The Doctrines and Discipline of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church / Revised Edition 1918

by Colored Methodist Episcopal Church

CHAPTER XLVI.
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES

1. The General Conference or any Annual Conference or Conferences of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America shall have the right to establish and maintain, Schools, Colleges or Universities for educational purposes, which shall at all times be under control and subject to the Discipline, usage and ministerial appointments of this Church as now exist, or as from time to time authorized and declared by said General, or Annual Conference or Conferences, providing no additional schools, colleges or university shall be created without the consent of the Educational Board after June first, 1914.

2. The Schools, Colleges or Universities established, or maintained by the General, or Annual Conference or Conferences of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America shall be managed, operated or conducted by a Board of Trustees of which the Bishop of this Church in charge of the Annual Conference in whose bounds the same is located shall be President; which Board shall consist of not less than three nor more than ————; who shall be ministers of the Gospel or laymen of this Church in good standing and who shall, at all times, be amenable to and subject to removal by the General, Annual Conference or Conferences appointing them; said Trustees to be elected and held in accordance with the laws of the State or Territory in which the School, College or University, for which they were elected, is located in case of such laws, but if none then in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed by the General or Annual Conference, or Conferences appointing them.

3. The Trustees of any school, college or university may, or shall, when authorized or directed by the General, or Annual Conference or Conferences of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America establishing or maintaining the same or appointing them, incorporate under the laws of the State or Territory in which it may be located, such corporation, however, to be under control of said Church and the Trustees thereof, of either, officers to be elected, to be appointed or elected by the General or Annual Conference in whose bounds any school or college is located. The President to be subject or amenable thereto at all times and may be removed by the same at any time.

4. The Board of Trustees, of which the Bishop in charge of the Annual Conference is located is President, shall appoint or elect such officers and teachers for same as are necessary and proper and as are usually had by like institutions, such officers, however, to be subject to rejection or removal by the General or Annual Conference or Conferences, establishing or maintaining such Schools, Colleges or Universities.

5. The Board of Trustees of which the Bishop in charge of the Annual Conference in which any school, college or university is located shall be President, conducting or operating any school, college or university established or maintained by the General or Annual Conference or Conferences of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America shall make all necessary and proper rules and regulations for governing the same, subject, however, to the rejection or revision of such General or Annual Conference or Conferences at any time, and may grant diplomas to students thereof who have pursued the prescribed course of study and confer degrees of every nature as are usually conferred by like institutions.

6. The Board of Trustees may acquire by purchase or gift, necessary land and erect necessary buildings thereon and purchase the necessary equipment for any School, College or University, operated by them for the General or Annual Conference or Conferences, and to this end contract indebtedness and borrow money and pledge or mortgage any property held by them for the use of or benefit of the General Conference or Annual Conference or Conferences establishing and maintaining such, provided, however, that no property held by said trustees, shall be pledged or mortgaged without the indorsement in writing on the instrument pledging or mortgaging the same, of the Bishop in charge of the Annual Conference in whose bounds such School, College or University is located, which shall be witnessed or acknowledged by him in accordance with the law of the State or Territory in which said property is located.

7. The Trustees of any School, College, or University established or maintained by the General, Annual Conference or Conferences of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America may acquire by purchase and hold, or receive by gift or bequest and hold real, mixed or personal property and hold in action for the use and benefit of said Church for educational purposes in connection with and for the benefits of such School, College, or University as an endowment or for any legitimate purposes of the same.

8. All deeds of conveyance or any property conveyed for the General or Annual Conference or Conferences of the Colored Methodist Church in America for educational purposes shall have the following clause inserted in the proper place "In trust that said premises shall be used, kept, maintained and disposed of for educational purposes for the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America; subject to the usage, and ministerial appointments of said Church, as from time to time authorized and declared by the General Conference of said Church and the Annual Conference or Conferences operating and maintaining such school, College or University."

9. The Trustees of any property belonging to any school, College or University of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America, with the consent of any Bishop of this Church in charge of the Annual Conference in whose bounds such property is located, which is to be indorsed upon the deed of conveyance in writing and acknowledged as deeds are acknowledged in the State or Territory in which such property is located shall have power to sell or dispose of the same when it is no longer necessary for such purposes or when it is deemed best or expedient but shall hold and use the proceeds thereof for such School, College or University, or of the General or Annual Conference or Conferences establishing or maintaining the same to be turned over to such whenever directed.