Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled to Adopt a Constitution for the State of Utah
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Section 1. The Legislature shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a uniform system of public schools which shall be open to all the children of the State and free from sectarian control.
Section 2. The Public School System shall include (1) Kindergarten schools, (2) Common Schools which shall consist of primary and grammar grades, (3) High Schools and (4) a University and such other schools as the Legislature may establish. The common schools shall be free. The other departments of the school-system shall be supported as provided by law provided that high schools may be maintained free in all cities of the first and second class now constituting school districts, and in such other cities and districts designated by the Legislature, but where the proportion of school moneys apportioned or accruing to any city or district shall not be sufficient to maintain all the free schools in such city or district, high schools shall be supported by local taxation.
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Section 6. The proceeds of the sale of the lands reserved by an Act of Congress, approved February 31st, 1855, for the establishment of the University of Utah, and of all the lands granted by an act of congress, approved July 16th, 1894, shall constitute permanent funds, to be safely invested and held by the State; and the income thereof shall be used exclusively for the support and maintenance of the different schools or colleges respectively of institutions, in accordance with the requirements and conditions of said Acts of Congress.
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