nder　the　hand　of　the　last　survivor　among　them　shall　be　considered　〃The　Fundamental　Statutes　and　Constitution　of　Serampore　College；〃　incapable　of　receiving　either　addition　or　alteration；　and　shall　and　may　be　registered　in　our　Royal　Court　of　Chancery　as　〃The　Statutes　and　Constitution　of　Serampore　College。〃
  6。　And　We　do　hereby　further　appoint；　grant　and　declare　that　from　and　after　the　completion　of　the　statutes　of　the　said　College　in　the　above　said　time　of　ten　years；　the　said　Council　of　the　College　shall　be　deemed　to　consist　of　a　Master　or　President　and　two　or　four　members　who　may　be　Professors　or　otherwise　as　the　Statutes　may　direct　so　that　the　said　Council　shall　not　contain　less　than　three；　nor　more　than　five　persons；　as　shall　be　defined　in　the　Statutes。　The　Council　shall　ever　be　elected　as　the　Statutes　of　the　College　may　direct；　yet　the　said　Master　or　President　shall　always　previously　have　been　a　Member　of　the　said　College；　and　upon　the　decease　of　the　said　Master　or　President；　the　Council　of　the　said　College　shall　be　unable　to　do　any　act　or　deed　until　the　appointment　of　a　new　Master　or　President；　save　and　except　the　appointment　of　such　a　Master。
  7。　And　We　further　appoint；　grant　and　declare；　that　the　said　William　Carey；　Joshua　Marshman　and　John　Clark　Marshman；　the　members　of　the　first　Council；　and　their　successors　for　ever；　shall　have　the　power　of　conferring　upon　the　students　of　the　said　College；　Native　Christians　as　well　as　others；　degrees　of　rank　and　honour　according　to　their　proficiency　in　as　ample　a　manner　as　any　other　such　College；　yet　the　said　Serampore　College　shall　only　have　the　power　of　conferring　such　degrees　on　the　students　that　testify　their　proficiency　in　Science　and　no　rank　or　other　special　right　shall　be　connected　therewith　in　our　dominions。　　And　We　do　hereby　further　appoint；　grant　and　declare；　that　after　the　expiration　of　the　said　ten　years；　the　said　Council　of　the　College　and　their　successors　for　ever　shall　have　power　to　make　and　establish　such　orders　and　bye…laws　as　shall　appear　to　them　useful　and　necessary　for　the　government　of　the　said　College；　and　to　alter；　suspend　or　repeal　those　already　made；　and　from　time　to　time　make　such　new　ones　in　their　room　as　shall　appear　to　them　most　proper　and　expedient　provided　the　same　be　not　repugnant　to　the　Statutes　of　the　College；　or　to　the　laws　of　our　realm；　and　that　after　the　expiration　of　these　ten　years　any　member　of　the　Council　shall　have　power　to　move　the　enactment　of　any　new　bye…law；　or　the　alteration；　suspension　or　repeal　of　any　existing　one　provided　notice　of　such　motion　shall　have　been　delivered　in　writing　to　the　Master　and　read　from　the　Chair　at　one　previous　meeting　of　the　Council　of　the　said　College；　but　that　no　such　motion　shall　be　deemed　to　have　passed　in　the　affirmative；　until　the　same　shall　have　been　discussed　and　decided　by　ballot　at　another　meeting　summoned　especially　for　that　purpose；　a　majority　of　the　members　then　present　having　voted　in　the　affirmative；　and　in　this；　as　in　all　other　cases；　if　the　votes　be　equal；　the　Master　or　President　shall　have　the　casting　vote。
  Given　at　our　Royal　Palace　in　Copenhagen　on　the　twenty…third　day　of　February；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　one　thousand；　eight　hundred　and　twenty…seven；　in　the　nineteenth　year　of　our　reign。
  Under　our　Royal　Hand　and　Seal。
  FREDERICK　R。
  II。STATUTES　AND　REGULATIONS　OF　SERAMPORE　COLLEGE
  June　12th；　1833。
  1。　Article　the　Third　of　the　Charter　granted　by　his　Danish　Majesty；　having　authorised　the　first　Council　of　Serampore　College　in　their　lifetime　to　nominate　under　their　hand　and　seal　such　other　person　or　persons　for　colleagues　or　successors　as　may　to　them　appear　most　proper；　so　that　the　Council　shall　always　consist　of　at　least　three　persons；　their　successors　in　the　Council　shall　be　competent　in　like　manner　to　nominate　in　their　lifetime；　under　their　separate　hand　and　seal；　such　person　or　persons　as　they　may　deem　most　proper　to　fill　vacancies　then　existing　or　which　may　occur　on　their　demise；　members　thus　nominated　and　chosen　shall　succeed　to　the　Council　in　order　of　their　nomination。
  2。　It　being　fixed　in　the　Charter　that　the　Council　must　consist　of　the　Master　or　President　and　at　least　two；　but　no　more　than　four　Members；　and　that　on　the　demise　of　the　Master　no　act　shall　be　done　until　another　be　elected；　the　Master　and　Council　for　the　time　being　shall　appoint　the　next　Master　under　their　separate　hand　and　seal。　If　on　the　demise　of　a　Master　no　one　be　found　thus　appointed　under　the　hand　and　seal　of　a　majority　of　the　Council；　the　Senior　Member　of　the　Council　shall　succeed　as　Master。
  3。　The　Charter　having　given　the　casting　vote　to　the　Master；　in　all　cases　when　the　votes　are　equal　the　casting　vote　shall　lie　with　the　Master；　and　if　there　be　no　Master；　it　shall　lie　with　the　Senior　Member　of　the　Council。
  4。　Learning　and　piety　being　peculiar　to　no　denomination　of　Christians；　one　member　of　the　Council　may　at　all　times　be　of　any　other　denomination　besides　the　Baptist；　to　preserve　the　original　design　of　the　Institution；　however；　if　on　the　election　of　a　Master　a　number　of　the　Council　be　equally　divided；　that　part　which　is　entirely　of　the　Baptist　denomination　shall　have　the　casting　vote；　whether　it　includes　the　Master　or　not。
  5。　The　management　of　the　College；　including　its　revenues　and　property；　the　choice　of　Professor　and　Tutors；　the　admission　of　Students；　the　appointment　of　all　functionaries　and　servants；　and　the　general　order　and　government　of　the　College；　shall　ever　be　vested　in　the　Master　and　the　Council。　　The　Master　shall　see　that　the　Statutes　and　Regulations　of　the　Council　be　duly　carried　into　effect；　and　take　order　for　the　good　government　of　the　College　in　all　things。　　His　signature　is　necessary　to　the　validity　of　all　deeds；　instruments；　documents　and　proceedings。
  6。　〃The　first　Council　and　their　successor　for　ever〃　being　authorised　by　the　Charter　〃to　confer　such　degrees　of　rank　and　honour　as　shall　encourage　learning〃　in　the　same　manner　as　other　Colleges　and　Universities；　they　shall　from　time　to　time　confer　degrees　in　such　branches　of　Knowledge　and　Science　as　may　be　studied　there；　in　the　same　manner　as　the　Universities　in　Denmark；　Germany　and　Great　Britain。　　In　doing　this　the　Master　and　Council　shall　ad　libitum　call　in　the　aid　of　any　or　all　the　Professors　of　Serampore　College。　　All　such　degrees　shall　be　perfectly　free　of　expense　to　the　person　on　whom　they　may　be　conferred；　whether　he　be　in　India；　Europe　or　America。
  7。　No　oaths　shall　be　administered　in　Serampore　College；　either　to　the　Members　of　Council；　the　Professors　and　Tutors；　or　the　Students。　In　all　cases　a　solemn　promise；　duly　recorded　and　signed　by　the　party；　shall　be　accepted　instead　of　an　oath。
  8。　Marriage　shall　be　no　bar　to　any　office　or　situation　in　Serampore　College；　from　that　of　the　Master　to　that　of　the　lowest　student。
  9。　The　salaries　of　the　Professors　and　Tutors　in　Serampore　College　shall　be　appointed；　and　the　means　of　support　for　all　functionaries；　students　and　servants　be　regulated　by　the　Council　in　such　manner　as　shall　best　promote　the　objects　of　the　Institution。
  10。　It　is　intended　that　neither　the　Master　nor　any　Member　of　the　Council　in　general　shall　receive　any　salary。　　But　any　Master　who　may　not　previously　reside　in　the　College　shall　have　a　residence　there　free　of　rent　for　himself　and　his　family。　　And　if　the　Council　shall　elect　any　one　in　Europe　or　in　America；　whom　they　deem　eminent　for　learning　and　piety；　a　Member　of　the　Council；　with　a　view　to　choosing　him　Master；　should　they　on　trial　deem　him　worthy；　the　Council　shall　be　competent　to　appoint　him　such　salary　as　they　may　deem　necessary；　not　exceeding；　however；　the　highest　given　to　a　Professor。
  11。　As　the　founders　of　the　College　deem　the　belief　of　Christ's　Divinity　and　Atonement　essential　to　vital　Christianity；　the　promotion　of　which　is　the　grand　object　of　this　Institution；　no　one　shall　be　eligible　to　the　College　Council　or　to　any　Professorship　who　is　known　to　oppose　these　doctrines；　and　should　any　one　of　the　Professors　or　any　member　of　the　Council　unhappily　so　change　his　views　after　his　election　as　to　oppose　these　fundamental　doctrines　of　Christianity；　on　this　being　clearly　and　decidedly　proved　from　his　teaching　or　his　writings；　he　shall　vacate　the　office　he　previously　held。　　But　every　proceeding　of　this　nature　on　the　part　of　the　College　Council　shall　be　published　to　the　Christian　world；　with　the　proofs　on　which　it　may　rest；　as　an　Appendix　to　the　succeeding　Report。
  12。　Members　of　the　Council　are　eligible　from　among　the　Professors　of　the　College；　or　from　among　any　in　India；　Europe；　or　America　whom　the　College　Council　may　deem　suitable　in　point　of　learning；　piety；　and　talent。
  13。　Students　are　admissible　at　the　discretion　of　the　Council　from　any　body　of　Christians；　whether　Protestant；　Roman　Catholic；　the　Greek；　or　the　Armenian　Church；　and　for　the　purpose　of　study；　from　the　Mussulman　and　Hindu　youth；　whose　habits　forbid　their　living　in　the　College。　　No　caste；　colour；　or　country　shall　bar　any　man　from　admission　into　Serampore　College。
  14。　Expulsion　shall　be　awarded　in　cases　of　open　immorality；　incorrigible　idleness；　neglect　of　the　College　Statutes　and　regulations；　or　repeated　disobedience　to　the　officers　of　the　College。
  15。　Any　person　in　India；　Europ