Section 9
SEC. 9. The Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties, in addition to its general powers of administration, and all the powers of the governing board of a corporation as provided in Section 13 of Act No. 1459 as amended, otherwise known as the Corporation Law: To receive and appropriate for the purpose specified by law such sums as may be provided for the support of the College; To confer degrees upon successful candidates for graduation of the College. It may also confer honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of learning, statesmanship or eminence in any of the fields of specialization of the College, or in recognition of public service: Provided, That such degrees shall not be conferred in consideration of or to reciprocate some personal favor; To authorize the President of the College to award proficiency certificates or diplomas to students who have completed non-degree courses; To appoint, on recommendation of the President of the College, a vice-president, deans, directors, secretary of the College, registrar, heads of departments, professors, instructors, lecturers, and other officials and employees of the College; to fix their compensations, hours of service, and such other duties under conditions as it may deem proper, to grant to them, in its discretion, leaves of absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, any provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding; to remove them for cause after an investigation and hearing; to establish professorial chairs in the College, and to provide for the maintenance and or endowment of such chairs as may be necessary; To approve the curricula rules and discipline drawn by the College Council as hereinafter provided; To fix tuition fees, matriculation fees, graduation fees, laboratory fees, and such special fees as will constitute a special trust fund for the College; To provide fellowship for qualified faculty members and scholarships to deserving students, To prescribe rules for its own government and to enact for the government of the College such rules and regulations, not contrary to law, as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and functions of the College; To receive in trust legacies, gifts, and donations of real and personal property of all kinds, to administer the same for the benefit of the College, or of the departments thereof, or for aid to any student or students, in accordance with the directions and instructions of the donor, and in default thereof, in such manner as the Board of Trustees may in its discretion determine. All such donations shall be exempt from all taxes and to be considered as deductible items from the income tax of the donors; and to import, duty free, commodities for educational purposes as an exception to existing laws; and To authorize the College to undertake construction arid/or repair of its buildings and other farms structures, machinery and equipment, land improvement and other facilities, any provision of law or executive order to the contrary notwithstanding; Provided, That the funds for the purpose shall come from its appropriations.