The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1869-09-18
ADVERTISEMENT.
The handwriting on the wan.


Mr.. EDITOR =" With the utmost re-
speot foi ALI L propose to submit for the
inspection Of a" all whom it may con
Germ" hw paragraphs from an act en-
titled, can act to revise, amend, and
reduce into one the common school laws
of Kentucky and ask few questions
which j is to be hoped some Of the ,eise
men wb know so much about Parlia-
mentar law and legislative bodies"
will anwer for the ediication of the citi-
zens ofschool district No. IL
ArtYI Sec. l., Of the law above re
fered to reads:
" Each school district shall be under the
control &c three trustees, an election FOR
whom hall be held at the sehool-house Of
such district from nine clock III the morn-
ing till .wo clock IN the evening Of the
first Saturday Of pril of each year. AT
this election the qualified voters of the dis
trict shdl be the electors, and any widow
hayiDesa child between six and twenty
years Gage may also vote in person or by
writes proxy"
See ". reads
"If, from failure to qualify according
to law, q from any other cause, there be a
xasa2ey z the ofce Of trustees he "a, ss. a
~ 1Ikointment ~ "fl'1i's-
We - school, trustees elected IN
this the irst Saturday in
We appointed that year by the
school - ssioner?
Howl The money drawn from the
State? Who had a right to draw it?
Has some harmed individual placed him.
self within the grasp Of See. XIX. ES .
| " of tn, law?
Have trustees been elected or appoint
eli under he. provisions of this law in
this district for 1869?
If rot, who will report free school
taught here according to law % Can
the city council do it? What right have
they to maks any report? What right
have they to touch dollar of the school
fund due this district Do they base
their right on Art. V. Sec. V. of the
school law? Read it
Where city or town establishes and
maintains a system of common schools ade-
quate TO the teaching Of all the children
therein applying for instruction, the same
shall be deemed one district
F Has tho CITY of Hickman established
and maintained system of common
schools adequate, etc.
Has the city of Hickman been laid of
as Zone district p Did her corporate
authorities ever levy and collect one dol
lar of tax for common school purpose
except for the year 1867? Did not tn
city council positively refuse to levy
, school tax in 1868, even after the tax h0c
been Uoted by the citizens? Where the
, is your system Of common schools esta6
ished md maintained?
; Again, Sec. XIV. of Art. VI. reads
The trustees shall not be permitted t
? nut out at interest any moneys received
, from the revenue of the school fund for com
! mon school purposes in their districts, bu
I shall pay those moneys ont for tuition, an
: for nothing else, at as early day as prac
: ticable after receiving them"
f If you were authorized to draw TIL
y fund, have younot violated this law
e there not money loaned out here in tn
), city of Hickman to-day, which va
:; drawn from the common school fund {
e the State
Q Who will answer these questions fl
: me? | ara in the pursuit OF knowlede
y under difficulties. VIII the four INTEL
e gent members who put forth Justific'
e ton in last week COURIER, answ'
Of them2 Did either one of them know
e the existence of such law ? Did eth
le one of them dream that such iD,pertile
1t questions might be asked?
= We'll. | will presume that you did, f
you are acting under this rery lac. SUI
re being the case Let rs travel together
ID this Investigation and [ extend to you
e most cordial invitation to bring with y
Is the talented? Attorney at lawEt
~ common school commissioner OF Foit
ut county. whose duty it is to egPoaad
ed school law-bring also, the . wise m
a of the vest bring Daniel from
ed lions den, and with his aid let US in
IL friendly man uer interpret and understa
he these school laws. Canst thou read tn
ur to MS O'Daniel .-canst thou und
he sand the Interpretation Thou art wi
he hut in tby anxiety to keep two South'
&C. girls from teaching this school thou h
forgotten to read the handcritiRg on
- acqu. The s 88
n eMene, Meme, Tekel Uphrasin,
~ read il now, O'Daniel Its proper I'M
is pretation IS
oh ..Damphule, Damphule, art thou EliPhaIi,,
re, Now ksentlemen of the city counc7
is charge yes. as follows;
is You f.is,isIA' office d '''"