Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-11-09

that the civil townships with corporate powers repeal
| ed by implication, the former acts"
could to the benefit Of the State give her any
dys the ownshp fund The property Of the deeea,sd does not
person created by the State may have been brought unme
y the same powers but tho effects the denet corporation do
snce the State divert the would not
her se could repeal the oshe ahae
She would thus need compromise her dignity and good
faith BY assuming hostile attitude her citizens
She would rather confer them Increased facilities 10 administer
| their school fund efficiently" ~
temperate suggestion followed swift
in the adoption the Of 1850 Certainly that
evnces disposition maintain the dignity Of the State and pre-
tending directly the adm the school
Instead Of acrdng facilities efficient management
raa @ $ %os nv.
to the obstacles which, the instance Of Legislative usurpa
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ommodam gost Dc ara propia-was, 10 that In
wheh would have been brought upon private
The Legislature driven respect the private property Of the
had to s the Ss
employed It's functions to redress 10 notwithstanding It's ex.
hortaonstoa higher standard Of Legislative morality promptly
Second Not only Is the section Of the school law under discus
void being with the Congress-
Their m nvsdy the ground thatt violates the cons
ton the State Section oAr s. Of that instrument
hus Knowiedge and learning generally dhscd throughout
community being essential to the preservation OF free
" all MEANS scientific agricultural
Improvement and provide by law general and uniform @
schools wherein tuition shall Be oat charge and
It's consider how shall understand this phraeclogy
OF Qratutous teaching equally open all To accomplish
design 6 be created whose income shall be
be and Under our system both these
ound school iund yielding insufficient
income employed to bring the the prop
The school fund.- composed OF variety OF ee
defined and consolidated Sec p Of Art Of the Cons'
on and amongst the rest he congressional township fund
But for the purposes Of general and uniform system Of
ns und any onss DC
TO the inhabsnts Of the several congressional townships
the State interest general and uniform
Of free instruction FOR ALL to be organized! Upon some
which no exceptions are admitted and no partially INDUCED
But the private wealth OF citizen shall be looked TO- and he
order that the benefits the system shall be literally be-
slowed upon neighbour whose wealth not great II ne
then becomes very absud to
being general and Uniform The who for his comparative
got within the door, may justly there is
deuson about syem which promises for his children sutton
The principle discussing
renders difficult The congressional fund being the prop
Doe and the bankock Of Roe, property
ubiquitous 70 seize the one as to seize the other
ones private property prsr for deprsng him OF his full
would be seize his private property and
appropriate IT, without adding hypocrisy TO violence
ais or classes be admitted how shall is bounds be
Here Is the agsu al all It's vgor II because
Congress has donated township certain quantity OF school
lands school money the inhabitants such township tho
entitled to share in tho benefits of Of public schools
astep her say that the who has received pension
bounty lands shall likewise BIO restricted And
private makes gift bequest OF for the endow
such foundation from shae the school moneys exclude
those who derive their bounty from public source.
And this applies merely to the classes amongst whom
discrimination attempted but also the degree which
srcton may be carried The RICH, restrain logically draws
sorn nearly half Of what they conceive they
entitled to- as any other class Of citizens shond they foster their
congressional fund and increase Ia income while other townships
the county neglect waste theirs they discover that the
are @ for @ ,R Ss w s
the reward Of negligence This mode Of distribution lisa "sdne
vss prnep-a principle Of moral inversion that abstracts from
ones In the proportion that his industry IT, and adds
to IT, in the proportion that his impovidence lessons IT,
the language Of the l0s Section will show
which the county officers authorized co. applying
this principle Of discrimination BY ingenious terms,
eenerousnstead Of declaring that necessary to bring about
the equilibrium desired these officers mlht withhold from any
the whole
school fund.- found pretend
80 % ne ~ and the
ed in the delicate that the income Of tho township nd
fix the limits Of the eqazng TO that point the county
go-the point Of abstinence from diversion dmn
uon OF the township fund They absolutely deny the
township whose fund will allow any
or In the school moneys Its inhabitants may DO absolutely cut of
not only from the public fund.- in which they have in with
citizens interest; but any tho slightest
la that annual which they contribute their quota And
1885, general and Uniform system Of schools wheref
tuition shall be without charge and equally open ALL" s
Thrown.
Ills equally clear think that tho spirit the provisions
sections and Of the Constitution violate,
by the act question: Those sections provide that "The pnc
pal OF the school fund shall remain perpetual fund.- which
may BIO increased but shall BIO dmnhed and the
thereof shall be nvioab appropriated the support Of
schools and other purpose whatever The General Assembly
shall invest safe aud profitable all such portions
Of the common school fund have not heretofore been entrusted
the provision by dstr
button among the several counties the interest thereof The
Constitution impeavey requires distributions amongst The
counties OF this fund.- And this provision harmony
all the previous legislation the subject The
fund had always before the adoption OF the Constitution Of 1851
been equally distributed tho counties
in proportion the number OF scholars In each And othc
meanng than that which gives share TO each county
basis equality be attibudo this provision
ton IL illustrated In the next 9TH. 5th section Of tho
clio; "fany shall fail demand proportion
for school puposc the shall BIO enyesd