Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-08-09
CONST TUITION or 1UE STAT
OF " AS1t1NGIDN.
CONTINUED from 4M Page.
Ar. XII.
EDUCATION.

II the Public Sch"l. OF the State shall
vested in a Roa,d of E,ucati"p,
whose power, aud duties shall be ire.
scrIi-d by law; the Superintendent 4
Pubic Instruction. Secretary If State,
aud State Treasurer shalt constitute the
Bard. Of wi ich the Superintendent Of
Public INSTRUCTION shall he Pre-. ,dtnt.
Sic. 2. The Legislature shall, a.
500" a. prach provide for the es.
tabli>hn.eht and maintenance # %
Thorough aud uniform system Of free
public school> ,hr"u. h" ut the State,
wherein all rr>id hts. between the ages
Of FIVE and twen'y-"ne years, may be ed
ucated graf uit"u-'y. One q, more pub
lie scho"ls shall he maintained in each
school district within the State ut least
three mon his in each year.
SEC. 3. The Public School Fund Of
the State shall to,ever remain irreduci
bic; the interest thereon only shall h.
expended in the maintenance Of the
-chmls I. { the State, aud shall be dis
tribu,ed among the several c. unties an
~ch~l.dis,r,ct~ in such manner as may
be provided by law. N" part OF thi,
fund. principal "r interest, stall ever bt
transferred to any other fund, or used
"r appropriated for any other purpos,
than that herein pr vid-d. The Sta
Treasurer shall be the custodian "t THU
fund. aud the State shall, make good al
losse, thereof that may in any manned
occur.
SIC. 1. TIE nett proceeds of tn
sale Of all lands th., haze been or he.c
after ma, be granted by the Unite,
States to the State for educational pur
POSES txrepthr lands herr,o'or" graft
ed. ar that my b. Hereafter granted
fur tn, purpose Of Il University, or for
college oi agriculture, aud all mone, S
aud the clear proceeds Of all pr pert,
, that may accrue to the State by forfeit
IRE or eschea,; all moneys which ma,
b.. paid as an equivalent for miitar,
duty; aud all moneys arising from an
grant 7" tn, St t., where the parp"s-
Of the grant are not specified the MT
proc ed. Of the sales "r other di-positi"
f the five hundred thousand acres "
, iani to which the State is entitled I"
, ITS admission. by the provisions Of sec
/. ton 237S ut the Revised Statutes oi IT,.
Unt-i States; together with the fiv
per centum of the nett proceeds 81 III
sales Of the public lands which the Stat
, may receive ON it's ndn i>sion into I'll
n Union (if Congress consents to such az
prurriat'ons last mentioned shall b
6 set a part AZ n separate fund. tn he cal
r ed the School Fund. the interest .
z which, aud all other revenues dpriv-
fr IN the sch""l lands, shall be exclr
sive'y ppl,cd in such manner u. II,
Legislature. may prescribe to The supper
p. ri common aud graded sch""ls aud I
. I, e pnrch .se of suitable libraries all
y ap, aratus tn refer.
r. SEC. 5. All fines, penalties and t"'
!. feited rec"ynhz ,nc.s, arising under til
n general laws If the State shall hel"n,
and be paid uver. to the COUNTIES respe'
lively. where the "ffemses shall ha,
:, been Commits d. and shall BE- appropri
ted exclusively I" the su, port Of c"nlu,
;, schmls whcrr the same may accru
m SIC. 8. Pr vision shall be made I
y law Ter 'he dist, ,bu,i"n If the INC. me
:. the sch",l fund among the :, verat d.
tric's. fr he supper, OF common ,rh@
;. Their. ~. N pr"p.r'i" the lumber
rh,ldred, between the ages 81 five ~
n twenty one years; and n" appropriate"
shall b. made ir"m the school fund
. any district for the year IN which
" school shall NJ, be maintained at lea
:" three m"n'hs
= SEC. 7 Provision shall be made
= Law for the support If the State Uni, e
atty. and for connecting with the san'
- from time to time such Colleges. in dj
:" fvrent parts ot the State, as the in,eres
'e ~ edncs'ion may require. The procer
. OF all lAnd- that have been. or may her
"a after bc, granted by the United Stat.
's to the Territory or the State. for d
support Of q Uniyersitv. shall be and !