Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-16
Article Viii.
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL LANDS

Section /. The stability of a republican form
OF government depending on the morality anu
intelligence OF the people, II shall be the duty OF
the legislature to establisl and maintain a gen
eral and uniform system OF public schools where
in tuition shall be without charge. and equally
open To all: and to adopt all suitable means TO
secure to the people the advantages al oppof-
~tunities OF education.
Sec. 2. All proceeds OF the sale of public lands
that have heretofore been or may hereafter De
given by the United States, tor the use OF pubic
schools in the state, all such per centum as may
be granted by the United States on the sales OF
public lands. the proceeds OF all property that
Shall fall to the state by escheat, the proceeds OF
all gifts or donations to the state for pubic
schools or not otherwise appropriated by the
terms OF the gift, and all property otherwise ac-
quired for public schoois snan De anu ps"n nnh IL
Schools i'm the state. 1t shall be deemed a trust
fund held by the state. The principal shall tor
ever remain invioiate; ana may ps inereaseu,
shall make good all losses thereof which may IN
any manner occur.
Sec. 3. The interest and income OF this fund,
together with the net proceeds OF all fines for Vi
citation of state laws, and all other sums which
may be added thereto by law, shall be faithfully
used and applied each year FOL, the beiiefit OF the
nublic schools Of the state, and shall be Tor this
purpose apportioned among and between all the
several public school corporations OF the state,
in proportion to the number OF children III each
Of school age, as may be fixed by law; an no
mart of the fund, either principal or interest,
shall ever be1diverted, even temporarily, from this
purpose. or used for any other purpose whatev-
er than the maintenance OF pubic schools Tor
fine eoual benefit of all the people OF the state.
Sec. 4. After one year from the OF
the first legislature. the lands granted TO the
STATE by the United States for the Use OF public
Schools may be sold upon the following condi-
tions and no other. Not more than one third OF
ali s,,ch lands shall be sold within the first five
wears, and no more than two.thirds, within the
drSt t;fteen wears after the title thereto Is vested
i'm the state, and the legislature shall, subject 70
the provisions Of this article, provide for the
sale Of the same. .
tina state auditor aud the county superintendent
al SCHOOLS OF the counties severally shall consti-
ute boards OF appraisal ana io snaa ap wPbiah sb a,
NAV from time to time select and designate .or
sale at their actual value under the terms OF the
sale They shall take care first TO select ana
dasigrata for sale the most valuable lands; and
they shall ascertain all such lands as may De OF
sn.cial and peculiar value other tnah agrlciii-
tural, and cause the proper SUBDIVISION oil the
same i'm order that the largest price may be OBJ
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the appraised value anM IN nh nc v rase a. b. 1000,
two consecutive legislatures concurin a law oth-
erwfse directing. The purchaser shall pay one
fourth OF the price IN cash :" fourth in five
wears. onefourth In ten years ana ohe'Iourth IN
ffteen wears, with interest thereon at the rate
OF not less than . per cen h,a a pr s acau snb99i Tidd.
"a lands may be sold for cash, provlueu that
upon payment Of the interest Il, ere ad Tor = ons 'n nriG yea maV
Ia naid AT any time. All sales shall be at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder. after sixty
days advertisement OF the same IN - ne e%s adTr
snId and one at the seat OF government.
Such lands as shall not have been specially sub
divided shall be offered IN tracts OF nos m0 re
tsa s,uoiiest subdivisions. Al! lands designated
for sale not sold within four years after apprais-
al shall be reappraised by the board OF apprais.
al as hereinbefore provided before they are
sold. "a oora,c,sd +hronob