Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-01-04

was enacted. which considerably enlarg.
ed the former system, but no county WAS
TO be bound by the provisions, until 1t
was assented to bv ma jority Of its pop
ular vote. Several counties in the Sta lie
never assented to this uct Besides these
many local laws were enacted. for the
management Of schools. in different coun
ties and townships, Throughout the Slate.
dssimilar in many respects to each other
and to the general law.
These laws gave the officers having the
control of the system. the manage ment
OF the school fund-the right 10 rent aud
sell school lands. and in some Instances
10 levy taxes for the support of Schools.
Under their operation large sums OF
money were wasted, aud sumo of the
most valuable lands in the State sacrif-
ced, without producing any perceplible
results Every step in legislation seem
ed TO Involve the system in greater ex-
pense and difficulty, until ine fl cheney.
confusion and waste. seemed to be The
legitimate offspring of our legislation on
that subject Such WAS the well known
cond lion of the Common School system.
whrn the Constitutional Convention. Of
1871, adopted the following sections:
knowledge and learning. generally
diffused throughout community, being
essential 10 the preservation of free
government il shall be tho duty Of the
General Assembly 10 encourage. BY all
suitable means. moral, intellectual, sci
entific. and agricultural improvement:
and TO prositc. By slo,O for general
ard uniform system Of Common Schools
wherein tuition shall be without chs rye,
and equally open to all Sec. L. Art s.
"The General Assembly shall not pass
local or special laws. in any Of the fol
lowing enumerated cases. that is to Saw:
Regulating the jurisdiction api duties
of Justices of the Peace and Of Coasio b.
les; )" &c.
Preceding for supporting Common
schools. and Jor tie preservni.oa, Of
school fpads. DC" Sec %, ar. |.
The object OF both these sections, was
to provide not only. that general sys-
; lei OF Elucstaon should be established,
as YVES required bs the Constitution IF
1916 but, that such system, should be
both general 0ad uR jOrM ; and for The
! purpose OF moe effcc .uaily securing that
result. the 22i section places it beyond
the power of the General Assembly, 10
pass local or special laws providing for
supporting common schools"
la compliance with the requirenlent :
Of the foregoing Constitutions rfoyi
q, sions, the Lesisia are ina. succeeded the
sdoption of the constitution, passeo "A q
Act 10 provide for general s0d uni form
system of Common Schools, and school
: libraries, and matters property connec ed
Herewith. approved June. ID. 1892. :
i. lie following are the fist shd seconC
sections of that act:
'.Ssc. /. Re Il enacted By q: Geacro,
ASSEMBLY o. Tic Sioie o. hdiaRa. Thst
4 there shali be annual sss ssed and col
lected. as the stste sed county revenues
are assessed snd collected, fist Oh III,
:. ist OF property tax bic for cate pufpos
es. the sum OF ten Gems on each one hun
- Jred dolsrs.
'.SEc 2 TIE fOnds heretofore know
sad desi saled as The cong ressions 10 wn
- ship fdnt, the surplus revenue fund. III,
. county common school fuad. end all fund
heretofore appropriated 10 common
), schools. The saline fund, the bank Is
!. fund, shall. ose.her win the fund whic
shall be derived from The sale of tn
-. coun Y semisaries, and The property be
longing .hefe,o. from The fires sssrsse
:. FOR Breaches os The penal laws of III
State. and from all fosfeilurss wIic
- may scveGe. eli lands and other estate
s. which shall escDeal 10 the State for wal
! OF hsi or kindred Ell itted 10 the inhe
, ianee, 81 lands which have been or ma
:. hereafter be grained 10 me S lie, whe
=, no special purpose is expressed in III
? grant. ard The proceeds Of The sales Their.
:. %, Including he proceeds of the soies {
- the swamp lands granted TO the Sste {
+. Indiana by the act Of Congress of o9.
-. September, 1880. and deduciing the e,
hs penses o seIecliss and draining the sans
\. the taxes which may from time to tin
=. be sstssed upon the property OF corpo
alious for common school purposes. Il
y. fund arising from the one hundred an
fourteenth section of tie charter of II
III State Bank of indisns, and unfeclaims
ices as provided by law. shall be demon
he mated the common school fund. the j,
come OF which, together with the tax,
nj mentioned aud specified ia The fl rst Sc.
hv ton Of this act, shall be applied 10 Il
=. support of common schools"
SIS. From the sources contained ia the!
ut sections. the common school fund was
or, be derived, and provision is made IN Il
Tor section of the 50 me act for the equal di
ill tEibution of the proceeds arising from n
OF fand among the seye-sl coua.ies. tn,
OF far. there Is no conifoyersy as to the q
rs being general and uniform tIirouehoi
lot The State but the principal question
he this case. arises oui OF The l30th sectio
al OF the same act. which pro ides that III
or voters Of any township shall have pow
'ry taay general or special m Getting to vo
me- tax for the purpose OF building or r
pairing school houses. and PURCHASE
n sizes therefor. providing fuel. maps. fu
niture, apparatus libraries or increa
ng thereof, or TO dis ,harse debts INQUIRE
&C. therefor, and for continuing their schoo
re after the public funds shall have been
be pended, TO any amount moi exceeding a,