Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-01-05
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Eani;vnyra r..,..srv Hal,s na1a n
Delivered, January

III - u GHd Houss Of Representative: ~ b 800
The NTH section il ii. fifth .oe ofshe constitution d this State
the Execus nay occasions
the General Assembly BY proclamation and shall state to both houes
assembled purpose which they shall have been
Believing that welfare Of the State called for the
powsr csnsred The Executive issued my
convenn the General Assembly Iowa City, the first
Monday January, s4s Yop assembled nobedenee 70 that
proamaon and proceed t. state possibe the
"pnrposs" Tor which you have been convened. t
laws relative Schools my Judgment call for your
and careful people Of Iowa have ever man
commensurate zeal the spread educien and
especially establishment Of and system
Common Schools Of such this slec'inhe
estimation that they have made the ample provisions the
s,un spread the support common schools
an enoned upon the General Assembly in imperative
lner the du,y carrying those provisions 554
The the General Assembly approved Feb 24h 1877 entitled
supplemental and amshdatory Gan act 70 establish common
approved JAM 6 84O provides ha, there shall be annual
first Tuesday Of April in each school district for
purpose choosing three directors who saold their office until
eeced that sat each annual township election
there school inspector elected who shall hold his office 70.
one year. and until hs elected that tensx
nsp election and enaly tereaer there shall bea SUPER
tenden public eectd shall hold his ohce for hee
until his shall be duly elected and qualified and
township election, every organized county
this State there shall he elected school fund commissioner Cor the
county, shall hold his ec years. and until his
is elected qualified Soon after its approval aud previous the
last nslp elections the law published in ve Of the
the people the FIRST Tuesday Of April last past and the
township election elected the officers above enumerated Tie
highest judicial tribunal Of The has decided that at the time
those elections held The school law Of s4 not in force.
elections, their Offices concerned
void and OF no effect. <.se. 4@l~+- ~
As thai the law force and as expressly
lrr Gals school law force, the people, the
present in have school law but officers the proys
ions Of that law s....E +3@
Some elected bonds and
have ndevored disclag- law and among
Others the superintendent Of public instruction Some of thm howev
inactive and uncertain to the line Of conduct they ought
pursue thus extremely embarrassing and detrimen
tai to the Of education. ~.
law Of 1877 wouh probably be construed author
school officers the coming township eeon but
confusion und ubtedy prevails the minds Of the people
touching their duty under toe law, respectfully recommend that this
subject earliest and most earnest attention. and that such
be taken will the people, speedily possible
he benefit the liberal made in the constitution for the
f. ssps Nth 4 fs lssd invite your at
Of the General Assembly approx Feb 25h S4
entitled IAN act to provide for the and disposition Of the
school fund" The eighth section ois provides Tha
selecting the five hund thousand of land mentioned
The sccond section of the tenth article Of the
position thereof for the support Of schools shall be follows
Any capable OF crncng having settled upon public lands
the quality whereo and the improvements thereon will in the opinion
ofte fund commissioner OF the county render the selection safe
profitable writing signify to said commissioner his her
desire have e recognized school lands ard er,upon
exceeding three hundred and twenty shall be
with The date OF selection,
perntendn Of pnc instruction, be by him registered
eced by the state under HE grant from Congress referred after
which, the said fund commissioner shall proceed such
settler for sale thereof
The eneer section Of the act provides that he Superintendent
Public Instruction shall report from time time,
unde the eighth section of this the Secretary the Treasury
the United States, and TO the proper lend office" "
Selections made according the provisions of the eighth
this ct have been reroedo the General Land Office gentle
elected Of Public Instruction. The report
been returned incorrect and invalid the ground selections
thus made conflict with the Ger ea Land
h II with reference TO State selections
Of the 4h Sept 1871 entitled appropriate procs the
sales the public lands and TO pre- empcn rights The fh
scun of those instructions makes important, and that
selecting gen OF the State soud make thorough
preliminary examinations i'll enable him select lands
there ny exist valid claim preempien
sixth elton provides that 81" wndrg such precaon the
shall eafer select lands which shall be found
By prior better claim claims the selections the whole
Chime viii Of be il add od 1t will readily
be perceived from the foregoing that
by the Congress above referred
land covered by valid claim y pre- empon otherwise
qneny the law Of this State allowing having claims upon
public lands by virtue Of improvements thereon
selected by the State and then purchase them
officers conflicts material point with the from
this State that these selections should soon as
practicable In order accomplish this object relative the
making ofthese selections hmonize with tbs requirements