Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Issues 28-33

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Page 35 - From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. 2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Page 716 - An act to provide permanent funds for the annual appropriation to common schools, to increase the Literature Fund, and to promote the education of teachers,' by which the sum of $150,000 was added to the Literature Fund.
Page 703 - and one other lot " for promoting literature" which lots shall be as nearly central in every township as may be, and the lots so marked shall not be sold, but the lot marked " gospel and schools " shall be reserved for, and applied to, promoting the gospel and a public school or schools in such township; And the lot marked "for promoting literature...
Page 711 - And be it further enacted, that this Act shall be and is hereby declared to be a public Act, and shall be construed benignly and favorably for every beneficial purpose therein intended...
Page 711 - York" and by that name they and their successors shall and may have continual succession, and shall be persons in law, capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended, in all courts and places whatsoever, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, matters and causes whatsoever; and...
Page 229 - Sparks, late president of Harvard University, consisting of upwards of five thousand volumes and four thousand pamphlets, relating chiefly to the history of America ; THE MAY COLLECTION, relating to the history of slavery and anti-slavery, the nucleus of which was formed by the gift of the library of the late Rev. Samuel J. May, of Syracuse ; THE SCHUYLER COLLECTION of folklore, Russian history and literature, presented by the Hon.
Page 730 - Council in that behalf, which oath or oaths shall be "written or printed, or partly written and partly printed on such...
Page 711 - And be it further enacted, That this act shall be and is hereby declared a public act, and that the same shall be construed in all courts and places, benignly and favorably, for every humane and laudable purpose therein contained.
Page 724 - ... of the aforesaid purposes, may be held by such college or institution upon such trusts, and subject to such conditions and visitations as may be prescribed...
Page 500 - ... powers similar to those held by the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford in England. The University of the State of New York, though generally regarded as a legal fiction, is, in truth, a grand reality. The numerous institutions of which it is composed, are not, indeed, as in England, crowded into a single city, but are scattered, for popular convenience, over the entire State. It is hoped that the present meeting will more fully develop this fact, in accordance with which the officers of colleges...

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