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Maine State Archives
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322428
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An Act to enlarge the powers of the Maine Literary and Theological Institution.
SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, That the President and Trustees of the Maine Literary and Theological Institution are hereby authorized and empowered to confer such degrees, degrees as are usually conferred by Universities established for the education of youth : Provided, That the said Corporation shall confer no degrees other than those of Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Arts, until after the first day of January, which will be in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty. And provided also, that the said Corporation shall not make or have any rule or by-law requiring that any member of the Trustees shall be of any particular religious denomination. Provided, That no Student belonging or who may hereafter belong to said Institution, sustaining a fair moral character, shall be deprived of any privileges of said Institution, or be subjected to the forfeiture of any aid which has been granted by said Institution, for the purpose of enabling him to prose cute his studies, or be denied the usual testimonials on closing his studies, or be denied admission to said Institution on the ground that his interpretations of the scriptures differ from those which are contained in the articles of faith adopted, or to be adopted by said Institution.
SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the Legislature of this State shall have the right to grant any further powers to, alter, limit or restrain any of the powers vested in said Corporation, as shall be judged necessary to promote the best interests thereof.
[This Act passed June 19, 1820.]
Exact Creation Date
6-19-1820
Language
English
Keywords
Act; Maine Law; 1820; Legislature; Statehood; Maine State Legislature; Maine Literary and Theological Institution