The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-01-25

sAMUND md JAN. as, 1874
esssi SCHOOL Law.
49, ss.3g -
mt. Enusa IN your issue Of the
18th insk 7 observe you publish .
copy Of The I'm introduced by our
Representative, Nh. Walker, as an
s1nendmsnt to the present School
Law, and accompany the same by
some Editorial remarks, in which
you hurl your shafts at some Of our
citizsns for sHaeavoring to secure
IT. paaaagsin the Senate. Now as
It y notoriously true that esen Doc
tors win differ with each other, why
not accord to the Editorial frater-
nifty aud TO the people, the same
glorious privilsgef
But what shah we say, Mr.. Ed
tor, in regard 70 that prediction of
yours,in which you positively affirm
that, five 10 one Of our citizens
viii be opposed to its adoption.
Surely such a statement could only
have emanated from one afflicted
with some obhquity of mental Wis
ion. or else was born of mis-con-
ception Of the intelligence of the
public mind Be that as it may.
the craft to which you have the hon
or to belong, land who assume to
be our teachers } should not fail to
let their light 30 shine, that there be
no more mentally dark places to il
lumine.
To that end we would most re-
spectfully ask that you publish tho
Law now in force, for the new Bill
is intended to be an amendment
thereto, SO far, at least, as large
towns and cities are concerned. Ii
then, after careful comparison, there
is yet a sane man who would
not give the amendment the prefer
ence, over the Law now operative,
I shall certainly be very much mis-
taken. The Law now governing us
was passed by the Legislature OF
1867, and approved March 18th, Of
that year. Ry an examination OF
it's provisions, the reader viii see
that the Trustees may, by fling an
affidavit, setting forth that he or
they, Gas the case may beg needs
$4,000, for any purpose therein
stated the Council may issue Bonds
to that amount and proceeds to
levy or tax and collect the same in
the usual way. The same process
being liable to unlimited repetitons.
So far as any restrictions in that
direction are concerned, nor is there
q special rate Of interest contem
plated, as attaching to said bonds.
On the contrary, the whole matter
is left open and underlined. The
only Legal Checks set forth in the
law refers to the sale of the Bonds
and requires that they be not sold
for less than ninety-four (94) cents
on the dollar.
Now as to the merits or dement's
of the New BILL think it snscep
table of some amendments, but the
matter at issue ISIS it better thar
the old Law! If so, let us adop
it, and afterwards amend, as occas
ion and experience may require. J
Section l. Be Il enacted BY the Genera
Assembly OF the STATE Of Indiana, that an
city or Incorporated town in this State whic
Trustees, have purchased any ground an
bnilding or buildings, or have commence
or may hereafter commence che erection q
any buiIding or buildiugs for school purpos
es, OF which shall have By it, school Truste
or Tvustsss, contracted any debt for the cree
frnol sueh building or buildings, or u
purchase u such ground and building o
bnildines, and such Trustee or Trustees sha
not have the necessary means with which I
rcm,.Ie:e such buildiuR or buildings, or pa
Tor W purchase Of such ground or building
or rxy such debt. may, on filling BY d
School Trustee or Trustees Of said city o
incorporated town. Of report under oat
with tho Common Council Of such city, q
the BOard Of Trustees OF such incorporate
any sach ground and building or building
or the amount required 10 complete sue
building or buildings, or purchase sue
ground and building or buildings or Il
passage Of an ordinances authorizing I'll
same by che Common Council of said cit
or tho Board Of Trustees of 81 Oh incorpor
ted toxu, issue the bonds Of such city 9
town to an amount not exceeding, in the q
ereyate, thirty Thousand dollars, in donom
nations not less than one hundred nor mo
than one Thousand dollars, and payable
any place that may be designated in Il
bond, the principal 10 not less than one ye
nor more than twenty years after date Of So
bonds; and the interest annually or semi-al
nually, a. may be therein provided, to pr
vide the means with which TO complete SUI
building or buildings, or to pay for the pu
cha .e Of such ground and building or bull
ings aud to pay such debt, and such Comm
Council or Board Of Trustees may from til
To time negotiate and sell as many Of su
bonds A. may be necessary for such purpo'
in any place and for the best price that e
be obtained therefor in cash. Provided. Il
sucb BIO, de- shalt mot be sold at less pr
than uruety-four cents On the dollar.
SEc.2 The proceeds Of the sales ct 50
bonds shall be paid to the school Trustee
Trustees, to enable them to erect or ccmpl
such building or buildinGs and pay such q
but before payment 70 thsm, such Seh'
Trustees shall file with he County Auii
/. hnnL m xahle 10 the StAta of yndiuAA, u