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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Comptroller, Director of Purchaoeo, and Bursar ohall be ouch a3 may bo defined in the Statutes of the University, The Comptroller shall be the general fiscal officer of the Board of Trustees and of the University and shall approve for the Board all expenditures for which an appropriation has been made. The Comptroller shall assist the Finance Committee of the Board in matters pertaining to the handling of funds and investments. The Comptroller shall report to the Board quarterly the financial condition and operations of the University, and at such times and on such other matters as it may direct. Unless otherwise ordered by the Board in specific cases, contracts to which the University is a party shall be signed by the Comptroller and attested by the Secretary of the Board. Sec.-?!- 6. Dcano; Profoasors; Inotructorn, The duties of the Deans, Profoo sors, and Instructors shall be such as may be defined in the Statutes of the University*- University Counsel. The University Counsel shall be the general legal officer of the Board of Trustees and the University. He shall serve as legal advisor to the Board of Trustees, to the President, and to other administrative officers of the University. He shall represent the University and the Board of Trustees in all legal proceedings, unless otherwise provided. Sec.-8r 7. Assistant -Recording Secretary and Assistant Comptroller. T h e President of the Board, in consultation with the President of the University; may appoint members of the staff as Assistant Recording Secretary and Assistant Comptroller, who shall perform the duties of the Recording Secretary and Comptroller, respectively, during absences of those officers, and who shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to them. Sec. 8. Duties of all officers and appointees of the Board shall include those as may be defined in the Statutes and General Rules of the University, or as may be otherwise ordered or authorized by the Board. ARTICLE VII. SALARIES OF OFFICERS, PROFESSORS, O R E M P L O Y E E S PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY' Sec. L The oalary of every Officer, Professor, Instructor, or other employee of the University, shall be fixed at or before the time of their appointment and warrants drawn in payment thereof, monthly, on the Treasurer, as provided by law. Provided that alterations may be made by the Board with regard to such sal aries, as the conditions and performance of services may require, and the appropriated funds justify. Sec. 1. President of the University. The President of the University shall be the official adviser and executive agent of the Board. He sltall be ex-offiao a member of all committees without vote. He shall attend all meetings of the Board of Trustees. He shall make such recommendations to the Board of Trustees and its committees from time to time as may seem to him wise, touching any phase of University policy or administration. He shall make all nominations for appointments to positions under the Board of Trustees. All communications from any instructor, officer, or other employee of the University, addressed to the Board of Trustees of the University or to any committee thereof, shall be transmitted through the President of the University. All rules, regulations, directions, orders, or instructions of the Board of Trustees, or of any committee or member thereof, addressed to any instructor, officer, or other employee of the Board shall be transmitted through the President of the University. He shall perform such other duties as -may be provided by the Statutes of the University. The President of the University shall be elected to hold his office on indefinite tenure, at the pleasure of the Board. ARTICLE VIII. A M E N D M E N T S ; REPEAL Sec. 1. All By-Laws of the Board of Trustees and all resolutions or orders heretofore passed, inconsistent with the provisions of these By-Laws, are hereby repealed.

1 Section 25, Chapter 144, Illinois Revised Statutes provides: The board of trustees shall elect a regent mho shall be charged with the general supervision of the education facilities and interests of the university. Said regent shall be known as President of the University and his term of office shall be at the pleasure of the board of trustees.