Arizona republican., 1910-12-10

faithful performance of his duties in regard thereto.
 Sec s. Every sale, lease, convey ance. or contract of or concerning any of the lands granted or confirmed, or the use thereof may be provided by law.
 Sec. g. The State Board of Edu cation shall be composed of the fol lowing members: the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the President of the University, and principals of the State normal schools, as ex-officiO members, and city su- perintendent of schools, a principal of a high school, and county superin- tendent of schools, to be appointed by the Governor The powers and duties of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed by law. The members of the Board shall serve without pay, but all their necessary expenses in cured in attending the meetings of the Board, and for printing, shall be provided for by law.
 Sec f. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be mem- Der, and secretary, of the State Board of Education, and. eX-officio, a member of any other board having control of public instruction in any State insti- tuition. His powers and duties shall be prescribed by law.
 Sec. 5. The regents of the Uni versity. and the governing boards of other State educational institutions, shall be appointed by the Governor, except that the Governor shall be, ex- officiO. a member of the board of re- gents of the University.
 Sec. 6. The University and all oth- CT State educational institutions shall be open to students of both sexes, and the instruction furnished shall be as nearly free as possible.
 The Legislature shall provide for a system of common schools by which a free school shall be established and maintained in every school district for at least six months in each year, which school shall be open to all-pupils be- tween the ages of six and twenty-One years.
 Sec. z. No sectarian instruction shall be imparted in any school or State educational institution that may be established under this Constitution, and no religious or political test or qualification shall ever be required as a condition of admission into any pub- lie educational institution of the State, as teacher, student, or pupil; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to justify practices or conduct inconsistent with the good order, peace, morality, or safety of the State, or with the rights of others.
 Sec. s. A permanent State school fund for the use of the common schools shall be derived from the sale of public school lands or other public lands specified in the Enabling Act approved June %, 1910; from all es- tates or distributiye shares of es- tates that may escheat to the State; from all unclaimed shares and divi- dends of any corporation incorporated under the laws of Arizona; and from all gifts, devises. or bequests made to the State for general educational pur- poses.
 The income derived from the invest ment of the permahent State school fund and the rental derived from school lands with such other funds as may be provided by law shall be apportioned annually to the various counties of the State in proportion to the number of pupils of school age residing therein.
 Sec. 9. The amount of this appor- rf of hn county school fund, and the Legisia- ture shall enact such laws as will pro- vide for increasing the county fund sufficiently to maintain all the public schools of the county for a minimum term of six months in every school year. The laws of the State shall en- able cities and towns to maintain free high schools, industrial schools, and commercial schools.
 Sec. 10 The revenue for the main tenance of the respective even nuTf- bered year after the year in which Arizona is admitted to State educa- tional institutions shall be derived from the investment of the proceeds of the sale and rental of such lands as have been set aside by the Enabling Act approved June 20, 1910, or other legislative enactment of the United States, for the use and benefit of the respective State educational institu- tions In addition to such income the Legislature shall make such appro- priations, to be met by taxation, as shall insure the proper maintenance of all State educational institutions, and shall make such special appropri- ations as shall provide for their de- velopment and improvement.
 ARTICLE XII.
 COUNTIES.
 Sec. l. Each county of the State, now or hereafter organized, shall be g body polite and corporate.
 Sec. 2. The several counties of the Territory of Arizona as fixed by stat ute at the time of the adoption of this Constitution are hereby declared to be the counties of the State until changed by law.
 Sec. 3. Subject to change by law, there are hereby created in and for each organized county of the State the following officers who shall be elected for a term of two years by the qualified electors thereof:
 Sheriff, Recorder, Treasurer. three Supervisors, School Superintendent, County Attorney, Assessor, County Su-