Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868 [PAGE 88]

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to the Board for their full information, the Committee recommend the purchase of the collection, as the best means ever likely to be offered for the supply of this important department. All of which is respectfully submitted. [Signed] J, C. BURROUGHS, A. M. BROWN, NEWTON BATEMAN, I. S. MAHAN, W. C. FLAGG.

Mr. QUICK'S resolution of appropriation for library and cabinet was read [see page 7 2 ] ; when Mr. DUNLAP moved to postpone indefinitely its consideration. This motion was put and lost. The resolution was adopted. Mr. MAHAN, Chairman of Committee on By-Laws, reported a code of by-laws for the government of the Board. Mr. DUNLAP moved that the by-laws be read and acted upon seriatim. Which was so ordered by the Board. The code of laws was read and adopted, as follows:

BY-LAWS.

I. MEETINGS OP THE BOARD.

SECTION 1. All meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held at the University building, in Champaign county, and a majority of all the Board shall constitute a quorum. SEC. 2. The annual meeting shall be held on the —— Tuesday in March. SEC. 3. Special meetings may be called, whenever necessary, by the Regent, Corresponding Secretary or any five members of the Board, by mailing to each member of the Board, or personally serving a copy of such call, at least ten days before the day of meeting, provided, that in such notice the business to be attended to at such meeting shall be specified.

II. ORDER OF BUSINESS.

SECTION 1. The order of Business, at each meeting of the Board, shall be ; 1. Reading of the Scripture, and prayer. 2. Calling the roll of members. 3. Reading, correction and approval of minutes of last meeting. 4. Reports of the Executive Committee of all business transacted since the last meeting of the Board. 5. Reception and consideration of communications. 6. Reports of officers. ?. Reports of standing committees, 8.] [Reports of special committees. 9. Unfinished and new business.