The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-07-17

ed for and paid over, as provided by
law, all sums for which he may be IL
able.
No change from Sec. 80, Art. Nv of the
present constitution.
ARTICLE XII
Education
Section I. Religion, morality and
knowledge being necessary TO good
government and the happiness Of man
kind, schools and the means of educa-
ton shall forever be encouraged.
The above preamble is a quotation from
the Ordinance of 1887 1t is deemed a fitting
introduction 20 this Article.
Sec. 2. a superintendent OF public in
struction shall be elected at the regular
election to be held or the first Monday
in April, nineteen hundred nine, and
every second year thereafter. He shall
hold office for a period OF two years
from the first day of July following his
election and until his successor~is elect
ed and qualified. He shall have gem
eral supervision Of public instruction
in the state. He shall be a member
and secretary of the state board, Of ed
ucation. He shall be ex-officio a mem
Der OF all other boards having control
of public instruction in any state inst-
tuition, with the right to speak but not
to vote. His duties and compensation
shall be prescribed by law.
This section takes the place Of Sec. l. Art.
XIII of the present constitution, and includes
certain provisions Of Sec. /, Art. VIII, and
Sec. /, Art. TX. The proposition TO make the
office OF superintendent of public instruction
elective at the April election, TO make him
a member of the state board of education
and other educational boards are not found
in the existing constitution. The first change
is designed to place his selection on the
same basis as the selection of regents and
Judges, and the second is recognition OF
certain present statutory provisions.
2 he ~
gents Of the university, consisting Of
eight members, who shall hold the Of
flee eight years. There shall be elected
a each regular biennial spring cleo
ton two members Of such board. When
vacancy shall occur in the office of
regent it shall be filled by appointment
OF the governor
No change is made from Sec s, Art. XIII
Of the present constitution, except TO inn
prove the phraseology and to eliminate obso-
lete matter.
Sec. 4. The regents Of the university
and their successors in office shall con-
tinue TO constitute the body corporate
known as The Regents of the Uni
versity of Michigan"
No change from Sec. 7, Art. XIII of the
present constitution, except to improve the
Sec. 8. The regents Of the university
shall, as often as necessary, elect a
president Of the university. The presi-
dent Of the university and the super
intendent Of public instruction shall be
eX-Oflicio members OF the board Of re-
gents, with the privilege Of speaking
but not of voting. The president shall
preside at the meetings Of the board
and be the principal executive officer
Of the university. The board of re-
sion Of the university and the direction
and control on all expenditures from
gents shall have the general supervi-
the university funds
No change from Sec. s, Art. XIII OF the
pres MT constitution, except to improve the
phraseolcgy and make the superintendent Of
public instruction an eX-eihcio member OF
the board Of regents with power Of speaking
but not Of voting II was deemed degrable
that the superintendent be given the same
relation to the board of regents as he now
occupies to the other educational boards Of
the state.
Sec. 6. The state board Of education
shall consist Of four members On the
first Monday in Arril nineteen hun
dred nine, and at each succeeding BIZ
ennial spring election, there shall be
elected one member Of such board VINO
shall hold his office for six years from
the first day OF July following his cleo
ton. The state board OF education
shall have general supervision Of the
state normal college and the state nor
NAL schools and the duties of said
board shall be prescribed by law.
No change from Sec. 8, Art XIII Of the
present constitution. except TO provide for
the election OF members of said board at the
spring election, and TO improve the phrase
ology. Reference to the superintendent OF
public instruction is omitted, but by the pro-
visions OF Sec. Of this article he is made
one of the members Of said board.
Sec. Z. There shall be elected on the
first Monday in April, nineteen hundred
nine, state board of agriculture to
consist Of six members, two of whom
shall hold the office for two years, two
for four years and two for six years.
At every regular biennial spring cleo
ton thereafter, there shall be elected
two members whose term of office shall
be six years. The members thus elected
and their successors in office shall be a
body corporate TO be known as THE
State Board of Agriculture"
This is new section making the state
board of agriculture constitutional beard,
electe by the people Instead of statutory
existed since 1861 The object OF the change
is to make II non partisan board near
as may be ard secure its permanence.
Sec. SlThe state board Of agriculture
shall as often as necessary, elect a
president Of the agricultural college,
who shall be eX-ofiicio a member of
the board with the privilege of speak
ing but not Of voting. He shall pre-
side at the meetings Of the board and
be the principal executive officer of the
college. The board snail nave the gen.
eral supervision Of the college, and the
direction and control of all agricultural
college funds; and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by
law.
This IS also new section, supplementary
to the preceding one. Its purpose is to de-
fine the organization, power and duties OF the
state board Of agriculture.
Sec g. The legislature shall continue
q system Of primary schools, whereby
every school district in the state shall
provide for the education Of its pupils
without charge for tuition; and all in
struction in such schools shall be con-
Quoted i'm the English language. If
any school district shall neglect 10
maintain a school within it's borders MS
prescribed by law for at least Ave
months i'm each year, or to provide FOR
the education OF its pupils In another
district or districts for an equal period
II shall be deprived for the ensuing
year of its proportion of the primary
school interest fund.
This section covers Secs and 5, Art: XII
OF the present constitution. The change
made Is TO the effect that II any school dis
trict does not maintain a school for nv'
months I'm each year, instead Of three months
As now provided such district shall forfsl