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1921]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESIDENT KINLEY REELECTED

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Governor Small nominated Dr. David Kinley for the office of President of the University for two years. Mr. Herbert seconded the nomination. On motion of Mr. Hoit, the nominations were closed and the Secretary cast the unanimous vote of the meeting for Dr. Kinley, and he was declared elected. President Abbott delegated Governor Small and Mrs. Busey to notify Dr. Kinley of his election and to escort him to the room.

TREASURER'S BOND

On motion of Mr. Herbert, the amount of the Treasurer's bond was fixed at one million dollars. On motion of Mr. Hoit, the Finance Committee was instructed to see that the Treasurer secure a satisfactory bond, and to report this bond to the Board for approval.

A U T H O R I T Y TO R E C E I V E M O N E Y S

On motion of Mr. Noble, the following resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED, that the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois is hereby authorized to receive and receipt for all moneys, and to endorse all orders, drafts, and checks due and payable to the Board of Trustees or to the University of Illinois, and especially all drafts drawn by the Treasurer of the United States payable to the Board of Trustees or the University of Illinois. DELEGATION OF S I G N A T U R E O F P R E S I D E N T A N D S E C R E T A R Y

On motion of Mr. Hoit, it was voted that Mr. W. L. Abbott, President of the Board of Trustees, and Mr. H. E. Cunningham, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, be authorized to delegate the signing of their names as President and Secretary, respectively, to warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the University, and to vouchers drawn on the Auditor of Public Accounts, in accordance with the following plan:

No disbursement shall be made from any University fund in the hands of either the University Treasurer or the State Treasurer, except on a voucher certified by the proper officer or head of department against an appropriation made by the Board of Trustees and approved by the Comptroller according to the Statutes of the University. The President of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to the Auditor and the Accountant in the Business Office-authority to sign the name of the President of the Board of Trustees to vouchers against the State Auditor, and to warrants on the University Treasurer, for vouchers approved as above. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to the Bursar in the Business Office authority to sign the name of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees to vouchers on the State Auditor and to warrants on the University Treasurer, for vouchers approved as above. The President and the Secretary are authorized to delegate to the Comptroller and the Assistant Comptroller authority to sign the name of the President, or of the Secretary, of the Board of Trustees to vouchers on the State Auditor, or to warrants on the University Treasurer, in case of emergency; provided, that under no circum* stances shall the Comptroller or Assistant Comptroller sign the names of both the President and the Secretary to the same warrant or voucher.