3. Confer honorary titles or degrees in recognition of distinguished attainments or public services.

[Univ. Law, § 11, rewritten.]

§ 593. Academic examinations. The regents shall conduct in the high schools and academies of the university, examinations in studies furnishing a suitable standard of academic graduation and of admission to colleges, and certificates or diplomas shall be conferred by the regents on students who satisfactorily pass such examinations.

[Univ. Law, § 12, rewritten.]

§ 594. Admissions and fees.-Any person who complies with the regents' rules may take the academic examinations without charge, and other examinations on paying the fee prescribed for each branch.

[Univ. Law, § 13, rewritten.]

§ 595. Conferring degrees.-A diploma or degree can only be conferred:

1. By an incorporated institution of learning;

2. By an association or corporation specially authorized by statute or by the regents.

Such a degree or diploma is not valid, unless at the time it is conferred the association or corporation holds the certificate of the regents, showing a compliance with law and the ordinances. of the university.

[Univ. Law, parts of §§ 32, 33, rewritten and consolidated.]

§ 596. Trusts to institutions, cities or villages.-Property may be granted to an institution in the university or to a city or vil lage, to be held in trust to found and maintain professorships and

scholarships; or for any other purpose of education, or the diffusion of knowledge. Such a trust shall be received, held and enjoyed subject to any conditions in relation thereto which may be made between the grantor or donor, and the institution, city or village.

[Based on L. 1840, ch. 318, but without repeal.]

§ 597. Accumulation and restoration of funds.-Unless the agreement otherwise provides, the income of a trust created by the last section may be permitted to accumulate until it shall amount to a sum sufficient in the opinion of the regents to carry into effect the purpose designated in the trust.

If the principal of such a trust fund is diminished from any cause, the diminution may be made up by the accumulation of the interest or the income of the remaining principal, in accordance with the directions, if any, contained in the agreement. If the agreement contains no directions for that purpose, then the diminution may be made up in whole or in part by such accumulation in the discretion of the trustees of the fund, but such accumulation shall not be allowed to increase the trust fund beyond the true amount or value thereof to be estimated after deducting all liens and incumbrances thereon and the expenses paid or incurred in collecting or obtaining possession of the same.

[L. 1846, ch. 74, § 1, and

L. 1855, ch. 432, § 1, rewritten and consolidated.]

§ 598. Unauthorized use of the name college or university.—It shall be a misdemeanor for any individual, association or corporation not holding a university or college-degree conferring power from the regents, or by special statute of this state, to assume to confer any degree or to transact business under or assume the

name, university or college, without written permission from the regents under seal. No such permission shall be granted, except to incorporated institutions meeting the requirements of the university ordinances.

[Univ. Law, part of § 33, as amended by

L. 1895, ch. 859, § 4, rewritten.]

§ 599. Misdemeanors under this article.-A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:

1. Buys, sells, or fraudulently or illegally makes or alters, gives, issues or obtains a diploma, certificate or other instrument purporting to confer a literary, scientific, professional or other degree, or to constitute a license, or to certify to the completion, in whole or in part, of a course of study, in any university, college, academy, or other educational institution;

2. Appends to his name any letters in the same form registered by the regents as entitled to the protection accorded to university degrees, unless he has received from a duly authorized institution the degree for which the letters are registered.

3. With intent to defraud, falsely represents himself to have received a degree or credential from any institution of learning.

4. Personates another by attempting to take an examination in his name, or procures a person thus falsely to personate another, or otherwise attempts to secure the record of having passed such examination in violation of the university ordinances.

5. Aids or abets another or advertises or offers himself to violate the provisions of this section.

[Univ. Law, part of § 33, as amended by

L. 1895, ch. 859, § 4, rewritten.]

§ 600. Felony under this article.-A person is guilty of felony who counterfeits or falsely or without authority makes or alters

in a material respect a credential issued by any institution of learning under seal.

[Univ. Law, part of § 33, as amended by

L. 1895, ch. 859, § 4, rewritten.]

§ 601. Supreme court may review regents proceedings.-An official act of the regents, or neglect or refusal to act, may, upon the application of any person aggrieved thereby and interested therein, be reviewed by the supreme court in the manner prescribed or authorized by law.

638. Instruction in library management.

639. Regents to have charge of certain publications.

640. Indexing.

641. Duplicate department.

642. Public documents for libraries.

643. Transfer from state officers.

644. Certain other libraries deemed part of state library.

645. Annual report.

646. Consultation library of the court of appeals.

Section 647. Judges' libraries.

648. Attorney-general's library.

649. Appellate division libraries.

650. Judicial district libraries.

651. Location and maintenance of law libraries.

652. Books for law libraries; how furnished.

653. Use of law libraries.

654. Librarians of law libraries.

655. Regents may make rules.

656. Insurance of law libraries.

657. Expense of insurance; how paid.

658. Libraries in public institutions.

659. Continuance of certain libraries.

660. Establishment.

661. Contract for library privileges.

662. Submission of proposition.

663. Trustees.

664. Charter.

665. Powers and liabilities of chartered libraries.

666. Library to be free.

667. Nonresident privileges.

668. Neglect by library trustees.

669. When regents may take control of library.

670. Abolition of public library.

671. Abandoned libraries.

672. Transfer of libraries.

673. Grants of public library money.

674. Taxes.

675. Aid to free libraries.

676. Limitations.