State Ex Rel. Belker v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds

As early as 1894 and as recently as 1962 this court has stated and reaffirmed the principle that the constitutional authority and power to sell, lease, and manage the educational lands of the state is conferred upon a distinct board and that the authority thus conferred, the Legislature is powerless to take away. At the present time the Board of Educational Lands and Funds has sole power under the Constitution to manage and control school lands. State ex rel. Crounse v. Bartley, 40 Neb. 298, 58 N. W. 966; State v. Kidder, 173 Neb. 130, 112 N. W. 2d 759.

This constitutional function conferred…