The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-13

EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS.

acre presented are not only new 70 the
prescat Constitution, bst are equally % to
every other State Constitution in the
Union;
Sec. 1. The educational interest OF the |
State, 10 include Common Schools and 9th. |
ar educationsl institutions, shall be under
the management Of Board oil Education,
which shall eoasist Of thsi suteaan, Gov
ernor, who shall be the presiding othcer OF
The Board, and have the casting vote in
case Of q tie. and ons member 10 be elect
ed from each judieisl district In the State.
See. 2 No person shall be eligible a. a
member of said Board who shall not have
attained The age OF twenty-five year,, and
been one year citizen Of the State.
Sec. 3, One member of said Bosrd shall
be chosen by the qualified electors Of each
district. and shsll hold the otRce for the
term Of four years, and until his successor il
elected and qualified. After the 6rst cleo
zion under this Consultation, the Board shall
be divided, as nearly as practicable, into
two equal elssses, and the seats Of the Erst
elias. shall be vacated after the expiration
VI two years; aud oIe-haif the Board shall
be chosen every two years thereafter.
Sec. 4. The fret session OF the Board Of
Education shall be held 1t the seat Of Gov
ernment, on the 6rst Monday Of December.
after their election; alter which the Gen
ersl Assembly msy fx the time and place
Of meeting.
Sec. 5. The session OF the Board shall
be limited 10 twenty days. and but one ses-
sion shall be held in any one rear, except
IA - hon
the Recommendation Of two-thirds OF the
Board. the Governor may order special
session.
Sec. 8. The Beard Of Education shall
appoint Secretary. who shall be the exc.
cutive officer OF the Board. and perform such
duties as may be impo sed upon him BY the
Board, and the laws Of the State. They
shall keep a journal Of their proceedings,
WI ich shall be published and distributed in
The came manner a. the journals OF The
General Assembly.
Sec. 7. All rules and regulations made
by the Board shall be Published and distri-
buied to the several counties, townships and
school districts, a. may be provided for by
the Board, aid when 90 passed, publishes
and distributed, they shall have the force
and effect Of law.
Sec. 9. The Board Of Education shall
have full power and authority 10 leeialate
and make ill needful rules and regulations
in relation to Common Schools, and other
educational institutions, that are instituted,
" fund of this State; but all acts, rules and
regulations Of said Board may be altered,
amended, or repealed by the General As
.emhly; and when % altered, amended, or
repealed. they shall not BE- re-enacted by the
Board of Education.
Sec. 9. The Governor OF the State
shall be, er oGcio, : member Of said Board,
Sec. 10. The Board shall have no power
to levy taxes, or make appropriations OF
money. The contingent expenses shall be
provided for BY the General Assembly.
See. IL The State University shall be
established al one place without branches at
any other place, and the University fund
shall be applied to that institution and no
other. aRS sag
Sec. IL The members Of the Board OF
Education shall provide for the education OF
all the youths ofthe State, through system
Of common schools. And such school shall
be organized aud kept in each school dis
Any district falling, for two consecutive
years, to organize and keep up a school,
may be deprived of their portion Of the
school fund.
y Sec. 10. The members of the Board of
Eda:a,i shall each receive the same per
diem during the time OF their session, and
mileage going to and returning ,herefrom,
"a members of the General Assembly.
Sec, IL. A majority Of the Board shall
constitute quorum for the transaction OF
business; but no rule, regulation, or lew,
for the regulation and government Of com.
mon schools Or other educational institu
.ions shall pass without the concurrence OF
. majority VI all the members Of the Board
which shall De expressed by the yeas and
nays on the 6nal passage. The style of all
acts Of the Board shsii be, "Bs il enacted
BY the Board Of Education Of the State OF
Iowa
Sec. Is. At any time after the year
1853, the General Assembly shall hive
power 10 abolish Or re-0ganize said Board
of Education, and provide Tor the education.
al interest of the State In any other manner
that TO them shall seem best and proper,
SCHOOL FUNDS AND SCHOOL
LANDS.
Ia providing Tor new system of common
schools, the Convention deemed i, beat to
separate the cause OF education proper,
from the school fund and schosl lands, and
provide for each under separate article. Of
the Constitution. The only importan,
change in The latter department is to be
found in the following section.
Sec. 8. The financial agents OF school
funds shall De- the same, isat By law, re-.
reiEe and control the State and county re
venue, for other civil purposes, under such
regulations as may be provided BY law.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CoNsTI.
TUITION.
The amendments to this article ara al
most entirely new, and are as follows:
Sec, /. And amendment or amendme n,s
10 this Constitution may be proposed in eth
er House OF the General Assembly: and i,
The same shall be agreed to by majority Of
the members ele cted 10 each of the i've
Houses, such proposed amendment shall
be entered on their journals, with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, and referred TO the
legislature to be chosen a. the next gen
srsl election, and shall be published, as pro.
vided by law, for three months previous to
The time of making such choice, and II, In
the General Assembly SO next chosen As
aforesaid, such proposed amendment or
amendments .hali be agreed 10, BY msiori-
" OF oil the members elected 10 each
House, then 1t shall bs the duty of the Gen.
srsl Assembly TO submit ouch proposed
amendment or amendments to the people ia
such manner, and At such time az the Gem
eraI Assembly shall provide; and il the peo.
pie shall approve and ratify such amend.
msnt or amendments by q majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members OF the
Genera! Assembly, voting thereon, such
amendment or amendments shall become
part of the Constitution of this State.
Sec. 2. II one or more ansndmsnis
shall be submitted at the same time. they
shall be submitted in such manner that thu
electors shall vote for or against each Of
such amendments separately.
Sec. .. ~ the general election 10 be
held IN the year one thousand sieht hvpd red
and seventy, and in each tenth year there.
after, and slss At sush tias a. The Genera
Assembly may, BY law, provide, the sues =.
tios, Shah there be a Convention 10 revise
the Constitution, and amend the samsp,
shall be decided BY the electors qualified 10
vote for members Of the General Assem-