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may have died without leaving a will, or heir, and 

 also such per cent, as may be granted by Congress on 

 the sale of lands in this State, shall be and remain a 

 perpetual fund, the interest of which, together with 

 all the rents of the unsold lands, and such other means 

 as the Legislature may provide, shall be inviolably 

 appropriated to the support of Common Schools 

 throughout the State. 



Sec. 3. The Legislature shall provide for a system 

 of Common Schools, by which a school shall be kept 

 up and supported in each district at least three months 

 in every year : and any school district neglecting to 

 keep up and support such a school, may be deprived 

 of its proportion of the interest of the public fund 

 during such neglect. 



Sec. 4. The Legislature shall take measures for the 

 protection, improvement, or other disposition of such 

 lands as have been, or may hereafter be, reserved or 

 granted by the United States, or any person or per- 

 sons to this State for the use of a University ; and the 

 funds accruing from the rents or sale of such lands, or 

 from any other source, for the purpose aforesaid, shall 

 be and remain a permanent fund, the interest of which 

 shall be applied to the support of said university, with 

 such branches as the public convenience may demand 

 for the promotion of literature, the arts and sciences, 

 as may be authorized by the terms of such grant. 

 And it shall be the duty of the Legislature, as soon as 

 may be, to provide effectual means for the improve- 

 ment and permanent security of the funds of said 

 University. 



