the Governor of the State, place such individual or his widow upon the pay-roll of the University at a salary which shall not be more than onehalf of the average salary received by the employee for the period of five years previous to the date of retirement. The Regents of the University shall include in the estimates for maintenance a sum necessary to meet this expenditure.

CHAP. 229-An Act authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to lease a college farm, and appropriating the sum of ten thousand dollars therefor.

Approved March 24, 1915

SECTION 1. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada is hereby directed, authorized and empowered to lease, upon such terms and conditions as said Board of Regents may determine, a farm, at or near Reno, to be used by said University as a college farm for the service of the College of Agriculture and its various departments.

SEC. 2. The sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any funds not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. The State Controller is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the State Treasury for the amount of this claim, or any part thereof, when approved by the State Board of Examiners, and the State Treasurer is hereby directed to pay the same.

CHAP. 274 An Act empowering the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Regents of the State University, and School Trustees to dismiss certain employees and forbidding them to engage or employ in the educational department in a professional manner any person other than a citizen of the United States, and prohibiting the State Controller and County Auditors from issuing any warrants to any person other than a citizen of the United States, and providing a

penalty therefor. Approved March 26, 1915

SECTION 1. From and after the passage of this Act the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Regents of the State University, and School Trustees are hereby empowered and required to dismiss any teacher, instructor, instructress, professor, or president employed in the educational department of this State who is not a citizen of the United States; or who has not declared his or her intentions to become a citizen.

It shall be unlawful for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Regents of the State University, or School Trustees to engage or hire any president, superintendent, teacher, instructor, instructress, or professor in any of the educational departments of this State who is not a citizen of the United States.

SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful for the State Controller or County Auditors to issue any warrants to any teacher, instructor, instructress, professor, superintendent, or president in any of the educational depart

ments of this State who is not a citizen of the United States, or who has not complied with the provisions of section one of this Act.

SEC. 4. Any person who violates section three of this Act, and upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, his or her bondsmen shall be held in the penal sum of one thousand dollars for the first offense, and for each and every subsequent offense they shall be held in the penal sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, to be paid into the Treasury of the State of Nevada, or county treasury, as the case may be.

SEC. 5. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Meetings.

BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

Approved February 6, 1915

ARTICLE I

SECTION 1. All meetings of the Board of Regents shall be held at the University unless otherwise ordered. The members shall be notified by mail or telegraph. SEC. 2. The board shall hold its annual meeting on the second Tuesday of March, and quarterly meetings on the said day of June, September, and December of each year unless the time of such meetings be changed by action of the board. The board shall hold an organization meeting on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and a “Commencement Meeting" on the day next preceding Commencement Day in each year.

SEC. 3. Special meetings of the board may be called whenever deemed necessary by the Chairman or any three members of the board, by giving notice thereof by mail or telegram to each member of the board. Such notice shall indicate the general character of the business to be transacted at the meeting.

SEC. 4. The majority of all members of the board shall be a quorum to transact business, unless as herein otherwise provided; a smaller number may meet and adjourn to some other time or until such quorum is obtained.

SECTION 1. At all regular meetings and at special meetings so far as may be applicable, the following order of business shall be observed, unless modified by a majority vote of the board:

1. Roll-call.

2. Reading and approval of the minutes of previous meetings; provided, however, that if a typewritten copy has been furnished each member at the beginning of a session, the reading of the minutes may, upon motion, be dispensed with.

3. Election of officers.

4. Unfinished business.

5. Reports and recommendations of the President of the University.
6. Reports and recommendations of the Chairman of the Board.
7. Reports of committees.

SECTION 1. Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice shall govern the course of all business and debate so far as it may be applicable to this body. SEC. 2. All motions, resolutions, and proposals shall be reduced to writing before being voted upon.

SEC. 3. No "second" shall be required to any motion.

SEC. 4. A record vote of the board shall be had upon all propositions for the appropriation of the funds of the University or its expenditures or to create any liability or upon the sale, purchase, or leasing of real estate or sale of bonds, and upon any contract for the construction of buildings, or any amendment or revision of the statutes of the University or by-laws of the board, and upon demand of any member of the board made before the announcement of a vote otherwise taken.

SEC. 5. Motion to reconsider shall not be in order unless made by a member who voted upon the prevailing side; provided, that upon notice then given by such member that he will make such motion at the next meeting, it may then be made under the order of unfinished business.

SECTION 1. At the organization meeting in January of each odd-numbered year, the board shall elect two members of an Executive Committee consisting of three members, the Chairman of the board to be Chairman ex officio. Each member shall hold office for two years, or until his successor is elected.

SEC. 2. Said committee shall meet whenever the Chairman or two members thereof shall find it necessary for the transaction of any business which is urgent and cannot be postponed for a regular meeting of the board.

SEC. 3. Said committee shall possess all the powers of the board when in session; provided, that it shall not overrule, revise, or change the previous acts of the board, or take from regular or special committees any business referred to them by the board. They shall not have power to sell, or purchase any real estate or bonds or other securities unless previously authorized by the board in session.

SEC. 4. The Executive Committee shall make a record in writing of all its transactions and submit it to the board at its next regular meeting, signed by all the members agreeing thereto. Such record shall thereupon be incorporated in the minutes of the board as an integral part thereof.

SEC. 5. The regular committees of the board shall be appointed by the Chairman of the board and a list thereof inserted in the minutes of the organization meeting.

SEC. 6. The following shall constitute the regular or standing committees of the board, and the members thereof shall hold office for two years, or until their successors are appointed:

Finance Committee (three members);
Property Committee (one member);
Instruction Committee (one member);
Library Committee (one member);

Student Welfare Committee (one member).

SEC. 7. The said committees shall consider all matters referred to them by the board or by the President of the University as soon as may be, and carry out orders of the board in so far as they are empowered by the board specifically so to do, and shall report their recommendations or action in writing at the next meeting of the board.

SEC. S. Special committees may be created to take care of subjects specifically referred to them.

ARTICLE V

Officers and Appointees of the Board.

SECTION 1. The officers of the board shall consist of a Chairman and a Secretary who shall be elected for a term of two years. They shall be elected at a regular meeting of the board and shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. All vacancies for any cause shall be filled in like manner. SEC. 2. The President of the University shall be elected at a regular meeting of the board.

SEC. 2A. The Treasurer and Comptroller shall be elected at a regular meeting of the board.

SEC. 3. The board may at any time appoint such deans, professors, and instructors and such other subordinate officers and employees as it may deem necessary. Such appointments and positions shall be held during the pleasure of the board unless the term thereof shall be specifically fixed at the time of their appointment.

ARTICLE VI

The Duties of the Officers or Appointees.

SECTION 1. The Chairman of the Board. It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the board to preside at all its meetings and submit such recommendations and motions as he may consider proper concerning the business and interests of the University.

SEC. 2. The Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the records of the proceedings of the board and the books pertaining to his office, and they shall be open for inspection by any member of the board or officer of the University. He shall give notice of all meetings of the board; he shall be ex officio clerk of the Executive Committee of the board; he shall keep its records; he shall notify the President of the University of all votes, orders, or regulations of the board relating to the management and control of the University. He may appoint an assistant secretary with the approval of the board.

SEC. 3. The Secretary shall keep a journal (minutes) of the proceedings of the board which shall indicate in summary statements all matters presented by the President of the University, the Secretary, the Treasurer, or other officer, or communications of any character to the board upon which action has been taken, with identification references by titles and number to all papers and exhibits in connection therewith. Such communications shall not be spread upon the journal at large unless so ordered by a vote of the board, provided that all regu

lar financial or business statements, records, or reports or records of appointments submitted shall be entered in complete form therein.

SEC. 4. The Treasurer and Comptroller. The Treasurer and Comptroller is authorized to receive payment of all moneys arising from gifts or bounties in any form to the University or for its benefit; all fees from students or others; proceeds from all sales of farm products or any articles of personal property of whatever nature or kind; fees for services rendered in any manner, and funds from any source whatsoever other than in cases by law required to be paid to the State Treasurer. The Treasurer shall keep the accounts of the moneys in his custody in such separate funds as shall be indicated by the Board of Regents or as are desirable and necessary for the proper and systematic accounting for the moneys coming into the treasury. He shall deposit promptly in banks designated by the Board of Regents the entire amount of all moneys received by him, except such as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the petty business of his office. At each regular meeting of the board the Treasurer shall report in detail the transactions of his office for the quarter next preceding the meeting and shall report the condition of the treasury at such time and also at any other time the board may request. All requisitions for supplies, equipment, or for the expenditure of money for any purpose whatever shall be made on the prescribed form and shall be approved by the President of the University before the purchase or expenditure is made. The Treasurer shall draw his warrant for the payment of claims against the University that have been authorized by the required requisition, but in no case shall he receive or audit for payment any claim that has not been so authorized.

SEC. 5. The President. The President of the University shall be the official administrator and executive agent of the board. He shall be ex officio a member of all committees; he shall attend the meetings of the Board of Regents and meetings of all committees; he shall make such recommendations to the Board of Regents from time to time as may seem to him wise, touching any phase of the university policy or administration. He shall make all nominations for appointment to positions under the Board of Regents, and in case nominations are not approved he shall make others. It is not expected that the Board of Regents will accept without question all nominations of the President, but no appointments can be made without his nomination, and no dismissal can take place without his recommendation. All communications from an instructor. officer, or other employee of the University addressed to the Board of Regents of the University or any committee thereof shall be transmitted through the President of the University, and in case not first received by him shall be first referred to him before any action is taken thereon. All rules, regulations, or instructions of the Board of Regents or any committee thereof or member thereof addressed to any instructor, officer, or other employee of the board shall be transmitted through the President of the University. He shall perform such duties as may be provided by the statutes of the University or of the State. The President of the University shall hold the same relation to the Board of Control of the Experiment Station as he does to the Board of Regents of the University. SEC. 6. Deans, Professors, and Instructors. The duties of Deans, professors, and instructors shall be such as may be defined by the statutes of the University.

ARTICLE VII

Salary of Officers or Professors or Employees.

SECTION 1. The salary of every officer, professor, instructor, or other employee of the University shall be fixed at or before the time of his appointment by the Board of Regents and warrants drawn in payment thereof monthly, provided that alteration may be made at any time by the board in regard to such salaries as conditions in the finances may require and the appropriation funds justify.

SECTION 1. All by-laws of the Board of Regents and all resolutions or orders heretofore passed, inconsistent with the provisions of these laws are hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. These by-laws may be amended or repealed by a majority vote of record of all members of the board constituting it by law; provided, that copies of such amendment shall be submitted in writing at the beginning of each meeting.