The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-30

whom they know to be sincere friends of
Free Schools Candidates should be re-
quired TO make their sentiments known
on this subject.
The Legislature to be chosen on Tues
day, October l4th, viii have, as part of
its duty, to consider and act on two pend
ing amendments of the Constitution, in
augurated by the last Legislature, at its
regular session in 1861, in pursuance of
the mode set forth in Article XVI, Sec
ton |, of the Constitutions for the amend
ment of that instrument The section
reads as follows:
"Any amendment or amendments to
this Constitution, may be proposed in
either branch of the General Assembly;
and, if the same shall be agreed to by
majority of the members elected to each
of the two Houses, such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall, with the yeas
and nays thereon, be entered on their
Journals, and referred to the General AS
sembly to be chosen at the next general
election; and if in the General Assembly
so next CHOSEN, such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be agreed to
by majority of all the members elected
to each House, then it shall be the duty
of the General Assembly to submit s.,eh
amendment or amendments to the jelee-
tors o. the State; and if a maioIty of
said felectors shall ratify the same, such
amendment or amendments shall labe-
come part of this Constitution" F
In accordance with this provision,
Senator Walter March, a warm friend of
schools, introduced in the Senate, on the
18th of January, 1861, a joint resolution,
(Senate No 6) proposing an amend
ment to article eight of the Constitution,
so as to enable cities, townships and towns
to levy taxes for the support of common
schools; which was read and referred to
the Select Committee already appointed
to consider amendments to the State Con-
stitution, consisting of Senators Line,
Claypool, March, Ferguson and Ray
(See Senate Journal, 1861, p 1857
On the I'd of February. Mr. March,
from the Select Committee, made the fol-
lowing report, A s.
"The Select Committee, to whom was
referred joint resolution No 6, proposing
an amendment to article eight of the
Constitution, have had the same under
consideration, and directed me to report
the same back and recommend its pas
sage They also recommend the passage
of an additional joint resolution No. II,
herewith presented, proposing an amend
ment to the.23d section of the 4th article
of the Constitution in relation to the uni
form operation of laws throughout the
State, so that legislation may conform to
the construction heretofore put upon that
and the preceding section by the Supreme
Court, and render the amendment opera
tive"
The report was concurred in, and
Senate joint resolution No. Pa joint
resolution, proposing an amendment to
the 23d section of article four of the Con-
stitution so as to provide for laws ena-
bling cities, townships. and towns to raise
money for the support of common
schools-was read. ~
The question being taken on the pas
sage of Joint Resolution No, II, it pass
ed by yeas IS, nays 4. .f, l-.....t e..
Joint resolution No. then passed by
yeas 81, nays 4 (See Senate Journal,
1861, pages 23S-9) tpo ~ oi
The two joint resolutions then went to
the House, and were referred to the
Committee on ducation-February u,
1861. - --
The committee reported back the two
joint resolutions, recommending their
passage after certain amendments were
made to No 6. The House, after agree
ing to the amendments suggested, passed
Joint resolution No 6, by yeas II, nays
l3. No. II was passed without amend
ment by yeas 70, nays l6 (See House
Journal, 1861, PIP. 470-2)
No. 6 went back as amended to the
Senate, and, after referring to select
committee, the Senate concurred in the
amendments. Is. J., 1861, PIP. 589-9o.(
The Joint Resolutions, as they passed
both Houses, read as follows. (See
!" Laws of the Regular Session, 1861, "
page 1867
No. 6. E" Be itreso1ped By the Gen
eraS assembly Of the State Of Indiana,
That the following amendment be pro-
posed to the Constitution of the State,
and submitted to the electors for their
adoption or rejection; Prouided, The
same is agreed to by a majority of all
the members elected to each House of
the General Assembly, chosen at the
next general election, viz:
u That there be added to article eight
of the Constitution the following section:
incorporated cities, townships and
towns, shall have power by taxation, un-
der regulations prescribed by the Gen
eral Assembly, to raise revenue for the
support of Common Schools, in addition
to the revenue derived for that purpose
from the State"
mo. u. ] "Be it resozced By the Gen
eral assembly of the State Of Indiana,
That the following amendment be pro-
posed to the Constitution of the State,
and submitted to the electors for their
adoption or rejection; Prorided, The
same is agreed to by a majority of all
the members elected to each House of
the General Assembly. chosen at the
next general election, viz:
That there be added to the 23d sec
ton of article four of the Constitution,
the following clause:
But laws may be passed by the Cen
eral Assembly enabling incorporated
cities, townships and towns, to raise
money for the support of Common
Schools, without requiring uniform rate
of taxation between the different corpo-
rations."
These amendments will come up at