The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-19
DIGEST OF TIE srA1E:coSs1l1uTIon.
Schools, Labor, Revenue, Water
Rights, Etc.
NUMBER 2.

a summary of the provisions OF tht
State constitution affecting the pc
litical, legislative, executive ano
judicial departments of the ne"
government, including the county
organizations, officers, salaries, etc
In this number we complete the 40
stract by like synopsis OF the
principal sections regulating the
internal economy of the State
Those relative to water-rights are
especially interesting to mining
men and agriculturists. Those sec
tons appear in full. The rights o.
labor, the conduct of schools, rails
| ing of revenue, and the management
of the material resources of the
State, etc., are included within this
abstract.
These two numbers of the KEY.
STONE taken together, will be found
useful for future reference in case
of doubt or argument; and if filed
away may possibly save some in
convenience hereafter, until the full
text of the instrument becomes
more accessible to the public.
REVENUE AND FINANCE.
The fiscal year will commence on
the the I'd Monday Of January in
each year. The only exemption
from taxation named is property OF
the State and United States, coun-
ties, towns and public libraries.
Nothing said of churches.
The rate of taxation for State
purposes shall never exceed (1O)
ten mills on each dollar-and this
to be reduced as the taxable prop
erty increases. No appropriation
can be made by the Legislature
whereby the expenditure of the
State during any fiscal year shall
exceed the total tax then provided
for by law and applicable to such
expenditure, unless the Legislature
then shall provide for levying suf-
ficient tax to pay said appropriation
within such fiscal year-except in
case of war.
The State officers, with the ex-
ception of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, constitute a
State Board of Equalization, and
county commissioners local Boards.
Laws shall be made to pr! the coun-
ties on cash basis; and providing
that whenever any county shall
have any warrants outstanding and
unpaid for which there are no funds,
the county commissioners shall
levy special tax not exceeding ten
mills for a special fund for the re-
demption of such warrants. After
the levy all warrants issued before
said levy shall be paid exclusively
out Of said fund.
The Legislature is forbidden to
create any liability, exclusive of the
territorial debt, above II per cent
of the assessed property in the State
unless the object be named in the
act, and must be submitted to a
vote of the people.
Counties, school districts, &C.,
shall not incur any debt exceeding
in that year the income of such
year without the assent of two
thirds of the electors, nor shall they
pledge their credit.
SCHOOL LANDS.
School matters are subject to a
Board, Of which the State Superin-
tendent, Secretary and Attorney
General are members. The interest
of the school fund only can be used.
The proceeds of the school lands
are devoted to this fund. No grant
of land or money can be made by
the State to aid any church or re-
ligious society, or sectarian school.
No student or teacher in any pub
lie institution can be required to
attend in any religious service what
ever; and no distinction or CLASH
tication of pupils be made on ac-
count OF race or color. The State
Board of Land Commissioners must
provide for the location, protection,
sale or rental Of all lands granted
to the State. No school land shall
be sold for less than $40 per acre.
General Congressional grants are
to be held subject to disposal at
public auction-also the sale of
timber on all State lands-provided
not to exceed % sections of school
lands shall be sold in subdivisions
not to exceed 100 acres to any one
individual company or corporation.
Children may be required to at
tend school three years. The Uni
versity is located at Moscow, subject
to the control of the Regents. No
University lands to be sold for less
than ten dollars per acre.
INSTITUTIONS.
After 20 years the capital may be
moved from Boise City and the To-
cation submitted to a vote of the
State. The Prison Commission
shall appoint Warden, removable
at pleasure and the Governor is to
appoint three directors of the In
sane Asylum confirmed by the Sen,
ate, and hold two years. These