Lands may be condemned.. § 2. If the lands and materials necessary for the construction of said canal and other buildings cannot be acquired by purchase or donation, the United States may proceed to have the same condemned in the same manner, and subject to the same provisions, as prescribed by the General Statutes of this State for the condemnation of lands or materials for the construction of turnpike roads, so far as the same are applicable in carrying out the purposes of this act; and any lands acquired, and any buildings erected by the United States under the provisions of this act, shall be exempt from all taxes and assessments by this State or under its authority, so long as the same may remain the property of the United States. §3. This act shall be in force from its passage. Approved April 22, 1880. to get off or on CHAPTER 1084. AN ACT to prevent persons, other than passengers and employes of railroads, from getting on and off trains or engines whilst in motion. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person, other than Trains unlawful passengers and employes, to get on or off on the outside, or whilst in motion. to swing on or hang on from the outside of any engine or car whilst the same is in motion or switching, or immediately. preceding its moving or switching. lating §2. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this Penalty for vio- act shall be fined in the sum mot exceeding ten dollars for each offense, and the respective justices of the peace of the several counties of this State shall have jurisdiction of the offense specified in the first section of this act, and the respective sheriffs, constables, marshals, and other peace officers shall have authority to arrest and bring to trial any person or persons guilty of the violation of this act. § 3. That each conductor be required to post on each coach or box a copy of this law. § 4. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved April 22, 1880. CHAPTER 1094. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled An act to incorporate the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, and to provide for the future management thereof," approved March 4, 1880. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: §1. That the proceedings of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, had on the 25th day of March, 1880, at a meeting of said board held in the city of Lexington, be, and the same are hereby, declared regular and valid, and as fully authorized by law as if said proceedings had been had at a meeting of said board held on the Tuesday before the commencement day of said college. sion. § 2. That the corporate body created by the second section Perpetual succesof said act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, and to provide for the future management thereof," approved March 4th, 1880, shall have perpetual succession; sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded with, under the corporate name of "The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky." § 3. The board of trustees shall have full power to suspend or remove, at will, any of the officers, teachers, professors, or agents, whom they are authorized by law to appoint; and so much of section three of said act as places limitations on the power of the said board in this regard, or upon the manner in which said suspension or removal shall be made, is hereby repealed. -power to Board of trustees pend or remove. may be held. § 4. That, in addition to the meeting required to be held Called meetings on the Tuesday before each commencement day of the college, called meetings of the board of trustees may be also held; the call for such meetings must be in writing, signed by three or more trustees; the call must also be formally communicated by the secretary to each trustee by mail, at his post-office address, at least fifteen days before the day fixed. for the meeting, and must state definitely the object of the meeting; and no business not thus explicitly announced shall be acted on at the called meeting. $5. The board of trustees shall, at each regular annual meeting, appoint an executive committee, consisting of five of their number, residing near Lexington, including a chairman thereof, whom shall constitute a quorum, and said committee Executive com mittee to be ap pointed. shall choose from their number a chairman pro tempore to act in the absence of the permanent chairman. The executive committee shall be charged with the general administration of the affairs of the college under the by-laws and regulations prescribed by the board of trustees, and with the execu To report to the tion of measures specially authorized by the board. It shall, : gard ecretary. execute bond. at each regular annual meeting of the board of trustees, and at each called meeting if required, submit to the board a complete record of its proceedings, together with a full and detailed account of the receipts and expenditures since the last preeeding annual meeting, for the consideration and action of the board of trustees: Provided, That the authority of the board of trustees to revise the acts of the executive committee shall not extend to the rejection of any valid and properly authenticated account of money expended under a general or specific authority granted by the board of trustees, and within the sums appropriated by the board for specific or contin. gent objects at a regular or called meeting. The secretary of the board of trustees shall be ex officio secretary of the executive committee, and the custodian of the records, &c., of the board and of said committee; and he may employ an assistant, who shall aid him in the clerical duties of said office, and receive such compensation as may be determined by the board of trustees. $6. That the treasurer of said college shall enter into a Commission rsto Covenant to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with one or more good suretics bound therein, to be approved by the board of trustees, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, and the payment of all moneys that may come to his hands, to his successor in office, or to such person or persons as may be lawfully entitled to receive the same. Any person or persons, including the board of trustees, injured by any breach of this bond, may maintain, in the Fayette circuit court or common pleas court, appropriate actions thereon. The said treasurer shall keep an itemized account of receipts and expenditures, and shall pay out no money except on the authorization of the board of trustees, given directly or through its executive committee. He shall render to the executive committee monthly statements of receipts and expenditures, and amount on hand, and a full and detailed statement, with vouchers, for the information and action of the board of trustees at its regular annual meeting, and at Treasurer. other periods when required; and the latter part of section seven of the said act, commencing with the words "the treasurer shall enter into a bond," &c., is hereby repealed. four years. ment § 7. That the regular collegiate period of the Agricultural Collegiate period and Mechanical College shall be four years, and only those students who pass through that period and attain the prescribed standard of proficiency in the regular course of studies, or those who, having qualified themselves elsewhere, shall be found, after at least one year's attendance in the college, to have attained the prescribed standard of proficiency in the regular course of studies, shall receive a diploma from the college. But a normal department or course of instruction Normal departfor irregular periods, designed more particularly, but not exclusively, to qualify teachers for common and other schools,. shall be established in connection with the college; and those students who attain to the requisite proficiency as teachers, in the opinion of the academic board, shall be furnished by the college with a certificate to that effect, setting forth, in such case, the various branches in which the student is qualified; and such certificate shall be evidence of qualification to teach in the public schools of the State in the various branches named without further examination. § 8. That section twelve of said act be, and is hereby, so Sec 12 amer ded amended as to allow each legislative representative district to send, on competitive examination, one student each year, between the ages of twelve and twenty-five, to said college, free of tuition charge, instead of two for the collegiate period, as in said act provided; and those teachers or persons preparing to teach may be admitted, free of tuition charge for one year, at the rate of not more than four, at the discretion of the board of trustees, for each legislative representative district, and that other students, without regard to place of residence or birth, may also be admitted to the college on the payment of the fees prescribed for them by the board of trustees or the academic board. government. 9. That the board of trustees be, and they are hereby, Regulations for empowered to establish proper regulations for the government of the college and the physical training, military or otherwise, of the students, and to authorize the suspension or dismissal of students for neglect or violation of the regula tions, or for other conduct prejudicial to the character and welfare of the institution. to General Assembly. § 10. That the board of trustees shall make to the General Foard to report Assembly, within the first week of each regular session, a full report of the condition and operation of the college since the date of the preceding report, with such recommendations concerning the college as may be deemed necessary. When terms of office shall expire § 11. The term of office of the present trustees shall expire as follows: William B. Kinkead, B. J. Peters, Wm. H. Wadsworth, and P. H. Leslie shall hold office until the 10th day of January, 1882, or until their successors are appointed and qualified; and Jas. F. Robinson, jr., B F. Buckner, John G. Simrall, and D. C. Buell shall hold their offices until the 10th day of January, 1884, or until their successors are appointed and qualified; and Robert S. Bullock, L. J. Bradford, A. R. Boone, and Philip P. Johnston shall hold their offices until the 10th January, 1886, or until their successors are appointed and qualified. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any trustee from resigning at any time he may desire to do so. § 12. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved April 23, 1880. General Statutes, chapter 92, arti cle 13, section 5, page 747, amended. CHAPTER 1095. AN ACT to amend section 5, article 13, chapter 92, General Statutes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That section 5, article 13, chapter 92, of the General Statutes, be amended by striking therefrom all words after the word "kept," in the second line, and before the word "nor," in the third line thereof. § 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. Approved April 23, 1880. CHAPTER 1098. AN ACT authorizing the purchase of grounds for Federal buildings in the city of Louisville, and ceding to the United States jurisdiction over the same. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the United States Government be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to purchase and hold ground with |