-board of -how ap called. -powers. -what con confirmed, etc. and sixty-seven, entitled "An act for the establishment of a State Normal School," shall be and remain at Marshall college, in the county of Cabell, as provided in said act, and all the provisions of said act, -provisions of law rela- and all other acts in relation thereto, shall be and reting to. main in full force, except so far as the same may be altered by this chapter. For the government and regents, who control of said school and its branches, there shall be to constitute. a board of regents, consisting of the state superintendent of free schools, together with six other persons to be appointed by the governor, as hereinafter pointed, how provided, who shall be called the "Regents of the State Normal School," and as such may have a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with, and take, hold and possess real and personal estate for the use of said school. The transfer and conveyance by the board veyance, etc., of supervisors of Cabell county of lands and buildings of Marshall college, and of the real estate heretofore conveyed by the Central, Land Company of West Virginia to the regents of said school, hereto-when prop-fore appointed, is hereby accepted, confirmed and legalized. But in case the said school should at any time hereafter be removed from the said Marshall college, the said property so conveyed shall revert to and be vested in the county court for the use of the said county of Cabell. The said six regents shall be appointed by the governor between the fifteenth day to begin and of March and the fifteenth day of April in the year nineteen hundred and one, whose term of office shall begin on the first day of June next following their appointment, and continue for four years and until their -exception. successors are appointed and qualified; except that the board appointed in the said year one thousand nine hundred and one, three shall be for the term -how classed of two years and three for the term of four years. as to parties. Not more than two of the regents of each of said two classes shall belong to the same political party. -vacancies. A vacancy occurring in the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term. The term of office of the regents now in office shall now in office. expire on the thirty-first day of May, nineteen hundred and one. erty reverts to Cabell County -regents; when appointed; term, when end. -regents (House Bill No. 283.) CHAPTER 52. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section seventy-eight of chapter forty-five of the Code, concerning the West Virginia University. [Passed February 18, 1901. In effect 90 days from passage. law without the approval of the Governor.] Became a Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia : amended. regents of; name of powers. That section seventy-eight of chapter forty-five of Code the code be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: 78. For the government and control of said uni- University, versity there shall be a board of regents consisting number of nine persons, to be called "The regents of the West board. Virginia University." As such board they may sue and be sued, and have a common seal. The said corporate board shall have the custody and control of the property and funds of said university, except as otherwise provided by law. They shall have the power to accept from any person or persons any gift, grant or devise of money, land or other property intended for the use of the university, and shall, by such acceptance, be trustees of the funds and property which may come into the possession or under the control of said board by such gifts, grant or devise, and shall invest and hold such funds and property, and apply the proceeds and property in such manner as the donor may prescribe by the terms of his gift, grant or devise. À majority of said regents shall constitute a quorum quorum. for the transaction of business, except that for making arrangements for the erection of buildings or the-notice permanent alteration thereof, or the appointment to certain exor removal from office of professors, or fixing their cepted purcompensation, or changing any rule or regulations to state. adopted by a majority of the board, in which case all of the regents shall be notified in writing, by the secretary of the board, of the meeting place and object of the meeting proposed to be held for any of the purposes excepted in this section; and the conference of a majority of the regents shall be required. Said board of regents shall consist of nine members shall be residents and voters of the State. The ernor shall, on or before the fifteenth day of March, -governors to appoint, in the year nineteen hundred and one, or as soon when. required for poses; what who -qualifica gov tions. begins. -length of terms. -term of each class thereafter as convenient, appoint said nine regents, -two classes who shall be divided into two classes, consisting of when term four and five regents respectively. The term of office of both classes shall begin on the first day of May, nineteen hundred and one; and the term of office of the first class shall continue for two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and the term of the second class shall continue for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; and thereafter the term of office of each class after first shall be for four years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any person appointed a -recess ap- gent during the recess of the senate shall serve as such until the next meeting of the senate. The gov-vacancies. ernor may by appointment fill any vacancy occurring in the board for the unexpired term. Not more than complexion six of said regents shall belong to the same political party, and not more than one shall be appointed from the same senatorial district or county. The term of office of the regents now in office shall expire on the thirtieth day of April, nineteen hundred and one. appointment. pointments. -political and limit as as to residence. -regents now in office. re Acts amended Hospitals for insane, direc ber. -how and when appointed. (House Bill No. 287.) CHAPTER 53. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section two of chapter fifty-eight of the Code, relating to insane per sons. [Passed February 18, 1901. In effect 90 days from passage. Became a law without the approval of the Governor.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section two of chapter fifty-eight of the Code be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: 2. The board of directors of the West Virginia. tors of co-hospital for the insane and the board of directors of the Second hospital for the insane shall each be composed of nine members. The governor shall, on the tenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and one, or as soon thereafter as convenient, appoint said nine members of each board, who shall be divided into two classes, consisting of four and five directors terms and respectively. The term of office of both classes shall begin on the first day of June, nineteen hundred and -classification. when to begin. ap -recess pointments. one; and the term of office of the first class shall continue for two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and the term of the second class shall continue for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; and, thereafter, the term of office of each class shall be four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any person appointed a director during the recess of the senate shall serve as such until the next meeting of the senate. Vacancies in the office of director shall be filled by ap- -vacancies. pointment by the governor for the unexpired term. Not more than six directors in each of said boards shall political belong to the same political party, and not more than one director in each board shall be appointed from the -residence same county. Unless otherwise provided by law, a restricted, majority of each board shall constitute a quorum, but unless, etc., either board may, in its discretion, designate business cast. -quorum. may act. of a nature to be specified by it, which may be transacted -when less by a stated number of directors less than a quorum. than quorum The term of office of the directors now in office shall expire on the thirty-first day of May, nineteen hundred-term of diand one. rectors in office. now (House Bill No. 116.) CHAPTER 54. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section six of chapter seven of the acts of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, concerning "The West Virginia Asylum for Incurables." [Passed February 22, 1901. In effect 90 days from passage. Approved February 23, 1901.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section six of chapter seven of the acts of one Acts amended thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: 6. The classes of persons who shall be admitted as Asylum for patients in said asylum are: incurables; classes of persons ad First-Epileptics, idiots and incurable defectives mitted as needing special care. The latter class is taken to patients. mean such persons as the directors may deem eligible, but does not include consumptives or or cancerous per sons. -who not excluded. Superintendents of the duties. Second-All such persons so afflicted who are not charges upon the county nor likely to become such, but who may desire to be admitted to such asylum and can pay the actual cost of their maintenance and treatment therein; but persons of this class shall not be admitted to the exclusion of the charity patients whose cases are pending at the time of the application. Nothing in this act is to be construed as excluding from the asylum those who are inmates thereof at the time of the passage of this act. The superintendents of the two hospitals for the insane asy insane shall select at once from the better class of Jums, their epileptics, at present in their institutions, a number, to be ascertained from the president of the institution equal to the capacity of the new building, just completed at the West Virginia asylum for incurables. Said epileptics to be provided for therein until adequate and proper buildings can be erected for tion expense. this class of patients. The expense of transferring these patients to the asylum for incurables, shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the two insane. asylums. -transporta Acts amended Asylum for board of (House Bill No. 289.) CHAPTER 55. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section two of chapter seven of the Acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, concerning The West Virginia Asylum for Incurables. [Passed February 20, 1901. In effect 90 days from passage. Became a law without approval of the Governor.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section two of chapter seven of the acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: The board of directors shall be composed of incurables; six person, two of whom may be women, who shall directors of, be divided into two classes of three persons each. tuted; The term of office of the first class shall begin on the ber of classes first day of June next after their appointment and of each class. continue for two years and until their successors are how consti num and the terms appointed and qualified, and the term of office of the |