member of said board. The term of office of said regents shall be for four years from and after their appointment, unless sooner removed by the governor for cause; but appointment to fill vacancies, before the expiration of a term, shall be for the residue of the term only.
Powers and duties of board.s. 3, c. 40, sp. 1883.
s. 1, c. 167, 1885.
§ 299. The board of regents and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate, by the name of "the regents of the university of North Dakota," and shall possess all the powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the objects and perform the duties prescribed by law, and shall have the custody of the books, records, buildings, and all other property of said university. The board shall elect a president and a secretary, who shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the by-laws of the board. The secretary shall keep a faithful record of all the transactions of the board, and of the executive committee thereof, and in addition to performing the duties of secretary, shall be the superintendent of the buildings and grounds of the university, and discharge such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the board of regents. The territorial treasurer shall be the treasurer of the board and perform all the duties of such office, subject to such regulations as the board may adopt, not inconsistent with his official duties, and he and his sureties shall be liable on his official bond as territorial treasurer for the faithful discharge of such duties.
Meetings of the board.s. 4, c. 40, sp. 1883.
s. 2, c. 168, 1885.
§ 300. The time for the election of the president and secretary of said board, and the duration of their respective terms of office, and the time for holding the regular annual meeting, and such other meetings as may be required, and the manner of notifying the same, shall be determined by the board. Four members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time.
Government of the university-Power of the board of regents.s. 5, c. 40, sp. 1883.
§ 301. The board of regents shall enact laws for the government of the university in all its branches; elect a president and the requisite number of professors, instructors, officers and employes, and fix the salaries and the term of office of each; and determine the moral and educational qualifications of applicants for admission to the various courses of instruction; but no instruction either sectarian in religion or partisan in politics shall ever be allowed in any department of the university, and no sectarian or partisan test shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of regents, or in the election of professors, teachers or other officers of the university, or in the admission of students thereto, or for any purpose whatever. The board of regents shall have power to remove the president or any professor, instructor, or officer of the university when in their judgment the interests of the university require it. The board may prescribe rules and regulations for the management of the libraries, cabinet, museum, laboratories, and all other property of the university, and of its several departments, and for the care and preservation thereof, with penalties and forfeitures by way of damages for their violation, which may be sued for and collected in the name of the board before any court having jurisdiction of such actions.
Board may expend funds.s. 6, c. 40, sp. 1883.
§ 302. The board of regents are authorized to expend such portion of the income of the university fund as they may deem expedient for the erection of suitable buildings and the purchase of apparatus, a library, cabinets, and additions thereto; and, if they deem it expedient, may receive in connection with the
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