1833

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAP. 50

college, and the instruction of youth aforesaid, and by
these ordinances to appoint such a number of their own
body, not less than five, as they may think proper, to be a
quorum for transacting all general and necessary business
of the said seminary, and making temporary rules for the
government of the same, and also by the same fundamen-
tal ordinances to delegate to the principal, vice-principal
and professors such powers and authorities as they may
think best, for the standing government of the said semi-
nary, and of the execution of the ordinances and rules of
the same: Provided always, that they be not repugnant to
the form of government, or any laws of this state.

Seats.

Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That the said trustees and
their successors shall have full power and authority to have,
make and use one common and public seal, and likewise
one privy seal with such devices and inscriptions as they
shall think proper, and to ascertain, fix and regulate the
the uses of both seals by their, own laws, and the same
seals, or either of them, to change, break, alter and renew
at their pleasure.

Sold commence-
ments.

Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That for animating and en-
couraging the students of the said college to a laudable
diligence, industry and progress in useful literature and
science, the said trustees and their successors shall, by a
written mandate, under their privy seal, and the hand of
some one of their trustees to be chosen annually as their
president, according to the ordinance to be made for that
purpose, have full power and authority to direct the prin-
cipal, vice-principal and professors to hold public com-
mencements, either in stated annual days or occasionally,
as the future ordinances of the said seminary shall direct,

Confer degrees

and at such commencements to admit any of the students
of the said college, or any other person meriting the. same,
(whose names shall be severally inserted in the same man-
date, ) to any degree or degrees in any of the faculties, arts
and sciences and liberal profession to which persons
are usually admitted in other colleges or universities in
America.

Diplomas

Sec. 13. And be it enacted. That the principal or vice-
principal, or in case of his or their death or absence, the
senior professor who may be present, shall make out and sign
with his name, diplomas or certificates of the admission to
such degree or degrees, which shall be sealed with the
public or greater seal of the corporation or college and
delivered to the graduates, as honorable and perpetual tes-