CHARTER OF AMHERT COLLEGE
WITH SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION
ACTS OF 1824, CHAPTER 84.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COLLEGE IN THE TOWN OF AMHERST.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled and by the authority of the same, That there be and hereby is incorporated in
the town of Amherst, in the county of Hampshire, a College for the education of youth;
and that the Rev. Heman Humphrey D.D., Hon. William Gray, Hon. Marcus Morton, Rev.
Joshua Crosby, Hon. John Hooker, Rev. Joseph Lyman, D.D., Israel E. Trask, Esq., Rev.
Jonathan Going, Elisha Billings, Esq., Rev. James Taylor, S.V.S. Wilder, Esq., Rev.
Joseph Vaill, Hon. Jonathan Leavitt, Rev. Alfred Ely, Hon. Lewis Strong, Rev. Francis
Wayland, junior, and Elihu Lyman, Esq. be and hereby are constituted a body corporate;
by the name of the Trustees of Amherst College; and that they and their successors, and
such as shall be duly elected members of said Corporation, shall be and remain a body
corporate by the name forever. And for the orderly conducting the business of said
Corporation, the said Trustees shall have power and authority, from time to time, as
occasion may require, to elect a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and
such other officers of said Corporation, as may be found necessary, and to declare the
duties and tenures of their respective offices; and also to remove any Trustee from the
same Corporation, when, in their judgment, he shall be rendered incapable, by age or
otherwise, of discharging the duties of his office, or shall neglect or refuse to perform the
same; and also, from time to time, to elect new members of the said Corporation;
Provided nevertheless, that the number of members, (including the President of said
College for the time being, who shall, ex officio, be one of said Corporation), shall never
be greater than seventeen,1 and that the five vacancies, which shall first happen in the
Board of Trustees, shall be filled, as they occur, by the joint ballot of the Legislature in
convention of both Houses; and whenever any person, so chosen by the Legislature to fill
such vacancy, or his successor, shall cease to be a member of the Corporation, his place
shall be filled in like manner, and so on forever;2 and it shall be the duty of the Trustees
to fill all other vacancies of their Board, as soon after they occur as reasonably and
conveniently may be done; and Provided further, that, as vacancies shall occur in said
Board, they shall be so filled that the said Board shall, as soon as may be, and forever
after, consist of seven clergymen and ten laymen.3 And the Rev. Heman Humphrey,
D.D., is authorized to fix the time and place of the first meeting of the said Trustees, and
to notify each of them thereof in writing.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Corporation shall have full power and
authority to determine, at what times and places their meetings shall be holden, and the
manner of notifying the Trustees to convene at such meetings; and also, from time to time,
to elect a President of said College, and such Professors, Tutors, Instructors, and other
officers of the said College, as they shall judge most for the interest thereof, and to
determine the duties, salaries, emoluments, responsibilities, and tenures of their several
offices. And the said Corporation are further empowered to purchase or erect, and keep
in repair, such houses and other buildings, as they shall judge necessary for the said
College; and also to make and ordain, as occasion may require, reasonable rules, orders,
and by-laws, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth, with
reasonable penalties, for the good government of the said College, and for the regulation
of their own body; and also to determine and regulate the course of instruction in said
College, and to confer such Degrees as are usually conferred by Colleges in New
England, except medical Degrees; Provided nevertheless, that no corporate business shall
be transacted at any meeting, unless nine, at least, of the Trustees are present.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Corporation may have a common seal,
which they may alter or renew at their pleasure, and that all Deeds, sealed with the seal of
said Corporation and signed by their order, shall, when made in their corporate name, be
considered in law as the Deeds of said Corporation; and that said Corporation may sue
and be sued in all actions, real, personal, or mixed, and may prosecute the same to final
judgment and execution, by the name of The Trustees of Amherst College; and that said
Corporation shall be capable of taking and holding in fee simple, or any less estate, by
gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any lands, tenements, or other estate, real or
personal; Provided that the clear annual income of the same shall not exceed Thirty
Thousand Dollars.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the clear tents and profits of all the estate, real and
personal, of which the said Corporation shall be seized and possess, shall be appropriated
to the endowment of said College, in such manner as shall most effectually promote
virtue and piety, and the knowledge of such of the Languages and of the liberal and
useful Arts and Sciences, as shall be directed, from time to time, by the said Corporation,
they conforming to the will of any Donor or Donors, in the application of any estate
received, which may be given, devised, or bequeathed, for any particular object
connected with the College.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees be and are hereby authorized to
receive all the real estate, goods, chattels, choses in action, and property of every
description whatever, which has heretofore been given, conveyed, purchased, bequeathed,
devised, or in any other way secured, or engaged to be given, paid or devised to the
Trustees of Amherst Academy, with the intent and for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining a Classical or Collegiate Institution in said town; and that all the said funds
and estate, as well as all other property which may be received by them, shall be
faithfully and forever used and appropriated according to the will of the Donors;
Provided, that the several acts and contracts of the Trustees of Amherst Academy,
relative to the property given for the benefit, and debts incurred by them for the use, of
the said Collegiate Institution, shall have full force, and be equally binding upon the
Trustees of Amherst College, as they now are upon the Trustees of said Academy.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That no Instructor of said College shall ever be
required, by the Trustees to profess any particular religious opinions, as a test of office;
and no student shall be refused admission to, or denied any of the privileges, honors, or
degrees of said College, on account of the religious opinions he may entertain.
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That is it shall hereafter appear to the Legislature of
this Commonwealth lawful and expedient to remove Williams College to the town of
Amherst, and the President and Trustees of Williams College shall agree so to do, the
Legislature shall have full power to unite Williams and Amherst Colleges into one
University, at Amherst, on such terms and conditions, and under such government, as hall
be agreed on by the majority of a Board of seven Commissioners, of whom two shall be
appointed by each of said Colleges, and three by the joint ballot of the Legislature in
convention of both Houses; and in case the Commissioners, or either of them, on the part
of the Amherst College, shall not be appointed, then the residue of said Commissioners
shall have full power to proceed in the premises. Provided also, that if the said Trustees
of Amherst Academy shall not, within eight months from the passing of this Act, by a
good deed or deeds, assign, convey, and make over to the said Trustees of Amherst
College, their successors and assigns, all the real estate, goods, chattels, choses in action,
and property, mentioned in the fifth Section of this Act, to be used and appropriated as in
therein provided, this Act shall be void.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Legislature of this Commonwealth may grant
any further powers to, or alter, limit, annul or restrain, any of the powers vested by this
Act in the said Corporation, as shall be judged necessary to promote the best interests of
the said College; and, more especially, may appoint and establish Overseers or Visitors of
the said College, with all necessary powers for the better aid, preservation, and
government thereof.
Provided, That the granting of this Charter shall never be considered as any pledge on the
part of the Government, that pecuniary aid shall hereafter be granted to the College.
Approved, February 21, 1825.
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Amended by Acts of 1945, 1972, and 1991.
Amended by Acts of 1872, 1874, 1929.
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Amended by Chapter 36 of the Acts of 1916.
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Amended by Acts of 1867, 1874, 1902, 1921, 1931, and 1957.
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RESOLVES OF 1847, CHAPTER 33.
RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE.
Resolved, for reasons set forth in the said petition, that there be allowed and paid out of
the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, according to the provisions of the statute of
the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, chapter two hundred and nineteen,
section two, to the treasurer of said college for the time being, for the use of said college
the sum of five thousand dollars on the first day of June in each year, for five successive
years, the first payment of five thousand dollars to be made of the first day of June next.
And His Excellency the Governor, for the time being, is hereby authorized and requested
to draw his warrants accordingly. Approved, April 7, 1847.
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ACTS OF 1859, CHAPTER 154.
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE SCHOOL FUND, AND TO GRANT AID TO THE MUSEUM OF
COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. TUFTS, WILLIAMS, AND AMHERST COLLEGES, AND THE
WESLEYAN ACADEMY AT WILBRAHAM, OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALES OF BACK
BAY LANDS.
SEC. 1. ***The remaining avail of such moiety shall, being received into the Treasury,
be distributed, upon the first day of August in each year, among the institutions
hereinafter named in the proportions following, that is to say:
1. Twenty per centum of the avails of such moiety shall be paid to such persons as may
at the present session of the Legislature be incorporated as the “Trustees of the Museum
of Comparative Zoology,” such payments not to exceed in the aggregate the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars.
2. Twelve per centum of the avails of such moiety shall be paid to the treasurer of the
trustees of Tufts College upon the order of the trustees; such payments not to exceed in
the aggregate the sum of fifty thousand dollars.
3. Six per centum of the avails of such moiety shall be paid to the treasurer of the
corporation of Williams College upon the order of the said corporation; such payments
not to exceed in the aggregate the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
4. Six per centum of the avails of such moiety shall be paid to the treasurer of the
corporation of Amherst College upon the order of the corporation; such payments not to
exceed in the aggregate the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
5. Six per centum of the avails of such moiety shall be paid to the treasurer of the
corporation of Wesleyan Academy in Wilbraham upon the order of the corporation; such
payments not to exceed in the aggregate the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. No payment as aforesaid shall be made to either of the before-named institutions
unless, before the time for each payment, it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of
the governor and council that there has been secured by subscription in aid of such
institution, in cash or bonds or unquestionable security, an amount equal to the amount
then to be paid to such institution according to the terms of this act; nor to either of the
institutions hereinafter named unless there shall have been established in such institutions
the number of free scholarships set against their respective names, that is to say:
In Williams College, three free scholarships
In Tufts College, three free scholarships
In Amherst College, three free scholarships
The aforesaid free scholarships shall be under the control of the Board of Education, and
may be filled and managed in such mode as now is or may hereafter be provided by law
for the regulation of all free scholarships established by the Commonwealth.
***Approved, April 2, 1859.
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RESOLVES OF 1893, CHAPTER 71.
RESOLVE IN THE FAVOR OF THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF AMHERST COLLEGE.
Resolved, That there be appropriated and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth
to the Trustees of Amherst College the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, to be applied
to the benefit of the natural history department of that institution. Approved, April 27,
1863.
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ACTS OF 1867, CHAPTER 26
AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT INCORPORATING AMHERST COLLEGE
SEC. 1. The Trustees of Amherst College are hereby authorized to receive and hold in fee
simple or any less estate, by gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise, any lands,
tenements or other estate, real or personal: provided, that the net annual income of the
entire property of said college shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars.1
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved, February 14, 1867.
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Amended by Acts of 1874, 1902, 1921, and 1931.
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ACTS OF 1872, CHAPTER 340.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE BY
THE GRADUATES THEREOF.1
SEC. 1. The five trustees of Amherst College heretofore chosen by the Legislature shall
hereafter be chosen by the graduates of said college.
Sec. 2. Whenever a vacancy shall occur among the five trustees, the board of trustees of
said college shall give notice thereof to the society of the alumni of said college, which,
at its next annual commencement meeting thereafter, shall proceed to choose by ballot a
trustee to fill such vacancy in such manner and under such regulations as may be
determined by said society, and shall return notice of such choice under the attestation of
the secretary thereof to the board of trustees; whereupon said trustees shall declare such
person, so chosen, a member of said board, and enter the same upon their records:
provided, however, that said society shall be open to all the graduates of said college; and,
provided further, that no member thereof who is not also a graduate of said college shall
be entitled to vote under the provisions of this act; nor shall any graduate be entitled to
vote prior to the fourth annual commencement after his graduation.
SEC. 3. The qualifications, tenure and forfeitures of office for the trustees of said college
may be fixed by such rules as may be adopted by the board of trustees in concurrence
with the society aforesaid; and such rules, when once adopted, shall not be changed
except by a two-thirds vote of said board and of said society at annual meetings thereof.
SEC. 4. All acts and part of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
SEC. 5. This act shall not take effect until it is accepted by the society of the alumni and
the Board of Trustees of Amherst College, respectively, at meetings held for that purpose.
Approved, May 4, 1872.
[The above act was accepted by the Society of the Alumni, July 8, 1874, and by the
Board of Trustees, November 4, 1874.]
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Amended by Acts of 1874, 1929, and 1961.
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ACTS OF 1874, CHAPTER 204.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE BY
THE GRADUATES THEREOF.1
SEC. 1. The five trustees of Amherst College heretofore chosen by the Legislature shall
hereafter be chosen by the graduates of said college.
Sec. 2. Whenever a vacancy shall occur among the five trustees, the board of trustees of
said college shall give notice thereof to the society of the alumni of said college, which,
at its next annual commencement meeting thereafter, shall proceed to choose a trustee to
fill such vacancy in such manner and under such regulations as may be determined by
said society, and shall return notice of such choice under the attestation of the secretary
thereof to the board of trustees; whereupon said trustees shall declare such person, so
chosen, a member of said board, and enter the same upon their records: provided,
however, that said society shall be open to all the graduates of said college; and, provided
further, that no member thereof who is not also a graduate of said college, except
members of the faculty of said college who have become members of said society of the
alumni; shall be entitled to vote under the provisions of this act; nor shall any graduate be
entitled to vote prior to the fourth annual commencement after his graduation.
SEC. 3. The qualifications, tenure and forfeitures of office for the trustees of said college
may be fixed by such rules as may be adopted by the board of trustees in concurrence
with the society aforesaid; and such rules, when once adopted, shall not be changed
except by a two-thirds vote of said board and of said society at annual meetings thereof.
SEC. 4. All acts and part of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
SEC. 5. This act shall not take effect until it is accepted by the society of the alumni and
the Board of Trustees of Amherst College, respectively, at meetings held for that purpose.
SEC. 6. The proviso of section three of the act of February twenty-one, eighteen hundred
and twenty-five, entitled “An Act to establish a College in the town of Amherst,” is
hereby repealed.2 Approved, April 28, 1974.
[The above act was accepted by the Society of the Alumni, July 8, 1874, and by the
Board of Trustees, November 4, 1874.]
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Amended by Acts of 1929, and 1961.
Amended by Acts of 1902, 1921, and 1931.
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ACTS OF 1902, CHAPTER 173.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AMHERST COLLEGE TO HOLD ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
SEC. 1. The Trustees of Amherst College, for the purpose set forth in the act establishing
said college, being chapter eighty-four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
twenty-four and in the several acts in addition thereto, are hereby authorized to acquire
by gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise, lands, tenements or other estate, real or
personal, and to hold, manage and from time to time to invest and reinvest the same, or
the proceeds of any sale thereof, for the purposes aforesaid; provided, that the net annual
income of all the property so held shall not exceed the sum of five hundred thousand
dollars.1
SEC. 2. This act shall [take] effect upon its passage, Approved, March 12, 1902.
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Amended by Acts of 1921, 1931, and 1957.
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ACTS OF 1916, CHAPTER 36.
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF AMHERST
COLLEGE.
SEC. 1. So much of section one of chapter eighty-four of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and twenty-five as requires the filling of vacancies in the board of trustees of
Amherst College in such manner that said board shall consist of seven clergymen and ten
laymen is hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. The act shall take effect on the first day of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
Approved, February 4, 1916.
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ACTS OF 1921, CHAPTER 178.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AMHERST COLLEGE TO HOLD ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
The Trustees of Amherst College, for the purpose set forth in the act establishing said
college, being chapter eighty-four of the acts of eighteen hundred and twenty-four, and in
the several acts in addition thereto, are hereby authorized to acquire by gift, grant,
bequest, devise or otherwise, lands, tenements or other estate, real or personal, and to
hold, manage, and from time to time invest and re-invest the same, or the proceeds of any
sale thereof, for the purpose aforesaid; provided that the net annual income of all the
property so held shall not exceed the sum of one million dollars.1 Approved, March 29,
1921.
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Amended by Acts of 1931 and 1957.
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ACTS OF 1929, CHAPTER 55.
AC ACT RELATIVE TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE
ELECTED BY THE GRADUATES THEREOF AND EXTENDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE THEREFORE.
SEC. 1. The number of trustees of Amherst College to be elected by the graduates of said
college is hereby increased from five to six. The first vacancy among the members of the
board of trustees of said college elected by said board which shall occur after the thirtyfirst day of July in the current year, and after the adoption of any necessary changes in
rules or regulations by said board and the society of the alumni of said college, shall be
filled by the graduates thereof in the same manner as is provided for the election of the
five trustees heretofore elected by the graduates of said college. Whenever any person so
chosen by the said graduates to fill such vacancy shall cease to be a member of the
corporation, his place and that of every successor shall be filled by the graduates in like
manner.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts, in so far as providing that no graduate of Amherst
College be entitled to vote for the trustees of said college to be chosen by the graduates
thereof prior to the fourth annual commencement after his graduation, are hereby
repealed. Approved, February 20, 1929.
[The above act was accepted and rules for the election of Trustees by the alumni adopted
on June 15, 1929 by concurrent action of the Board of Trustees and the Society of the
Alumni.]
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ACTS OF 1931, CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE TO ACCEPT AND CARRY OUT
THE PURPOSES OF THE GIFT UNDER THE WILL OF HENRY C. FOLGER AND TO HOLD
ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would, in part, defeat its purpose, therefore it
is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public convenience.
SEC. 1. The Trustees of Amherst College are hereby authorized to accept the gift to the
said Trustees of Amherst College under the will of Henry C. Folger, late of Glen Cove,
New York, deceased, allowed by the surrogate’s court, Nassau County, New York, on the
twenty-fifth day of June, nineteen hundred and thirty, and to carry out the provision of
said will relating thereto.
SEC. 2. The Trustees of Amherst College, for the purposes set forth in the act
establishing said college, being chapter eighty-four of the acts of eighteen hundred and
twenty-four, and in the several acts in addition thereto, including this act, are hereby
authorized to acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise, lands, tenements or
other estate, real or personal, and to hold, manage, and from time to time to invest and reinvest the same, or the proceeds of any sale thereof, for the purposes aforesaid; provided,
that the net annual income of all the property so held shall not exceed the sum of two
million dollars. Approved, March 6, 1931.
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ACTS OF 1945, CHAPTER 151.
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE.
SEC. 1. The number of members of the Trustees of Amherst College, including the
president and the treasurer of said college, who shall each, ex officio, be one of said
members, shall never be greater than eighteen.1
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts limiting the number of the members of the Trustees of
Amherst College to less than eighteen are, to the extent of such limitation, hereby
repealed. Approved, March 26, 1945.
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Amended by Acts of 1972 and 1991.
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ACTS OF 1957, CHAPTER 186.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE TO HOLD REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF INCOME THEREFROM.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
permit forthwith the Trustees of Amherst College to take and hold additional real and
personal property, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows: Chapter 90 of the acts of 1931 is hereby
amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in place thereof the following section:
Section 2. The Trustees of Amherst College, for the purposes set forth in the act
establishing said college, being chapter eighty-four of the acts of eighteen hundred and
twenty-four, and in the several acts in addition thereto, including this act, are hereby
authorized to acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise, lands, tenements or
other estate, real or personal, in any amount, and to hold, manage, and from time to time
to invest and re-invest the same, or the proceeds of any sale thereof, for the purposes
aforesaid. Approved, March 15, 1957.
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ACTS OF 1961, CHAPTER 256.
AN ACT EXTENDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN TRUSTEES OF
AMHERST COLLEGE.
Be is enacted, etc., as follows:
SEC. 1. All non-graduates of Amherst College who have matriculated at said college and
whose classes shall have graduated shall be equally entitled with the graduates of said
college to vote for the election of the six trustees of said college whose election is
provided for in chapter fifty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-nine.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts in amendment of and in addition to chapter eighty-four of the
acts of eighteen hundred and twenty-four, in so far as they provide that only graduates of
Amherst College shall be entitled to vote for trustees of said college are hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by the society of the alumni and the
board of trustees of Amherst College, respectively, at meetings held for that purpose.
Approved, March 21, 1961.
[The above act was accepted by the Board of Trustees on April 5, 1961 and by the
Society of the Alumni on June 10, 1961.]
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ACTS OF 1964, CHAPTER 129.
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE TREASURER OF THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE
SHALL NOT BE AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF SAID TRUSTEES.
Be is enacted, etc., as follows:
SEC. 1. Chapter 151 of the acts of 1945 is hereby amended by striking out section 1 and
inserting in place thereof the following section: Section 1. The number of members of
The Trustees of Amherst College, including the president of said college, who shall, ex
officio, be one of said members, shall never be greater than eighteen.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and sixty-four.
Approved, March 8, 1964.
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ACTS OF 1972, CHAPTER 433.
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
permit forthwith Trustees of Amherst College to establish by by-law the term of office or
tenure of members to be elected by its board of trustees, therefore it is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
SEC. 1. The members of the Trustees of Amherst College are hereby authorized to
establish by by-law from time to time the tenure or term of office of members to be
thereafter elected by the board of trustees, and to determine what officers of Trustees of
Amherst College shall be members ex officio or shall be eligible for election as members
by the board of trustees; provided, that the number of members, including members ex
officio and the six members elected by the alumni of Trustees of Amherst College, shall
not be greater than eighteen.1
SEC. 2. All special acts or parts of special acts relating to trustees of Amherst College
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved,
June 19, 1972.
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Amended by Act of 1991.
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ACTS OF 1991, CHAPTER 158.
AN ACT INCREASING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT AMHERST
COLLEGE.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
permit forthwith an increase in the number of members of Trustees of Amherst College
from a maximum of eighteen to a maximum of twenty-one, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 433 of the acts of 1972 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 8,
the word “eighteen” and inserting in place thereof the following word: twenty-one.
Approved, July 24, 1991.