Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-02-11

insurrectI IN. or defend the state III time
of war; but the money thus raised shall
be applied exclusively to the object for
which the loan was authorized, or TO the
repayment of the debt thereby created.
Sec. 8. On the passage in either house
ofthe legislature of any law which impo
ses, continues or renews tax or creates
a debt or charge, or makes, continues or
renews an appropriation of public CT trust
money, or releases, discharges or COM
mutes q claim or demand OF the state the
| question shall be taken by yeas and nays,
| which shall be duly entered on the jour
mails and three-fifths of all the members
elected to such house shall in all cases
| be required to constitute quorum there
in.
Sec. Q. No scrip, certificate or other
evidence of state bebt whatsoever. shall
be issued except for such debts as are au-
| tborized by the sixth and seventh sections
! of this article.
| Sec, 10. The state shall never contract
any debt for woiks of internal improve
ment, or be party in carrying on such
works, hri whenever grants ofland or o,
Their property shall have been made to
tie state, especially dedicated by the grant
to particular works of internal improve
ment, the state may carry on such par
ticular works, and shall devote thereto the
awaits of such grants, and may pledge or
appropriate the revenues derived from
such works, in aid of their completion.
ARTICLE TX.
EMINENT DOMAIN AND PROPERTY OF THE
STATE.
Section l. The State shall have con-
current jurisdiction on all rivers and lakes
bordering on this state SO far as such ri
yers or lakes shall form common boun-
Diary to the state, and to any other state
or territory now or hereafter to be FORM
ed, and bounded by the same and the ri
yer Mississippi and the navigable waters
leading into the Mississippi and St. Law
renee, and the carrying places between
the same shall be common high ways,
and forever free, as well TO the inLabi-
tants of this State as to the citizens Of the
United States, without any tax, impost
or duty therefor.
Sec. 2. The title to all lands and other
property which have accrued to the ter
rltorv Of Wisconsin by grant, gift, pur-
chase. forfeiture, escheat or otherwise shall
vest in the State of Wisconsin.
Sec. ,. The people of this State, in
their right of sovereignty are declared to
possess the ultimate property in and TO all
lands within the Jurisdiction ofthis State !;
and al lands. the title TO which shall fall
from defect of heirs, shall revert or es-
cheat TO the people.
ARTICLE Y.
EDUCATION.
Section j. The supervision OF public
instruction shall be vested in a State Su-
perintendent, and such other officers as
the legislature shall direct. The State
Superintendent shall be chosen by the
qualified electors of the state in such man
ner as the legislature shall provide; his
powers, duties and compensation shall be
prescribed by law, ProUided, that his COM
pansation shall not exceed the sum of
twelve hundred dollars annually.
Sec. 2. The proceeds of all lands that
have been or hereafter may be granted by
the United States TO this state for educa-
tional purposes, Except the lands hereto
fore granted for the purposes Of a univer-
sty.) and all moneys, and the clear pro.
ceeds of all property that may accrue to
] the state by forfeiture or escheaT, and all
moneys which may be paid as an equiva-
lent for exemption from military duty,and
, the clear proceeds of all liues collected in
the several counties for any breach of the
p,nal laws, and all moneys arising from
: any grant TO the state where the purposes
of such grant are not specified, and the
FIVE hundred thousand acres of land to
which tae state is entitled by the proyis
i1ns OF an act Of Congress entitled San
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les Of the public lands, and to grant
pre- cmption rights" approved the fourth
Gay OF September, one thousand eight
hundred and forty one, and also the five
per ce7tum of the nett proceeds of the
public lands, TO which the state shall be-
come entitled on her admission into the
Union, IF Congress shall consent to sue h
appropriation of the two grants last men
;ionad,) shall be set apart as a separate
fund, to be called, The School Fund, the
interest of which, and all other revenues
derive from the school lands. shall be
exclusively applied to the following OBJ
iects to wit:
LIST. To the support and maintenance
of common schools, in each school dis
triCt, and the purchase of suitable libra
res and apparatus therefor.
2d. The residue shall be appropriated
TO the support and maintenance of acade.
mics and Normal schools. and suitable H.
brarles and apparatus therefor.
Sec. 3. The legislature shall provide
by law for the establishment of district
schools, which shall be as nearly uniform
a practicable, and such schools shall be
free, and without charge for tuition, 70 all
children between the sres of f,nr a,,5