. . .as may be necessary in managing the concerns of the institution, to define their duties, to fix their Compensation and to displace or remove them,
to erect any necessary buildings, to purchase books[,] chemical and philosophical apparatus[,] and other suitable means of instruction
Sec [Section]6 It shall be the duty of said trustees to appoint a Secretary and Treasurer The Treasurer
to give bond with sufficient security in such penal sum as the board of trustees
may prescribe conditioned for the performance of such duties as the by-laws may require of him
Sec 7 The said institution shall be open to all denomination of Christians and the profession of any particular
religious faith shall not be necessary of those who become students, all persons however
may be suspended or expelled from said institution by the trustees thereof whose habits are idle or vicious or whose moral charactor is bad
Sec 8 The real estate owned by said institution at any one time shall never exceed Two Hundred acres
This act to take affect from and after its passage
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“An act to incorporate the Hamilton Seminary.”
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passed
Handwritten Document, 2 page(s), Folder 269, HB 325, GA Session 11-1, Illinois State Archives [Springfield, IL]