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statutes of our realm。
5。 And we do hereby further ordain； grant and declare； that the statutes thus made and established by the said three members of the first Council； and given or left in writing under their respective hands； shall be valid and in full force at the expiration of ten years from the date of these presents； so that no future Council of the College shall have power to alter； change or vary them in any manner whatever and that the statutes shall for ever be considered the constitution of the said College。 And we do hereby appoint and declare that these statutes shall be made and established by the said William Carey； Joshua Marshman and John Clark Marshman alone； so that in case either of them should die before the expiration of ten years； the power of completing or perfecting these statutes shall devolve wholly on the survivors or survivor； and that in case all three of them should die before the expiration of ten years； the statutes which they have left in writing under their hands； or under the hand of the last survivor among them shall be considered 〃The Fundamental Statutes and Constitution of Serampore College；〃 incapable of receiving either addition or alteration； and shall and may be registered in our Royal Court of Chancery as 〃The Statutes and Constitution of Serampore College。〃
6。 And We do hereby further appoint； grant and declare that from and after the completion of the statutes of the said College in the above said time of ten years； the said Council of the College shall be deemed to consist of a Master or President and two or four members who may be Professors or otherwise as the Statutes may direct so that the said Council shall not contain less than three； nor more than five persons； as shall be defined in the Statutes。 The Council shall ever be elected as the Statutes of the College may direct； yet the said Master or President shall always previously have been a Member of the said College； and upon the decease of the said Master or President； the Council of the said College shall be unable to do any act or deed until the appointment of a new Master or President； save and except the appointment of such a Master。
7。 And We further appoint； grant and declare； that the said William Carey； Joshua Marshman and John Clark Marshman； the members of the first Council； and their successors for ever； shall have the power of conferring upon the students of the said College； Native Christians as well as others； degrees of rank and honour according to their proficiency in as ample a manner as any other such College； yet the said Serampore College shall only have the power of conferring such degrees on the students that testify their proficiency in Science and no rank or other special right shall be connected therewith in our dominions。 And We do hereby further appoint； grant and declare； that after the expiration of the said ten years； the said Council of the College and their successors for ever shall have power to make and establish such orders and bye…laws as shall appear to them useful and necessary for the government of the said College； and to alter； suspend or repeal those already made； and from time to time make such new ones in their room as shall appear to them most proper and expedient provided the same be not repugnant to the Statutes of the College； or to the laws of our realm； and that after the expiration of these ten years any member of the Council shall have power to move the enactment of any new bye…law； or the alteration； suspension or repeal of any existing one provided notice of such motion shall have been delivered in writing to the Master and read from the Chair at one previous meeting of the Council of the said College； but that no such motion shall be deemed to have passed in the affirmative； until the same shall have been discussed and decided by ballot at another meeting summoned especially for that purpose； a majority of the members then present having voted in the affirmative； and in this； as in all other cases； if the votes be equal； the Master or President shall have the casting vote。
Given at our Royal Palace in Copenhagen on the twenty…third day of February； in the year of our Lord one thousand； eight hundred and twenty…seven； in the nineteenth year of our reign。
Under our Royal Hand and Seal。
FREDERICK R。
II。STATUTES AND REGULATIONS OF SERAMPORE COLLEGE
June 12th； 1833。
1。 Article the Third of the Charter granted by his Danish Majesty； having authorised the first Council of Serampore College in their lifetime to nominate under their hand and seal such other person or persons for colleagues or successors as may to them appear most proper； so that the Council shall always consist of at least three persons； their successors in the Council shall be competent in like manner to nominate in their lifetime； under their separate hand and seal； such person or persons as they may deem most proper to fill vacancies then existing or which may occur on their demise； members thus nominated and chosen shall succeed to the Council in order of their nomination。
2。 It being fixed in the Charter that the Council must consist of the Master or President and at least two； but no more than four Members； and that on the demise of the Master no act shall be done until another be elected； the Master and Council for the time being shall appoint the next Master under their separate hand and seal。 If on the demise of a Master no one be found thus appointed under the hand and seal of a majority of the Council； the Senior Member of the Council shall succeed as Master。
3。 The Charter having given the casting vote to the Master； in all cases when the votes are equal the casting vote shall lie with the Master； and if there be no Master； it shall lie with the Senior Member of the Council。
4。 Learning and piety being peculiar to no denomination of Christians； one member of the Council may at all times be of any other denomination besides the Baptist； to preserve the original design of the Institution； however； if on the election of a Master a number of the Council be equally divided； that part which is entirely of the Baptist denomination shall have the casting vote； whether it includes the Master or not。
5。 The management of the College； including its revenues and property； the choice of Professor and Tutors； the admission of Students； the appointment of all functionaries and servants； and the general order and government of the College； shall ever be vested in the Master and the Council。 The Master shall see that the Statutes and Regulations of the Council be duly carried into effect； and take order for the good government of the College in all things。 His signature is necessary to the validity of all deeds； instruments； documents and proceedings。
6。 〃The first Council and their successor for ever〃 being authorised by the Charter 〃to confer such degrees of rank and honour as shall encourage learning〃 in the same manner as other Colleges and Universities； they shall from time to time confer degrees in such branches of Knowledge and Science as may be studied there； in the same manner as the Universities in Denmark； Germany and Great Britain。 In doing this the Mast