1-3. Conferral of degrees; election of officers; governance
The Board of Trustees, a majority of whom may constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, may confer such honors and degrees as are usually given in colleges and universities and any other appropriate degrees, and may, from time to time, as occasion may require, elect a President, also a Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, professors, instructors, and any other necessary officers, and prescribe their duties, salaries, and term of office, and may make all necessary bylaws and regulations for the government of themselves and others connected with the institution, not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter, and therein prescribe the terms of admission, rates of tuition, modes of study, and course of instruction, including any proper regulations for uniform, discipline, and military drill, as well as for experimental and practical instruction in the different branches of agricultural labor.
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements
Chapter 1 - University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
App 1-1. Establishment as corporate body
App 1-2. Board of Trustees; membership, terms of service; presiding chair
App 1-3. Conferral of degrees; election of officers; governance
App 1-4. Control of lands and rents; rights and obligations
App 1-5. Curriculum to be maintained
App 1-7. Congressional fund; interest income
App 1-8. Legislative reports; Board of Visitors
App 1-10. Middlebury College; Norwich University
App 1-13. Repeal of inconsistent law