Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-17

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81 . IL shall be the duty of the state
bBaTd OF land commissioner ~ provide
for tut locAtioa, projection. sale OF 0tser
dispositions of oil the lands bcloaging te
the Stale under such regulations As may he
pre~cribed by Law. No lac shall ever be
passed 10y the legislature. granting any
privileges 10 persons who may have set
tied upon any school lands subsequent to
tue public surveys thereof. by which the
amount To be derived from the sale or 9th.
er disposition of such lands. shall he di-
minished directly or Indirectly. The leg
islature shall, at the earliest practicable
period, provide by law that the several
grants Of lands. made by Congress to the
state, shall be located, preserved and held
for disposal, for the respective purposes
for which said grants we're made, or which
are designated in this constitution; aud
shall provide for the sale, leasing and gen.
eral management Of said lands from time
to time, aud for the application of the pro-
cecds thereof in any manner directed IN
this constitution.
SEC. 10. University, college, common
school or other lands, which are now held
or may be hereafter acquired by the state,
for educational purposes, shall, before the
sale Of the same, be appraised, aud shall
not be sold for less than the appraised value
SEC. II. There shall be county super
intendent Of schools in each county, whose
term of Office shall be two years; and whose
duties. qualifications aud compensation
shall be prescribed by law. He shall I've
&c cbaciO commissioner of lands within his
county. and shall discharge the duties Of
said office under the direction Of the state
board of land commissioners, and IS pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 12. No religious test or qualifica.
ton shall ever be required Of any. person
as condition of admission into any pub
lie school or educational institution of the
state, rs teacher or pupil; and 10 aectarlap
doctrines shSll ever be tSughs siUv4ep00llU
schools in this state, nor shall any funds.
set apart for educational purposes, be ap-
propriated for the support Of schools con-
trolled in whole or in part by any church,
religious society or sectarian denomination,
and no appropriation from the common
school fund shall be made for the support
CT any private school or seminary whatever.
ARTICLE XII,
FINANCES.
SECTION 1. The Legislature shall provide
for an annual tax, sufficient to defray the
estimated expenses for each year; and
whenever the expenses of the year shall
exceed the income, the legislature shall
provide for levying tax for the ensuing
year sufficient, with other sources of in
come, to pay the deficiency, as we'll as the
estimated expense of such ensuing year.
SEC. 2. All taxes shall be uniform upon
the same class of subjects within the Ter
ritoral limits Of the authority levying the
tax; and shall be levied and collected un-
der general laws, which shall prescribe
such regulations as shall secure a Just val.
uatiOn for taxation of all property, real and
personal.
Sec. 3. The property. real and personal
OF the United States. and the property OF
the State and counties; property of muni.
eteries not owned or used for private or cor
pOrate profit; and public clibraries-shall be
exempt from taxation; and all laws exemp-
ing from taxation property other than that
hereinbefore mentioned, shall be void.
Sec. 4. The legislature shall not impose
taxes for the purpose of any county, city,
town or other corporation; but may by law
vest in the corporate authorities thereof re.
spectively, the power to assess and collect
taxes for all purposes of such corporation
but no county, city, town or other munich.
pal cOrporatiOn-thc inhabitants thereof or
the property theren-shall be released or
discharged from their or it's Just share of
taxes, to be levied for State purposes.
SEC. 5. The power to tax corporations
and corporate property shall never be re.
leased or suspended.
SEC q. All corporations in this State, or
doing business therein, shall be subject 10
taxation for State. county, school. munich
pal and other purposes, on the real and per.
sonal property owned or used by them with
in the Territorial limits Of the authority lev.
wing the tax.
StA. o. NO uiuuey soAIt Oc patu Out OF
the Treasury. except in pursuance of an
appropriation made by law.
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