Sect[Section] 1^t Be It Enacted By The people of the State of Illinois represented In The General Assembly That The trustees of The Charleston seminary Shall Hold their offices untill the 1^s Monday in may Next & Untill their successors are Elected & Qualified

sec/12ⁿ That An Election shall Be held at the Seminary On The 1 Monday in may next ^& Every Four Years thereafter^ for Seven Trustees to Said Seminary who Shall hold their offices for Four years & until their successors are Elected & Qualified.

sec/13^rd Every person Who Shall Have Subscribed & paid Five dollars or Who May hereafter Subscribe & pay five Dollars shall Be Entitled to a vote for said Trustees & for Every Additional Ten Dollars so Subscribed & paid or Which may hereafter Subscribed & paid an additional vote Which right to vote may Be Transfered & the Trustees Shall Keep a record of the Names of the Donors & The Amount donated & The Names of the persons that such priviledge ^ 4 ^ Is Transferred to.

sec/14^th The Trustees shall have power To Make Such rules & regulations in regard to the manner of Holding Elections & Determining upon who shall Be Elected As They May Think proper [...?] & to make Such other rules & regulations for said seminary as They may Deem Expedient They shall keep a Journal of Their official acts & may Confer such degrees as are Conffered By other Institutions

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section 5^th The Seminary Shall not Be Used As1 a House of publick worship, & No pupil Excluded on account of His Religious opinions

section6^th The School Commissioner of Coles County Is hereby authorised & requred to pay to the order of the president & Trustees of the Charleston Seminary Two hundred dollars per year out of the Distributive share of the State Fund for purposes of Education to the County of Coles & the said Trustees Are hereby Authorised to Expend Said Money In such manner as They may Think proper for the Use & Benefit of said seminary

section7 Two thirds of the Trustees shall Have Power To Expel any member of said Board of Trustees for Mal Conduct & Fill any vacancy which May Occur for this From any cause whatever