Convocation 9. After the first convocation, convocation shall be composed of the members of the first convocation as constituted under the next preceding section and all persons who shall become graduates of the university. Register for first election Date of first election Nomination of chancellor of senate ELECTION OF CHANCELLOR AND MEMBERS OF SENATE. 10. A register shall be kept by the Territorial secretary in which he shall enter the names of graduates who are entitled to be members of the first convocation upon their producing to him satisfactory proof of their qualification under section 8 and upon payment of the fee of $2 and the entry upon the reg'ster of the name of any person shall be conclusive evidence that such person is a member of convocation and is entitled to vote as such. (2) The fees paid to the Territorial secretary under this section shall be transmitted by him to the treasurer of convocation upon his appointment. 11. The date of the first election shall be fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of which not less than three months' notice shall be given in the Territorial gazette and at least three weeks prior to such date the Territorial secretary shall send a list of all the members of the first convocation to each member thereof. 12. For the first election of chancellor and members of the and members senate no nomination shall be necessary and for any subsequent election any three members of convocation may nominate a candidate for the office of chancellor or for the office of member of the senate and the nomination paper or papers shall be sent to the registrar at least one month before the date fixed for the election. Where only requisite number nominated Manner of election Voting papers to be counted 13. In the event of only one candidate being nominated for chancellor or only so many candidates being nominated for the senate as are required to be elected such candidate or candidates shall be deemed to have been elected and in such cases no voting papers shall be required to be sent out. 14. The votes at any election by convocation shall be given for the chancellor and for the members of the senate respectively by voting papers in the form of the schedule to this Ordinance or to the like effect being delivered to the Territorial secretary at the first election and to the registrar of the university at any subsequent election at such time and place as may be prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council or by statute of the senate respectively. 15. Any voting papers received by post on or prior to the date of such election shall be deemed to be delivered for the purpose of such election. to be sent by 16. For any election after the first election it shall be the Voting papers duty of the registrar to send to each member of convocation registrar where his residence is known to the registrar a list of the candidates duly nominated arranged in alphabetical order accompanied by one copy of the form of voting paper in the schedule to this Ordinance applicable to the election or elections then next to be held and such list and form shall be sent in such manner and at such time before the date of such election as may be directed by statute of the senate. voting 17. Said voting papers shall upon the day following the Opening date of election at an hour to be stated by the statute be opened papers by the registrar of the university in the presence of such members of convocation as may desire to be present and the registrar shall examine and count the votes and keep a record thereof in a proper book to be provided by the senate. chancellor 18. The person who has the highest number of votes at an Election of election for chancellor shall be chancellor of the university for the term of office then next ensuing or for the unexpired portion of the then current term as the case may be. members 19. The members of convocation who have the largest Election of number of votes for members of the senate shall be declared of senate elected members thereof their number and term of office being limited as herein provided. be elected 20. Any member of convocation may be elected chancellor Who may or member of the senate. of votes 21. In case of an equality of votes between two or more Equality persons leaving the election of the chancellor or of one or more members of the senate undecided the election shall be determined by the registrar by lot. voting papers 22. In the event of any elector placing more than one name Informal on his voting paper for chancellor or more than the required number on his voting paper for members of the senate the first name only shall be taken for chancellor and the first names only not exceeding the required number shall be taken for the members of the senate. 23. Whenever an appointment is made by the Lieutenant Notification Governor to fill vacancies whether on retirement by rotation members of appointed or from other cause arising the Territorial secretary shall forthwith communicate the name of the person so appointed to the registrar of the university. 24. The elected and appointed members of the senate shall Term of hold office for three years and shall be eligible for re-election office or reappointment provided that the first elected or appointed members of the senate shall hold office until two years from Vacancy the first Wednesday of October next following their election or appointment. 25. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the senate through the retirement of any member for any cause whatever it shall be competent for those by whom such retiring member was elected or appointed to elect or appoint as the case may be a successor who shall hold office for the remainder of the term of such retiring member. First meeting Powers of senate Statutes Form of statutes Delegation of powers Affiliation of colleges MEETINGS AND POWERS OF SENATE. 26. The first meeting of the senate shall be held within one month after the first election by convocation under this Ordinance and such meeting shall be at the call of the chancellor of the university. 27. The senate shall have power to regulate its meetings and proceedings and shall have the entire management of and superintendence over the affairs, concerns and property of the university and in all cases unprovided for by this Ordinance it shall be lawful for the senate to act in such manner as shall appear to it best calculated to promote the purposes to be intended to be promoted by the university and it shall have full powers to prescribe examinations and confer degrees and to appoint at such salaries as it shall think fit and at pleasure to dismiss all professors, tutors, lecturers, teachers and other necessary officers, assistants and servants of the university. (2) No religious test shall be required of any professor, teacher, lecturer or student or servant of the university nor shall religious observances according to the forms of any particular religious denomination or otherwise be imposed on tehm or any of them. 28. The senate may from time to time make or alter any statute or statutes touching any matter whatsoever regarding the university not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or any law in force in the Territories. 29. All statutes of the senate shall have the common seal of the university affixed thereto and they shall be binding in accordance with the true intent and meaning thereof. 30. By any such statute power may be given to any committee, officers or persons to make such regulations for better carrying out the provisions or objects of any statute of the university in the manner and to the extent therein prescribed. 31. The senate may from time to time affiliate any incorporated college or colleges with the university on being satisfied that such college is in operation and possessed of the requisite buildings and a sufficient staff of professors and other teaching officers to affiliate. affiliation 32. Any college affiliated with the university under this Removal from Ordinance may be removed from such affiliation by statute of the senate of the university. MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF CONVOCATION. convocation 33. The regular annual meeting of the convocation shall be held Meetings of on the third Tuesday in May and convocation may hold other meetings at such time and place as it may decide by resolution. 34. Convocation shall also meet at the call of the senate. Call of the senate meeting 35. The chairman of convocation shall call an extraordinary Extraordinary meeting of convocation on requisition of ten members but such requisit on shall state the object or objects of the meeting to be called and no matter shall be discussed at such extraordinary meeting except the matter or matters for which it was convened. special 36. At least twenty days' notice of every special meeting of Notice of convocation shall be given in writing to each member whose meeting address is known and the object or objects of such meeting shall be clearly stated in such notice. convocation 37. The officers of convocation shall be a chairman, a secre- Officers of tary and an executive committee consisting of five members all of whom shall be elected annually in such manner as convocation shall determine. regulations 38. Convocation shall have power to make such rules, bylaws Rules and and regulations as it may consider requisite for conducting its business and proceedings. 39. Convocation shall have the power of fixing a fee to be Fee paid by its members to defray the necessary expenses of con vocation. REGISTRAR. 40. The registrar of the university shall be appointed by The registrar the senate and it shall be his duty to keep all necessary records and accounts and to perform such other duties as may be required of him by the senate. FACULTIES. 41. There shall be in the university such faculties as the Faculties senate may by statute determine. Endowments University to be ENDOWMENTS. 42. Any person or corporation may with the approval of the senate found one or more professorships, lectureships, fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, prizes or other rewards in the university by providing a sufficient endowment in land or other property and conveying the same to the corporation of the university for such purposes and every such endowment of lands or other property shall be vested in the corporation of the university for the purpose or purposes for which it was given. 43. The university shall be strictly nonsectarian in prinnonsectarian ciple and no religious dogma or creed shall be taught and no religious test required of any students or other person. Education of women 44. The senate shall make full provision for the education of women in the university in such manner as it shall deem most fitting, provided however that no woman shall by reason of her sex be deprived of any advantage or privilege accorded to male students of the University. SCHEDULE. FORM OF VOTING PAPER. Election 19 I,. declare: of in the resident at do hereby 1. That I am a member of convocation of the university 2. That the signature affixed hereto is in my proper handwriting. 3. That I have not at this election signed any other voting paper as a member of convocation. 4. That I vote for the following person to be chancellor of the said university: of 5. That I vote for the following persons to be members of the senate of the said university: |