The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

Siding dvara process may be. yet l see moth
ins Ia The said sections limiting the direction
OF the course. The petitioners themselves
must be the Judge of wha, will best suit their
circumstances AT lie lime
The question is therefore answered in the af
frmative.
|; may be proper - add. by way of prac,i-
cal coullnen AIRY. let the Examiner state dis
tincIlv in the certificate The specific studies.
aud that it is granted on petition OF the people
Of the district. and therefore exonerales the
Trustees and the Commonwealth from all cen
sure IN the premises, and con>eG ueniiy Is
valid only for one term and in that localiJv-
MS Will operate as >tlnulsnt TO their am
bitIon to reach the ) a,e standard. Tor the in
d1Niiual can teach only in one place and that
80, tor one singl >e>>Inn, without fresh eN
animation and renewal fee il viii readily seem
10 him tha, ptotlac,rd course in that direc
ton viii Ultima ely result, in the loss of both
fame aud funds. TIE propriety of this pre-
caullona'y suggestion. Is too obvious 10 re-
qllge eNpssuaiun.
Hdo shoN III ,v,canciss occurring ia tie
District dire,tcrsiiil
In the ab,en,.e of al specific provision in
tie s'a'u'e In ease of failure to elect, fill
vacancies occa-ionei by death, removal or re-
>i,na.Iou. are left entirely 10 in!erential
light, On the principle that vacancy occur
ring in an int, riar Office is filed by the prux-
innate superior in is appropriate department
should conclude that the Township Trus-
tees possessed the authority TO till all vacan-
cjes in the office oil District Director They
are authorized BY the Revised Statutes, Vol.
/. Chap. 10. Sec g. To FIJI all vacancies.
however occurring. IN the office of Township
Citrh and Treasurer, and il would be but a
talr and iegl,lnae inference that 1t would al
so be lheit province 10 do the like in ooreter- r
ence to the said director he being mere
ministerial officer. local assistant in the e1u
ca:ioual department OF their township duties.
The appropriate reply. therefore. 10 the aiore-
saiI enquiry, seems to be, the Township
Trustees.
Must a district director te chosen by tailor
The proper solution of this question in.
wolves the inquiry whether n district. as de-
fined BY the school law, is corporation in
such sense as to bring the claim of its only
officer to the mode of election. under the
provision Of he Constitution that declares all
elections by the people shall be BY ballot -
II tha. provision of the Constitution refers
solely to S,a'e and Township elections. which
seems to be the most natural construction,
,hen the people OF a district legitmaiely ex,
press their pi reference in the claim of said off
ccr either toy ballot or a vica poce vote. and
the vai.ie1of sad election cannot be success
fully Questioned that ground. other pro-
ceedingS being regular. That either of these
modes of voting would be considered legal
and in way impairinS the lawfulness ol
the election. is natural and legitimate deduc
tian from the fact that the statute itself ex.
presslv tolerates some irregulariv in the no
iice required to be given Of a meeting in the
absence OF fraul; see sec lJi Ii the fra
rnnrs of the Constitution did not embrace
School District in the scope Of their vision
when they prescribed to the people and their
Legislative Representatives their respective
modes OF vo'iug, then We may conclude that
the VIII of lie sovereigns in their primary
meetings caur.os be thwarted by the mere
circum~ ance Lat said Will was expressed by a
Vipa r,ce vo.e, aud not By ballot.
The conclusion, therefore. is that either
measure is lawful. and ,ha, the validity OF the
election does not depend on the exclusive use
Of the ballet.
Yours truly,
CALEB MILLS,