tiring member of the board whose place he is appointed to fill. Board of managers, officers of. give bond. SEC. 4. Said board of managers shall annually elect one of their own number to be president of the board, who shall also be the president of the corporation and shall continue in office until his successor is elected. They shall also from time to time appoint a treasurer and a clerk, who shall also be officers of the corporation, and who may be, but need not necessarily be, the same person or members of the board, and who shall hold their respective offices at the pleasure of the board. The treasurer before entering upon his office Treasurer to shall give bond to the state for the faithful discharge of his duties, in form to be approved by the attorney-general, in a penal sum to be fixed by the said board of managers and with surety or sureties to be approved by the governor; such bond to be filed and to be kept on file in the office of the secretary of state, and which bond shall be renewed whenever required by the board of managers or by the governor. And the treasurer shall make a full detailed report annually to the general assembly, at its January session, of all his receipts and expenditures, properly audited by the board of managers or a committee thereof. SEC. 5. Said board of managers shall have the general care and management of said estate in South Kingstown and of said college and experiment station, and may employ professors, teachers and other persons in and about the same and prescribe their duties and fix their compensation, and from time to time make rules and regulations for their government; and may also make by-laws, rules, and regulations to govern their own meetings and proceedings. Said board of managers shall from time to time appoint the faculty of said college; and such faculty shall from time to time arrange the courses of study, conforming to said acts of congress in this behalf, and prescribe such qualifications for admission make an Treasurer to annual report. Managers to employ professors, make rules, and ap point a faculty. Courses of studies, and awarding of degrees and diplomas. of students, and such rules of study, exercise, discipline, and government, as they shall deem proper; they may also grant academical degrees and diplomas appropriate to the courses of study to those students of good moral character who shall have pursued the prescribed courses and passed satisfactory examinations. Appropriation for the R. I. School of Design, how paid powers of board of education. Annual report. Ex-officio directors. Appointment of state CHAPTER 67. Of State Beneficiaries at the Rhode Island School of Design. SECTION 1. Such sums as shall be from time to time appropriated by the general assembly to the Rhode Island School of Design, shall be paid by the general treasurer upon the orders of the state board of education, who are hereby empowered and authorized to visit and examine said school at their pleasure. SEC. 2. The directors of the above-named school of design shall make an annul report to the state board of education in manner and form prescribed by said board of education. SEC. 3. The state board of education are hereby authorized and empowered to elect two of their number who, by virtue of said election, shall be members of the board of directors of said school of design. SEC. 4. The state board of education are hereby authorthe R. I. School ized to appoint as state beneficiaries at the Rhode Island beneficiaries at of Design. School of Design, persons of proper age, character and acquirements, who have not the means of defraying the expense of instruction in said school themselves. how to be SEC. 5. The secretary of the board of education shall re- Appointments, ceive and file in their order the applications of all persons made. who desire to receive such appointment; and in making their appointments the board shall, as far as practicable, make them so that the people of the several counties may participate in the advantages as nearly as possible in proportion to the respective populations of the counties according to the last United States census. SEC. 6. The board of education are hereby authorized to draw their orders on the general treasurer for the payment of the tuition fees of the beneficiaries appointed by them as above. Tuition fees, how to be paid. 1, 2. Children under 12 years of age 3. Factory inspectors; appointment, SECTION 1. No child under twelve years of age shall be employed in any factory, manufacturing or mercantile establishment, within this state. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation employing children, to keep a register in which shall be recorded the name, birthplace, age and place of residence of every person employed under the age of sixteen years; and said register shall be produced for inspection on demand by either of the inspectors appointed under this chapter. SEC. 2. No person, firm or corporation employing less than five persons who are women or children shall be deemed a factory, manufacturing or mercantile establishment within the meaning of this chapter. Factory inspectors; how appointed, and term of office. Removal from office, and vacancies. Duties of inspectors. SEC. 3. The governor shall, between the fifteenth and thirtieth days of June, in the year eighteen hundred ninetyseven, and between the fifteenth and thirtieth days of June in every third year thereafter, appoint two factory inspectors, one of whom shall be a woman, whose term of office shall be three years from date of their appointment and until their successors shall qualify. They shall at all times be subject to removal by the governor for neglect of duty or malfeasance in the discharge of duty; and in case of removal as aforesaid, or of vacancies in said offices from any cause, the governor shall appoint successors to fill such vacancies for the unexpired term of said office. The said inspectors shall be empowered to visit and inspect, at all reasonable hours, and as often as practicable, the factories, workshops and other establishments in the state employing women or children, and shall report to the general assembly of this state at its January session in each year, including in said report the names of the factories, the number of such hands employed, and the number of hours' work performed each week. It shall also be the duty of said inspectors to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and to prosecute all violations of the same before any court of competent jurisdiction in the state. The said inspectors shall devote their whole time and attention to the duties of their respective offices. In case of any conflict of authority between the said inspectors, either of them may apply for instructions to the governor, whose decision of the controversy, after hearing the statement of each inspector and making such further investigation of the circumstances as he may deem necessary, shall be final. CHAPTER 85. Of Provision for the Education of Deaf, Blind, and Imbecile Deaf, blind, imbecile children as state beneficiaries. SECTION 1. The governor, on recommendation of the state board of education, upon application of the parent or guardian, may appoint any deaf, blind or imbecile child, being a legal resident of this state, who shall appear to said board to be a fit subject for education, as a state beneficiary at any suitable institution or school now established, or that may be established, either within or without the state, for such period as he may determine: Provided, that no beneficiary shall re- What limitaceive educational aid for a longer time than ten years; and the governor shall have the power to revoke any such appointment at any time for cause. (See Chapter 322, Public Laws.) tions. education to have supervision. SEC. 2. The board of education are hereby clothed with Board of the duty and responsibility of supervising the education of all such beneficiaries, and no child appointed as above shall be withdrawn from any institution or school except with their consent, or the consent of the governor; and said board Annual report. shall annually report to the general assembly their doings under this chapter, with such further information in relation to the several institutions at which these beneficiaries have been placed as may be deemed desirable. SEC. 3. The board of education may expend in the pur- Clothing. chase of necessary clothing for such beneficiaries a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, in any calendar year, for a single child. SEC. 4. All bills arising under this chapter shall be ex |