University of the South Papers Series A, No1

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cription against the University. He shall critically examine and report to the Comptroller, the amount properly payable upon every account presented to him. He shall classify all accounts under the different heads of expenditure, and keep a register of the nature and amount of such account, which shall correspond with the number of said account. He shall countersign all warrants drawn upon the Treasurer, and shall keep a register of all such warrants as he may have countersigned.

XVI.--COMPTROLLER.

SECTION 1. The Comptroller shall re-examine all accounts reported to him by the Auditor. He shall, if he approve the same, enter his allowance thereon and draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount of the same in favor of the individual to whom may be payable. He shall carefully register all accounts and preserve the originals and vouchers for future reference. He may draw a warrant upon the Treasurer in favor of the Commissioner of Buildings and Grounds, upon a requisition presented to him approved by the Vice-Chancellor, which warrant shall be charged to the account of such commissioner.

SEC. 2. The Comptroller shall annually report to the Board of Trustees a full statement of all the accounts allowed and passed by him, properly classified under their respective heads of expenditure. He shall also annually report to the Board of Trustees estimates of what amounts will be requisite for the expenditure of the University during the ensuing year, and the Board of Trustees shall make special appropriations of the amount requisite in each department, which amounts shall not be exceeded.

XVII.--COMMISSIONER OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.

SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Buildings and Grounds shall have the supervision of all repairs ordinarily required for the buildings and grounds, under the direction of a Board of Control to be composed of the Vice-Chancellor, the Treasurer and Comptroller. To this Board he shall submit all plans and estimates for the repair and improvement of buildings from time to time, and upon their approval he shall be authorized to have the same executed, and not otherwise.

SEC. 2. The general control of the erection of buildings and making improvements shall be reserved, however, to such committee as shall be designated by the Board of Trustees.

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SEC. 3. The Commissioner of Buildings and Grounds shall have the leasing of the tenements and grounds of the University, under such regulations as may be prescribed in reference thereto by the Board of Trustees; and it shall be his duty to prevent trespasses and intrusions on the property of the University, real and personal, and to recover its possession from any person who shall improperly withhold the same. To this end he is required to be vigilant in observing all trespasses and intrusions, and prompt in reporting them to the Vice-Chancellor, in laying them before the civil authority, and communicating to the proper law officer, when required by the Vice-Chancellor, such information as he may at any time have, and as may be calculated to prevent or punish breaches of the peace, trespasses or misdemeanors within the precincts of the University, and instantly to repel from the precincts all idle or suspicious intruders who may be found lurking within them without ostensible business.

SEC. 4. He shall cause all the grounds and tenements of the University to be kept in the most scrupulous order and neatness, and shall have authority to abate all nuisances on the University domain.

XVIII.--BOARDING AND LODGING HOUSES.

SECTION 1. All students shall be required to board and lodge in such houses as shall be provided or licensed for that purpose by the University, except in such cases where they may have parents, guardians or relatives residing on the domain of the University.

SEC. 2. The number of students occupying any one house shall not exceed twelve. Rates of board shall be regulated from time to time by the Vice-Chancellor and Hebdomadal Board.

SEC. 3. An amount sufficient to cover the expense of a student's board and lodging for three months shall in all cases be required to be deposited with the Treasurer of the University, who shall, upon the order of the student, pay such boarding house keeper monthly in advance.

SEC. 4. No person shall be permitted to keep a boarding house at the University until a license shall have been obtained from the Vice-Chancellor, which license shall be renewed annually. All such licenses may be revoked for cause at any time.

SEC. 5. The keepers of all licensed boarding houses shall be held responsible for the preservation of good order in their respective houses.

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SEC. 6. The licenses obtained by boarding house keepers shall be posted in some conspicuous place within the house, for the inspection of all persons.

XIX.--GYMNASIUM.

The Hebdomadal Board shall have power to establish a Gymnasium for athletic exercise, and any other School of a useful and refining influence, and to appoint the officers thereof.

XX.--OFFENCES.

SECTION 1. Offences against the Statutes of the University shall be punished in such manner as shall hereafter be prescribed by the Board of Trustees.

SEC. 2. Offences against the laws of the land shall be left to the cognizance of the civil magistrate, if claimed by him, or may be subjected by the Hebdomadal Board to any of the punishments permitted by the Statutes, whether the civil magistrate has taken cognizance of them or not.

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COMMITTEES.

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Executive Committee of the Board.

RT. REV. JAMES H. OTEY, D. D., LL. D., RT. REV. LEONIDAS POLK, D. D., RT. REV. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, D. D., Rt. REV. HENRY C. LAY, D. D., REV. DAVID PISE, D. D., J. HAMILTON COUPER, ESQ., G. R. FAIRBANKS, ESQ., C. T. POLLARD, ESQ., JOHN M. BASS, ESQ.

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F. B. FOGG, ESQ., JOHN ARMFIELD, ESQ., J. J. ABERNATHY, ESQ., ARTHUR S. COLYAR, ESQ., A. M. RUTLEDGE, ESQ.

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Treasurer of the University.

JAMES B. CRAIGHEAD, ESQ......................Nashville, Tenn.

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Registrar of the University.

F. B. FOGG, ESQ.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, AT THEIR SESSON, HELD AT Sewanee, Franklin County, Tenn., Oct, 9th, 1860.

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NASHVILLE: BANG, WALKER & COMPANY, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1860.

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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OF THE EPISCOPAL ORDER.

*Rt. Rev. JAMES H. OTEY, D. D., LL. D.....................Memphis, Tenn. *Rt. Rev. LEONIDAS POLK, D. D.............................New Orleans, La. *Rt. Rev. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, D. D..............................Savannah, Ga. *Rt. Rev. N. H. COBBS, D. D...................................Montgomery, Ala. *Rt. Rev. WM. M. GREEN, D. D....................................Jackson, Miss. *Rt. Rev. F. H. RUTLEDGE, D. D................................Tallahassee, Fla. Rt. Rev. T. F. DAVIS, D. D...........................................Camden, So. Ca. *Rt. Rev. THOMAS ATKINSON, D. D........................Wilmington, N. C. Rt. Rev. ALEXANDER GREGG, D. D...............................Austin, Texas. Rt. Rev. H. C. LAY, D. D.............................................Fort Smith, Ark.

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CLERICAL AND LAY TRUSTEES.

North Carolina.

*Rev. M. A. Curtis, D. D.....................................................Hillsboro'. Hon. Thomas Ruffin, LL. D..................................................Graham. T. D. Warren, M. D..............................................................Edenton.

South Carolina.

*Rev. Alex. Glennie.........................................................Georgetown. *J. A. Calhoun.....................................................................Abbeville *Hon. W. A. Pringle...........................................................Charleston.

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Georgia.

*Rev. W. N. Hawks.............................................................Columbus. *Daniel Griffin..................................................................Columbus. J. Hamilton Couper................................................................Darien.

Florida.

*Rev. J. J. Scott, D. D...........................................................Pensacola. *G. R. Fairbanks............................................................St. Augustine. *Geo. Whitfield..................................................................Waukenah.

Alabama.

*Rev. J. M. Mitchell.........................................................Montgomery. *C. T. Pollard..................................................................Montgomery. L. H. Anderson, M. D..........................................................Gainsville.

Mississippi.

*Rev. W. C. Crane...................................................................Jackson. Thomas Stanton.................................................................... Thos. B. Magruder.................................................................

Louisiana.

Rev. W. T. Leacock, D. D....................................................New Orleans. W. N. Mercer, M. D...........................................................New Orleans. G. S. Guion........................................................................Thibodeaux.

Tennessee.

*Rev. David Pise, D. D............................................................Columbia. Francis B. Fogg......................................................................Nashville. John Armfield......................................................................Beersheba.

Texas.

*Rev. Benj. Eaton..................................................................Galveston. Hon. W. P. Gray..................................................................... Gov. Pease............................................................................

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*Present at the meeting.

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PROCEEDINGS.

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FIRST DAY.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, } FRANKLIN CO., Tenn., October 9th, 1860. }

This being the time and place appointed for the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of the South, the Rt. Rev.

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James H. Otey, D. D., LL, D., took the chair, and after suitable devotions, called the Board to order.

The roll being called, the following Trustees answered to their names:

OF THE EPISCOPAL ORDER.

Rt. Rev. J. H. Otey, D. D., LL. D., Rt. Rev. Wm M. Green, D. D., Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, D. D., Rt. Rev. F. H. Rutledge, D. D., Rt. Rev. Stephen Elliott, D. D., Rt. Rev. Thomas Atkinson, D. D., Rt. Rev. N. H. Cobbs, D. D.

OF THE CLERICAL AND LAY TRUSTEES.

North Carolina--Rev. M. A. Curtis, D. D. South Carolina--Rev. Alex. Glennie, J. A. Calhoun. Georgia--Rev. W. N. Hawks, Daniel Griffin. Florida--Rev. J. J. Scott, D. D.. Geo. R. Fairbanks, George Whitfield. Alabama--Rev. J. M. Mitchell, C. T. Pollard. Tennessee.--Rev. David Pise, D. D., Francis B. Fogg. Texas--Rev. Benj. Eaton.

A majority of the Dioceses being represented in both orders, the President declared the Board to be duly organized.

On motion of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Cobbs, the Rev. David Pise was elected Secretary.

On motion of the Rev. Mr. Mitchell, the Rules of Order of the Convention of the Diocese of Tennessee, under which this Board had acted hitherto, were adopted as the Rules of Order of this Board, during the present session.

On motion of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Elliott, it was

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to examine the minutes of the last meeting of the Board, and report what business is to come before the Board at this meeting.

The chair appointed on that Committee, Rev. Dr. Curtis, Rev. Mr. Glennie, and Mr. Calhoun.

On motion of the Rev. Mr. Mitchell, it was

Resolved, That a Standing Committee on Finance, consisting of one clergyman and two laymen, be appointed by the chairman, to report from time to time to this meeting on such matters as may be referred to them, and to recommend to the consideration of this Board such resolutions as they may deem expedient.

On motion, the Board adjourned to meet on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.

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SECOND DAY.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Oct. 10th, 8 o'clock, P. M.

The Board met pursuant to adjournment. In the absence of the President, the Bishop of Louisiana was appointed to take the chair.

After suitable devotions by the chairman, the roll was called and the minutes of yesterday's proceedings were read and approved.

The Committee appointed under Bishop Elliott's resolution of yesterday, made the following report:

The "Committee appointed to examine the minutes of the last meeting of the Board, and report what business is to come before the Board at this meeting," respectfully report,

That they find but one item of business laid over for consideration at the present meeting, to be found on pp. 9 and 11 of Proceedings at their session in February last, in the words following, from p. 9, viz:

"Resolved, That the draft of the Constitution, as amended, be spread upon the minutes, and the same be and is hereby referred to the next general meeting of the Board of Trustees, to be held in Tennessee, for final consideration and adoption."

Page 11. "Resolved, That the draft of the Statutes of the University be spread upon the minutes and referred to the next general meeting of the Board of Trustees, to be held in Tennessee, for final consideration and adoption."

M. A. CURTIS, ALEX. GLENNIE, JOHN A. CALHOUN.

On motion of Mr. Fairbanks, seconded by Bishop Cobbs, it was

Resolved, That the consideration of the Constitution and Statutes be made the order of the day for to-morrow.

On motion of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Green, it was

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to prepare and report at the next meeting of the Board, Rules of Order for the government of the same, at their future meetings.

The chair appointed on this Committee, Bishop Green, Rev. Mr. Crane, and Mr. Fairbanks.

On motion of Mr. Fairbanks, it was

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to draw up appropriate resolutions relating to the death of Mr. G. S. Yerger, late member of this Board from the Diocese of Mississippi.

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The chair appointed on this Committee, Messrs. Fairbanks and Pollard.

On motion, the Board adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.

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THIRD DAY.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, October 11th, 1860,

The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and prayers were offered by the Rt. Rev. President.

The roll was called, and the minutes of yesterday's proceedings were read and approved.

The President announced the "Standing Committee on Finance," as follows: Rev. Dr. Curtis, Messrs. Griffin and Pollard.

The report of the Treasurer of the University was received and referred to the Committee on Finance.

The report of the Account Current of the Commissioners was received and referred to the same Committee.

The report of the Treasurer of the Diocese of Alabama was received and also referred to the same Committee.

The report of the Executive Committee was read by the chairman, and on motion, its further consideration was suspended for the present.

The order of the day was then taken up, and, on motion of Mr. Fairbanks, the Board went into Committee of the Whole on the Constitution.

Presently the Committee rose, and through their chairman, Rt. Rev. Bishop Rutledge, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again, which request was granted.

On motion, the Board took a recess till 4 o'clock, P. M.

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4 O'CLOCK, P. M.

The Board resumed its session, and, on motion, went into Committee of the Whole on the Constitution.

Presently the Committee rose, reported the Constitution with sundry amendments, recommended its adoption as amended, and asked to be discharged from further consideration of the same. Whereupon the Committee was discharged, and the Constitution, as amended, unanimously adopted in the following words, to-wit: (Vide Appendix.)

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The following named members of the Board of Trustees were present when the vote was taken whereby the Constitution was adopted, to-wit:

OF THE EPISCOPAL ORDER.

Rt. Rev. Jas. H. Otey, D. D. LL. D., Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, D. D., Rt. Rev. Stephen Elliott, D. D., Rt. Rev. N. H. Cobbs, D. D., Rt. Rev. Wm. M. Green, D. D., Rt. Rev. F. H. Rutledge, D. D., Rt. Rev. Thomas Atkinson, D. D.

CLERICAL AND LAY TRUSTEES.

N. C.--Rev. M. A. Curtis, D. D. S. C.--Rev. Alex. Glennie, J. A. Calhoun, Hon. W. A. Pringle. Ga.--Rev. W. N. Hawks, Daniel Griffin. Fla.--Rev. J. J. Scott, D. D., G. R. Fairbanks, Geo. Whitfield. Ala.--Rev. J. M. Mitchell, C. T. Pollard. Tenn.--Rev. David Pise, D. D., Francis B. Fogg. Texas.--Rev. Benj. Eaton.

On motion, the Board then went into Committee of the Whole on the Statutes.

Presently the Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again, which request was granted.

The Board took a recess till 7 c'clock.

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7 O'CLOCK, P. M.

The Board re-assembled, and, on motion, went into Committee of the Whole on the Statutes.

Presently the Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again, which request was granted.

The Commissioners presented their report, which was read, and, on motion, referred to the Committee on Finance.

On motion, the Board adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.

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FOURTH DAY.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Oct. 12th, 1860.

The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and prayers [wer]e offered by the Rt. Rev. President.

The minutes were read, and, after amendment, adopted.

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