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A cooptative board of the most prominent men in the state were declared to be a body politic and corporate, and they were to be designated as trustees of the University.
The History of Escheats Blackwell Pierce 1955
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The Trustees were a self-perpetuating body, having cooptative powers; being authorized to fill vacancies occurring by death, refusing to act, resignation or removal from the State.
History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868 Kemp Plummer 1907
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