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546 History University of Illino Bill proposed by agriculturists 1855 and report of a special committee of the Senate to whom the bill was referred. Illinois School Reports, 1855-56 A BILL FOR AN ACT TO INCORPORATE " T H E TRUSTEES OF THE ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY," Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That J. B. Turner, Bronson Murray, John A. Kennicott, Urial Mills, H. C. Johns, and William A. Pennell, with their associates (to be elected as hereinafter provided), and their successors, be, and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, to be styled "The Trustees of the Illinois University," and by that name and style shall have perpetual succession, and have power to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to acquire, hold and convey property, both real and personal, to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure; to make and establish such by-laws, and repeal or alter the same at pleasure, as they shall deem necessary for the government of the institution hereby authorized to be established or any of its departments, officers, students or servants, not in conflict with the constitution and laws of this state, or of the United States; and to have, use and exercise all other powers usual and incident to trustees of such institutions. OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS. 2. The six trustees above named shall have power to fill vacancies in their own number in perpetual succession. 3. In addition to the six trustees above named there shall be six other trustees elected by the people, two of whom shall be elected by the electors of each judicial grand division of the state, and shall be elected at the time of the election of the judges of the circuit court, sextennially; and the board of trustees thus constituted shall have power to fill all vacancies of those thus elected by the people occurring by death, resignation, removal from the state, or otherwise; and the person or porsons thus appointed shall hold his or their office until the next regular
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