regulations as are necessary to the preservation of morals, decorum and health. charge of library 67. SEC. 26. The faculty shall have charge of the lab- Shall have oratories, library, and museums of the institution. etc. nually to state culture. 68. SEC. 27. The faculty shall make an annual report Faculty shall by the first Wednesday of December of each year, to the make report anstate board of agriculture, signed by the president and board of agrisecretary, containing such information and recommendations as the welfare of the institution in their opinion. demands. Any members of the faculty may make a minority report, if they disagree with the conclusions of⚫ the majority, which the faculty shall communicate to the board. No communications at any other time from members of the faculty, shall be entertained by the board, unless they have been submitted to a meeting of the faculty and sanctioned by the majority. 69. SEC. 28. The president shall be chief executive Duties of presi officer of the state agricultural college, and it shall be his dent of college. duty to see that the rules and regulations of the state board of agriculture, and the rules and regulations of the faculty be observed and executed. President may dinate officers of board. 70. SEC. 29. The subordinate officers and employés not members of the faculty, shall be under the direction remove suborof the president, and in the recess of the board, removable during recess at his discretion; and he may supply vacancies that may be thus or otherwise created. His action in these respects Such action to be shall be submitted to the approval of the state board of submitted to agriculture at their next meeting. board for approval. tendent of farm ed, and his 71. SEC. 30. The president may or may not perform when superinthe duties of a professor, as the state board of agriculture may be appointshall determine. If he performs the duties of a professor, duties. or in case the duties of the president are exercised by a president pro tem., a superintendent of the farm may be appointed, who shall have the general superintendence of the business pertaining to the farm, the land and other property of the institution, and who shall be a member of the faculty. Rate of wages 72. SEC. 31. The president and secretary, together with the superintendent of the farm, if there be one, and allowed students in case there is not one, then one of the professors to be committee. to be fixed by Current expens of agriculture and college to be paid by warrants drawn by auditor. elected by the faculty, shall constitute a committee to fix the rate of wages allowed to students, and rate of board. In assessing the board, it shall be so estimated that no profit shall be saved to the institution, and as near as possible at the actual cost. The rates of wages allowed, and rate of charge for board, shall, if practicable, be submitted to the state board of agriculture before they take effect. 73. SEC. 32. For the current expenses of the state es of state board board of agriculture and the state agricultural college specified sums shall be set aside by the state treasurer upon an estimate of the state board of agriculture, to be paid out on the warrants of the state auditor; said warrants to . be drawn upon certificates of indebtedness issued by the president, and countersigned by the secretary of the state board of agriculture. All moneys due to the institution college to be de. or received in its behalf, shall be collected and received by the secretary and deposited by him with the state treasurer to be placed to the credit of the state agricultural college. Secretary shall The secretary shall, with the annual report, render a full an account of and complete account of all moneys received and all cer Moneys received by secretary of posited with state treasurer. report annually moneys received of indebtedness issued. and certificates tificates of indebtedness issued and shall file and preserve all vouchers, receipts, correspondence or other papers pertaining to his office. Annual report of state board of agriculture may contain. Fields under cultivation. Preparation of soil, etc. Irrigation. 74. SEC. 33. All agricultural operations on the farm shall be carried on experimentally, and for the instruction of the students, and with a view to the improvement of the science of agriculture in the state of Colorado. To this end the state board of agriculture may cause to be published, as hereafter provided by law, in their annual report: First-A statement of the number of fields under cultivation on the college farm; their number as recorded on the farm plat, with the number of acres of arable land in each field; the kinds of crops raised; the number of acres of such kind; and the number of the field on which they were raised. Second-The manner of preparation of the soil for the various crops, methods of seeding or planting, kind and variety of seed used, the quantity per acre, the manner of cultivation and harvesting. Third-The mode of irrigating the crops embracing the manner of applying the water, the time of day when applied, the number of applications to each crop, with specified results as to its action. used. Fourth-The several kinds, and a description of all im- Implements plements used in the various stages of the different crops, with reports on their utility and adaptation for the purposes used. weather on crops. Fifth-The time and manner of preparation of the soil, Influence of sowing, planting, cultivating and harvesting, and a general statement of the weather, and its influence upon the several crops. Manures and Sixth-The kinds of manures or fertilizers used, and crops and fields or parts of fields to which they were fertilizers. applied, the time and manner of application and the several results. Seventh—A detailed and systematic account of the number of days worked, of ten hours each of men and teams, in the production of each separately treated crop; said statement of labor to be in three divisions: First, up to the time the seed is deposited in the ground. Secondly, during irrigation and cultivation. Thirdly, while harvesting and fitting the crop for market. Eighth—A full and accurate statement of the yield per acre, by weight or measure, of all crops raised on the farm, distinguishing between the several kinds of treatment, as to manures used, depth of plowing, times of watering, difference of cultivation, time of harvesting, kind or variety of seed used. Account of labor Yield per acre. -statistics. Ninth-The date of the arrival of the full grown grass- Grasshopper hopper, their progress, direction and flight; the amount of3 damage done to crops; length of stay and time of depositing their eggs; the methods used, if any, to drive off or destroy them; also, the methods used to protect the crops. in the spring of the year against the young grasshopper, and the means used to destroy the same. of state board of 75. SEC. 34. The members of the state board of agri- Governor to apculture shall be appointed by the governor by and with point members the consent of the senate, and the governor shall appoint agriculture. the first state board of agriculture before the adjournment of the present general assembly. At its first meeting, determined by lot. Two for 4 years, which the governor of the state is hereby authorized and Period of service directed to call at as early a date as practicable, they shall determine by lot their several periods of service; two of Two for 2 years, whom shall serve for two years, two of whom shall serve Two for 6 years, for four years, two of whom shall serve for six years, and two of whom shall serve for eight years respectively from To date from the third Wednesday in January, A. D. eighteen hundred in January, 1877. and seventy-seven, when they are superceded by appointment in accordance with the provisions of section one of this act, or until their successors are chosen. Two for 8 years. third Wednesday Repeal. Emergency. 76. SEC. 35. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. 77. SEC. 36. An emergency existing by reason of vacancies in the board of trustees of the agricultural college by death of the president, and removal from the state of other members of said board, so that a quorum cannot be convened and the property of said college requires immediate care and protection, therefore this act shall take effect immediately after its passage: Approved, February 27, 1877. Members shall governor, and designated so that terms of two shall expire biennially. CHAPTER VIII. BOARD OF HEALTH. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. [Session Laws, 1876.] 78. SECTION I. That a board of health is hereby estab be appointed by lished, which shall be known under the name and style of the state board of health. It shall consist of nine members, as follows: a president, secretary, and seven members, who shall be appointed by the governor; and the members first appointed, with the exception of the secretary, shall be so designated by the governor that the term of office of two shall expire every two years, on the last day of January. Biennially there- Thereafter, the governor, with the consent of the senate, shall appoint two shall biennially appoint two members, to hold their office office for six for six years, ending January thirty-first. Any vacancy in said board may be filled, until the next regular session of be filled by the general assembly, by the governor. after governor members to hold years. Vacancies may governor. ties of board of 79. SEC. 2. The state board of health shall have gen- Powers and dueral supervision of the interests of health and life of the citi- health. zens of this state. They shall especially study the vital statistics of the state, and endeavor to make intelligent and profitable use of the collected records of death and sickness among the people. They shall carefully study the influence. of the climate upon disease and health in different localities in the state, for the benefit of the citizens thereof, as well as for the large number of invalids who seek relief in Colorado. They shall make sanitary investigation and inquiries respecting the cause of disease, and especially of epidemics; the causes of mortality; and the effect of localities, employments, conditions, ingesta, habits and circumstances on the health of the people. They shall, when required, or when they deem it best, advise with the officers of the government, or other state boards, in regard to the location, drainage, water supply, disposal of excreta, heating, and ventilation of any public structure or building. They shall, from time to time, recommend standard works on the subject of hygiene for the use of the schools of the state. 80. SEC. 3. The board shall meet semi-annually at Meetings. Denver, and at such other places and times as they deem expedient. A majority shall be a quorum for the transac- Quorum. tion of business. Should the office of president or secretary become vacant, by death or otherwise, the board may fill said office from their number at the next regular meeting. tary. 81. SEC. 4. The secretary shall hold his office so long Duties of secreas he shall faithfully discharge the duties thereof, but may be removed for just cause at a regular meeting of the board, a majority of the members voting therefor. He shall keep his office at Denver; and shall perform the duties prescribed by this act or required by the board. He shall keep a record of the transactions of the board; shall have custody of all books, papers, documents, and other property, belonging to the board which may be deposited in his office; shall, so far as practicable, communicate with other state boards of health, and with local boards of health within the state; he shall keep and file all reports received from such boards, and all correspondence of the office appertaining to |