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Show A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Section 2 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Utah, as amended January 1. liH'7. relating to the Public School System, and Section ;1 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to the State School Fund. ; Be it resolved and enacted by the Legislature 1 of im' State of Utah, two-thirds o; all the members ! elect I'd to each of the two houses concurring therein: Section I. That it is proposed to amend Section ot' Article X of the Constitution of thcStaU o: Uia!i. as am 'nded January 1st. 19Ui and Section :i ot ArticlXof the Constitution of the Slate oi U;ah. so the same will read as follows: S"ction 2. The public school system shall include in-clude kindergarten schools: common schools, consisting con-sisting of primary and grammar grades; high scho ils. an agricultural college; a university: and swell othvr schools, as tne Legislature m ty establish. estab-lish. The common schools shall be free. Tin 0 her depart nvms ol" the system shall be supported support-ed as provided by law. SeeiwnS. The proceeds of all lands tVat have d.hmi "r may be granted by the United S;ates to 1 his State, i or the support of the common schools: rhe proceeds ot" all property that may accrue io (he State by escheat or forfeiture: all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated incorpo-rated under the laws of this Slat"; the proceeds of the sale of timber, mineral or other property from school and stit? lands, other than those granted for specific purposes: and five per centum of the :ier proe.'"ds. uf the sale of public lands lying ly-ing wiihin the Stat1, whi-h shall be so'd by the I United Sta't'3. su osequent to the admission of this State into the Union, shall be and remain a perp tua! fund, to bf c died the St;ite S-.-ho jl Fund, the interest of which only, together with svich other oth-er means a;; the Legislative may nmvid. sha'l b' dntnii .it-M am ing the several sen 1 districts according to the sehoil population residing therein. there-in. Provided, that all funds derived from any State tax for high schools shall be apportioned among the several cities and school d ist ic is according ac-cording to the aitendcr.ee at the high school? therein; but no city or district shall b ' entitled to any part of the fund derived from the State tax for high schools unless the high school therein is mtiint uned upon the standard ar.d for the period during the year that may be fixed by the State Board of Education. Section 4. The S ?cretary of State is directed to submit, this propose 1 amendment to the electors of thw State at the next general election, in the manner provided by law. S -'c inn 5. !f adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1911. State of Utah. Ofnc of Secretary of State. SS. I. Charl 'S S. Tingey. Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution proposing pro-posing an amendment to Section 2. of Article X of .the Constitution of the State of Utah, as amended January 1. 1907. relating to the Public ! School System, and Section 3 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to the ! State School Fund, parsed by the Eighth Reguiar j Session of the Legislature of this state. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah at Salt Lake City this 29th day of August, A. D- 1910. C. S. TINGEY. Secretary of State First publication Sept 3. 1910 last Oct 29, 1910 |