The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-04-08
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Section l. Religion, morality, and knowledge be-
ing necessary to good government and hap
piness of mankind, schools and the means Of ed
ucation, shall forever be encouraged.
Sec 2. The General Assembly at its first ses-
sion under this Constitution, shall provide by tax
alton and otherwise for general and uniform
system Of Public schools, wherein tuition shall
be free of charge to all the children of the State
between the ages of six and twenty one years.
Sec. g. Each county of the State shall be divi-
ded into convenient number of Districts,
in which one or more Public schools shall be
maintained, at least four months in every year;
and if the Commissioners of any county shall fail
to comply with the aforesaid requirements OF this
section, they shall be liable to Indictment.
Sec. 4 The proceeds of all lands that may
have been, or hereafter may be granted by the
United States to this State and not otherwise
specially appropriated by the United States or
heretofore by this State; also, all monies,
stocks, bonds, and other property now belonging
to any fund for purposes of education; also,
the net proceeds that may accrue to the State
from sales of estrays or from fines, penalties and
fOrfeitures; also, the proceeds of all sales of
swamp lands belonging to the State; also, all
money that shall be paid as an equivalent for
exemptions from military duty. Also, all grants
gifts and devises that may hereafter be made to this
State, and not otherwise appropriated by the
grant, gift or devise, shall be securely invested
and saeredly preserved as an irreducible cduca-
tional fund, the annual income of which, together
with SO much of the ordinary revenue of the
State as may be necessary, shall be faithfully ap-
gropriated for establishing and perfecting in this
State, system of Free Public Schools, and Tor
no other purposes or uses whatsoever
30 Sec B. The University of North Carolina, with
Its lands, emoluments and franchises, is under
the control of the State, and shall be held to an
inseparable connection with the Free Public
School system OF the State .'.l-. r.!.
Sec 8. The General Assembly shall provide that
the benefits of the University, as far as practca.
BILE, be extended to the youth of the State free
OF expense for tuition also, that all the pro-
perry which hasheretofoie accrued to the State,
or shall hereafter accrue from escneats, unclam-
ed dividends or disributive shares of the estates
OF deceased persons, shall be appropriated to
the use of the University
Sec Z. The Governor, Lieutenant-G Governor
Secretary OF State, Treasurer, Auditor, super.
intendent of Public Works, superintendent of
Public Instruction, and Attorney General shall
constitute State Board of Education go. +.
Sec 8. The Governor shall be President. and
the superintendent OF Public Instruction shall
be secretary of the Board of Education.
Sec 9. The Board OF Education shall succeed
10 all the powers and trusts OF the President
and Directors of the Literary Fund of NORTH
Carolina, and shall have full power to legisIate
and make all necdful rules and regulations in
relation to free public schools, and the educa-
tonal fund of the State but all acts, rules and
regulations of the said Board, may be altered,
amended or repealed by the General Assembly,
and when so altered, amended or repealed, they
shall not be re-enacted by the Board
Sec. 10. The first session of the Board of Edu.
cation shall be held at the Capital of the State,
within fifteen days after the organization of the
State government under this Constitution; the
Tune OF future meeting may be determined by
the Board 80 e-;,5 ,-'-a ~
d Sec. IL. A majority of the Board shall consti .
" tute quorum for the transaction of business
sec IL The contingent expenses of the Board
shall be provided for by tho General Assembly.
y sISee. ~ The Board OF Education shall elect
trustees for the University as follows One
% Trustee for each county in the state. Whose,
term of Office shall be eight wears. The first
meeting of the Board shall be held within 1iM
days after their election, and at this and everv
subsequent meeting, ten Trustees shall constitute
aquorum The Trustees, at their first meeting
snaii oe anWldeo, as equally as may be into four
d classes. The seats ofthe first class shall he vo.
Gated at the expiration of two wears of tbe sec.
ond class, at the expiration of four wears. of tba
third class at the expiration of six wears of the
fourth class, at the expiration of eight wears so
2 that one fourth may be chosen every second wear.
Sec. IA The Board of Education and the Pres.
ident OF the University, shall be er olcio members
y OF the Board OF Trustees Of the University. and
shall, with three other Trustees to he ann5inteJ
by the Board of Trustees constitute the Execn.
tive Committee of the Trustees of the UNIVERSITY
OF North Carolina and snail be clothed with the
under the existing organization of the Institntion
The Governor shall be eI 0ttcio President of tha
Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Eyacu.
five Committee of the University. The Board ot
Education shall provide for the more perfect ar.
ganization of the Board of Trustees -
IEl See. Is. All the privileges, rights frapch,ses
and endowments heretofore granted to- or con.
ferred upon, the Board of Trustees ofthe JJniver.
sity of North Carolina by the Charter of l7So m
by any subsequent legislation, are hereby vested