The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 1, July 1897 - April, 1898 Page: 245
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Establishment of the University.
SEc. 12. The Treasurer of the State shall be the treasurer of
the University.
SEC. 13. It shall be the duty of the Governor, within thirty days
after the location of the University shall have been determined, to
convene the Board of Regents at the city of Austin, for the follow-
ing purposes:
First.-To- effect the permanent organization of said Board.
Second.-To adopt such regulations as they may deem proper
for their government.
SEC. 14. Meetings of the Board shall be called in such manner
and at such place as the Regents may prescribe, and a majority of
them so assembled shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, and a less number may adjourn from time to time.
SEC. 15. It shall be the duty of the Board of Regents, after the
organization of the Board of Regents, to meet at the place chosen
for the University for the following purposes:
First.-To establish the departments of the University.
Second.-To define the general plan of the University buildings.
Third.-To advertise for plans and specifications of the same.
Fourth.-To take such action as may be deemed advisable for
the creation of professorships and the election of professors.
Fifth.-To take such other action as may be deemed necessary
for perfecting the organization of the University.
SEc. 16. After the plans and specifications of the building shall
have been adopted, it shall be the duty of the Board of Regents to
advertise for bids for the construction of the same, and to proceed
as soon as practicable to the erection of the same. The buildings
to be substantial and handsome, but not loaded with useless and
expensive ornamentations: Provided, that the cost of the buildings
shall not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand ($150,000) dollars.
And provided further, that said buildings shall be so constructed as
to admit of additions thereto without marring the harmony of the
architecture.
SEC. 17. The Regents are empowered, and it shall be their duty,
to purchase the necessary furniture, library, apparatus, museum
and other appliances: Provided, that the amount expended for said
purpose shall not exceed forty thousand dollars.
SEc. 18. The Regents shall have authority to expend the in-
terest which has heretofore accrued, and may hereafter accrue, on
the permanent University fund, for the purposes herein specified,
and for the maintenance of the branches of the University; and the
said interest is hereby appropriated for this purpose.
SEc. 19. All expenditures shall be made by the order of the
Board of Regents, and the same shall be paid on warrants of the
Comptroller, based on vouchers approved by the president and
countersigned by the secretary.245
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Texas State Historical Association. The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 1, July 1897 - April, 1898, periodical, 1897/1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101009/m1/271/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.