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Agricultural College, where the leading object shall be, — without excluding 

 other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, — to teach 

 such branches of learning as are related to agricultural and mechanic arts, in 

 order to promote the liberal and practical education of industrial classes in the 

 several pursuits and professions of life. 



(3935.) Sec. 9. The said Land Grant Board shall, on finding that there is 

 not in this State a sufficient amount of land belonging to the United States, 

 subject to private entry to make up the full amount of the land granted 

 by said act of Congress, notify the Commissioner of the United States 

 Land Office of the fact, and obtain, as soon as practicable, from the proper 

 authority, permission to select an amount sufficient to make up such defic- 

 iency from United States lands in other States or Territories of the United 

 States, and shall send one or more Commissioners into such States or Ter- 

 ritories to select the same, under such rules and regulations as said Board 

 may prescribe. 



(3986.) Sec. 10. The Agricultural Land Grant Board shall certify, from 

 time to time, to the Auditor General, the amounts required to pay expenses of 

 selecting and locating and making returns of said lands, and the Auditor 

 General shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amounts thus 

 certified, and the State Treasurer shall pay the same out of the general fund. 

 Said Land Grant Board may make such rules and regulations in relation to 

 the time and manner of selecting and locating the lands, making the returns 

 and keeping the accounts of expenses, as they may deem necessary and 

 proper. All contracts and certificates of said Board shall be signed by the 

 Chairman, and countersigned by the Secretary of the Agricultural Laud. 

 Grant Board. 



(3937.) Sec. 11. In the sale of lands, the principal value of which con- 

 sists in the timber, the Commissioner of the State Laud Office shall require 

 the payment of the entire amount of purchase money at the time of pur- 

 chase, or such portion of the same above one-fourth as he may deem for the 

 best interest of the State. 



Sec. 13. This act shall take immediate effect. 



Approved March 18, 1863. 



OTHER PROVLSIONS OF LAW. 



The members of the State Board of Agriculture, like those of the boards of 

 other institutions are (Act No. 107, 1873) prohibited from being personally 

 interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract, purchase, or sale made for, 

 or in account, or in behalf of the institution. 



The Library is entitled to certain reports, a copy of the laws of the United 

 State, as issued from year to year, and to duplicates from the Geological 

 Survey of the State. 



STUDENTS' GOVERNMENT. 



From "College Rules" adopted by the Faculty, last edition, 1878: 

 "60. The College recognizes the 'Students' Government' as a part of the 

 government of the College. 



