priation so received by any station an amount not exceeding one -fifth may be expended in the erection enlargement, or repair of a building or buildings necessary for carrying on the work of such station; and there- after an amount not exceeding five per centum of such annual appropria- tion may be so expended. Sec. 6. That whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of the Treasury from the annual statement of receipts and expenditures of any of said .stations, that a portion of the preceding annual appropriation remains unexpended, such amount shall be deducted from the next succeeding annual appropriation to uch station, in order that the amount of money appropriated to any station shall not exceed the amount actually and necessarily required for its maintenance and support. Sec 7. That nothing in this act shall be con.strued to impair or modify the legal relation existing between any of the said colleges and the gov- ernment of the states or territories in which they are respectively located. Sec 8. That in states having colleges entitled under this section to the benefits of this act, and having also agricultural experiment stations es- tablished by law separate from said colleges, such state shall be author- ized to apply such benefits to experiments at stations so established by such states ; and in case any state shall have established under the pro- visions of said act of July second aforesaid, an agricultural department or experimental station, in connection with any university, college, or insti- tution not distinctively an agricultural college or school, and such state shall have established or shall hereafter establish a separate agri- cultural college or school, which shall have connected therewith an ex- 26 perimental farm or siaiion, the lesislaturo of such state may apply in whole or in part the appropriation by this act made, to such separate agricultural college or school, ami no legislature shall by contract, ex- press or implied, disable itself from so doing. Sec. 9. That the grants of moneys authorized by this act are made sub- ject to the legislative assent of the several states and territories to the purposes of said grants : Prnvided, That ijayment of such installments of the appropriation herein made as shall become due to any state before the adjournment of the regular session of its legislature meeting next after the i>assage of this act, shall be made upon the assent of the governor thereof, duly certified to the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec 10. Nothing in this act shall he held or construed as binding the United States to continue any payment from the Treasury to any or all the states or institutions mentioned in this act, but congress may at any time amend, suspend, or repeal anj' or all the provisions of this act. [Approved March 2, 1887.] APPROPRIATIONS. Acts of 1S88. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to carry into effect the provisions of an act approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty- seven, entitled "An act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states, under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty- two, and of the acts supplementary thereto," the sum of five hunpropriated, arising from the sales of public lands, to be paid as herein- after provided, to each state and territory for the more complete endow- ment and maintenance of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts now established, or which may be hereafter established, in accordance with an act of congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and an annual increase of the amount of such api)ropriati(>n thereafter for ten years by an additional sum of one thousand didlars over the preceding year, and the annual amount to be p:iid thereafter to each state and territory shall 29 be twenty-five thousand dollars, to be applied only to instruction in agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language, and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural, and economic science, with special reference to their applications in the industries of life, and to the facilities for such instruction: Provided, That no money shall be paid out under this act to any state or territory for the support or maintenance of a college where a distinction of race or color is made in the admission of students, but the establishment and maintenance of such colleges sepa- rately for white and colored students shall be held to be a compliance with the provisions of this act if the funds received in such state or territorj- be equitably divided as hereinafter set forth: Provided, That in any state in which there has been one college established in pursuance of the act of July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and also in which an educational institution of like character has been established, or may be hereafter established, and is now aided by such state from its own revenue, for the education of colored students in agriculture and the mechanic arts, however named or styled, or whether or not it has received money heretofore under the act to which this a t is an amendment, the legislature of such state may propose and report to the Secretary of the interior a just and equitable division of the fund to be received under this, act between one college for white students and one institution for colored students established as aforesaid, which shall be divided into two parts and paid accordingly, and thereupon such institutions for colored students shall be entitled to the benefits of this act and subject to its provisions, as much as it would have been if it had been included under the act of eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the fulfilment of the forego ng provisions shall be taken as a compliance with the provisions in reference to separate colleges for white and colored students. Sec. 2. That the sums hereby appropriated to the states ; nd territories for the further endowment and support of colleges shall be annually paid on or before the thirty-first day of July of each j'ear, by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the warrant of the Secretary of the Interior, out of the Treasury of the United States, to the state or territorial treasurer, or to .such ofHcer as shall be designated by the laws of such state or territorj' to receive the same, who shall, upon the order of the trustees of the college, or the institution for colored students, immediately pay over said sums to the treasurers of the respective colleges or other institutions entitled to receive the same; and such treasurers shall be required to report to the Secretary of Agriculture and to the Secretary of the Interior, on or before the first day of September of each year, a detailed statement of the amount so received and of its disbursement. The grants of moneys authorized by this act are made subject to the legislative assent of the several states and territories to the purpose of said grants: Provided, That payments o' such installments of the appropriation herein made as shall become due to any state before the adjournment of the regular session of legislature meeting next after the passage of this act, shall be made upon the assent of the governor thereof, duly certified to the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 3. That if any portion of the moneys received by the designated officer of the state or territory for the further and more complete endow- ment, support, and maintenance of colleges, or of institutions for colored students, as provided in this act, shall, by any action or contingency, be diminished or lost, or be misapplied, it shall be replaced by the state or territory to which it belongs, and until so replaced no subsequent appro- 30 priation shall be apportioned or paid to such state or territory; and no portion of said moneys shall bo applied, directly or indirectly, under any pretense whatever, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any building or buildings. An annual report by the president of each of said colleges shall he made to (he Secretary of Agriculture, as well as to the Secretary of the Interior, regarding the con money authorized by act of congress, approved August 30, 1890, for the \ further endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agri- culture and the mechanic arts and "to be applied only to instruction in agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language, and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural, and economic science, with special reference to their applications in the industries of life and the > facilities for such instruction," as provided in said act of congress. Sec 2. That the treasurer of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts is hereby designated and authorized to receive all grants of money made to this .state under the provisions of said act of congress. Sec 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. I [Approved February 13, 1891.] t An Act to accept the Provisions of the Thompson Will, and to Provide for the present Disposition of the Funds. Whereas, Benjamin Thompson, late of Durham, in this .state, died Jan- uary 30, 1890, leaving a will and codicils thereto, which have been proved, approved, and allowed by the probate court of the county of Strafford, bj' which he devised a large share of his property to the .state of New Hampshire, in trust, for the establishment and maintenance of a school or college, to be located on his "Warner farm,'' in said Durham, wherein there shall be thoroughly taught, both in the schoolroom and in the field, the theory and practice of agriculture and other sciences connected there- with, and wherein there may be taught such other arts and sciences as may be necessarj' to enable the state to fully avail it.self of the donation of land made by the act of the congress of the United States, approved July 2, 18fi2, entitled, "An act donating land to the several .states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts," and. Whereas, Said bequest is made subject to certain provisos, conditions, and limitations, set forth in the will and the codicils thereto, to which reference is made fur the particulars thereof; and, Whereas, By one of said conditions it is provided that said bequest shall become null and void if the state does not accept the trust within two years from the time of the decease of said Thompson; now, therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rejyresentatives in General Court convened: Section 1. That the State of New Hampshire does hereby gratefully accept said bequest, subject to the provisos, conditions, and limitations set forth in said will, as modified by the codicils thereto, and, in consideration thereof, does hereby promise to execute said trust in accordance with the terms of said will. Sec 2. The State, in compliance with the reiiuirements of said will and 43 codicils, promises and guarantees to appropriate and does hereby appro- priate, annually, for the term of twenty years from and after said Thomp- son's death, sucdi sum as will paj' a net annual compound interest of four per cent, per annum upon the amount of the appraised value of the estate bequeathed and devised to the State as aforesaid, aside from the real estate situated in said Durham, after deducting therefrom the legacies given by the codicils to said will, and does hereby authorize and direct the state treasurer to credit said sums to the trust fund; as provided in the fourth section of this chapter. Sec. 3. The State, in further compliance with the requirements of said will and codicils, promises and guarantees to appropriate, and does hereby appropriate, annually, for the term of t\vent3' years from and after said Thompson's death, the sum of three thousand dollars, and such further sum as will pay a net annual compound interest of four per cent, per annum upon said annual appropriations from the dates when they severally become a part of the trust fund until the expiration of said term of twenty years; and does hereby authorize and direct the state treasurer to credit said sums to the trust fund, as provided in the following section. Sec. 4. The state treasurer, upon receipt of the estate devised to it by said will and codicils, shall open two accounts, in a book provided for the pur- pose, as follows: He shall open one account with " The Benjamin Thomp- son Trust Fund," and shall credit therein to said fund, under date of Jan- uary 30, 1891, the amount of the appraised value of the estate received by the State, by virtue of said Thompson's will, together with a sum equal to four per cent, upon said appraised value (not including the real estate situated in said Darham), and on the thirtieth daj' of January in each year there- after, until and including January, 1910, excepting when such day falls on Sunday, and in such cases on the day preceding, he shall credit to said account a sum equal to four per cent, upon the total amount of said trust fund, excepting the appraised value of the real estate in said Durham, after the credits of the preceding year have been made. He shall open the other account with " The Benjamin Thompson State Trust Fund," and shall credit therein to said fund, under date of January 30, 1891, the sum of three thousand dollars, together with a sum equal to four per cent, upon said sum of three thousand dollars, and on the thirtieth day of January in each year thereafter, until and including January, 1910, excepting when such day falls on Sunday, and in such cases on the day preceding, he shall credit to said account a sum equal to four per cent, upon the total atnount of said trust fund after the credits of the preceding year have been made. Sec 5. The accounts so made shall represent the amount of the trust funds in the possession of the State; and the state guarantees to preser. e them intact and unimf)aired until they shall become available for opening and maintaining said school or college, and then to administer them as re- quired by said will. Sec. 6. The state treasurer is hereby authorized to receive from the execu- tors of said will the money, notes, bonds, stocks, and evidences of debt coming to the State by virtue of the will, and to give proper discharges therefor in the name of the State. Sec 7. If any notes, bonds, stocks, or evidences of debt shall come to the state treasurer from said executors as a part of said estate, he may, with the approval of the governor and council, convert the same into money, — selling the stocks and bonds by auction at the Boston stock exchange, or such other place in Boston as property of that kind is usually sold. 44 Sec. 8. All notes, bonds, stocks, and other evidences of debt coming into the possession of the treasurer, and not converted into money as afore- said, shall be transferred to the State and be carefullj' preserved by the treasurer. The governor and council may authorize any person to vote upon any of such stocks at meetings of stockholders of the corporations to which the stocrks appertain, and may authorize a sale and transfer thereof whenever they deem it to be for the interest of the State. Sec. 9. The governor and council are authorized to sell and convey anj- real estate coming to the State by virtue of the said will, which the State has power to sell, in such manner and at such time as they shall think for the interest of the State, and may make and execute in the name of the State proper conveyances thereof, upon payment of the consideration therefor to the state treasurer. Sec 10. All money received from the sources aforesaid shall be used as soon as practicable after its receipt in paying and retiring outstanding imlebtedness of tlie State; and the state treasurer shall keep an itemized and true account of all money and securities of any kind so received, and of the disposition made of the same and of the proceeds thereof, and shall give a full account thereof in his annual reports, and shall state in each annual report the exact condition of said funds. Sec. 11. The board of agriculture is hereby authorized and directed in behalf of the State to receive possession of the real estate in Durham com- ing to the State by virtue of said will, and to care for, control, and manage It until it is needed for the uses of the school or college to be established as provided in the will. Sec 12. The board shall make report of their doings in respect to such real estate in their annual reports. Sec 13. In case the State shall desire to establish said school or college at any time before the expiration of twenty years from the time of the decease of the said Thompson, it shall, before using any of either of the funds aforesaid, raise and set apart such sums of money as will make said funds equal in amount to what said funds would become if accumulated daring twenty years; and having thus raised and set apart such sums of money, the State shall thereafter be relieved from the obligation of appro- priating annually for the balance of the said term of twenty years the said sum of three thousand dollars, and guaranteeing the net annual compound interest of four per cent, thereon; and the State shall also be thereafter re- lieved from the oliligation to provide for or guarantee any interest upon the amou t of the appraised value of said estate, as hereinbefore provided. Sec 14. The governor and council are authorized, in behalf of the State, to make and enter into such further stipulatifins with the executors of said will and to give .such further guarantees as the executors shall require to secure the objects intended bj- said Thompson to be secured by his said will, and codicils, and to atttx the name and seal of the State thereto, and to do all other acts that may become necessary to secure the rights of the State under said will. Sec 1.5. The said will and codicils shall be recorded in the office of the secretary of state. Sec 16. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its pass- age. [Approved March 5, 1891.] 45 An Act providing for the removal of the New Hampshire College of Agri- culture and the Mechanic Arts from Hanover to Durham, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: Section 1. The trustees of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, located at Hanover, in this state, are hereby in- structed and reciuired to terminate the location and agreement made and concluded on the 7th day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, be- tween the said New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts and Dartmouth College, by giving one year's notice of such termina- tion, in writing, to the trustees of Dartmouth College as soon as practicable after the time when this act shall take effect, in accordance with the terms of said agreement and of the act of incorporation of said New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Sec. 2. Upon the termination of the location and agreement aforesaid, the said New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, and the Experiment Station connected therewith, shall be removed from Han- over to and located upon the " Warner farm," so called, of the late Benja- min Thompson, in the town of Durham, devised by the said Thompson to the State of New Hampshire bj' his last will and testament. Sec. 3. The trustees of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts are hereby authorized and directed to sell, at public or private sale, the real estate, with the buildings thereon, acquired by them by the deed of John Conant, dated September 16, 1870, and recorded in the Grafton County registry of deeds, book 321:, page 87, and all other real estate owued by said college in the town of Hanover, reserving the right to occupy the same until the removal of said college as hereinbefore pro- vided, and to invest the proceeds of such sales, so far as the same shall be derived from the sale of the land conveyed to said college by said Conant. ill accordance with the terms expressed in his said deed, and the balance of said proceeds in aid of the erection and furnishing of buildings for the use of said college upon said Warner farm. Sec. 4. Upon the termination of the location and agreement aforesaid, the State shall and it does hereby relinquish to the trustees of Dartmouth College all claim to the building known as Culver Hall, erected at Hanover in cooperation Vvith the trustees of Dartmouth College, under the pro- visions and authority of section 6 of an act approved Jul 9, 1869, entitled "An act to promote the interests of the New Hampshire College of Agri- culture and the Mechanic Arts," and thereupon the said trustees of Dart- mouth College are hereby requested to refund to the State the sum of fifteen thousand dollars appropriated by the act aforesaid in aid of the erec- tion and furnishing of said Culver Hall. The said sum of fifteen thousand dollars, when the same shall be refunded to the State, shall be and is here- by appropriated in aid of the erection and furnishing of the buildings required for the use of said college upon said Warner farm. Sec. 5. The general government of said College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts is vested in a board of thirteen trustees, and all vacancies hereafter occurring in said board shall be filled as follows: The governor of the State and the president of said college shall be tru.stees ex officio. The alumni of said college may elect one trustee in such manner as said board may prescribe. He shall be a resident of the State and his term of 46 office shall be three years. All other trustees shall be appointed by the governor with the advice of the council, one at least from each councillor district, and so classified aud commissioned that the oflice of three trus- tees shall become vacant annually. Not more than five of the trustees appointed bj- the governor and council shall belong to the same political party, and at least seven of them shall be practical farmers. Seven mem- bers shall constitute a (luorum for doing business, and not less than seven atfirmative votes shall be rtHjuired to elect a president of said college. Sec. 6. The sum of one hundred thetter way of arousing the attention of the citizens of said State to the necessity of acquiring .such knowledge in this country and in Europe, as may be useful for rightly managing said school, — I propose and make it a condition of this bequest that said State of New Hampshire shall raise and appropriate, by law, annually, for the term of twenty years, the sum of three thousand dollars, which would be less than one cent a year for each inhabitant of the State; and also upon the further condition that said State shall guarantee a net annual compound interest of five per cent, on the twenty sums of three thousand dollars each, thus required to he raised; and at the expiration of twenty years from the time of my decease, the principal and interest thus compounded is to constitute a fund, out of which the amount necessary to erect suitable buildings and to furnish the same, to stock said farm, procure ajtparatus, and commence a library, shall l)e expenrled; and the interest of the Slate fund thus reduced, and net annual income of the fund constituted according to the express terms I m SI and ct)nditions of the bequests which I have hereinbefore made, shall be expended under the direction and supervision of said State, for the pur- pose of maintaining and continuing said school, and improving said farm and all other lands situate in said Durham; and as the fund last named is partly composed of my real estate, — my meaning- is, that the net annual income of all my real estate herein bequeathed is also to be expended at the same time, in the same manner, and tor the same purpose above set forth; and it is made a further condition of this bequest, that no part of said Warner farm and other lands hei'ein devised, situate in said Durham, ■sliall ever be sold, conveyed, leased, or alienated by said State of New- Hampshire, or diverted from the purpose above set forth, of establishing, t ndowing, and continuing said state agricultural school. If the state of New Hampshire does not acce^jt said trust upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, within two years from the time of mj' ■decease, or, accepting the same, shall fail to complj- with the terms and conditions thereof, then, and in such case, this devise to said slate shall beeonv an i be null and void. 3d. If the State of New Hampshire does not accept said trust upon the conditions herein set forth, within two years from the time of m3' decease, or if the foregoing devise to said state shall become null and void by reason of the failure of said State to comply with the terms and conditions thereof, then, and in such case, I give, devise, and bequeath all of my said estate to tlie State of Massachusetts, upon the same terms and conditions as herein required of the State of New Hampshire; excepting thar forbidding the sale of my land in Durham, and requiring said school to be located in said Durham, and limiting the time of accepting said trust to two years from the time of my decease; the State of Massachusetts being at liberty to sell all my lands and to locate the school wherever its legislature shall deem it most for the advantage of said State of Massachusetts; and said State of Massachusetts may have four years from the time of my decease, within which to aceept said trust upon the terms and conditions herein set forth thus modified. 4th. If the State which accepts the trust upon the conditions herein set forth should desire to establish said school at any time before the expira- tion of twenty years from the time of my decease, then, and in such case, my will is that said State maj- thus do, provided said State shall, before using anj- of either of the funds herein set forth, raise and set apart such sums of money as will make said funds equal in amount to what said funds would become, if accumulated during twentj- j-ears according to the terms and conditions herein set forth. I hope that the citizens of my native town and county, and of the county of Rockingham, will manifest such liberality as will induce my native State to accept said trust upon the conditions herein set forth. It might seem presumptuous in me to attempt to devise any plan for the ordering and management of such an institution as is contemplated by this will, and which will probably go into operation at a time so remote, when doubtless there will be great advancement in the knowledge of agricul- ture; so I leave this dutj- to the wisdom of the State, through its legislature, only claiming to make the suggestions following: Morality, order, in- dustrj-, and economy should be constantly taught and practiced by all the teachers and by all the scholars. Teachers, scholars, and laborers should be required to meet each morning in the chapel for the reading of the Scriptures and for prayer. 52 Xo>ichnl;ir should he admitted to the school under sixteen years of age. Every scholar should he required to lahor on the land four hours of each working' day, when practicable. Horticulture should receive its due sliar^ of attention. The chemistry of agriculture, and physiology, and other science.s, so far as. they are connected with agriculture, should be taught; but no profe.s8or should be .selected unless he is also distinguished for his knowledge of scientific and practical agriculture. The theories taught should, as far as practicable, be te.sted by experi- ments on tlie farm; and all experiments, together with the cost and results thereof, should be published and sold to the citizens of the State an 1 the United States, at the cost of publication. There should he one vacation each year from December first to Axjri! first. I would also suggest the propriety of applying to the Congress of the United States for a grant of land in aid of this object; and in other ways to seek contributions to promote the usefulness and extend the advantages of said school; and I believe that when the vast benefit to be derived from such teaching shall be practically demonstrated, similar schools will be multiplied in every state of this great confederacy, their unbounded agri- cultural resources will be developed, the national wealth and power in- creased, the happiness of man, the honor of God, and the love of Christ promoted, and the way be in some degree prepared for the time when " He shall judge the nations and shall rebuke many people, and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks; na- tion shall not lift up .sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." La.stly, I do hereby nominate and appoint William P. Frost and Stephen Demeritt of said Durham, and John S. Woodman and Henry W. Pickering of the city of Boston and State of Massachusetts, executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight liundred and fifty-six. (Signed) BENJAMIN THOMPSON, [l. s.] Signed, .sealed, published, and declared by the said Benjamin Thompson, as and for his last will and testament, in presence of us, who, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. (Signed) J. A. RICHARDSON. J. B. SMITH. JOS. W. COE. Codicil. Where.\s, I, Benjamin Thompson, of the town of Durham, in the State of New Hampshire, having made and duly executed my last will and testa- ment in writing, an