Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-02-29

HANc atN cACluelNc tiS ny ". VT SohtiVi of any part of the school funds of this state.
 Sec. 2. The supervision of public schools shall he vested in superinten- dcut of Public Instruction, and such ether officers as the General Assembly shall provide.
 The superintendent of Public In structfon shall rccievc such salary, and perform such duties as shall be pre- scribed by law. -t, .es,tts.
 Sec. 3. The General Assembly shall establish aud maintain a State Univcr- sity. with departments for instruction in teaching, in agriculture. and the natural sciences as soon ss the public echoo, fund will permit. hh
 Sec 4 The proceeds Of sll lands that have been CT hereafter may be granted by tbe Uni ted States to this State, and not otherwise appropriated by the United Stntes or this State, also all mines. stocks, bonds, lands and other property. now belonging 10 any fund for purposes of elueaiOa, also the net pro- ceeds eff all ssles ef land and other property and effects that nay accrue to this State by escheat, or from sales of estTays or frem un- claimed dividends or distribative shares Of the estates of deceased persons, or from fines,
 
 the sales of public lands which may have been or may hereafter be paid over to this State lcongress consenting,) also all the grants, gifts, or devises that have been or hereafter may be made to this State and not otherwise appropriated by the tenure of the grant, gift or devise, shall be securely invested and sa- eredly preserved ss public school fund, which shall be the ccnmon property of the State. The annual income of which fund, to- gether with one dollar per capita to be annu- ally assessed on every male inhabitsnt ofthis State, over the age of twenty one years, and SO much of the ordinary annual revenue of the State ss may. be necessary. shall be faith fully appropriated for establishing and main taining the free schools aud the University in this article provided for, aud for no other purposes whatever .s..,8
 Sec. 5 No part of the public school fund shall be invested in tue stocks, or bonds or other obligations of any state or any county, city, town or corporation. The stocks be- longing to any school fund or University fund, shall be sold in such manner. .snd at such times as the GensralA ssemby shall prescribe, and the proceeds thereof. and the procee6s of the sales of any lands or other property which now belongs may hereafter belong to said school fund may be invested in the bonds of the United States. a;,y.4 4f s
 Sec. 2, Nc toTasl ip, or school-dstrict shall receive any portion of the public school fund, unless a free school shall have been kept therein for not less than three months during the year, for which distribution thereof is made. The General Assembly shall require by law, that every. child of sufficient mental and physical ability, shall attend the pdblic schools during Il he period between the ages of five and cigltecn ears. for \ term eatlivoleu, tI thrpp p1eaq af.sd hv al farr mo
 See f In case tlse public schoolfupd shall be insuttcient to sustain free schooiat least three months in every year. in each school district in this state, the General Assembly shall provide by law, for raising such defi- eiency by leyying such tax upon all taxable property in each county township or school district ss may be deemed proper
 Sec. 8 The Gr~.rel assembly shall q. far ns it can be done without infringing upon vested rights, reduce all lands monies, or other property, used or held for school per- poses ln the various counties ofthis state, in- ta.the pablic school fund herein provided for.
 See g. Provision shall also be made by general laws, for raising such sum or sums of money by taxation, or otherwise in each school district as may be necessary for the building aph furnshing ef a sufficient mum Der of euitsble school louses for the aceem nodatiou of all the pupils within the limits of the several school districts.
 ARTICLE X.
 YISASc1s, TAXATION, PUBLIC DEBT AND W i.s EXPENDITURES.
 Sec. l. Tue levying of taxes by the poll is grievous and oppressive; therefore the General Assembly shall never levy a poll tax excepting for school purposes .,sec. 2. Laws shall be passed taxing by uniform rule all money credit. invest nents in bonds, joint stock companies, or otherwise; and also sll real and personal property according to it's true value in money; but burying grounds, public school houses, houses used exclusively for public worship. institutions of purely public char ity; public property used exclusively for nay public purpose, shall never be taxed Real estate shall be appraised at least once every five years by all appraiser to be pro videa by law, al its true value in money Personal property shall leappraised in nsucl manner as may be provided by law at it: true value ill money, but the General As sembly may exempt from taxation person sl property to the value of five hundred dollars to each tax payer
 Sec 8 The General Assembly shall provide by law, for taxing the notes and bills discounted or purchased, moneys loaned, and all other propertg, effects or dues ofevery description, without deduct. ion, of all banks now existing, or hereafter created, and of all bankers, so that all property employed in banking, shall al ways bear burden of taxation equal to that imposed on other property ofindiyid- uals
 Sec. 1. The General Assembly shall provide for raising revenue sufficient to de fray the expenses of the state, for each year; aud also sufficient sum to pay the interest on the state debt. 3Hlis Sec. 5 No tax shall be levied except in pursuance of law; and every law impos- ing tax, shall state distinctly the object of the same, ,,,s, ..,y.e g feat a.
 See 6, The credit of the state or coun. ties shall never be loaned for any purpose without the consent of the people thereof expressed through the ballot box. An'
 Fec. ', The General Assembly may re quire the exhibit of receipts aud expendi- lures of state and county officers at such time and manner as mny De prescribed by law. sr,tt,,iaa aiut4i yHa 9fea ef fae
 See. 8 No money shall be paid out of the treasury. until the same shall have been appropriated by law
 Sec 9. The state may eontract debts to supply casual deficits or failures in reye- nues, or to meet expenses not otherwise provided for; and the money arising from the creation of such debts hallbeappropri- ated to the purpose for which itwas ob- tained or to pay the deat so contracted, and to no other. i#