The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-07-17

age. The style of all acts of the Board
shall be, "Be it enacted by the Board OF
Education of the State of Iowa."
SEC. Is. At any time after the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, the General Assembly shall have
power to abolish or re-organize said
Board of Education, and provide for the
educational interest of the State in any
other manner that to them shall seem
best and proper. ~. III ...
sEcoND-scnooL FUNDS AND SCHOOL
LANDS.
SECTION 1. The eeducational and school
funds and lands, shall be under the con-
troll and management of the General
Assembly of this State. .-. ,.
SEC. 2. The University lands, and the
proceeds thereof, and all monies belong
ing to said fund, shall be permanent
fund for the sole use of the State Uni
versity. The interest arising from the
same shall be annually appropriated for
the support and benefit Of said Univer-
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SEC. Three. The General Assembly
shall encourage, by all suitable means.
the promotion Of intellectual, scientific,
moral and agricultural improvement
The proceeds Of all lands that have been,
or hereafter may be, granted by the
United States to this State, for the sup
port Of schools, which may have been
or shall hereafter be sold, or disposed Of,
and the FIVE hundred thousand acres of
land granted to the new States, under an
act of Congress, distributing the pro-
ceeds of the public lands among the
several States Of the Union, approved in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty -one, and all estates of
deceased persons who may have died
without leaving will or heir, and also
per cent. as has been or may hereafter
be granted by Congress, on the sale of
lande in this State, shall be, and remain
perpetual fund, the interest of which,
together with all rents Of the unsold
lands. and such other means as the Gen.
eral Assembly may provide, shall be in
violably appropriated to the support OF
common schools throughout the State.
Sec. 4. The money which may have
been or shall be paid by persons as an
equivalent for exemption from military
duty, and the clear proceeds of all fines
collected in the several counties for any
breach of the penal laws, shall be ex-
clusiyely applied, in the several counties
in which such money is paid or fine
collected, among the several school dis
trict of said counties, in proportion to
the number of youths subject to emu
meration in such districts, to the support
of Common Schools, or the establish
ment of libraries, as the Board of Edu-
cation shall from time to time provide.
Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall
take measures for the protection, i'm
provement, or other disposition of such
lands as have been, or may hereafter be
reserved, or granted by the United
States, or any person or persons, to this
State, for the use of the University, and
the funds accruing from the rents or
sale of such lands, or from any other
source for the purpose aforesaid, shall
be, and remain, a permanent fund, the
interest of which shall be applied to the
support of said University, for the pro-
motion of literature, the arts and scien-
ces, as may be authorized by the terms
of such grant. And it shall be the duty
of the General Assembly as soon as may
be, to provide etfectual means for the
improvement and permanent security OF
the funds of said University. ,.a
SEC. 6. The financial agents Of the
school funds shall be the same. that by
law, receive and control the State and
county revenue, for other civil pur-
poses, under such regulations as may be
pryyided by law. -.
SEC. 7. The money subject to the
support and maintenance OF Common
Schools shall be distributed to the dis
tricts in proportion to the number Of
youths, between the ages of FIVE and
twenty-one years, in such manner as may
be provided by the General Assembly.
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ARTICLE x.--AMENDMENrs TO THE CoNsTI-
SECTION 1. Any amendment or amend
ments to this Constitution may be pro-
posed in either House Of the General
Assembly, and if the same shall be