, 1889-09-27

FINISHING IN A RUSH.
The Convention Working Hard at
the Windup.
Educational Provisions LIBERAL
Use of the Public Lands.
Cheyenne the Capitol and Laramie
University Town.
Elections and Qualification Re-
quired of Officers.
The Constitution to be Submitted
Next November.
EDUCATION.

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and uniform system of public instruction,
embracing free elementary schools of
every needed kind and grade. a u%niver-
sity with technical and professional de-
partments as the public good may require
and such additional institutions for nor
NAL institutions as may be necessary.
Revenue for the support of these Institu-
tons is to be derived from such a tax as
may be levied by the legislature and the
sale of school lands as prescribed by law.
No school funds shall be loaned except in
the form of bonds. School income shall
be applied exclusively to the support of
the public school system ard shall be
equitably distributed on a base Of pupil
enumeration. No portion of any public
school fund shall ever be diverted to the
assistance or support of any private school
or any school, academy, seminary or other
institution OF learning controlled by any
church or sectarian organization or religi-
Gus denomination. The legislature may
make any further provisions for the edu-
cation of the youth of tie state between
the age of six and twenty-Une years free
of charge and the assembly shall ~stipulate
that every child of sufficient physical and
mental ability hall attend a public school
during the period between six ard eighteen
years, for a time equivalent to three
years. In no public schools shall there
be determinations on account of sex, race
or color. Neither the Legislature nor the
superintendent of public instruction shall
prescribe text books for public schools.
Attendance upon any school religious ex-
ercises shall not be required, nor shall any
sectarian tenets or doctrines be laugh. or
favored in any educational institution es-
tablIshed by this constitution. The gen.
eral supervision Of public schools shall be
entrusted to the state superintendent of
public instruction, whose duties and
powers will be prescribed by law.
The location Of the territorial university
may be changed only by a popular vote of
the people. University tax should be
fixed by the legislature from time to time
and the money shall be used only for the
benefit of the institution. Lands may be
leased but not sold except upon approval
of congress and then in tracts not exceed
ing GAO acres to a single purchaser. Privi
leges of the university shall be equally
open % students of both sexes, irrcspec-
tive of race or color. Under the direc-
ton of the legislature a board Of seven
members shall manage the university and
its property. They shall not be salaried.
but may be reimbursed actual expenses
incurred in discharge of duty.
Such charitable. reformatory and pena,
Institutions as the claims of humanity
and public good may demand shall exist.
They shall be under the control of a state
board of charities and reforms, to be ap-
pointed by the executive. No pay, but
expenses allowed. Their powers and du-
ties shall by prescribed by law.
1t shall be the duty of the legislature
to protect and promote public health and
morals by wise measures for the encour-
agement OF temperance and virtue.
All public buildings belonging to the
territory hal become the property OF the
state and shall be gwen into the care of
the proper boards of officers.
PUBLIC LANDS.
After earnest discussion Coffeen's
amendment forbidding the sale of grant
lands for fifteen years was lost.
Such lands shall not be disposed of for
less than $40 an acre. The adoption OF
Clark's resolution gives the occupant the
preference right of purchase, when the
procedure is to have the bare land ap
praised and her sold at auction in par
GELS not greater than 100 acres each.
Any land granted to the state by the gen
eral government may be accepted by the
legislature for the people.
Proceeds from the sale and rental of
grant lands shall be applied to the pur-
poses specified in the donation.
The governor, superintendent of pub
lie instruction and state secretary will
constitute a public land board.
Sale, disposal, lease and care of public
lands shall be regulated by the legislature.
Misuse of funds shall be punishable &C.
cording to law.
Special privileges except preference
right to buy to the injury of the state
shall not be granted occupants of grant
lands by the legislature.
Residue in a school fund shall be d.
verified to no other purpose.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Potter's amendment: For ten
years and until changed by a vote of the
people public buildings shall he located in
this wise: Cheyenne. as the seat of gov
eminent, the capitol; Laramie, the uni
versity; Rawlins, the penitentiary; Evans
ton. the asylum. The legislature may
fix the location Of the poor farm, now at
Lander and the deaf and dumb institu.
tute in this city, but the assembly cannot
change the capitol, university city o. in
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