laws relating to same. Provision as to tled "An act for the regulation of the West Virginia Agricultural College," shall be and remain as so established and located; and all the provisions of said act, except so far as the same may be altered by this chapter, shall remain in full force and effect to the same extent as if this chapter as amended had not been passed. Name changed to "West Vir 77. The name of said college shall hereafter be "The West ginia Universi- Virginia University," by which name it shall have and hold all the property, funds, investments, rights, powers, and privileges now bad and held under the name prescribed in the above recited act. ty" Property, etc, that name. Board of regents; how composed, appointed, and May sue and be A 78. For the government and control of the said univerto be held under sity, there shall be a board of regents, consisting of one person from each senatorial district, to be appointed by the governor, as provided by law, to be called the "Regents of the West Virginia University.' As such board, they may sue and be sued, and have a common seal. majority of said regents shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except that for making arrangements for the erection of buildings, or the permanent alteration thereof, or the appointment to or removal from office of professors, or fixing their compensation, or changing any rule or regulation adopted by a majority of the board, in which cases all of the regents shall be notified in writing by the secretary of the board, of the time, place and object of any meeting proposed to be held for any of the purposes excepted in this section; and the concurrence of a majority of the regents shall be required. The Term of office of term of office of the members of the present board of renot affected by gets shall be in no wise affected by this act. present board When, how and ly from board. On the this act thirtieth day of June, annually, two of the regents now in what members office, shall retire from said board. Those appointed from to retire annual- the seventh and eighth senatorial districts, shall retire on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one; those of the ninth and tenth districts, at the expiration of the following term, and so on in continuous rotation, following the order in which the said senatorial Vacancies; how districts are numbered respectively. Vacancies in said board shall be filled by the governor as they occur, according to the foregoing regulations, or from any other filled. cause. 79. The board of regents shall from time to time establish such departments of education in literature, science, art, agriculture, and military tactics as they may deem expe- . dient, and as the funds under their control may warrant, and purchase such materials, implements and apparatus, as may be requisite to proper instruction in all said branches of learning, so as to carry out the spirit of the act of congress aforesaid, approved July second, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. and establish sup't of build er and secretary. 80. The said board shall establish and declare such rules Board to declare and regulations and by-laws not inconsistent with the rules and regulaws of this state, or the United States, as they may deem lations, etc. necessary for the proper organization, the tuition of students and good government of said university and the protection of public property belonging thereto. They To appoint shall appoint a superintendent of buildings and grounds ings, etc. who shall be the professor or person in charge of the military tactics, a secretary for the said board, and also a Also, a treasur treasurer who shall be members of the faculty of the university, and who shall not receive any compensation for No compensaservices as such superintendent, secretary and treasurer. No salary shall be paid to the secretary of the executive committee. From the said treasurer they shall take a bond with ample security, and conditioned according to Bond of treaslaw, for the faithful keeping and disbursing of such money rer. as is herein, or may be hereafter appropriated, and such other money as may be allowed by said board to come into his hands from time to time; they shall also settle with To settle with him annually or oftener if they think best; inspect annu- annually. ally all the property belonging to said university and To inspect propmake a full report of the condition, income, expenditures To make annual and management of said university, annually, to the gov governor. ernor, to be by him laid before the legislature. tion allowed any appointee. treasurer erty annually. report to preparatory etc. 81. The board shall have power to create a preparatory Board to have department to said university, and establish any other power to create professorships than those indicated heretofore, if the same department, be deemed essential; to fix the salaries of the several pro- To fix salaries fessors, and to remove them for good cause, but in case of of professors and removal the concurrence of a majority of the regents shall Reasons for be required, and the reasons for a removal shall be com- reported to municated in a written statement to the governor. remove them. removat to be governor. as to admission each senatorial Term of service. 82. Besides prescribing the general terms upon which Powers of board students may be admitted, and the course of their instruc- of cadets. tion, the said regents are still further empowered to admit as regular students or cadets of said university, from each senatorial district in the state; four or five, and not Number from more than five young men who are not less than sixteen, district. nor more than twenty-one years of age, whose term of service shall not be less than two nor more than five years, to be appointed by the regent of each senatorial district; How appointed. the admission in each case to be made upon undoubted To be of fair evidence of a fair moral character. But should no appli- moral character. cation be made from any one or all of said senatorial dis- When appointtricts, then the vacancies may be filled from the state at large large; Provided, That no more than three cadets shall be Number from appointed from any one county. ed from state at any one county limited. 83. The cadets admitted under the provisions of the pre- Privileges, etc., ceding section shall be entitled to all the privileges, im- of cadets so muities, educational advantages, and benefits of the university, free of charge for admission, tuition, books and admitted. To constitute public guard. stationery, and shall constitute the public guard of the university, and of the public property belonging thereto; and of the ordnance and ordnance stores, and camp and garrison equipage, of which a sufficient supply shall be kept in the arsenal belonging to the institution. And the professors and the students of the university receiving instruction in military tactics and the art of war, shall be safe keeping of individually and collectively responsible for the preservation and safe-keeping of all arms and camp equipage belonging to said institution. Arsenal. Who liable for arms, etc. Expenses of regents; how paid, etc 84. All reasonable expenses incurred by said regents in discharging the duties hereby imposed upon them (not, however, including wages or per diem compensation) shall be allowed by the governor and paid out of the treasury of the state, in like manner as other sums are drawn therefrom; Provided, however, That such expenditure expense limited shall not exceed five hundred dollars per annum. Amount for When and how students may graduate Funds derived from sale of land warrants donated by 85. The president, board of regents and faculty may graduate any student of the university found (alter proper examination) duly qualified, and shall certify the same by affixing the seal of the university to his diploma. 86. The fund derived from the sale of United States land warrants which have been donated to this state for the purpose of endowing an agricultural college, shall be in-. vested by the governor in a loan of public stock of the whom invested. United States, or otherwise, as required by congress, for the use and benefit of the said university. United States; how and by State normal school to remain at Marshall college. Provision of Jaws relating to. West Virginia State Normal School. 87. The "West Virginia State Normal School," established under and by virtue of the act passed February twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and sixtyseven, 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, and of all other acts in relation thereto, shall be, and remain in full force, except so far as the same may be altered by this chapter. For the gov ernment and control of said school and its branches, there shall be a board of regents, consisting of the state superintendent of free schools, together with one person from each congressional district of the state, to be appointed by the governor, 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 perestate conveyed Sonal estate for the use of said school. The transfer and company, legal- Conveyance by the board of supervisors of Cabell county of the lands and buildings of Marshall College, and of the real estate heretofore conveyed by the Central Land Com Board of regents. Governor to and be sued, etc. by central land ized and confirmed. pany of West Virginia to the regents of said school heretofore appointed, is hereby accepted, confirmed and legalized. to revert to But in case the said school should at any time hereafter be When property removed from the said Marshall college, the said property Cabell county. so conveyed shall revert to and be vested in the county court for the use of the said county of Cabell. Tenure of Office, Powers and Duties of Regents. of regents Regents to con Power to estab tion of teachers, To appoint and remove same. etc., on which Also, branches pupils to normal depart Privileges of normal students 88. The regents appointed by the governor as aforesaid, Term of office shall hold their office during his pleasure. The said school appointed by shall be under the general sepervision and control of the governor said regents. They shall have full power and authority trol school. to adopt and establish such by-laws, rules and regulations sh and adopt for its government as they may deem necessary and by-laws, etc. proper, to effect the object of its establishment, not inconsistent with the laws of this state. They shall fix the To fix numbsr number and compensation of the teachers, and others to be and compeusaemployed therein, and appoint and remove the same; pre- etc scribe the preliminary examination of pupils, and the terms and conditions on which they shall be received and in- Prescribe terms, structed in said school; the branches of learning to be pupils shall be taught in each department thereof; and shall determine received, etc. the number of pupils to be received in the normal depart- taught. ment of said school, from each county or judicial circuit of puber of this state, conforming as nearly as possible to the ratio of received in population therein, and the mode of selecting them. The ment, etc. pupils admitted into the normal department of said school shall be admitted to all the privileges thereof, free from; all charges, for tuition, or for use of books or apparatus; but every such pupil shall pay for all books, lost by him or any damage done by him to such books or apparatus; and any pupil in said school may be dismissed therefrom by said May dismiss regents, or by the executive committee, subject to the ap- pupils, and for proval of the regents for immoral or disorderly conduct, or for neglect or inability to perform his duties. The state superintendent of free schools shall prepare suitable diplo- Diplomas to mas to be granted to the students of the normal department normal departof said school, who have completed the course of study and went. discipline prescribed by said regents. The said regents may establish a pay department in said school, whenever the ac- ment. commodation thereof will admit of the same, and may admit Who admitted. into such department so many paying students as can be accommodated therein from,this or any other state, giving preference to the citizens of this state, whether they desire to become teachers of schools or not. They may cause to be taught in the said department of said school, all or any of the branches of learning usually taught in colleges and taught. seminaries, and for that purpose, may establish therein the necessary professorships. They may, also make all the necessary rules and regulations for the government of the said department, and prescribe the tuition and terms of admission therein. The said school shall continue to be called and known by the name of "Marshall College." what. students in Pay depart Branches Professorships. Executive com mittee; how and committee. 89. The said regents shall appoint three intelligent and who appointed discreet persons, residents of the county of Cabell, who shall constitute an executive committee for the care and Puties of such immediate management and control of said school, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the regents. Said committee shall (subject to the control of said reReport of com- gents), designate the person to take charge of the boarding department of said school and fix the price to be paid for board therein. They shall from time to time make full and detailed reports to said regents of the condition, working and prospects of said school, and shall do and perform such other duties in relation thereto as the said regents may from time to time prescribe. mittee to regents. Branch at Fair at that place. Branch of the State Normal School at Fairmont. 90. The branch of the state normal school established at mont to remain Fairmont, under and in pursuance of the act passed March fourth, one thousand eight bundred and sixty-eight, entitled "an act providing for the purchase of the West Virginia normal school at Fairmont," shall be and remain at that place, and all the provisions of said act shall remain in full force, except so far as the same may be altered by this chapter. Said school shall be under the jurisdicjurisdiction of tion and control of the regents of the state normal school, in the same manner and to the same extent as the state normal school at Marshall College. Provisions of law in relation to. To be under regents. Branch at West Branch of the State Normal School at West Liberty. 91. The branch of the state normal school established at eman at that West Liberty, under and in pursuance of the act passed March first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, entitled "an act to establish a branch normal school at West Liberty, in Ohio county," shall be and remain at that place, and all the provisions of said act shall remain in full law in relation force, except so far as the same may be altered by this chapter. Said school shall be under jurisdiction and control of the regents of the state normal school, in the same manner and to the same extent as the state normal school at Marshall College. Provisions of to. To be under control of regents Branch at Glenville to remain at that place. Branch Normal School at Glenville. 92. The branch of the state normal school established at Glenville, under and in pursuance of the act passed the nineteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, entitled "an act to establish a branch normal school at Glenville, in Gilmer county," shall be and remain at that place, and all the provisions of said act law in relation shall remain in full force, except so far as the same may be altered by this chapter. Said school shall be under the Control of, etc., jurisdiction and control of the regents of the state normal to remain with school, in the same manner and to the same extent as the state normal school at Marshall College. Provisions of to regents, |