Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-04-18

person or persons, TO thlS state, Tor the
use of a University, and the funds accru
ing from the rents or sale of such lands
or from any other source for the purpose
aforesaid, shall be, and remain, perma.
nent fund, the interest of which shall bs
applied to the support Of the University
for the promotion of literature, the arts
and sciences, 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 efectual means
for the improvement and permanent secu
rity of the funds of said University
Sec 6. The financial agents of school,
funds shall be the same, that by law, re.
ceive and control the State and county
revenue, for other civil purposes, under
such regulations as may be provided by
law.
SEC. Z. The money subject to the sup
port and maintenance of common schools
shall be distributed to the districts in
proportion to the number of youths, be-
tween the age of five and twenty lone
years, in such manner as may be provided
by the General Assembly.
ARTICLE 1O-AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION.
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
agreed to by a majority of the members
elected to each of the two Houses, such
proposed amendment shall be entered on
their journals, with the yeas and nays
taken thereon, and referred to the Legis-
lature to be chosen at the next general
election, and shall be published, as provi-
ded by law, for three months previous to
the time of making such choice, and if,
in the General Assembly so next chosen
as aforesaid, such proposed amendment
or amendments shall be agreed to, by a
majority of all the members elected to
each House, then it shall be the duty of
the General Assembly to submit such
proposed amendment or amendments to
the people in such manner, and at such
time as the General Assembly shall pro-
vide; and if the people shall approve and
ratiiy such amendment or amendments by
a majority of the electors qualified to vote
for members of the General Assembly,
voting thereon, such amendment or
amendments shall become a part of the
| Constitution of this State.
Sec. e. IF two or more amendments
shall be submitted at the same time, they
shall be submitted in such manner that
the electors shall vote for or against each
of such amendments separately.
SEC. 8. AT the general election to be
held in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy, and in each tenth year
thereafter, and also at such. time as the
General Assembly may, by law provide,
the question, "Shall there be Conven-
ton to revise the Constitution, and amend
the same ?" shall be decided by the elec-
ted qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly; and in case majority
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of the electors so qualified, voting at such
election for and against such proposition,
shall decide in favor of a Convention foi
such purpose, the General Assembly, a,
its next session, shall provide by law for
the election of delegates to such Conven-
ton.
ARTICLE MISCELLANEOUS.
SECTION 1. The jurisdiction of Justices
of the Peace shall extend to all civil cases,
Except cases in chancery, and cases
where the question of title to any real
estate may arise, where the amount in
controversy does not exceed one hundred
dollars, and by the consent of parties,
may be extended to any amount not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars.
SEC. 2. No new county shall be here
after created, containing less than four
hundred and thirty square miles
nor shall the territory of any organized
county be reduced below that area, ex-
cept the county of Worth and the coun-
lies west Of it, on the Minnesota line,
may be organized without additional
territory.
SEC. g. No county, or other political OF
municipal corporation, shall be allowed
to become indebted in any manner, or for
any purpose. to any amount in the aggre-
gate, exceeding five per centum on the
value of the taxable property within such
county or corporation-to be ascertained
by the last State and county tax lists,
previous to the incurring of such indebt-
edness.