PUBLIC LAW 94-250—MAR. 29, 1976
90 STAT. 289
Public Law 94-250 94th Congress An Act For the relief of Southeastern University of the District of Columbia.
Mar. 29. 1976 [S. 611]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the certificate Southeastern of incorporation and certificate of amendment thereto for the incor- University, D.C. poration of the Southeastern University of the District of Columbia under subchapter 1 of chapter 18 of the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia (1929 D.C. Code, title 5, ch. 8) be and the same are hereby, approved and confirmed, except as herein specifically altered and amended. SEC. 2. That the name of the corporation shall be Southeastern University. SEC. 3. The management of the said corporation shall be vested in Board of trustees. a board of trustees consisting of not less than nine nor more than thirty in number as determined from time to time by said board of trustees, one-third of whom, at all times, shall be graduates of said university, of the qualifications prescribed by said board of trustees, nominated by the alumni of said university in the manner prescribed by said board of trustees, and all of whom shall be elected by said board of trustees. Each trustee shall be elected for a term of office of three Term. years fix>m the date of expiration of the term for which his predecessor was elected; except that (1) in expanding or reducing the number of trustees under this Act, the board of trustees shall have the authority to fix or adjust the terms of office of such additional or remaining trustees, as the case may be, so that the term of office of not more than one-third of the trustees shall expire annually; and (2) a trustee elected to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be elected only for the unexpired term of such predecessor. SEC. 4. That the said board of trustees is authorized to (a) make, Functions alter, and repeal bylaws for the management of the said corporation and rules and regulations for the government of the university and the schools, faculty, and students thereof; (b) elect as officers of the said corporation and fix the salaries of a president, a treasurer, and a secretary, and such other officers as it may find necessary, for the respective terms and with the respective powers and duties as fixed by the bylaws of the said corporation; (c) appoint, from among their number, as officers of the said board of trustees and fix the salaries of a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary, and such other officers as it may find necessary, for the respective terms and with the respective powers and duties as fixed by the laws of the said corporation; (d) remove any trustee when, in its judgment, he shall be found incapable, by age or otherwise, of performing or discharging, or shall neglect or refuse to perform or discharge, the duties of his office; (e) determine and establish from time to time additional schools in all departments of sciences, liberal arts, and the professions, and the courses of instruction therein; (f) determine and establish, from time
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