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Charles C. Sewall was also a farmer. Hon. George Marstqn, Dis- 

 trict Attorney of the South Eastern District, and afterwards Attor- 

 ney General, took great interest in the college. He resigned in 1878, 

 and has since deceased. Dr. Nathan Durfee was an extensive far- 

 mer, and from 1864 to 1876 treasurer of the college. All these and 

 the lamented Governor Andrew, out of the original board of trus- 

 tees, are no longer among the living. Henry Colt of Pittsfield, a 

 manufacturer, and Phineas Stedman of Chicopee, an enterprising 

 farmer, are the only surviving members who remain upon the board, 

 whilst the terms of Charles G. Davis of Plymouth, and Prof. Henry 

 L. Whiting have expired by limitation of law under the Resolve of 

 1884. Of the other original members Mr. South worth of Lowell re- 

 signed in 1864, and has since died, and was succeeded by Hon. Hen- 

 ry F. French. Gov. Wm. B. Washburn resigned in 1878, and was 

 succeeded by Hon. James S. Grinnell of Greenfield. Dr. John li. 

 King never accepted the trust, and is still living at Nantucket. 

 Charles L. Flint resigned in 1880, and was followed by Hon. John 

 E. Russell, as Secretary of the Board of Agriculture. 



drecl acres, to be used as an experimental farm, or otherwise, so as best to promote the 

 objects of the institution; and in establishing the by-laws and regulations of said college, 

 they shall make such provision for the* manual labor of the students on said farm as they 

 may deem just and reasonable. The location, plan of oi'ganization, government and 

 co'urse of study prescribed for the college shall be subject to the approval of the ^legisla- 

 ture] . 

 *[1. Amended ly Chap. 223, Sec. 2, Acts of 1864. 



" governor and council." 



SEC. 7. One-tenth pai't of all the moneys which may be received by the state treasurer 

 from the sale of land-scrip, by virtue of the provisions of the one hundred and thirtieth 

 chapter of the acts of the thirty-seventh congress, at the second session thereof, approved 

 July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the laws of this Commonwealth, 

 shall be paid to said college, and appropriated towards the purchase of said site or farm ; 

 provided, nevertheless, that the said college shall first secure by valid subscriptions or 

 otherwise, the further sum of seventy-five thousand dollars, for the purpose of erecting 

 suitable buildings thereon ; and upon satisfactory evidence that this proviso has been 

 complied with, the governor is authorized, from time to time, to draw his warrants there- 

 for. 



SEC. 8. When the said college shall have been duly organized, located and established, 

 as and for the purposes specified in this act, there shall be appropriated and paid to its 

 treasurer each year, pn the warrant of the governor, two-thirds of the annual interest or 

 income, which may be received from the fund created under and by virtue of the act of 

 congress named in the seventh section of this act, and the laws of this Commonwealth, 

 accepting the provisions thereof, and relating to the same. 



SEC. J). In the event of a dissolution of said corporation, by its voluntary act at any 

 time, the real and personal property belonging to the corporation shall revert and belong- 

 to the Commonwealth, to be held by the same, and be disposed of as it may see fit in the 

 advancement of education in agriculture and the mechanic arts. The legislature shall 

 have authority at any time to withhold the portion of the interest or income from said 

 fund provided in this act, whenever the corporation shall cease or fail to maintain a col- 

 lege within the provisions and spirit of this act and the before-mentioned act of congress, 

 or for any cause which they deem sufficient. 



Approved April 29, 1863. 



