The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-01
ARTICLE XII

Section /. The homestead of any
family in this state. not within any
city. town or village, shall consist
OF not more than $50 acres Of land.
which may be in one or more parcels.
to be selected by the owner The
homestead within any city. town or
village, owned and occupied as a res
idencc only, shall consist OF not ex
ceeding one acre Of land, to be se
lected by the owner: Provided, That
the same shall not exceed in value
the sum Of $4,000 and in no event shall
the homestead be reduced to less than
one-quarter of an acre, without regard
to value; and provided, further, that
in case said homestead is used for
both residence and business purposes
the homestead interest therein snail
rot exceed In value the sum of $4,000:
Provided That nothing in the laws of
the United States or any treaties with
the Indian tribes in the state shall
deprive any Indian or other allottee
Of the benefit of the homestead and
exemption laws OF the state; and pro
vided. further, that apy temporary
renting of the homestead shall not
change the character of the same
when no other homestead has been
acquired.
Sec. g The homestead of the fam
lily shall be. and is hereby protected
from forced sale, for the payment of
debts. except for the purchase money
therefor or part of such purchase
money. the taxes due thereon, or for
worl, and material used in construct
ing improvements thereon; nor shall
the owner. If married. sell the home
stead without the consent of his or
her spouse, given in such manner as
may be prescribed by law: Provided.
Nothing in this article shall prohibit
any person from mortgaging his
homestead, the spouse, II any, join
ing herein nor prevent the sale there
of on foreclosure to satisfy any such
mortgage.
Sec. 3. After the adoption of this
constitution. paragraph 3 of section
4, and section of chapter "a,
Statutes of Oklahoma, Of 1898. shall
be imperative: Provided, That no
proprty shall b exempt from anw part
of the purchase price while the same,
or any part thereof, remains In the
possession OF the original vendee, or
In possession of any purchaser from
such vendee, with notice; and provid-
ed. further, nothing in this constitu-
tion shall prevent or prohibit any pre-
son from mortgaging or encumbering
his personal exemption.
The legislature may change or
amend the terms OF this article.
ARTICLE XIII.
EDUCATION.
Section |. The Legislature shall es-
tablish and maintain a system OF
free public schools wherein all the
children of the state may be educat-
ed.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall pro-
vide for the establishment and sup
port OF Institutions for the care and
education of the deaf. dumb and blind
of the state.
Sec. 3. Separate schools for white
and colored children with like accom-.
modation shall be provided by the leg
islature and impartially maintained.
The term "colored children" as used
In this section, shall be construed to
mean children OF African descent.
The term white children" shall in
clude all other children.
Sec. 4. The legislature shall pro
vide for the compulsory attendance at
some public OF other school, unless
other means OF education are provid
ed, of all the children in the state who
are sound In mind and body, between
the ages OF S and l6 years. for at
least three months In each year
Sec, 5, The supervision of instruc-
tion in the public school shall be vest.
ed In board of education, whose
powers and duties shall be prescribed
by law, The superintendent of public
instruction shall be the president Of
the board Until otherwise provided
by law. the governor secretary OF
state and attorney general shall be ex.
officio members. and with the super
intendent compose said board of edu-
cation,
Sec G. The legislature shall provide
for uniform system of text books
for the common schools OF the state.
Sec. Z The legislature shall pro.
vide for the teaching Of the elements