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Grant of swamp lands.

Board may sell the lands.

Deeds thereof.

Members of
Board.

Terms.

Seventh. A full and accurate statement of the yield per acre, by weight or measure, of all crops raised on the farm, distinguishing between the several kinds of treatments, as to manures used, depth of plowing, difference of cultivation, time of harvesting, kind or variety of seed used.1

(3565.) SEC. 34. All the swamp lands granted to the State of Michigan by act of Congress, approved September twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, situate in the townships of Lansing and Meridian, in the county of Ingham, and Dewitt and Bath, in the county of Clinton, of which no sale has been made, or for which no certificates of sale have been issued by the Commissioner of the Land Office, are hereby granted and vested in the State Board of Agriculture and placed in the possession of the State Agricultural College, for the exclusive use and benefit of the institution, subject only to the provisions relating to drainage and reclamation of the act of Congress donating the same to the State. (3566.) SEC. 35. The State Board of Agriculture shall have authority to sell and dispose of any portions of the swamp lands mentioned in the preceding section of this act, and use the same or the proceeds thereof for the purpose of draining, fencing, or in any manner improving such other portions of said lands as it may be deemed advisable to bring under a high state of cultivation for the promotion of the objects of the State Agricultural College. The terms and conditions of the sale of the portions of the abovedescribed lands thus disposed of shall be prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture, and deeds of the same, executed and acknowledged, in their official capacity, by the president and secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, shall be good and valid in law.

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(3567.) SEC. 36. David Carpenter of Lenawee county; Justus Gage of Cass county; Philo Parsons of Wayne county; Hezekiah G. Wells of Kalamazoo county; Silas A. Yerkes of Kent county, and Charles Rich of Lapeer county, are hereby constituted and appointed the first State Board of Agriculture. At their first meeting, which the Governor of the State is hereby authorized and directed to call at as early a day as practicable, they shall determine by lot their several periods of service, two of whom shall serve for two years, two of whom shall serve for four years, and two of whom shall serve for six years, respectively, from the third Wednesday of January last past, when they are superseded by appointments, in accordance with the provisions of section one of this act, or until their successors are chosen.

1 Vide note to section 1 of this act.

(3568.) SEC. 37. Act number one hundred and thirty, Session Repeal. Laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-five, being an act for the establishment of a State Agricultural School, and all other acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 38. This act shall take immediate effect.

An Act to establish a military school in connection with the Agricultural College.

[Approved March 20, 1863. Laws of 1863, p. 364.]

established.

(3569.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Military school That in addition to the course of instruction already provided by law for the Agricultural College of this State, there shall be added military tactics and military engineering.

lations.

(3570.) SEC. 2. The State Board of Agriculture are hereby author- Rules and reguized and required to make such additional rules and regulations for the government and control of the Agricultural College, as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of section one of this

act.

ments, etc.

(3571.) SEC. 3. The State Board of Agriculture shall, by and Arms, accoutrewith the advice and consent of the Governor, the Adjutant General, and Quartermaster General, procure, at the expense of the State, all such arms, accoutrements, books and instruments, and appoint such additional professors and instructors, as, in their discretion, may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act: Provided, Proviso. That nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the incurring of any indebtedness against the State, or the expenditure of money beyond the appropriations made to the Agricultural College.

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CHAPTER CX X X V.

MINING SCHOOL IN THE UPPER PENINSULA.

Michigan Mining School.

Board of trustсев.

Trustees, elec. tion of.

Term of.

An Act to establish and regulate a mining school in the Upper Peninsula.

[Approved March 15, 1861. Laws of 1861, p. 419.]

(3572.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That a school shall be established at or near the village of Houghton, in the county of Houghton, to be called the Michigan Mining School, for the purpose and under the regulations contained in this act.

(3573.) SEC. 2. The said school shall be under the control and management of a board of six trustees, who shall be known as the "Trustees of the Michigan Mining School."

(3574.) SEC. 3. At the election to be held on the first Monday of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, in said Upper Peninsula, six trustees shall be elected by the electors of said Upper Peninsula, three from the county of Houghton, one from the county of Marquette, one from the county of Keweenaw, and one from the county of Ontonagon, two of whom shall be elected for a term of two years, two for a term of four and years, two for a term of six years; and the ballots cast for said trustees shall designate the term for which each trustee is to be elected. Commencement Their terms of office shall commence on the first day of July next and end of terin. succeeding their election, and shall continue for the period for which they shall be so elected. Every two years after the first election aforesaid, two trustees shall be elected in like manner, to replace those whose terms are about to expire. Such election shall

conducted.

be noticed, conducted, and canvassed, certified, and recorded, and Election, how the result thereof notified and transmitted, as near as may be, in conformity with the laws now applicable to the election of circuit judge for the Upper Peninsula.1

trustees.

(3575.) SEC. 4. The said trustees shall hold their first meeting Meetings of at the village of Houghton, on the second Monday of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and may adjourn the same as they see fit. Meetings may be called subsequently, at such place and time as any two members of the board, by notice served personally or sent by mail two weeks previous thereto, or in such other manner as said trustees may direct, and all meetings may be lawfully adjourned at their pleasure. Four trustees shall Quorum. form a quorum for business, and any two may hold a meeting open by adjournment, from time to time, not more than two weeks in all: Provided, A quorum shall not be present at the time appointed for such meeting. At the first meeting, or as soon thereafter as President. may be, the said trustees shall elect one of their number president, who shall hold his office until the expiration of the shortest term of office of any trustee then in office, and whose powers shall be defined and regulated by the trustees. In case of the neglect or Appointment of president by cirinability of such trustees to elect a president, for the period of cuit judge. thirty days after the time of the first meeting, when a president might have been elected, it shall be the duty of the judge of the twelfth judicial circuit to designate one of said trustees as president for the ensuing two years. The trustees shall also appoint, Treasurer. from time to time, a treasurer, who shall, before entering upon his Bond of. duties of his office, give bonds to the people of this State, to be deposited with said trustees, in such sum (not less than twice the amount of money likely to come into his hands), and with such sureties as shall be fixed and directed by the trustees, and a secretary, out of their own number, or otherwise, and such other officers and assistants as they may see fit, whose powers and duties shall also be regulated by them, but subject to the provision that no money shall be paid out, nor any contract be made, or act done, involving the payment of money or the disposal of property, except in pursuance of a vote of the trustees: Provided, That in case of failure, by reason of want of time, after the passage of this act, hold first electo hold such election at the time prescribed by this act, then it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of the several coun

1 As amended by Act 198 of the Laws of 1865, p. 328, approved and took effect March 15,

Other officers.

Proceedings in case of failure to

tion.

Trustees to erect buildings, etc.

Proviso.

ties of the Upper Peninsula to order, without unnecessary delay, a special election for the election of said trustees. '

(3576.) SEC. 5. As soon as the means in their hands will permit, without incurring indebtedness, said trustees shall proceed to obtain a suitable location, and erect such buildings, and procure such furniture, apparatus, library, and implements, as may be necessary for the successful operation of said school: Provided, That no provision shall be made for boarding any pupils unless employed in the service of the institution, but rooms may be provided for the lodging of students, if it shall, in the opinion of such board, become necessary, but not otherwise. Such board shall have power, as their means will permit, to appoint a principal, and such other teachers and assistants as they may deem expedient, with salaries, to be paid from time to time, as they may agree, and to regulate Board may dis. their duties; but no agreement shall be valid whereby such board shall be prevented from discharging any one in their employ upon six months' previous notice.

Principal and teachers.

charge.

Course of instruction.

Tuition.

Incidental expenses.

Board to make rules, etc., for institution.

Debts not to be contracted.

(3577.) SEC. 6. The course of instruction shall embrace geology, mineralogy, mining and mining engineering, and such other branches of practical and theoretical knowledge as will, in the opinion of the board, conduce to the end of enabling the students at said institution to obtain a full knowledge of the science, art, and practice of mining. Tuition shall be forever free in said institution to all bona fide residents of this State, and no charge shall be made to others for tuition so long as the funds provided otherwise shall be sufficient to meet the current expenses of the institution; but a reasonable charge for incidental expenses, not exceeding ten dollars per year, may be made against any student, if deemed necessary, and the board shall not be obliged to furnish books, apparatus, or other materials, for the use of students.

(3578.) SEC. 7. The course of study, the terms and the hours of instruction, shall be regulated by the board of trustees, who shall also have power to make all such rules and regulations concerning the admission, control, and discipline of students, and other matters, as may be deemed necessary for the good government of the institution and the convenience and transaction of its business.

(3579.) SEC. 8. No debt shall be contracted beyond or apart from the actual means of the institution. The trustees may dispose of or lease any property donated to the State for the purposes of said school, or which may be acquired in payment of debts, except such

1 As amended by Act 198 of the Laws of 1865, p. 828, approved and took effect March 15,

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