The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 143
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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ors shall and may have perpetual succession, and be able and capable
in law to have, receive and enjoy, to them and their successors,
lands, tenements and hereditaments, of any kind or value, in fee,
or for life, or years, and personal property of any kind whatsoever,
and also all sums of money of any amount whatsoever, which may
be granted or bequeathed to them for the purpose of promoting
the interest of the said college.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the trustees of the college
of DeIKalb shall and may have a common seal for the business of
themselves, their successors, with liberty to change or alter the
same from time to time, as they shall think proper, and that by
their aforesaid name, they and their successors shall and may be
able to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be
answered, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity
within this Republic, and to grant, bargain, sell or assign any
bonds, tenements, goods or chattels, in such manner as may hereafter
be specified, and to act and do all things whatsoever for the
benefit of the said institution, in as ample manner as any person,
or body politic or corporate, can or may do by law.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That no misnomer of the college
of DeKalb, shall defeat or annul any gift, grant, devise or bequest
to the same: Provided, The true interest of the parties shall sufficiently
appear upon the face of the gifts, grants or will or other
writing whereby any estate or interest was intended to pass to the
said college; nor shall any miisuser or nonuser of the rights, liberties,
privileges, jurisdiction and authorities, hereby granted to the
said college, create or cause a forfeiture of the charter thereof.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the first meeting of the
board of trustees shall be at the said college on the first Thursday
in M'arch, 1839, when they shall proceed to elect out of their
own body, a president, secretary and treasurer; the president shall
have power to call extraordinary meetings of the trustees, by giving
the members due notice thereof. The ordinary meetings of
the board shall be on their own adjournments; seven men shall
constitute a board to do business.-In case of death, removal from
the country, resignation, refusal or neglecting to act, of any of the
trustees, the board may at any time appoint a successor.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted. That the trustees of the college
of DeKalb, and their successors, shall have power to en(143)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6726/m1/147/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .