184 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Sec. 20. (Comp. Tjaws, § 3551.) The State iioard of Agriculture sliall 

 have the general control and supervision of Mie State Agricultural College, 

 the farm pertaining thereto, and lands which may be vested in the College by 

 State legislation ; of all appropriations made by the State for the su|)])ort of 

 the same [and also tlie management of any lands that may hereafter be 

 donated by the general government to this State, in trust for the promotion 

 of agriculture and industrial puisuits]. The Board shall have plenary power 

 to adopt all such ordinances, by-laws, and regulations, not in conflict with this 

 act, as they may deem necessary to secure tlie successful operation of the 

 College and promote its designed objects. [Note. — The portion in brackets 

 has been superseded, so far as pertains to the Congressional grant of 186^, by 

 subsequent legislation.] 



Sec. 21. (Comp. Laws, § 3552.) It shall be the duty of the State Board 

 of Agriculture to choose a president of the State Agricultural College before 

 the commencement of the nest term of the institution; they shall then pro- 

 ceed to choose such professors, tutors, and employes as the necessities of the 

 institution demand. In case of vacancy in the office of president, or in case 

 a suitable man cannot be selected, the president of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture, or such member of the Board as shall be designated by them, shall be 

 president ;;ro tern- of the College, who shall receive such compensation for his 

 services as the Board shall determine. 



Sec. 22. (Comp. I^aws, §3553.) The Board shall fix the salaries of the 

 president, professors, and other employes, and prescribe their respective duties. 

 The Board may remove the president or subordinate officers, and supply any 

 vacancies. 



Sec. 23. (Comp. Laws, §3554.) The Board shall have power to regulate 

 the course of instruction, and prescribe, with the advice of the faculty, the 

 books to be used in the institution; and also to confer, for similar or equal 

 attainments, similar degrees or testimonials to those conferred by the Univer- 

 sity of Michigan. 



Sec. 24. (Comp. Laws, § 3555.) The president, professors, farm mana- 

 ger, and tutors shall constitute the faculty of the State Agricultural College. 

 Tiie president of tlie College shall be the president of the faculty. The secre- 

 tary of the State Board of Agriculture shall be a member and secretary of 

 the faculty. 



Sec. 25. (Con)p. Laws, § 3556.) The faculty shall pass all needful rules 

 and regulations necessary to the government and disci})line of the College, 

 regulating the routine of labor, study, meals, and the duties and exercises, 

 and all such rules and regulations as are necessary to the preservation of 

 morals, decorum, and health. 



Sec. 2G. (Comp. Laws, §3557.) The faculty shall have charge of the 

 laboratories, library, and museums of the institution. 



Sec. 2T. (Comp. Laws, §3558.) The faculty shall make an annual report 

 by the first VV^ednesday of December of each year to the State Board of Agri- 

 culture, signed by the president and secretary, containing such information 

 and recommendations as the welfare of the institution, in their opinion, 

 demands. Any members of the faculty may make a minority report if they 

 disagree with the conclusions of the majority, which the faculty shall com- 

 nuuiicate to the Board. No communicaLion at any other time, from members 

 of the faculty, shall be entertained by the Board, unless they have been sub- 

 mitted to a meeting of the faculty and sanctioned by a majority. [Note. — 



