History of NDSU

Establishment of North Dakota Agricultural College

The following law from the 1st session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota (1890, Chapter 160, S.F. 140) established  the North Dakota Agricultural College and Agricultural Experiment Station at Fargo. 
Laws Passed at the 1st Session of the Legislative Assembly of North Dakota, 1890

The following laws from the 2nd session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota (1891, Chapter 5, S.B. 92, Chapter 6, S.B.1, Chapter 7, S.B. 146) amended sections of Chapter 160, S.F. 140; established the location of the college; and named it as the land grant North Dakota college according to the provisions of Congress.
Laws Passed at the 2nd Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota, 1891