The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 1, July 1897 - April, 1898 Page: 243
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Establishment of the University.
Here we have exhibited the interest of these citizens in the cause
of the University, that induced them, at their own expense, and
without compensation, to come to Austin and present the outline of
a plan for its organization, for which they deserve great credit as
active participants in its establishment. If the act establishing
the University, approved 30th March, 1881 (General Laws, chap-
ter 75, page 79), should be examined in connection with this memo-
rial of the committee, it will be found that the general tenor of the
memorial, and a number of its propositions, were incorporated sub-
stantially in that law. The act is as follows:
An Act to Establish the University of Texas.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Texas: That there be established in the State, at such a locality as
may be determined by a vote of the people, an institution of learn-
ing, which shall be called and known as The University of Texas.
The medical department of the University shall be located, if so
determined by a vote of the people, at a different point from the
University proper, and as a branch thereof; and a question of the
location of the said department shall be submitted to the people
and voted on separately from the proposition for the location of the
main University. The nominations and elections for the location
of the medical department shall be subject to the other provisions
of this act with respect to the time and manner of determining the
location of the University.
Snc. 2. An election shall be held on the first Tuesday of Sep-
tember, 1881, for the purpose of locating the University of Texas,
and the Governor is hereby authorized and instructed to issue his
proclamation ordering an election on said day for said purpose,
and returns of said election shall be made in the manner prescribed
in the general election law.
SEc. 3. All localities put in nomination for the location of the
University shall be forwarded to the Governor at least forty days
anterior to the holding of said election, and the Governor shall
embrace in his proclamation ordering said election the names of
said localities: Provided, that any citizen may vote for any locality
not named in said proclamation.
SEC. 4. The locality receiving the largest number of votes shall
be declared elected, and the University shall be established at such
locality: Provided, that the vote cast for said locality shall amount
to one-third of the votes cast; but if no place shall receive one-third
of the entire vote cast, another election shall be ordered within
ninety days of the first election, between the two places receiving243
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