racted directly or
indirectly in aid or support of the rebellion.

[Sidenote: Powers of General Assembly over municipal corporations.]

SEC. 14. The General Assembly shall have full power by statute to
modify, change or abrogate any and all of the provisions of this article
and substitute others in their place, except sections seven, nine, and
thirteen.

ARTICLE VIII.

CORPORATIONS OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL.

[Sidenote: Corporations under general laws.]

SECTION 1. Corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not
be created by special act except for municipal purposes and in cases
where, in the judgment of the Legislature, the object of the corporation
can not be attained under general laws. All general laws and special
acts passed pursuant to this section may be altered from time to time or
repealed.

[Sidenote: Debts of corporations, how secured.]

SEC. 2. Dues from corporations shall be secured by such individual
liabilities of the corporations and other means as may be prescribed by
law.

[Sidenote: What corporations shall include.]

SEC. 3. The term corporation, as used in this article, shall be
construed to include all associations and joint stock companies having
any of the powers and privileges of corporations not possessed by
individuals or partnerships. And all corporations shall have the right
to sue and shall be subject to be sued in all courts in like cases as
natural persons.

[Sidenote: Legislature to provide for organising cities, towns, etc.]

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the
organization of cities, towns and incorporated villages, and to restrict
their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts
and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in assessment and in
contracting debts by such municipal corporations.

ARTICLE IX.

EDUCATION.

[Sidenote: Education shall be encouraged.]

SECTION 1. Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good
government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of
education shall forever be encouraged.

[Sidenote: General Assembly shall provide for schools.]

[Sidenote: Separation of the races.]

SEC. 2. The General Assembly, at its first session under this
Constitution, shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a general and
uniform system of public schools, wherein tuition shall be free of
charge to all the children of the State between the ages of six and