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Statutes > New-jersey > Title-18a > Section-18a-65 > 18a-65-2

18A:65-2.  The term  "the corporation"  defined;  trusts imposed
    The term  "the corporation,"  as used in this chapter, shall mean the said body corporate and politic, incorporated under the name of  "the trustees of Queen's-College, in New Jersey,"  by royal charter dated November 10, 1766 (amended March 20, 1770), confirmed and amended by acts of the legislature of the state of New Jersey adopted June 5, 1781, and May 31, 1799, respectively, and having perpetual succession and existence;  its name having been changed to   "the trustees of Rutgers college in New Jersey"  by act of the legislature  adopted November 30, 1825 and to "Rutgers, the state university" pursuant to  an act of the legislature, approved June 1, 1956;  one of the departments  maintained by which is and continues to be the land grant college of New  Jersey;  the property and educational facilities, rights and privileges of  which are and shall continue to be impressed with a public trust for higher  education of the people of the state of New Jersey;  and which is the  instrumentality of the state for the purpose of operating the state university.   Nothing herein contained shall impress with such trust any property of the  state.
 
L.1967, c.271.