Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be in the power of the trustees of the Union College of Illinois, nor any teacher or professor thereof, to make, ordain, or establish, any rule or regulation, to enjoin or compel the attendance of any pupil to any particular church, or place of divine worship, against the wishes of the parent or guardian; nor shall any such rule, which may have been made, be enforced by said trustees, teachers, or professors; nor shall the tenets of any particular sect, or persuasion of religion, be ever taught, or in any manner inculcated, in said college. This act shall not be so construed as to authorize a neglect of proper instruction in moral duties and obligations, but shall only be construed so as to prevent discord and jealousy on religious subjects among the parents, guardians, and other patrons of the saidcollege .

Approved, February 22, 1839.