Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-10-21

Zee. II. All pfopery eseett h, ui enis eon- ly assessed for taxation. and the ,egisiatnse shall present. such regnialions as shall secure . si.ss valuation to, tsTailo. :f sii prepsfty. I hereafter provided by law,
 See. is Tho property of the United states. tho state counties. cities, towns. school GUS. s,s .es sahias. sSsssoa ussa sssiassy for religious worship, and public cclneisr ,es, shai beexempt from taxation, and such other property ss the les stature by two th.rds vote Of d h house may bg general law prOyide
 Sec is No tax shall be levied except in pur. suauce of law and every law imposing tax shall state distinctly tho object Of the same. to
 sec. N The poser of taHatIon shall never bc surrendcred ny suspended. by any grant or contract 10 whi. the q |, or any county or other municipal corporation shasi be party.
 ARTICLE VII.
 PUBLIC ISpxBTEDsKss-
 ssrr1osf i. The Sflte of Arizons shall not 'r .ny manner create any indebtedness, excluding d.bts exi<fing st the adoption of thus tonstttc. tisn excsssiing one percsntum on the hst-sSs-i ystue fl the tsIable properly m me sss,s, ss preceiinx. er~.pt to suppre~- instruction or 70 provide for the pabiic tieiense.
 sEc. 2 No defs in exoees of the tAxe- Tor the current year shall in any manner be crested m the State of Arizona. unlee the proposition to c,t ate surh sieht shall have ea FubDlitted to vt to of tho people. and by them approved except Co snpprc~ insurrect.on CT to provide tor the sss. q No county in the State of Arizona shall ia any manner create any indobtefnees, excluding siesss existing st the adoption cf thss tonstitn. sion. excess Ing two psrcsnsam on the assessed yaiue of taxable property ia such county, as shown by the lass general assssmenf preeedins; pil. ppil. re or otner subdivision of tho state of Ar, rons may bond its public debt exieting at tho tune of ths adoption of this constitution.
 ssc- | No dest in escces of tho tAsss for the I'm say county or subdivision thefeof. or any city, t1xn or village or any subdivision thereof in the .a.s oi ArIzcr, anlsss the gropositien to e.sais the people thereof, and by them spIrosesL-
 SEc. $. No city. town or villsge. or any sub division thereof. any subdivision of any county of ths State of Arizona. shzli, in any manner. create any indebtedness exc eeding two psrceutum on the assessei value Of the taxable property therein; provided. however,. that any city. town tioual irtehtciness not exceae.ing four percentum on the ksse~sed value of the taxable prers,Tty thecein. as shown by the last p-eoet ns geneFsi sherein. Debts contrafted for supplying water to such city or town and the debt existing st the ,.rne of the adoption of this Consultation are ex- cepted froIa the opcrstien of this section;
 hpc. 6. No money shall be psid out of the Sts.e rressury except upon appropriation by law and werrsn, drawn by the proper offisssr. snd TO bills elaine. accounfs, or demands against tho thereof. shall h. audited allowed or paid until . .rn itenised statement in writing verified b. stfiisyit shall be fled with the officer officers wtoss. dusy if may be to s5siit the same.
 SEc. :. No bond o- evidence of indebtedness of the state snaii be valid unless the came shall hsys endorsed thereon certihoste sigried b5 the e.;ioncc of debt is fssne pursuant to law, and Is within the debt limit. No bond of sny county or bond of any township or other political Eubdi- vision, shs'l be valid nniees the sane shaii have msn cf the Board of Supervisors. or other ofhcer ruthosizcd by Jaw to sign such certscsts. stating thss sa;i boad is issued pursuant to iaw, aad Is within the debt limit.
 ARTICLE VIII,
 EDUCATION.
 SscrToE 1. The leeslature at its fret se.sion after the adops.oa of this Constitntion. shall tabt'sh and mslnisin rnsform system of ire common schools.
 draa of the State of Arizona. excepting the chil- dEn of Indians not taxed.
 SFr. 3. All common schools, rniyerail ies and other e,iucstioasi nsiilusions for the support of ws;rh lands have ,sssa sssnsed to the sissc. or which supported b. public tax, shall reInain un Ter the ahsolnte and exclusive coriroi of the plbic schools of the State sAsli be approps;aied nse<i for tho suppor. os any eduoas.0ns insti- tution, wholly. ar in part, unter sectarian or ec- cltsiaaics' control No rs.gious test orequaiifcs- tioa shall oyer hs required of sny peTron as condition of rdmissio1 into eny public eiuca- tiona institution of the Ss 'te either toacher O s;adeht. No ssr;srsn or rchc ious tenets or doc t.i,irs ssall te ts ieht in the pnb'c C schools nor shsn a1y books, papera, tfaets or docrments of DO tea, sect ,ris . or denomina .onrt char acler be rsej or introduced in any schooi estas- lshed under the rr,yrioDs of this article. Ali public school exercises in this State shall be con da-t d in tho FrysiSh language. and sii teachers employed in the educational iusti:n. ons under the introl of the State shall be ci izens of the United Ststcs.
 SEc. [. Ire sener,i supervision of the common sclools of the tssste sh l be vested i7 Isoar of A Al. intend mt of Pubic instruction. and the ssste Treas Ter, the powers aud du.ies of which shaIl b. prs-c ibcd Iy law. and who shall serve as such board without compensation.
 Snc. s. A Superintendent of Public Instruction shall b. elected. whose term of office. powers, duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law.
 ARTICLE K.
 COMMON SCHOOL FUNDS AND LANDS.
 SECTION |. All procc is of the public laras that have heretofore been. or may be hereafter granted, by the United States for the suppor. of the school system in this State sll such Dercentrm m as may ba ' snted by the United States on the ssle of pnhlic lands: the proceeds os pro;ary that shall fsl to the State by cschest: the proceeds of any gi.s and donations to the Stata for the com tecms of tbe git; a'l moneys which shall Do psd by persons as an equivalent for exemption f-om military dnty; together with such other means as shall fe inviolaby appropr.ated to the support of the common schools.
 Provided, that the proceeds of ail lands that or srsa;e for ths msir,tsnanrs of tho tJniyars;,u of Arizops. shsll be inviolably applied fo the specihc psc of the original grant. Prorided. that !, ae proceets ef sli lands that have hoen hereto foTe, or may hereafter hc appropriated or granted for tha rnaintsnsnce of territorial normal schoos shsll b. inviolsh'y applied to the species use of tho og-is. ,lsl grant.
 s,Er. ?. Inc lcg.slaturn shall provide for the disposal of the lsnss hcrctofcre granted ar which may hereafter be granted to the State fer educa- toasl purposes. by lease and sale. Inc proceeds s iait consti-nte permanent and inv;olate fppd the n crest O which, only. shall be useJ and for the equitable diSfribu ion of such interest within n. eoenties of the s,s.e, in prooortiou to the with ay unexpended interest. or rental shall be invested. in bonds of the United Ststsa bonds of the State os Arizona, bonds of school corpora the State, not excecin7 in amount cne-third tho actu5 value of any subdivision on which the same msy bs losned-
 the same as provided by law for State and county funds and sny losses shall be made good by the Stste. principal and interest. SEC. [. Tbe State Board of Education sh,Il ssuse s2l the lands to be appraised by sworn an- praisars, psst ot whom ss least shall bs r ;iterts of ie coanty wherein the lands to be appraised 1 been nppraisei said board sha des;snate for sale such lands as they may think most advantageous 'nr ths public interest to he sold and classify the p 2 TO ny ne n.es to which they may b. applied.
 
 lg to auy one of the esid classes shall be sold | inr 1g ssr period of five years. commencing with | he date os which this Constitasion goes into ef- ecf.
 sEc. :. The legislature shall prescribe by law | he mt to the quantity of land which may be | easej or sold osny one individual compzny or 'nrD3raiion. and no laws shail ever bo passed | Icaniing to any person. corporation or aseocia- | Ion: any privilege, by reaaon os occupAtioTl or of any schooi lsnds. by said person, 'orprsfion or association. suhecpuent to tho sur- Ier tss-cof, ot the general government No claim or h~ occnrattcB, or cultivation of sny school | anas III eyes be recognized, nog shall such oc- Trpstt9n. or cultivation of any school lands ever ? uaet to diminish, either directly or indpectiy he s-'e or rental yaiac of said lands. But the aid boa-t shall cansc to bs appraised the per nsne 1t Improvements made on any school lar,sis nd ne value of the land separately. When euch and is sold the purchaser thereof in addition to ae ysiue of the land paid to the State. shall pay . the owner Of such permanent Improvement he ssqoUnt ot their appraised valuc. Tho owner < s"cn permanent Improvements shall have the pt'on to beeome the pu-chaser of said lans:s at se tyhest offered price snf on such terms as the 'gisi ftrre may by general law provide.
 SIC X No land shall bs leased fci a period l ,1ger aan ten years, nor shall any land be sold pr loss thsn tho appraised value and in no case | or le .s than Si0 DOT acre unless otherwise pro | ided in tee epshl1g act sdn;ttina Arizona as a tate; nor saslteu lspd be sold or leased In any theF manner than at public ancticn. asd in &C., ordsncs Sith such rplee and regulations as nasy e prescribed hy lav.
 ARTICLE x,.