The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-20

the funds of the University and OF
appropriations thereto under such reg
ulations as may be prescribed by law
They may collect such fees and tut
ton as they deem necessary They
Shall receive no compensation, but may
be reimbursed for their actual expenses
incurred in the discharge of their dll-
ties.
Sec. 16.-There shall be a county SUI
perintendent of schools in each county,
elected by the qualified voters thereof
whose term of office shall be two years
and whose qualifications, duties and
compensation shall be prescribed by
law.
Sec. 1.-THE state board of land
commissioners shall consist of three
members, who shall have the dlrec-
ton, control and disposition of the pub
lie lands of the state, unGer such reg
ulationS as may be prescribed by law.
They shall be elected at large by the
qualified electors of the state and, eX-
cept for the first term, as herein pro-
vided, they shall hold Office for six
years.
Sec. 1S-Of the lands located and Sc
lected to satisfy the grants made TO
the state, it shall be the duty OF SAID
board to make allotments to each or
the several uses for which the same
were granted, so that each may re
ceive its fair proportion thereof both
as to quantity and value.
Sec. 19.-An institution for the deaf.
dumb and blind shall be established
by law. All property belonging to the
school for the deaf and dumb. hereto
fore connected with the University or
Utah, shall be transferred to said IN
stituion. The control and management
of said institution shall be vested In
such board of trustees as the legisla--
IN HlIf1PS
powers shall be prescribed by law
Sec. 20.-All the proceeds of the lands
granted by the United States for the
support of the deaf and dumb asylum
and for an institution for the blind
shall be a perpetual fund for the
maintenance of said institution. 1t
shall be trust fund, the principal OF
which shall ever remain inviolate, Sc
cured by the state against loss or OIL
version.
Sec. 21-The superintendent of public
instruction shall call a convention OF
the state board of education, the
county superintendent of schools and
superintendent of schools in cities OF
the first and second class, to be held
at the seat of government during the
summer vacation in 1897 and every five
years thereafter, for the purpose of
adopting a uniform series Of text books
for the use in the common schools
throughout the state. The text books
adopted by said convention shall con-
tinue in use for a period of five years.
Sec. 22-All schools maintained or
supported in whole or in part by the
public funds shall ever be free from
sectarian control or influence, but the
Bible may be read without comment.
Sec. 23-No religious or partisan test
or qualification shall ever be required
Of any person as a condition of admis-
sion into any public educational institu-
ton of the state, either as teacher or
student.
See 24-Neither the legislature nor
any county, city, town, school district,
nor other public corporation shall ever
make any appropriation to aid in the
support of any school, seminary, acad-
envy, college, university, or other insti-
tuition. controlled in whole or in part by
any church, sect or denomination what
ever