Morrill Act

( 1862 ) Commentary by Luca Prono, Independent Scholar

“The moneys so invested shall constitute a perpetual fund . . . to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts . . . in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.” - Section 4
“No State while in a condition of rebellion or insurrection against the government of the United States shall be entitled to the benefit of this act.” - Section 5
“When any Territory shall become a State and be admitted into the Union, such new State shall be entitled to the benefits of the said act of July two, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, by expressing the acceptance therein required within three years from the date of its admission into the Union, and providing the college or colleges within five years after such acceptance, as prescribed in this act.” - Section 5

Justin Smith Morrill (Library of Congress)

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