The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-07-17
$ proportion Of the primary school inter

rs proportion OF the primary school inter
est fund" instead OF the Income CT the pri-
arising from taxes fer the support Of
schools" now provided. The purpose OF
the increase from three TO Ave months Is
TO provide for the better education of the
young, and the provision as 10 forfeiture Is
changed so as 10 exclude everything except
the primary school interest fund. The pro
vision for the education OF pupils In another
district than that % their residence is to ac-
commodate sparsely populated school dis
tricts.
Sec. 10. The legislature shall maintain
the university, the college CT mines, the
state agricultural college, the state
normal college and such state normal
schools and other educational institu-
tons as may be established bS law.
This is a new section and renders IL man.
datory upon the legislature to maintain the
educational institution therein specified.
Sec. IL. The proceeds from the sales
of all lands that have been or hereafter
may be granted by the United States
TO the state for educational purposes
and the proceeds of all lands or other
property given by individuals or APP
propriated by the state for like pu =
poses shall be and remain perpetual
fund. the interest and income of which,
together with the rents of all such
lands as may remain unsold, shall be
invlolably Appropriated and annually
applied TO the specific objects of the
original gift. grant or appropriation.
No change from Sec. 2, Art. XIII OF tbs
present constitution.
Sec. ~ All lands the titles to which
shall fail from Il defect Of heirs, shall
escheat TO the state, and the interest
on the clear proceeds from the salts
Thereof shall be appropriated exclusively
to the support of the primary schools.
No change from Sec g. Art. XIII Of the
present constitution.
Sec. Is. The legislature shall appro-
pirate all salt spring lands now unap-
propriated, or the money arising from
the sale OF the same, where such lands
have already been sold. and any
FUNDS OR lands which may hereafter
be granted or appropriated for such
purpose. for the support and mainte-
nance OF the agricultural college.
Certain obsolete provisions relative to the
establishment of an agricultural college,
which appear in Sec. IL, Art. Xlll OF the
present constitution, are omitted in the re-
vision OF said section. The words in capitals
funds or" are inserted to secure appropri-
ated funds well lands TO the purpose
named.
Sec. a. The legislature shall provide
by law for the establishment OF at least
one library In each township and city;
and all fines assessed and collected in
the several counties, CITIES and
townships for any breach Of the penal
laws shall be exclusively applied TO the
support Of such libraries.
This section takes the place OF Sec. IL, Art.
XIII of the present constitution the only
change being the insertion of the word
"cites' and the elimination OF the follow
ing unless otherwise ordered by the town
ship board of any township or the board Of
education Of any city: Provided, That in
no case shall such fines be used for other
than library or school purposes" The pur-
pose Of such elimination being TO require the
use Of such funds for library purposes ex-
clusivey.
Sec. Is. institutions for the beneft Of
those inhabitants who are deaf, dumb
blind. feeble minded or insane shall
always be fostered and supported.
No change from Sec. 10, Art XIII OF the
present constitution, except to insert the
word feeble-minded" for the purpose Of
making a constitutional provision for the
care Of this class Of unfortunates as well as
the others named.