THE
ORIGINAL CHARTER
COLUMBIA COLLEGE,
CITY OF NEW-YORK,
OCTOBER 31st, 1754 ;
THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE,
ALTERING AND AMENDING THE SAME;
OR RELATING TO THE COLLEGE.
PRINTED
NEW-YORK :
FOR COLUMBIA
BY E. B. CLAYTON.
M DCCC XXXVI.
COLLEGE,
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Gu t of Si ymoi r B. Di rs i Old York Lihrary
THE ORIGINAL CHARTER
OF
COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
GEORGE THE SECOND, by the grace of Recital*.
God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King,
Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these
presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas, by several Money
acts of the Governour, Council, and General as-«;tsof the
legislature
sembly of our Province of New York, divers sums to buikl a
"* College.
of money have been Raised by Publiek Lotteries,
and appropriated for the founding, erecting, and
establishing a College in our said Government,
' for the Education and Instruction of Youth in the
Liberal Arts and Sciences : And Whereas, the Grant of
Rector and inhabitants of the City of New York, Trinity
. J Church for a
in Communion of the Church of England, as by |cite forthe
& ' J College.
Law Established, for the encouraging and pro-
moting the same good design, have sett apart a
parcel of ground for that purpose, of upwards of
Three Thousand Pounds value, belonging to the
said Corporation, on the west side of the broad-
way, in the west ward of our City of New York,
fronting easterly to Church street, between Bar-
clay street and Murray street, four hundred and
forty foot ; And from thence running westerly,
between and along the said Barclay street and
Murray street, to the North river ; And also, a
street, from the middle of the said Land, Easterly
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to the Broadway, of ninety Foot, to be called
Robinson street, And have declared that they are
ready and desirous to Convey the said Land in
Fee, to and for the use of a College, intended and
proposed to be Erected and Established in our
said Province, upon the terms in their said decla-
ration mentioned : And Whereat our Loving Sub-
jects, the Trustees, appointed in and by an act of
the Governor, Council, and General Assembly of
our said Province of New York, Intitled an Act
for Vesting in Trustees the sum of three Thousand
four Hundred and forly three Pounds eighteen
shillings, by way of Lottery, for Erecting a College
within this Colony, esteeming the said Lands of-
fered and sett apart by the said Rector and Inha-
bitants of the City of New York, in Communion
of the Church of England, as by Law Established,
the most convenient place for the Building, Erect-
ing, and Establishing, a College, in our said Pro-
vince, have, by their humble petition, presented
to our trusty and well beloved James Dc Lanccy,
Esq. our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in
Chief of our said Province of New York, In Council,
prayed our Letters patent oflncorporation for the
Better Establishing, Erecting, and Building a Col-
lege, on the said Lands, and the more Effectually
Governing, Carrying on, and Promoting the same,
and Instructing of Youth in the Liberal Arts and
Sciences ; Wherefore, Wee, being willing to Grant
the Reasonable request and desire of our said
Loving Subjects, and to Encourage the said good
design of promoting a Liberal Education among
them, and to make the same as Beneficial as may
be, not only to the Inhabitants of our said Province
of New York, But to all our Colonies and Terri-
tories in America, Know Ye, that Wee, Consider-
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ing the premisses, do, of our especial Grace,
Certain Knowledge, and meer motion, by these
presents, will, Grant, Constitute, and ordain, that
when, and as soon as the said Rector and Inhabi-
tants of the City of New York, in Communion of
the Church of England, as by "Law established,
shall legally convey and assure the said herein
before mentioned Lands to the Corporation, or
body politick, Erected and made by these our Let-
ters patent, That there be erected and made on
the said Lands, a College, and other Buildings
and Improvements, for the use and conveniency
of the same, which shall be called and Known by
the name of King's College, for the Instruction and Name or
Education of Youth in the Learned Languages, college,
and Liberal Arts and Sciences ; And that in Con-
sideration of such Grant, to be made by the Rector
and Inhabitants of the City of New York, in Com-
munion of the Church of England, as by Law president of
the Colloffs
Established, the President of the said College, for to he in Com-
1 f i r Bunion with
the time bems; shall for ever hereafter be a mem- the church
Y . of England.
ber of, and in Communion with the Church of
England, as by Law established ; And that the
Governors of the said College, and their succes-
sors, for ever, shall be one body Corporate and
politick, in deed, fact, and name, and shall be
called, named, and distinguished, by the name of corporate
the Governors of the College of the Province of
New York, in the City of New York, in America,
and them and their successors, by the name of the
Governors of the College of the Province of New
York, in the City of New York, in America, one
Body Corporate and politick, in deed, fact, and
name, really and fully, we do for us, our heirs and
Successors,Erect,Ordain,make,Constitute, declare,
and Create by these presents, and that by that name,
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they shall and may have perpetual succession :
And we do for us, our heirs, and successors, for the
Continuance and Better Establishment of the said
College, Will, Give, Grant, Ordain, Constitute,
and appoint, that in the said College, to be Erected
and Built upon the Lands aforesaid, there shall
from henceforth forever be a Body Corporat and
politick, Consisting of the Governors of the Col-
lege of the Province of New York, in the City of
New York, in America; And for the more full
and perfect Erection of the said Corporation and
Body politick, consisting of the Governors of the
College of the Province of New York, in the City
of New York in America, we do will, Grant, or-
dain, Constitute, assign, Limitt, and appoint, by
Governors or these presents, the most Reverend Father in God,
aaaed and our Trusty, and well beloved Thomas, Lord Arch-
appointed.
bishop of Canterbury, and the most Reverend the
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for the time
being ; The Right Honorable Dunk, Earl of Hali-
fax, first Lord Commissioner for Trade and Plan-
tations, and the first Lord Commissioner for
Trade and plantations for the time being; Our
now Lieutenant Governor and Commander in
chief of our said Province of New York, and the
Governor or Commander in chief of our said
Province for the time being ; the eldest Councilor
of our said Province now and for the time being ;
the Judges of our Supreme Court of Judicature of
our said Province now and for the time being ;
the Secretary of our said Province now and for
the time being ; the Attorney General of our said
Province now and for the time being ; the Speaker
of the General Assembly of our said Province
now and for the time being; the Treasurer of our
said Province now and for the time being ; the
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Mayor of our City of New York in our said Pro-
vince now and for the time being ; the Rector of
Trinity Church in our said City of New York
now and for the time being ; the Senior Minister
of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in our
said City now and for the time being ; the Minister
of the ancient Lutheran Church in our said City
now and for the time being ; the Minister of the
French Church in our said City now and for the time
being ; the Minister of the Presbeterian Congrega-
tion in our said City for the time being ; the Presi-
dent of the said College, appointed by these Pre-
sents, and the President of the said College for the
time being, to be chosen as herein after is directed,
and twenty four other Persons, Who shall be called
and named, and are hereby called and named, the
Governors of the College of the Province of New
York, in the City of New York in America ; And for
that purpose, "We have elected, nominated, ordained,
constituted, limited, and appointed, and by these
Presents do, for us, our Heirs, and Successors,
elect, nominate, ordain, constitute, limit, and ap-
point, the said most Reverend Father in God,
Thomas, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, and the
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for the time being;
The Right Honourable Dunk, Earl of Halifax,
first Lord Commissioner for Trade and Plantations,
and the first Lord Commissioner for Trade and
Plantations for the time being ; our now Lieute-
nant Governor and Commander in chief of our
Province of New York, and the Governor or
Commander in chief of our said Province for the
time being ; the eldest Councilor of our said Pro-
vince now and for the time being ; the Judges of
our Supreme Court of Judicature of our said
Province now and for the time being ; the Secre-
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tary of our said Province now and for the time
being; the Attorney General of our said Province
now and for the time being ; the Speaker of the
General Assembly of our said Province now and
for the time being; the Treasurer of our said
Province now and for the time being ; the Mayor
of our said City of New York now and for the
time being ; the Rector of Trinity Church in our
said City now and for the time being ; the Senior
Minister of the Reformed Protestant Dutch
Church in our said City now and for the time
being; thc Minister of the ancient Lutheran
Church in our said City now and for the time
being; the minister of the French Church in our
said City now and for the time being; the minister
of the Presbiterian Congregation in our said City
for the time being; the President of the said Col-
lege, appointed by these Presents, and the Presi-
dent of the said College for the time being ; and
Archibald Kennedy, Joseph Murray, Josiah Mar-
tin, Paul Richard, Henry Cruger, William Wal-
ton, John Watts, Henry Beekman, Philip Ver
Planck, Frederick Philipse, Joseph Robinson,
John Cruger, Oliver De Lancey, James Liv-
ingston, Esquires, Benjamin Nicoll, William
Livingston, Joseph Read, Nathaniel Marston,
Joseph Haynes, John Livingston, Abraham Lodge,
David Clarkson, Leonard Lispenard, and James
De Lancey the Younger, Gentlemen, to be the
present Governors of the said College ; and we
do by these Presents ordain and appoint our well
t Presi- beloved Samuel Johnson, Doctor of Divinity, to
named ,
appomt- be the first and present President of the said
College, for and during his Good Behaviour; and
do will that he and the President for the time
being after him, who shall also hold his office
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during Good behaviour, shall have the Immediate
care of the Education and Government of the
students that shall be sent to and admitted into
the said College for Instruction and Education,
according to such Rules and orders as shall be
made by the Governors of the said College;
And they are by these presents made and consti-
tuted a Body Corporate and politick, by the said
name of the Governors of the College of the pro-
vince of New York, in the City of New York, in
America ; and they and their successors, by the
said name of the Governors of the College of the
province of New York, in the City of New York,
in America, be, and for ever hereafter shall be,
a Body politick and Corporate, in deed, fact, and
name, and shall be Capable and able in Law tocapai.ieto
sue, &c.
sue and be sued, Implead and be Impleaded,
answer and be Answered unto, Defend and be
Defended, In all Courts and places, before Us,
our Heirs and Successors, and Before all and
any the Judges, Justices, Officers, and Ministers
of Us, our Heirs and Successors, in any Court or
Courts, place and places Whatsoever, in all and
all manner of actions, suits, Complaints, Pleas,
causes, matters, and demands whatsoever, and
of what kind or nature soever, in as full, ample
manner and form as any of our other Liege Sub-
jects of our said Province of New York can or
may sue and be sued, Implead and be Impleaded,
defend and be Defended, by any Lawfull ways
and means whatsoever. And, also, that they and
their successors, by the said name of the Gover-
nors of the College of the Province of New York,
in the City of New York, in America, be, and for
ever hereafter, shall be a Body Corporate, Capable Takn a„d
and able in Law to purchase, take, hold, receive, Iiinds'
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Enjoy, and have any messuages, houses, Lands,
Tenements, and Hereditaments, and real Estate
whatsoever, in Eec simple, or for Term of Life,
or Lives, or Years, or in any other manner how-
Not exc«ed- soever, for the use of the said College ; Provided
Ug Hi value O
yiMio |,o.iu,i8 always, the clear yearly value thereof do not
per uiiiium. J J J
exceed the sum of Two Thousand pounds Ster-
ling ; and also Goods, Chattells, Books, moneys,
annuities, and all other things of what nature and
kind soever. And, also, that they and their Suc-
cessors, by the same name of the Governours of
the College of the Province of New York, in the
City of New York, in America, to and for the use
of the said College, shall and may have full power
Toeron and authority to Erect and build any house or
buildings .
au.i .i.-po^ houses, or other Buddings, as they shall think
of than pro- 0 "»
peny, necessary or convenient ; and also to Give, Grant,
Bargain, sell, demise, assign, or otherwise dispose
of all or any messuages, Lands, Tenements, Rents,
and other Hereditaments, and real Estate, and all
Goods, Chattells, money, and other things what-
soever, as to them shall seem fitl, either in the
payment of the Salary or Salaries of the President,
Fellows, and Professors of the said College, or
any other officers or ministers of the same, at
Kxoppt the their will and pleasure : excepting always, and
landaGivea . 1 10 J .
by Trinity it js Nevertheless, our True Intent and meaning
Church. ' ' °
that the said Governors of the said College for
the time being, and their Successors, or any of
them, shall not do or suffer to be done, at any
time hereafter, any act or thing whereby or by
means whereof the Lands set apart and offered
to be Conveyed by the Rector and Inhabitants of
the City of New York, In Communion of the
Church of England as by Law Established, for
the use of the College, or any part thereof, shall
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be Vested, Conveyed, or Transferred, to any other
person, contrary to the true meaning hereof, other
than by such Leases as are hereafter mentioned :
our will and pleasure is, therefore, and we do for
us our heirs and Successors will and ordain, that
no Grant or Lease of the said Land, or any part
thereof, shall be made by the said Governors of
the said College which shall exceed the number
of Twenty one Years, and That either in pos-
session or not above three years before the End
and Expiration or Determination of the Estate
or Estates in possession. And we do by these
presents will, ordain, and direct, that the said
Governors of the said College (Except always
the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for the time
being, and our first Lord Commissioner for Trade
and Plantations) do, at their first meeting, after the
receipt of these our Letters patents, and before they
proceed to any business of and concerning the said
College, take the oaths appointed to be taken byTheGover-
. . nors to tak<
an act passed m the first year 01 our Late Royal certain
Father's Reign, Entituled, [an Act for the further
security of his Majesty's Person and Government,
and the Succession of the Crown, in the Heirs of
the late Princess Sophia, being protestants, and
for extinguishing the Hopes of the pretended
Prince of wales, and his open and Secret abet-
tors,] and make and subscribe the declaration
mentioned in An Act of Parliament, made in the
twenty fifth year of the Reign of King Charles
the second, Entituled, [an act for preventing Dan-
gers which may happen from popish Recusants ;]
as also, an oath, faithfully to execute the trust Re-
posed in them, as members of the said Corpora-
tion, which Oaths we authorize and Impower the
Justices of our Supreme Court of Judicature, for
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Time of
meeting; of
{fovernorfi ;
■ltd fifteen
to he a
our said Province of New York for the time being,
any or either of them to administer ; and that
when, and as often as any person or persons,
either by his oflice or place in our said Govern-
ment, or Elsewhere, (Except always the Lord
Archbishop of Canterbury for the time being, and
our first Lord Commissioner for Trade and Plan-
tations for the time being,) or by Choice of the
said Governors of the said College, shall become,
or he Chosen a. Member or members of the said
Corporation, they shall, before they are admit-
ted, or enter into the said office or Trust, take the
said Oaths, and .Subscribe the said Declaration to
be administered to them in the manner above
directed. And we do further will, ordain, and
direct, that the Governors of the said College,
shall yearly, and every year hereafter, forever, on
the Second Tuesday in the Month of May, in
every year, meet together in our said City of
New York, for the Better taking care of, and Pro-
moting the Interest of the said College ; and that
the said Governors of the said College, or any
fifteen or more of them being met, shall be a
Legal meeting of the said Corporation, and they,
or the major part of them so met, shall have full
power and authority to adjourn from day to day,
as the Business of the said College may require,
and to do, execute, and perform, all and every act
and acts, thing and things whatsoever, which the
said Governors of the said College are, or shall
by these, our Letters patent, be authorized and
Impowered to do, act, or Transact, in as full and
ample manner, as if all and every of the members
of the said Corporation were present. And we do
will, ordain, and direct, that as our Right Trusty
and well beloved Thomas, Lord Archbishop of
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Canterbury, and the Lord Archbishop of Canter- (lovornors
bury for the time bein°\ and our said first Lord residing in
J ° . England,
Commissioner for Trade and Plantations, and the ma> appoint
proxies.
First Lord Commissioner for Trade and planta-
tions for the time being, cannot attend the meet-
ings of the said Corporation, they and each of
them shall, from time to time, have full power
and authority to appoint a Proxy, in writing,
under their hand and seal, which person or per-
sons so appointed by them, and each of them
shall and may Represent them, and each of them,
Respectively, according to such appointment, and
shall have full power to vote and act as a Governor
or Governors of the said Corporation, at any and
every meeting of the said Corporation, as fully
and amply as if they, the Constituents, and each
of them were present at every such meeting or
meetings ; And, in Case any other meeting or
meetings of the said Governors of the said Col-
lege shall, at any other time or times, be Judged
and deemed Necessary for the Carrying on and
promoting of the Business and Interest of the special
said College, or the Government thereof, by any notice
r i r •in ' ii thereof.
five members of the said Corporation, we do, by
these presents, authorize and Impower such five
members by writing, and under their hands, to
direct the Clerk of the said Corporation to Give
notice of the day appointed by them, for such
meeting, at the said City of New York, by
advertiseing the same in one or more of the pub-
lick newspapers, at Least, seven Days before such
meeting ; and, that at such meeting, the said
Clerk, before entering on any Business, shall
Certify such Notification, under his hand, to the Fifteen
Board then met ; Provided, always, Fifteen OF Quorum for
more of the said members shall be then met to-°fbusi»e38.
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gcthcr, which paid fifteen or more members, po
met, In Pursuance of such Notification, shall be a
Legal meeting of the said Governors of the said
College ; and they, or the major part of them so
mett, shall have full power and authority to ad-
journ from day to day, as the Business of the said
College may require, and to do, Transact, and
perform, all matters and thingswhatsoever, thatthe
said Governors of the said College are, or shall be
authorized and Impowered to do, by these pre-
sents. And, of our further Grace, Certain Knowl-
edge, and meer motion, to the Intent that the said
Corporation and Body politick, may answer the
end of their erection and Constitution, and may
have perpetual succession and Continue forever,
Wee do for us, our heirs, and Successors, Give and
Grant unto the said Governors of the said Col-
lege of the Province of New York, in the City of
New York in America, and to their Successors
for ever, that when and as often as they or any
fifteen or more of the said members of the said
Corporation or of their Successors shall be mett
together at their said Yearly meeting herein be-
fore appointed, or at any other meeting upon No-
tification, as aforesaid, for the Service of the said
College, that the Governor or Commander in
chief of our said Province of New York, and, in
Governor of his absence, the First person in Rank in our said
the Province 11111-1 r\
or person Government, who holds his place as a Governor
or senior of the said Corporation by his office, place, or
Governor, as _ 1 J l
the case may Dicrnity, and, in the absence of such, the Eldest
be, to ° *
meetings' a" Governor or member of the said Corporation then
present, such Seniority to be taken according as
they are named in this our Charter, during the
lives of the present Governors, and after their
death, the Seniority to be taken and accounted as
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they have been a Longer or shorter time Governors
of the said Corporation, shall preside at such meet-
ing from time to time, and that at such meeting or
meetings from time to time, they or the major part
of them so met, shall have full power and author-
ity to Elect, nominate, and appoint any person to
be president of the said College in a Vacancy of
the said Presidentship for and during his Good President of
Behaviour ; provided, always, such President and Fellows,
Elect or to be Elected by them, be a member of, aud Tutors
to he
and in Communion with the Church of England, appointed,
as by Law Established ; and, also, to Elect one
or more Fellow or Fellows, Professor or Profes-
sors, Tutor or Tutors, to assist the President of
the said College in the Education and Govern-
ment of the Students belonging to the said Col-
lege, which Fellow or Fellows, Professor or Pro-
fessors, Tutor or Tutors, and every of them, shall
hold and Enjoy their said office or place, either at
the will and pleasure of the Governors of the said
Corporation or during his or their Good Beha-
viour, according as shall be agreed upon Between
such Fellow or Fellows, Professor or Professors,
Tutor or Tutors, and the said Governors of the
said College, Provided, always, such Fellow or
Fellows, Professor or Professors, Tutor or Tutors,
before they or either of them enter into or Take
upon themselves such office, do take the Oaths
and subscribe the declaration herein before di-
rected, to be Taken and subscribed by the
Governors of the said College before they enter
upon their said Respective offices ; and that when
and as often as any or either of the said offices
shall become Vacant by death or otherwise, the said
Governors or the major part of any Fifteen or more
of them so met as aforesaid, shall have full power
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to Elect, Nominate, and appoint, other or others
in their places, upon the same proviso or Condi-
varnncif- in tion as aforesaid ; and, Also, to Elect, Nominate,
tllr |'l;i< f
..i(;<.v<.rn..r» and appoint, upon the Death, Removal, Refusal
to be tilled. .
to Qualify, or other vacancy of the place or places
of any Governor or Governors of the said Corpo-
ration not holding his office or place as a memher
of the same, by virtue of any other station, office,
place, or dignity, from time to time, other or
others in their places or stead as often as such
vacancy shall happen, which Governor or Gover-
nors so from time to time elected and appointed,
shall, by virtue of these presents, and of such
Election and appointment be vested with all the
powers, authoritys, and priviledges, which any
Governor of the said Corporation is hereby In-
vested with. And, we do further, of our especial
Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer motion, for
us, our heirs, and Successors, Grant and ordain
that when and as often as the president of the
said College, or any Fellow Professor or Tutor
holding his place during Good behaviour shall
misdemean himself in his or their said offices,
and thereupon a Complaint or Charge in writing
of such misdemeanour shall be exhibited against
him or them by any member of the said Corpora-
tion, at any meeting or meetings of the said Cor-
President, poration met and convened as aforesaid, That it
Fellow?*
Professors, shall 'be Lawful for the said members of the said
and Tutors, * . ,
bow"un<1 Corporation then met, or the major part 01 them
pended or from time to time, upon Examination and due
discharged. ' i •
proof, to suspend or discharge such President,
Fellow, Professor, or Tutor, from his said office,
and other or others in his or their place or places
to appoint; and, we do further for us} our heirs, and
■ Successors, will and Grant that the said Gover-
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nors of the said College, or the major part of any
fifteen or more of them Convened and mett as
aforesaid, shall and may, from time to time, as
occasion may require, Elect, Constitute, and ap-
point, a Treasurer, Clerk, and Steward, for the Treasurer,
A i Clerk, and
said College, and to appoint them and each ofsteward.
them their respective Business and Trusts, and to
displace and discharge from the Service of the
said College such Treasurer, Clerk, or steward,
and to elect other or others in their places and
stead ; and such Treasurer, Clerk, and steward,
so Elected and appointed, we do for us, our heirs,
and Successors, by these presents Constitute and
Establish in their several offices, and do Give Tenure of
. K . offices.
them full power and authority to Exercise the
same in the said College, according to the direc-
tion and during the pleasure of the said Governors
of the said College, or the major part of any
fifteen or more of them Convened as aforesaid,
as fully and freely as any other the like officers
in any of our universities or any of our Colleges
in that part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called
England, Lawfully may and ought to do : and we
do further, of our Especial Grace, Certain Know-
ledge, and meer motion, Give and Grant unto the
said Governors of the said College, that they and
their Successors, or the major part of any fifteen
or more of them Convened and mett Together
in manner aforesaid, shall and may direct and
appoint what Books shall be publickly read and May direct
taught in the said College, by the President, mayti>c°pub-
Fellows, Professors, and Tutors; and shall and and taught in
the College,
may, under their Common seal, make and set m!ike laws.
" Sec.
down, and they are hereby fully Impowered,
from time to time, to make and set down in
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writing, such Laws, ordinances, and orders, for
the Better Government of the said College, and
Students, and Ministers thereof, as they shall
think best for the General Good of the same, so
that they are not Repugnant to the Laws and
statutes of that part of our Kingdom of Great
Britain called England, or of our said Province
No person to of New York, and do not extend to exclude any
be excluded _ T, , . . TA . .
from theCoi- person ot any Iteligious Denomination whatever
Icpe on ar- 4 t
count or ih» fr0|n Kqual Liberty and advantage of Education,
raligloM
teoet». or from any the Degrees, Liberties, Priviledges,
Benefits, or Immunities of the said College, on
account of his particular Tenets in matters of
Religion ; And such laws, Ordinances, and orders,
which shall be so made as aforesaid, we do by
these Presents, for us, our heirs, and Successors,
Ratify, Confirm, and allow, as Good and Effectual
to bind and oblige all and every the Students and
Officers and Ministers of the said College ; and
we do hereby authorize and Impower the said
Governors of the said College, or the ma jor part
of any fifteen or more of them, at any of their
meetings Convened as aforesaid, and the Presi-
dent, Fellows, and Professors for the time being,
to put such Laws, ordinances, and orders, in
Punishments execution, that is to say, such as Inflict upon any
of Students. J .
Student the Greater Punishments of Expulsion,
Suspension, Degradation, and public Confession,
by the Governors of the said College, or the
major part of any Fifteen or more of them, con-
vened and met Together as aforesaid only ; and
such as Inflict the Lesser Punishments, by the
President, Fellows, and Professors, or any of
them, according to the true Intent of such Laws,
ordinances, and orders, as shall be made In Pur-
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suance of these presents for that purpose. And
we do further will, ordain, and direct, that there
shall be for ever hereafter Publick morning and Pubiick
evening service Constantly performed in the said the College.
College, morning and evening for ever, by the
President, Fellows, Professors, or Tutors, of the
said College, or one of them, according to the
Liturgy of the Church of England as by Law
Established, or such a Collection of prayers out
of the said Liturgy, with a Collect peculiar for
the said College, as shall be approved of from
time to time by the Governors of the said College,
or the major part of any fifteen or more of them
Convened as aforesaid : and we do further will
and Grant, that the said Governors of the said
College for the time being, or the major part of
any fifteen or more of them Convened as aforesaid,
shall have full power and Lawful authority to visit, visitation of
1 . 11 m tixe College.
order, punish, place, and displace, The Treasurer,
Clerk, Steward, students, and other officers and
ministers of the said College, and to order, Reform,
and Redress, all and any the disorders, misde-
meanors and abuses in the persons aforesaid, or
any of them, and to Censure, suspend, or deprive
them, or any or either of them, So always, that no
visitation, act, or thing, in or Concerning the said
College, be made or done by any other person or
persons whatsoever but as is herein before Directed
and Declared. And we do further, of our Espe-
cial Grace, Certain Knowledge, and meer motion,
will, Give, and Grant, unto the said Governors of
the said College, that for the Encouragement of
the Students of the said College to Diligence and
Industry in their Studies, that they and their
Successors, and the major part of any fifteen or
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more of them Convened and mett Together a.,
aforesaid, do, by the President of the said College,
or any other person or persons by them authorized
and appointed, Give and Grant any sueh degree
DngrcM and degrees to any the students of the said College,
conlerri'd, . i i l 1
ud Dipio- or any other person or persons by tliern thought
Meaxm worthy thereof, as are usually Granted by any or
I ranted. either of our universities or Colleges in that part
of our Kingdom of Great Britain called England,
and that the President, or such other persons to
be appointed for that purpose as aforesaid, do
sign and seal Diploma's or Certificates of such
Degree or Degrees, to be kept by the Graduates
as a Testimonial thereof. And Further, of our
Especial Grace, Certain Knowledge, and meer
motion, we do for us, our heirs, and Successors,
will, Give, and Grant, unto the said Governors
of the said College, and to their Successors, that
Commos they shall and may have one Common Seal,
under which they shall and may pass all Grants,
Diploma's, and all other writings whatsoever,
requisite, necessary, or Convenient to pass under
the seal of the said Corporation ; which seal shall
be Engraven in such form and with such Devices
and Inscriptions as shall be agreed upon by the
said Governors of the said College, or the major
part of an}r fifteen or more of them that shall be
Convened for the service of the said College, in
the manner above directed ; and by these our
Letters patent it shall and may be Lawful for
them and their Successors, at any of their meet-
ings Convened as aforesaid, as they shall see
cause, to Break, Change, alter, and new make
the same, or any other common Seal, when and
as often as to them it shall seem convenient.
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And we, further, for us, our heirs, and Successors,
Give and Grant unto the said Governors of the
said College, and their Successors, or the major
part of any fifteen or more of them Convened as
aforesaid, full power and authority, from time to
time, and at all times hereafter, to nominate and
appoint all other Inferior officers or Ministers other infe-
« • 1 1 liii'i • l r*or officers
which they shall think convenient and necessary may be ap-
for the use of the College, not herein particularly P°'n
named or mentioned, which Officers and Ministers
we do hereby Impower to execute their Respective
offices or Trusts, during the will and pleasure only
of the Governors of the said College, or the major
part of any fifteen or more of them Convened as
aforesaid, as fully and freely as any other the like
Officers or ministers in and of our Universities or
any other College in that part of our Kingdom of
Great Britain Called England may or ought to do.
And, Lastly, of our Express will and pleasure,
and meer motion, we do, for us, our heirs, and
Successors, Give and Grant unto the said Gover-
nors of the said College, and to their Successors
for ever, that these our Letters patent, being Letters
entered of Record, as is herein after particularly aleut'
Expressed, or the Enrollment thereof, shall be
Good and Effectual in the Law, to all Intents and
purposes, against us, our heirs, and Successors,
without any other Lycense, Grant, or Confirma-
tion, from us, or heirs, or Successors, hereafter by
the said Governors of the said College to be had
or obtained, Notwithstanding the not reciting or
misrecital, or not naming or misnaming, of the
aforesaid offices, Franchises, Priviledges, Immu-
nities, or other the premises, or any of them ;
and notwithstanding a writt ad Quod Damnum
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hath not issued forth to inquire of or concerning
the Premises, or any of thein, before the ensealing
hereof, any .Statute, act, Ordinance, or provision,
or any other matter or thing to the Contrary
thereof in any wise Notwithstanding; To have,
hold, and Enjoy, all and singular the Priviledges,
Liberties, advantages, and Immunities, and all
and singular other the Premisses herein or hereby
Granted, or meant, mentioned, or Intended to be
herein and hereby Given and Granted unto them,
the said Governors of the said College of the
Province of New York, in the City of New York,
in America, and to their Successors for ever.
In Testimony whereof, we have caused these our
Letters to be made patent, and the Great seal of
our Province of New York to be hereunto affixed,
and the same to be entered of Record in our
Secretaries office of our said Province, in one of
the Books of Patents there Remaining. Witness
our Trusty and well beloved James De Lanccy, Esq*
our Lieutenant Governor, and Commander in chief
in and over our Province of New York, and the
Territories depending thereon, in America, in, by,
and with the Advice and Consent of our Council
nat*d, of our said Province, this thirty first day of Octo-
Orti>ber31st, . . . r T . , ,
1754. ber, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and fifty four, and of our Reign the
twenty eighth. The following Erasures and Inter-
lineations appearing in these our Letters Patent.
That is to say, in the first skin, Line four, the
word [Law]. Line nineteen, these words, [by
these our Letters Patent, that there be Erected
and made] Interlined : line twenty one, [with]
wrote on Eraisure : line twenty two, [Law] Inter-
lined. In the second skin, line Twelve, [the]
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interlined, and [Younger] wrote on Eraisure.
In the third skin, the First line, [and secret,] and
in the sixth Line, [Administred] wrote partly on
eraisure. In the twelfth line, [And the first Lord
Commissioner for Trade and Plantations] Inter-
lined. And in the fourth skin, and first line, the
word [And] Interlined.
CLARKE, Junior.
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE,
RELATING TO
COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
An ACT to institute an University within this State,
and for other Purposes therein mentioned.
Passed April 13th, 1787. [Sess. 10. ch. 82. sec. 8, 9, 10, [11.
Greenleafs Edit. vol. i. p. 437. Kent & jRadcliff's Edit. vol. ii.
p. 336.]
VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority Formerchar-
aforesaid, That the charter heretofore granted toi ege in theci-
the governors of the college of the province °f^or^d c°n-
New-York, in the city of New- York, in America,
dated the thirty-first day of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
fifty-four, shall be, and hereby is fully and abso-
lutely ratified and confirmed, in all respects, ex-
cept that the college thereby established, shall be
henceforth called Columbia college : That the
style of the said corporation shall be, The trustees
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of Columbia college, in the city of New-York ; and
that no persons shall be trustees of the same, in
virtue of any offices, characters, or descriptions
whatever; excepting also such clauses thereof as
require the taking of oaths, and subscribing the
declaration therein mentioned ; and which render
a person ineligible to the ollice of president of t he
college, on account of his religious tenets, and pre-
scribe a form of public prayer to be used in the
said college ; and also excepting the clause thereof
which provides, that the by-laws and ordinances
to be made in pursuance thereof, should not be
repugnant to the laws and statutes of that part of
the kingdom of Great-Britain, called England;
except also, that in all cases where fifteen gover-
nors are required to constitute a quorum for the
despatch of business, thirteen trustees shall be
sufficient. Provided always, That the by-laws
and ordinances to be made by the trustees of the
said Columbia college, shall not be contrary to the
constitution and laws of this state.
IX. And be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That James Duane, Samuel Provost,
John H. Livingston, Richard Varick, Alexander
Hamilton, John Mason, James Wilson, John
Gano, Brockholst Livingston, Robert Harper,
John Daniel Gross, Johann ChristofF Kunze,
Walter Livingston, Lewis A. Scott, Joseph Dela-
plaine, Leonard Lispenard, Abraham Beach, John
Lawrance, John Rutherford, Morgan Lewis, John
Cochran, Gershom Seixas, Charles M'Knight,
Thomas Jones, Malachi Treat, Samuel Bard,
Nicholas Romein, Benjamin Kissam, and Ebene-
zer Crossby, shall be, and they are hereby consti-
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tuted and declared to be the present trustees of
Columbia college, in the city of New- York, and
that when by the death or resignation, or removal
of any of the said trustees, the number of those
trustees shall be reduced to twenty-four, then and
from thenceforth the said twenty-four trustees
shall be, and they hereby are declared and con-
stituted trustees of the said Columbia college, in
perpetual succession, according to the true intent
and meaning of the said charter ; and all vacan-
cies thereafter shall be supplied in the manner
thereby directed.
X. And be it further enacted by the authority The power,
aforesaid, That all and singular the power, autho- estates of the
. , . ., /• 1 • i * • • college vest-
rity, rights, privileges, franchises, and immunities, edinthe
so heretofore granted to, and vested in the said
governors of the college of the province of New-
York, in the city of New-York, in America, by the
said charter, excepting as before excepted, shall
be, and the same hereby are granted to and vested
in the trustees of Columbia college, in the city of
New- York, and their successors forever, as fully
and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if
the same were herein particularly specified and
expressed ; and all and singular the lands, tene-
ments, hereditaments, and real estate, goods, chat-
tels, rents, annuities, moneys, books, and other
property, whereof the said governors of the college
of the province of New- York, in the city of New-
York, in America, were seised, possessed, or enti-
tled, under and in virtue of the said charter, or
with which the regents of the said university were
invested, under or by virtue of the said acts, for
the use or benefit of the said Columbia college,
shall be, and the same hereby are granted to and
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vested in the said trustees of Columbia college,
in the city of New- York, and their successors for-
ever, for the sole use and benefit of the said
college ; and it shall and may be lawful to and
for the said trustees, and their successors, to grant,
bargain, sell, demise, improve, and dispose of the
same, as to them shall seem meet. Provided
always, That the lands given and granted to the
governors of the college of the province of New-
York, in the city of New-York, in America, by the
corporation, heretofore styled, The rector and in-
habitants of the city of New-York, in communion
of the church of England, as by law established,
on part whereof the said college is erected, shall
not be granted for any greater estate, or in any
other manner, than is limited by the said charter,
ronior trus- XI. And be it further enacted, by the authority
Ice to call . J .11
■pariii bmwiu aforesaid, That when any special meeting of the
trustees of the said college shall be deemed ne-
cessary, it shall and may be lawful to and for the
senior trustee of the said college, then in the city
of New-York, and taking upon himself the exer-
cise of the office, (which seniority shall be deter-
mined according to the order in which the said
trustees are named in this act, and shall be
elected hereafter,) and he is hereby authorized
and required, on application for that purpose in
writing under the hands of anv five or more of
the said trustees, to appoint a time for such spe-
cial meeting, in some convenient place within the
said city, and to cause due notice thereof to be
given in the manner directed by the said charter.
XXII. And be it farther enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That the act, entitled, An act for grant-
ing certain privileges to the college heretofore
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called King's college, for altering the name and
charter thereof, and erecting an university within
this state, passed the 1st day of May, 1784; and
the act, entitled, An act to amend an act, entitled,
An act for granting certain privileges to the col-
lege heretofore called King's college, for altering
the name and charter thereof, and erecting an
university within this state, passed the 26th day
of November, 1784, be, and they are hereby
severally repealed.
An ACT to encourage Literature, by Donations to
Columbia College, and to the several Academies
in the State.
Passed April Mth, 1792. [Sess. 15. ch. 69. sec. 1.3. Green-
leafs Edit. vol. ii. p. 479.]
Whereas it has been represented to the legis-
lature, that the fundsof Columbia college, in this
state, have, in consequence of events which took
place during the late war, been so far diminished,
as to render it impracticable for the trustees to
defray certain necessary expenses which have
accrued to the college, in consequence of the alter-
ations in the streets of the city of New- York, and
to repair the losses which the college sustained
during the late war, with respect to its library,
and to incur such further expenses as would ren-
der the seminary more extensively useful, without
pecuniary aid from the legislature : For remedy
whereof,
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Tka certain J. lie it enacted, by the People of the State of Ncw-
mjinh hfrrrin J x J J
!"7!h,'ii'.'!»,'.i *or^» represented in Senate and Assembly, That tlicrc
Ste r,',''!, !" s'l:l'' DC allowed and paid to the trustees of Co-
^^or^larnbia college, or their order, for the use of the
lam pnrpo- ingtijution, the sum of fifteen hundred pounds, for
the purpo.se of enlarging its lihrary, and the sum
of two hundred pounds for a chemical apparatus;
and the sum of twelve hundred pounds for the
purpose of building a wall necessary to support
l lie grounds of the college, and the further sum of
five thousand pounds for the purpose of erecting a
hall and an additional wing to the college, pursu-
ant to the original plan of the institution ; and the
treasurer is hereby authorized to pay the said re-
spective sums out of such moneys as may be or
may come into the treasury, of the annual revenue
of the state, and which may not be appropriated
for the purpose of supporting government, or satis-
lying claims against the state, or for completing
the sum of two hundred thousand pounds to be
loaned in the several counties of this state, by
virtue of the act, entitled, "An act for loaning
moneys belonging to the state."
Treasurer to III. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer
«r c.,iumi.ia shall annually, for five years, unless otherwise
eottege, 750L .
*»""»^v for directed by the legislature, pay to the trustees of
Columbia college, or their order, out of the like
moneys as above described, the sum of seven hun-
dred and fifty pounds, to be applied to the pay-
ment of the salaries of such additional professors
in the said college, as the said trustees shall
ihink proper to appoint.
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An ACT to amend the Act, entitled, " An Act for
the Encouragement of Literature.''''
Passed April 3d, 1802. [Sess. 25. ch. ]05. sec. 1, 2. Webster's
Edit. vol. iii. p. 165.]
Whereas it appears, from a report of the sur-
veyor-general, that the grant of a certain tract of
land in the county of Washington, adjoining the
south end of Lake George, to the regents of the
university, in and by the act, entitled, "An act
for the further encouragement of literature," inter-
feres with the bounds of lands previously granted ;
and the regents having prayed for a grant of other
lands adjoining the same, and in lieu thereof, to
enable them the more effectually to fulfil the pur-
poses for which the grant of those lands was
intended : Therefore,
I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-
York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the
said regents of the university, and their succes-
sors, shall be and hereby are vested with the
seisin and possession of the lands hereafter de-
scribed, belonging to the people of this state ; that
is to say, a certain tract of land in the county of
Washington, adjoining the south end of Lake
George, beginning on the east shore of the said
lake, where the westerly bounds of a tract of two
thousand acres, granted by letters patent to Wil-
liam Houghton, strikes the same, and running
thence along the said Houghton's tract southerly
and westerly to the northwest corner thereof, then
with a straight line to the most westerly corner of
a tract of two hundred acres granted by letters
patent to John Jones, then along the southerly
bounds thereof, to Lake George, and then along
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the same southerly, easterly, and northerly, to the
place bf beginning, containing one thousand seven
hundred and twenty-four acres of land; and the
former grant to the said regents, so far as the
same included lands not herein described, shall
be void.
II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the said regents to grant and convey to
the trustees of Columbia and Union colleges, and
their successors, the lands above described, toge-
ther with the lands at Ticonderoga and Crown
Point already vested in the said regents, in such
proportions, as they shall deem just and reasona-
ble, for the use of the said colleges respectively.
An ACT relative to Columbia College in the city of
New- York.
Passed March 23d, 1810. [Sess. 33. ch. 85. Webster & Skinner's
Edit, of Statutes, vol. vi. p. 24.]
Whereas the trustees of Columbia college, in
the city of New- York, have represented, that sun-
dry impediments to their trust, and to the interest
of literature in the college, are found by expe-
rience from certain restrictions and defects in
their charter, and have prayed relief, and that
their charter, when amended, may be comprised
in one act : Therefore,
I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-
York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That John
H. Livingston, Richard Varick, Brockholst Li-
vingston, Abraham Beach, John Lawrence, Ger-
shom Seixas, Richard Harison, John Watts,
William Moor, Cornelius I. Bogart, John M. Ma-
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son, Edward Dunscomb, George C. Anthon, John
N. Abeel, James Tillary, John H. Hobart, Benja-
min Moore, Egbert Benson, Governeur Morris,
Jacob Radcliff, Rufus King, Samuel Miller, Oliver
Wolcott, and John B. Romeyn, the present trustees
of the said college, and their successors, shall be
and remain forever hereafter, a body politic and
corporate, in fact and in name, by the name of
" The trustees of Columbia College, in the city of
New-York," and by that name shall and may
have continual succession for ever hereafter, and
shall be able in law to sue and be sued, implead
and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto,
defend and be defended, in all courts and places
whatsoever, and may have a common seal, and
may change and alter the same at their plea-
sure, and also, shall be able in law to take by
purchase, gift, grant, devise, or in any other man-
ner, and to hold any real and personal estate
whatsoever; Provided always, The clear yearly Proviso,
value of the real estate to be so acquired, shall Revenue
not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars I estate to he
and also that they and their successors shall have not to exceed
J 20,0U0 dol-
power to give, grant, bargain, sell, demise, orlare-
otherwise dispose of, all or any part of the said
real and personal estate, as to them shall seem
best for the interest of the said college.
II. And be it further enacted, That the said trus- p0Wcr of
tees, and their successors, shall forever hereafter Tru!,tees'
have full power and authority to direct and pre-
scribe the course of study, and the discipline to
be observed in the said college, and also to select
and appoint by ballot or otherwise, a president of-ro appoint a
the said college, who shall hold his office during PrcsidouU
good behaviour; and such professor or professors, Professors
and tutors.
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tutor or tutors, to assist the president in the go-
vernment and education of* the students belonging
to the said college, and such other officer or offi-
Officer*. ,
cers, as to the said trustees shall seem meet, all ot
whom shall hold their offices during the pleasure
Proviso, of the trustees : Provided always, That no such
professor, tutor, or other assistant officer shall be
trustee.
ProiuVnt, HI* -And be it further enacted, That if complaint
raaorwL shall be made in writing to the said trustees, or
their successors, by any member of the said cor-
poration of any misbehaviour in office by the pre-
sident, it shall be lawful for the said trustees, or
their successors, from time to time, upon exami-
nation, and such due proof of misbehaviour, to
suspend or discharge such president, and to ap-
point another in his place.
Eleven IV. Ami be it, further enacted, That eleven of the
■m, a said trustees, lawfully convened, as is hereinafter
kcII rral directed, shall be a quorum for the despatch of all
business, except for the disposal of real estate, or
for the choice or removal of a president, for either
of which purposes there shall be a meeting of at
least thirteen trustees,
chairman V. And be it further enacted, That the said trus-
o!uio'u ly tees shall have full power and authority to elect
by ballot their own chairman once in every year,
or at such other periods as they shall prefer.
VI. And be it further enacted, That the said
trustees shall also have power, by a majority of
votes of the members present to elect and appoint,
upon the death, removal out of the state, or other
vacancies in vacancy of the place or places of any trustee or
Trusteed'1 °rtrustees, other or others, in his or their places or
stead as often as such vacancy shall happen ; and
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also to make and declare vacant the seat of any
trustee who shall absent himself from five suc-
cessive meetings of the board; and also to meet
upon their own adjournment, and so often as they Adjoum-
shall be summoned by their chairman, or in his
absence by the senior trustee; whose seniority senior Trus-
shall be accounted according to the order in which
the said trustees are named in this act, and shall
be elected hereafter ; Provided always, That the special
meetings.
said chairman or senior trustee shall not sum-
mon a meeting of the corporation unless required
thereto in writing by three of the members ; And
provided also, That he cause notice of the time and Meetings,
, r , . , . , liow culled.
place oi the said, meeting to be given in one or
more of the public newspapers printed in the city
of New- York, at least three days before such
meeting : and that every member of the corpora-
tion resident in the city shall be previously ad-
vertised in writing of the time and place of every
such meeting.
VII. And be it further enacted, That the said Honours and
degrees.
trustees and their successors, shall have power
and authority to grant all such literary honours
and degrees, as are usually granted by any uni-
versity, college, or seminary of learning in this
state, or in the United States ; and in testimony
of such grant to give suitable diplomas under their Diplomas,
seal, and the signatures of the president and such
professors, or tutors of the college, as they shall
judge expedient ; which diplomas shall entitle the
possessors respectively to all the immunities and
privileges which either by usage or statute are
allowed to possessors of similar diplomas from
any university, college, or seminary of learning.
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iiy I.,*.. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the said
trustees, and their suceessors, shall have full
power and authority to make all ordinances and
hy-laws which to them shall seem expedient for
carrying intoeflect the designs of their institution ;
i'r0vi.o. Provided always, That sucli ordinances or hy-laws
ineligible oi shrill not make the religious tenets of any person
lUTOUNl III ° J I
bbraUgiou a condition of admission to any privilege or office
in the said college, nor be inconsistent with the
constitution and laws of this state, nor with the
constitution and laws of the United States.
GrwttMgf IX. And be it further enacted, That all the real
Ludbaad. and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever,
which were formerly vested in the governors of
the college of the province of New- York, in the
city of New- York, in America, or in the trustees
of Columbia college in the city of New- York, be
and the same is hereby confirmed to and vested
in the said trustees of Columbia college in the
city of New- York, and their successors for ever,
for the sole use and benefit of the said college ;
and that it shall and may be lawful to and for the
said trustees, and their successors, to grant, bar-
gain, sell, demise, improve, and dispose of the same,
Proviso. as to them shall seem meet; Provided always,
tine. tod by That the lands given and granted to the gover-
chorcb, to nors of the college of the province of New-York,
lie leased for 0 1
Oyews. m the city of New-York, in America, by the cor-
poration heretofore styled " The Rector and In-
habitants of the city of New- York, in communion
of the church of England, as by law established,"
on part whereof the said college is erected,
shall not be granted for any greater term of time
than sixty-three years.
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X. And be it further enacted, That the eighth,
ninth, tenth, and eleventh sections of the act, enti-
tled, "an act to institute an university within this
state, and for other purposes therein mentioned,"
passed the thirteenth day of April, in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-
seven, be and the same are hereby repealed.*
An ACT to render the Provost of Columbia College,
in the city of New -York, eligible to be a Trustee
thereof.
Passed Feb. 14th, 1812. [Sess. 35. ch. G. Webster & Skinner's
Edit. vol. vi. p. 348.]
Whereas the trustees of Columbia college have,
by their petition, prayed that the provost of the
said college may be made eligible as a trustee of
said college :
Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-
York, rep-esentcd in Senate and Assembly, That it
shall and may be lawful for the provost of Colum-
bia college, in the city of New- York, for the time
being, to be elected and act as a trustee of the
said college, any thing contained in the act, enti-
tled, " an act relative to Columbia college in the
city of New- York," or in any other act or charter
of the said college, to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
* See also the Act passed April 9, 1813, sess. 36. ch. 82., Van
Ness & Woodworth, vol. ii. p. 2C5., and new Revised Statutes, vol.
iii. p. 236., re-enacting the above act, omitting only the Preamble,
and the names of Trustees; and with the additional proviso, as to
the eligibility of the Provost as a Trustee.
An ACT instituting a Lottery for the promotion oj
Literutvrc, and for other purposes.
Passed April 13th, 1H14. [Sobs. 37. ch. 120. sec. (>, 7. Webster &.
.Skinner's Edit, vol. iii. p. 142.]
Botanic gar- VI. And be it farther enacted, That all the right,
t./coiu'inbiu title, and interest of the people of this state in and
College. 1 1
to ;ill that certain piece or parcel of land, with the
appurtenances, situate in the ninth ward of the
eity of New-York, known hy the name of the Botanic
Garden, and lately conveyed to the people of this
state hy David Hosack, with the .-ippurtenances,
he and the same is hereby granted to and vested
in the trustees of Columbia college, in the city of
New-York, their successors and assigns; but this
grant is made upon the express condition, that
the college establishment shall be removed to the
said tract of land hereby granted, or to lands ad-
jacent thereto, within twelve years from this time ;
and if the said establishment shall not be so re-
moved within the time above limited, then and
from thenceforth, this grant shall cease and be
void, and the premises hereby granted shall there-
upon revert to the people of this state.
VII. And be it further enacted, That the trustees
lanbia cot-of Columbia college shall, within three months
logr in trans- . t .
nutting to from the time of the passage of this act, transmit
other col- JO
|, -,'\< to the trustees of each of the other colleges in this
liM ol plants, °
r,c- state, a list of the different kinds of plants, flowers,
and shrubs in said garden ; and within one year
thereafter, the said trustees of Columbia college,
shall deliver at the said garden, if required, at
least one healthy exotic flower, shrub, or plant of
each kind, of which they shall have more than one
al the time of application, together with the jar or
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vessel containing the same, to the trustees of each
of the other colleges of this state, who shall apply
therefor.
An ACT relative to Columbia college, in the city of
New -York.
Passed February 19th, 1819. [Sess. 42. ch. 19. Gould & Co.'s
Edit. vol. v. p. 26.]
Whfreas it is of the first importance in a free
state, that seminaries of learning should be care-
fully protected, and, from time to time, receive
the fostering aid of the legislature : And whereas,
with these views, all the right, title, and interest of
the people of this state in a certain piece or parcel
of land, situate in the ninth ward of the city of
New- York, called " The Botanic Garden," was in
and by an act of the legislature, entitled "an act
instituting a lottery for the promotion of literature,
and for other purposes," passed April 13th, 1814,
given and granted to Columbia College, subject
to certain conditions therein specified : And
whereas the said grant has not been productive of
the benefits intended by the said act : Therefore,
I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New- conditions
York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That thatofthe
L J Botanic Gar-
part of the sixth section of the act, entitled, " an denrcPealcd
act instituting a lottery for the promotion of litera-
ture, and for other purposes," passed April 13th,
1S14, which contains a condition to the grant
made to the trustees of Columbia college, that
the college establishment shall be removed to the
tract of land thereby granted, or to the lands ad-
jacent thereto, and the seventh section of the said
act, be and the same arc hereby repealed.
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II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of ten
thousand dollars he paid hy the treasurer, on the
warrant of the comptroller, to the trustees of Co-
lumhia eollegc, out of any moneys not otherwise
appropriated, to he applied hy the said trustees
as the interests of the said college may require.
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