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§ 280. The objects of the university of Dakota, established by an act of the legislative assembly of the territory of Dakota, entitled "an act to locate the university of the territory of Dakota," approved April 21, A. D. 1862, shall be to provide the best and most efficient means of imparting to young men and women on equal terms a liberal education and thorough knowledge of the different branches of literature, the arts and sciences, with their varied applications. The university, so far as practicable, shall begin the courses of study in its collegiate and scientific departments, at the points where the same are completed in high schools; and no student shall be admitted who has not previously completed the elementary studies in such branches as are taught in the common schools throughout the territory. No student who shall have been a resident of the territory one year next preceding his admission shall be required to pay any fees for tuition in the university, except in the law department and for extra studies. The directors may prescribe rates of tuition for any pupil in the law department, or who shall not have been a resident of the territory as aforesaid, and for teaching extra studies.

§ 281. The university shall never be under the exclusive control of any religious denomination whatever, and no instruction, either sectarian in religion or partisan in politics, shall ever be allowed in any department of the university.

§ 282. The university of Dakota shall be governed by a board of five directors, to be appointed by the governor by and with the consent of the legislative council, who shall hold their office for two years or until their successors are elected and qualified.

§ 283. The board of directors shall fill vacancies occurring therein, except when the legislature is in session; and the persons so appointed shall hold their offices until the next session of the legislature, when the governor, with the concurrence of the legislative council, shall fill all vacancies.

§ 284. The university shall include a collegiate, scientific, normal and such other departments with such courses of instruction and elective studies as the board of directors may determine, and the board shall have authority to confer such degrees and grant such diplomas and other marks of distinction as are usually conferred and granted by other universities.

§ 285. The meetings of the board of directors shall be held at such times as the board may appoint. The president of the board may call special meetings whem he deems it expedient, or special meetings may be called by any three members of the board.

§ 286. An executive committee consisting of three competent and responsible persons shall be appointed by the board of directors, who shall audit all claims and whose chairman shall draw all orders for such audited claims upon the treasurer, but