The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-11-23
ARTICLE W.
The Judiciary.

P.S''oH - ne JUDICIARY or the state
shal' consist OF one supreme court: cir
cult courts. county courts with probate
lur1sdlction. and justices Of the peace
me Code Commission will also provide
deem advisable. 1t may also in such
counties as seem to be proper provide
for a separate chancery court and a sep
, arate probate court
Sec. 2. All judges and justices OF the
peace shall be elected bv the people
Note--The remainder OF what should
ARTICLE v.
Public Schools
Section I. Intelligence and virtue being
safeguards OF liberty and the bulwark
OF iree and good government. the state
snaii ever maintain general. suitable
ana efficient system OF free schools,
whereby all persons I'm the state between
the ages OF and 81 years may receive
gratuitous instruction
Sec 2, Prejudice. vanity. selfishness
and ignoi ance are the fruitful, causes OF
dlssension, corruption and failure in gov
ernment. To eliminate these evils and
create a broad minded. self respecting.
an educational question. most important
TO all branches of government.
sec. .: Education. such as commonly
impaired In schools. equips with power
OF good Intentions and to the extent that
education aids the former II may work
injury to the state. 1t is therefore or
iained that the preamble to this consti-
'O' SS ~ Will idTSe pain type.
framed and put on the wall in each
school house where all the school chill
dren may daily read the same. And the
state superintendent OF schools shall
cause TO be provided a nOn-partisan prim-
er on the subjects In said preamble to
be used by the teachers in such way as
tion.
Sec. I. The public schools shall con-
sst Of as many schools and school build
inss In each school district as the trus-
Tees may decide and the funds available
ings shall be substantially built. well ven
tilated and commodious in character
Sec. B. There shall be located and
built by the state board Of directors two
normal school buildings in which schools
shall be conducted solely for the train
ing OF teachers. and the preamble to this
constitution shall in a like manner as in
other schools be publicly exhibited in the
main room Of said buildings. and those
preparing themselves for teachers shall
be proficient in the subject thereof be-
fore being awarded diploma from said
Sec. 6. Upon the issuance by the state
board Of direcors Of the proclamation con-
tanning proposed laws to be voted on by
the people. among other methods OF pub
fishing and distributing the same. the
state superintendent Of schools shall i'm
mediately mail a sufficient supply to each
school teacher In the state to be distrib-
uted to the pupils to be taken home by
them to heir parents.
Sec. 7. Each school house shall be free
to the use OF the citizens OF the school
district In which II Is located to discuss
al proposed laws submitted to the peo-
ple. Provided. however. such meetings
shall be timed SO as not to interfere with
the regular school session. except, where
desired by the election judges the school
house may be used In which to hold
elections. II heing the purpose to make
the school house the corner stone Of this
constitution.