To be subject to provisions of vised Statutes of 1846. shall be and they are hereby empowered to purchase, have, hold, possess, and enjoy to themselves and their successors, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and effects of every kind, and the same to grant, alien, sell, invest, and dispose of, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all courts in this State, to have and to use a common seal, and the same to change, alter, and renew at pleasure, and to make such by-laws and regulations as they may deem proper for the well ordering and government of said corporation and the transaction of its business: Provided, The same be not repugnant to the Constitution or laws of this State or of the United States. (3527.) SEC. 20. Said corporation shall be subject to the provisChap. 55 of Re- ions of chapter fifty-five of the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, so far as the same can apply, and are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. They shall have power to transact all necessary business at any meeting, a quorum being present; and meetings may be called in such manner as their by-laws may provide, and a quorum shall consist of a majority of the members. The first meeting under this act may be held at such time and place as may be directed by the secretary, and no publication of notice thereof shall be necessary, and the attendance of a quorum shall render valid the proceedings of such meetProcess against ing. All process against said corporation shall be served on the when held. Board, how served. Certain enact ments repealed. 1849, p. 157. 1849, p. 221. Legislature may alter, etc.. this .act. president or secretary thereof. (3528.) SEC. 21. Sections four, fifteen, and sixteen of "An act to establish a State Normal School," approved March twenty-eighth. eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and all the provisions of said act, and the act supplementary thereto, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.1 (3529.) SEC. 22. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and the Legislature may at any time alter, amend, or repeal the same by a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each House. An Act providing for granting diplomas to graduates of the State Normal School. [Approved February 13, 1857. Laws of 1857, p. 231.j (3530.) SECTION 1. The State Board of Education is authorized to grant to such students as shall have completed the full course of instruction in the State Normal School, and shall have been It is believed that all the provisions of the acts here referred to, not expressly repealed. and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are re-enacted by it. They are, therefore, not given here. recommended by the board of instruction, a diploma, which, when signed by the members of the Board of Education, and by the board of instruction, shall be evidence that the person to whom such diploma is granted is a graduate of the State Normal School, and entitled to all the honors and privileges belonging to such graduates.' graduates to filed with coun ent of schools. may be suspend (3531.) SEC. 2. The board of instruction of the Normal School Certificates: shall give to every graduate receiving such diploma, a certificate, receive. which shall serve as a legal certificate of qualification to teach in Effect of, when the primary schools of any township in this State when a copy ty superintend thereof shall have been filed or recorded in the office of the county superintendent of common schools. Such certificate shall not be liable to be annulled except by the board of instruction, but its How effect of effect may be suspended in any county, and the holder thereof may ed." be stricken from the list of qualified teachers in such county, by the county superintendent of common schools for the county in which said township may be situated, for any cause and in the same manner as he now is by law authorized to revoke certificates given by himself; and in case there be no such county superin- When school intendent for the county in which such township is situated, then suspend. the said certificate so given by the board of instruction may be suspended in any such township, and the holder thereof stricken from the list of qualified teachers in said township, by the school inspectors for said township, for any cause that authorizes them to annul a certificate given by themselves, and such suspension, in Duration of suseither case, shall continue in force until revoked by the authority suspending it. 1 As amended by Act 105 of the Laws of 1868, p. 163, approved March 14, 1863. 2 As amended by Act 2 of the Laws of 1871, p. 3, approved and took effect January 18, 1971. spectors may pension. CHAPTER CXXXIV. THE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Board constituted and name. nating and ap bers. An Act to reorganize the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, and to establish a State Board of Agriculture. [Approved March 15, 1861. Laws of 1861, p. 307.] (3532.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That a board is hereby constituted and established, which shall be known under the name and style of "The State Board of Agricult Manner of nomi- ure." It shall consist of six members, besides the Governor of the pointing mem- State and the president of the State Agricultural College, who shall be ex officio members of the Board. At their annual meetings in the fall of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and every second year thereafter, each county agricultural society in the State may nominate a person for member of the board, and from the persons so nominated, the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, on or before the third Wednesday of January of cach biennial session, shall appoint two members of the Board to fill the vacancies that shall next occur, which vacancies shall be so filled that at least one-half of the appointed members of the board shall be practical farmers. The certificate of the president and secretary of any county agricultural society, that such society is legally organized, and has held at least two annual fairs, shall be evidence to the Governor of their right to nominate a member for the Board. Any other legally organized agricultural society that embraces at least ten townships of land, shall be entitled to the provisions of this act.1 1 As amended by Act 180 of the Laws of 1871, p. 301, approved April 17, 1871. (3533.) SEC. 2. The State Board of Agriculture shall be a body Body corporate. corporate, capable in law of suing and being sued, of taking, holding, and selling personal and real estate, of contracting and being contracted with, of having and using a corporate seal, and of causing to be done all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. (3534.) SEC. 3. Any vacancy in the said Board, caused by death, Vacancy. resignation, or removal from the State, may be filled by a majority of the members. A majority shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. The members of the Board shall receive no per diem Compensation. compensation for their services, but shall be paid their traveling and other expenses while employed on the business of the Board. Board. (3535.) SEC. 4. They shall meet quarterly, at the State Agricult- Meetings of ural College, viz: on the last Wednesdays of February, May, August, and November of each year, and may meet at such other times and places as they may determine. (3536.) SEC. 5. At their first meeting the members shall choose President. one of their number as president of their own Board. treasurer. (3537.) SEC. 6. At their first meeting, or as soon after as a com- Secretary and petent and suitable person can be obtained, they shall choose a secretary of the Board. If chosen from their own number, a vacancy shall be thus created in the Board. A treasurer shall also be chosen, at their first meeting, who may or may not be from the members of their Board, as they shall determine. They shall take such bonds Bond. from the secretary and treasurer as shall be deemed adequate to secure the faithful performance of their duties by those respective officers. The secretary and treasurer shall be chosen biennially, and shall hold their offices for two years from the last Wednesday of February, or until their successors are chosen. (3538.) SEC. 7. The Board shall direct the disposition of any moneys appropriated to the State Agricultural College. office. record of the (3539.) SEC. S. The secretary of the Board shall reside at or near Secretary and the Agricultural College, and keep his office at the city of Lansing, in the State buildings, or at the Institution, as the Board shall direct. It shall be his duty to keep a record of the transactions of Duty to keep the State. Board of Agriculture, and of the State Agricultural Board. College and farms, which shall be open at all times to the inspection of any citizens of this State. He shall also have the custody To have the eusof all books, papers, documents, and other property which may be etc. deposited in his office, including specimens of the vegetable and animal kingdoms of the State or counties; also, keep and file all of agricultural societies. To file reports reports which may be made from time to time by county and State agricultural and horticultural societies, and all correspondence of the office from other persons and societies appertaining to Various duties, the general business of husbandry; address circulars to societies, and the best practical farmers in the State and elsewhere, with the view of eliciting information upon the newest and best mode of culture of those products, vegetables, trees, etc., adapted to the soil and climate of this State; also, on all subjects connected with field culture, horticulture, stock-raising, and the dairy. He shall encourage the formation of agricultural societies throughout the State, and purchase, receive, and distribute such rare and valuable seeds, plants, shrubbery, and trees, as it may be in his power to procure from the general government and other sources, as may be adapted to our climate and soils. He shall also encourage the importation of improved breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, and other live stock, and the invention and improvement of labor-saving implements of husbandry, and diffuse information in relation to the same. He shall encourage such domestic industry and household arts as are calculated to promote the general thrift, wealth, and resources of the State. To effect those objects he shall correspond with the Patent Office at Washington, and representatives of our national government abroad, and if possible procure valuable contributions to agriculture from those sources. He shall aid, as far as possible, in obtaining contributions to the museums and the library of the State Agricultural College, and thus aid in the promotion of agriculture, science, and literature. Distribution of seeds, plants, etc. Reports to be made by the Secretary, (3540.) SEC. 9. The seeds, plants, trees, and shrubbery received by the secretary, and not needed by the college, shall be, so far as possible, distributed equally throughout the State, and placed in the hands of those farmers and others who will agree to cultivate them properly, and return to the secretary's office a reasonable proportion of the products thereof, with a full statement of the mode of cultivation, and such other information as may be necessary to ascertain their value for general cultivation in the State. Information in regard to agriculture may be published by him, from time to time, in the newspapers of the State, provided it does not involve any expense to the State. (3541.) SEC. 10. The Secretary shall report to the Legislature, at every regular session thereof, and to the Governor on the first Wednesday in January in each year when the Legislature is not in session, which report shall embrace all such statements, accounts, statistics, prize essays, and other information relative to agriculture |