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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1—4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Constitution of the University.

    1. 5. Establishment of Hebdomadal Council.

    2. 6. Composition of Hebdomadal Council. As to heads of colleges and professors being returned or sitting as professors, or members of convocation. Persons elected in two or more classes to declare under which class they will sit.

    3. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 8. Periodical vacating of seats.

    5. 9. Members may be re-elected.

    6. 10. Filling up of casual vacancies.

    7. 11. Vice-Chancellor to continue a member.

    8. 12. Professors eligible.

    9. 13. Non-residence to create a vacancy.

    10. 14. Vice-Chancellor to make register of Congregation; also regulations respecting Hebdomadal Council.

    11. 15. Power to Hebdomadal Council to make rules for regulation of its own proceedings.

    12. 16. Composition of Congregation. Power to Congregation to frame regulations for its own proceedings.

    13. 17. As to promulgation of statutes.

    14. 18. Proposal of amendments.

    15. 19. If change made, statute to be re-promulgated.

    16. 20. Congregation may speak in English.

    17. 21. As to election of Hebdomadal Council.

    18. 22. Powers of Convocation retained.

    19. 23. University may provide that votes may be given by proxy at election of Chancellor.

    20. 24. Certain oaths illegal.

    21. 25. Power to Vice-Chancellor to license members of convocation to open their residences for reception of students;

    22. 26. who shall be called licensed masters.

    23. 27—38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    24. 39. Power to repeal statutes.

    25. 40. Statutes by Commissioners subject to repeal, &c.

    26. 41. Christ Church deemed a college.

    27. 42.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    28. 43. Not necessary to make declaration or take an oath on matriculating;

    29. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    30. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    31. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    32. 47. Powers of University to continue in force, except as altered by this Act.

    33. 48. Interpretation of terms.

    1. Schedule A

      1. Deputy Steward.

      2. Public Orator.

      3. Keeper of the Archives.

      4. Assessor of the Vice-Chancellor’s Court.

      5. Registrar of the University.

      6. Counsel to the University.

      7. Bodley’s Librarian.

      8. Radcliffe Librarian.

      9. Radcliffe Observer.

      10. Librarians and Sub-Librarians of University Libraries. If authorized for the...

      11. Keepers of University Museums and Repositories of Art or Science....

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