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in each county, which shall have such ju-
riSdiction in matters relating to the estates
OF deceased persons. and to the persons
and estates OF minors and persons OF un-
sound mind, as may be prescribed by law.
This court shall consist OF one judge who
shall be chosen by the qualified electors OF
the county, and shallvhold his office tor
the term of two years. He shall hold
court ut such times. and receive such COM
pcnsation as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE XI.
EDUCATION.
SEC. l. The general supervision of the
public schools of the state shall be vested
in board of education, whose powers and
duties shall be prescribed by law. The su-
perintendent Of public instruction, secre
tary of state, and state treasurer shall con-
stitute the board, of which the supernten-
dent public instruction shall be presi-
dent.
SEC 2. The legislature shall, as soon
as practicable, provide for the establish
mcnt and maintenance Of Il thorough and
uniform system of free public schools
throughout the state; wherein all residents
between the ages of five and twenty-one
years, may be educated gratuitously. One
or more public schools shall be maintained
in each school district within the state ut
least three months in each year.
SEC. 3. The public school fund OF the
state shall forever remain irreducible; the
interest thereon only shall be expended in
the maintenance of the schools of the state,
and shall be distributed among the several
counties and sChOol-distlicts in such man
ner as may be provided by law. No part
of this fund, principal or interest, shall
ever be transferred to any other funds, or
used or appropriated for any other pur-
pose than that herein provided. The
state treasurer shall be the custodian of
this hnd, aud the state shalt make good
all losses thereof that may in manner oC-
cur
Sec. 4. The nett proceeds Of the sale of
all lands that have been, or hereafter may
be granted by the United States to the
state for educational purposes-except the
lands heretofore granted, or that may be
hereafter granted, for the purposes of 4
University, or for a college of agriculture
and all moneys and the clear proceeds OF
all property that may accrue to the state
by forfeiture or eScheat; all moneys which
may be paid as an equivalent tor military
duty; and all moneys arising from any
grant to the state, where the purpose of
the grant are not specified. The nett pro-
Ceeds Of the sales or other disposition of the
five hundred thousand acres of land to
which the state is entitled OH Its admis-
sion, by the provisions OF section 1913 OF
the revised statutes Of the United States;
together with the five per centum of the
nett proceeds of the sales Of the public
lands which the state may receive Ola its
admission into the Union [if congress con-
gress consents to such appropriations, last
mentioned shall be set apart as
separate fund, to be called the school fund,
the interest of which, and all other reve-
nues derived from the school-lands, shall
be exclusively applied in such manner as
the legislature may prescribe, to the sup
port Of common and graded schools, and
to the purchase of suitable libraries and
apparatus therefor.
SEC. 5. All fines, penalties and tor
foited recognizances arising under the gen
eral laws Of the state, shall belong, and be
paid over. to the counties respectively,
where the otienses shall have been COM
mitted, and shall be appropriated exclu-
Sively to the support OF common schools
where the same may accrue.
SEC. 6. Provision shall be made by
law for the distribution Of the income OF
the school fund among the several districts;
for the support of common schools in pro-
portion to the number of children therein.
between the ages Of five and twenty-one
years; and no appropriations shall be
made from tho school fund to any district
for the year in which shool shall not be
maintained at least three months.
SIC. Z. Provision shall be made By law
Tor support of the state university, and for
connecting with the same from time to
time, such colleges, in different parts OF
the state. Us the interests of education
may require. The proceeds OF VII lands
that have been, or may hereafter be,
granted by the United States, to the Ter
ritory or the state, support OF University,
shall be and remain All irreducible fund.
to be called the University fund; the inter
est OF which shall be apportioned to the
support OF the state University and its
branches, wherever located within tie