The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02

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and lands, shall be under the control and man.
agement Of the G~neral Assembly of this
State. A7s''a ,Afg "aA
See. 2. The University lands, and the pro.
ceeds thereof, and all monies belonging tc
said Fund shall be pertinent fund for the
sole use Of the State University. The interes,
arising from the same shall be annually appro-
priated for the support ami benefit Of said
University. s,-rgl..,e ,st5sffy,s 4, asz ~,
Sec. 8, : The General Assembly shall en-.
courage, by all suitable means, the promotion
Of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultu-
raj 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 shall hereafter be sold
or disposed Of, and the Eve hundred thousand
acres Of land granted to the new States, under
an act of Congress-. distributing the proceeds
Of the public lands among the several States ol
the Union, approved In the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundsed and forty one. and
also such per cent, as may have been granted
by Congress, on the sale of lands in this State,
shall be. and remain q perpetual fund, the in.
terestJ of which, together with al rents OF the
unsold iands,, and such other means IS The
General Assembly may provides, shall be invi-
olably appropriated to the support Of common
s-hoois throughoatthe State. y
See. 4. The money which may have bes:l
or shall be, paid by persons as an equivalent
for exemption from military drty, and the
clear proceeds Of all fines collected in the sew.
eral counties for any breach Of the penal laws,
shall be exclusively applied, in the several
counties in which such money is paid, or fine
collected, among the several school district.
Of said counties, in proportion to the numbel
Of youths subject to enumeration in such dis
tricts, to the support OF common schools, o,
the establishment Of libraries, as the Board Of
Education shall, from time to time provide.
Sec. s. The General Assembly shall take
measures for the protection, improvement, o.
other disposition OF such lands as have been,
or may hereafter be reserved, or granted by
the y. s. or any person or persons, to this
State for the use Of q University. and the fund.
accruing from the rents or sales Of such lands,
or from any other. source for the purpose
aforesaid, shall be, and remain, permanent
fund, the interest OF which shall be applied to
the support of the University, for the promo.
tion Of literature, the arts anG sciences as may
be authorized By the terms. Of .s,,ch grant
And it shall be the duty of the General Assem-.
bly, as soon as may be, to provide efFectual
means for the Improvement and permanent Sc.
curity Of 'he funds Of said University.
SEC. 6. The financial agents of school
funds shall be the same, that by law, receive
and control the State and county revenue, fol
other civil purpt ses under such regulations as
may be provided by law. assgae Lsts1s
SEC I. The money subject to the support
and maintenance Of common schools shall be
distributed to the districts in proportion to the
number Of youths, between the age Of five and
twenty-one years, in such manner as may be
provided bvthe General Assembly,. a .a7so
ARTICLE l0.--AMEEpMENrs TO THE con.
gaFs. sTITUTIoN. s5Eas as2s1 -a
SEC. l.. ANY amendment or amendments 10
this Constitution may be proposed in either
House Of the General Assembly; and Il ths
same shall be agreed to by a majority Of the
members elected to each Of the two Houses
such proposed amendment shall be entered oI
their journals, with the yeas and nays takel
thereon. and referred to the Legislature to b
chosen at the next general election, and shall
be published, as provided ny Law, for thre.
months previous to the time. Of making sucl
choice. and il. In the General Assembly 81
next chosen a. aforesaid. snch proposed amend
ment or anne ndments shall be agreed to, by |,
majority of all the. members elected to each
House, then. it shall be the duty of the Genera
Assembly to submit such proposed amendmen
OF amendments totbe pepple in such manner
and at such times as the General Assembly sha.
provide;,nd if the people shaiispprcve and rsti
~ such amendment or mendments BY ma jorit
Of the electors qualified to vote for members q
the General Assembly, voting thereon. sucf
amendment Of, amendments shall become PAL
Of the Constitation Of this State ,slik .Yssa
SEc q sIftwoor more mendments sha
be submitted at the ssme time. they shall b
submitted in auch manner that the ciectos
shall vote for or against each Of such amend
inents sepsfately. 80 - ~
SEC, 3, At the general election to be bel
in the year one thousand eight hundred an
seventy, and in each tenth year thereafte
and also 1t such time a the General Assem-
bly, may. BY law, provide, the question, .Shal
there Be Convention toreviss the Consiitu
ton. and amend the sans9n shah oe decide
by theNelectors qualified to vote for member
Of the General Assembly; and in case a major
ity Of the electors 50 qualified, voting at sacI
election FOR and against such proposition, shal
decide in favor Convention for such pur
pose the General Assembly, At ito next sessior .
shall provide BY law Tor The election Of dele
gates 70 such Convention.
ARTICLE lf.-sIscELLANEous. 7sa1s
SECTION 4. The Jurisdiction OF Justices o
the Peace shall extend to all civil cases (ex
'cept cases in chancery, and cases where th
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