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DONATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

Under an act of the Legislature, "any person may deposit in the treasury of this State, or
bequeath money, stock, or public bonds of any kind, to be so deposited, or grant, devise, or
bequeath property, real or personal, to be sold, and the proceeds to be so deposited . . . for
the benefit of the University of Virginia . . . The State of Virginia is hereby constituted the
trustee for the safe keeping and due application of all funds which may be deposited in the
treasury in pursuance of this act."