General Laws Relating to Agricultural and Mechanical Land-grant Colleges |
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... ACTS OF CONGRESS . AN ACT donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ...
... ACTS OF CONGRESS . AN ACT donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ...
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... act , except that a sum , not exceeding ten per centum upon the amount received by any State under the provisions of ... Congress all sales made of such scrip until the whole shall be disposed of , the amount received for the same , and what ...
... act , except that a sum , not exceeding ten per centum upon the amount received by any State under the provisions of ... Congress all sales made of such scrip until the whole shall be disposed of , the amount received for the same , and what ...
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... act made to such separate agricultural college or school ; and no Legislature shall , by contract express or implied ... Congress may at any time amend , suspend or repeal any or all of the provisions of this act . ( Approved , March 2 ...
... act made to such separate agricultural college or school ; and no Legislature shall , by contract express or implied ... Congress may at any time amend , suspend or repeal any or all of the provisions of this act . ( Approved , March 2 ...
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... act shall be made upon the assent of the governor thereof , duly certified to the Secretary of the Treasury . SEC ... Congress , in order that the State or Territory may , if it should so desire , appeal to Congress from the ...
... act shall be made upon the assent of the governor thereof , duly certified to the Secretary of the Treasury . SEC ... Congress , in order that the State or Territory may , if it should so desire , appeal to Congress from the ...
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... act , so that the colored race may have the opportunity of acquiring an intelligent and prac- tical knowledge of ... Congress for the more complete endow- ment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts , ...
... act , so that the colored race may have the opportunity of acquiring an intelligent and prac- tical knowledge of ... Congress for the more complete endow- ment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts , ...
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1st day act of Congress aforesaid Agricultural and Mechanical agricultural experiment station amended amount annually appointed approved August 30 approved July approved March April assembly auditor August 30 board of agriculture board of regents board of trustees bonds buildings cent certificate chapter College of Agriculture commissioners Congress approved constitute corporation deem Delaware College donated duties elected entitled erection established expenses faculty farm February 19 fertilizer fund governor grant hereafter hereby appropriated hereby authorized Ibid institution interest invested land scrip lege legislature located Louisiana State University maintenance Maryland Agricultural College Massachusetts Agricultural College mechanic arts Mechanical College meeting ment military tactics necessary paid payment person prescribed president professors purchase purpose receive secretary senate session superintendent term Territory thereof thereto tion treasurer tuition United University of Wyoming vacancy warrant
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Page 3 - ... comparative effects on crops of different kinds'; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants ; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals ; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective...
Page 74 - State which may take and claim the benefit of this act, to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one 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 agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the...
Page 3 - That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals ; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the same ; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth ; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops ; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation ; the analysis of...
Page 116 - Territory shall be twenty-five thousand' dollars to be applied only to instruction in agriculture, the -mechanic arts, the English language and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural and economic science, with special reference to their applications in the industries of life, and to the facilities for such instruction.
Page 5 - That the grants of moneys authorized by this act are made subject to the legislative assent of the several States and Territories to the purpose of said grants...
Page 2 - ... First, If any portion of the fund invested, as provided by the foregoing section, or any portion of the interest thereon, shall, by any action or contingency, be diminished or lost, it shall be replaced by the State to which it belongs, so that the capital of the fund shall remain forever...
Page 2 - That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science, there shall be established, under direction of the college or colleges or agricultural department of colleges in each State or Territory established, or which may hereafter be established, in accordance with the provisions...
Page 2 - An act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states, under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto.
Page 97 - After the passage of this act all property which shall pass by will or by the intestate laws of this state, from any person who may die seized or possessed of the same while a resident of this state...
Page 39 - A general diffusion of the advantages of education being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people ; to promote this important object, the Legislature are authorized, and it shall be their duty to require, the several towns to make suitable provision, at their own expense, for the support and maintenance of public schools...