Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-07-31
ARTICLE VIII.
SCHOOL FUNDS, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

SCHOOL FUNDS, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.
Section |. AS the stability of Repub
lican form Of government depends mainly
upon the intelligence and virtue Of the
people, it shall be the duty of the Legisla
ture to encourage by all suitable means
the promotion of intellectual scientific,
moral and agricultural improvement, by
establishing uniform system Of free pub
lie schools. by taxation or otherwise, for
all children between the ages Of (5) five
and (2l) twenty years, and shall as
soon as practicable, establish schools OF
higher grade.
Sec. 2. There shall be Superintendent
of Public Education elected at the same
time and in the same manner as the Gov
ernor. who shall have the qualification of
the Secretary Of State and hold his Office
for four years and until his successor shall
be elected and qualified, whose duties
shall be the general supervision OF the
common schools and The educational in
terests of the State. and who shall perform
such other duties pertaining TO his Office,
and receive such compensation as shall be
prescribed by law he shall report to the
Legislature, for its adoption, within TWEEN
ty days after the opening of its first SEES
sion under this Constitution, uniform
system Of Tree public schools.
Sec 3. There shall be Board of Edu
cation, consisting Of the Secretary OF
State, the Attorney General and Sjpern-
tendent of Public Education. for the man
agement and Investment of the school
funds, under the general direction of the
Legislature, and to perform such other du
ties as may be prescribed by law The
Superintendent and one other Of said
board shall constitute quorum.
Sec. A. There shall be q Superintendent
of Public Education. in each county, who
shall be appointed by the Board of Edu-
cation, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate whose term of Office
shall be two years, and whose compensa
ton and duties shall be prescribed by law;
Provided, that the Legislature shall have
power to make said Office of County
School Superintendent Of the several
counties elective, as other county officers
are.
Sec. 5. A public school or schools shall
be maintained in each school district at
least four months in each year. Any
school district neglecting to maintain such
school or schools shall be deprived fol
that year OF its proportion Of the income
of the free school fund and ofaIl unds arts
ing from taxes for the support Of schools
Sec. 6. There shall lie established Il
Common School Fund which shall con
slst of the proceeds of the lands now be
longing to the State, heretofore granted
by the United States, and of the lands
known as swamp land" except the
swamp lands lying and situated on Pear
river, in the counties Of Hancock, Marion
Lawrence, Simpson and Copiah, and of all
lands now or hereafter vested in the State
by escheat or purchase, or forfeiture foI
taxes, and the clear proceed of all fines
collected in the several counties, for any
breach of the penal laws, and all moneys
received for license granted under the gen
eral laws Of the State for the sale OF intox
icating liqour, or keeping Of dram shops
all moneys paid as an equivalent for per
sons exempt from military duty, and the
funds arising from the consolidation Of
the Congressional township lunds, and the
lands belonging thereto together with all
moneys donated to the State for school
purposes, which funds shall be securely
invested in United States Bonds, and re
main perpetual fund, which may be in
creased but not diminished, the interest
of which shall be inviolably appropriated
for the support OF free schools.
Sec. Z. The Legislature may levy a pol
tax not to exceed two dollars a head in
aid of the school fund, and for no Other
purpose.
Sec. s. The Legislature shall, as soor
as practicable provide for the establish
ment Of an Agricultural College or Col
leges, and shall appropriate the two hun
dred and ten thousand acres of land do
mated to the State for the support Of such
a College by the act of Congress passed
July I'd. A. d. 1865; or the money OIL
script, as the case may be. arising from
the sale oil said lands or any lands which
may hereafter be granted. or appropriated
for such purpose
Sec. Q. No religious sect or sects shall
ever control any part Of the school Or uLi
versity funds of this State.
Sec 10 The Legislature shall. from
time, to time as may be necessary, provide
for the levy and collection OF such other
taxes as may be required to properly sup
port the system OF free schools herein