The public school fund shall forever remain inviolate, guaranteed by the state against loss or diversion. Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 3.
History
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Sources
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1884 Montana Constitution (proposed)
1889 Montana Constitution
Other Sources
Drafting
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Ratification
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1972 Official Text with Explanation: No change except in grammar.
Interpretation
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Commentary
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