Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-16
THE SCHOOL BILL.
Grounds OF objection ON which II
wa. vetoed by the Governor.
Following is the text of the veto
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Following is the text of the veto,
UUm ". 4. -NcGruth, .S,c,ctufy Ct' |
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Slit return to you bill entitled
An act to rev ISc and amend the laws |
in relation 10 the organization and sup |
port OF the public schools and to repeal |
certain acts III relation thereto. which |
originated in the senate. and which WAS |
presented to me within the ten days |
prior to the adjournment OF the general |
assembly without my approval.
The bill under consideration has but |
little in it which IS new. lii principally |
4 rc-enactmcut Differently arrtnged) OF |
the school law OF 1874. with the pro- |
visions relating to the public school |
fund and county school fund contained |
IN the constitution incorporated in the |
bill !
Ii also contains the provisions ot the !
constitution restricting and limiting the
power of taxation by the school mum !
cipalities. and yet in describing what !
shall compose the county school fund.
the bill provides that all fines, penalties
and iorteiturcs shall in part compose
said fund, whilst the constitution pro-
vihcs that the Gear proceeds OF al pr't-
titirS. etc. ,hal. be 4 part OF SAID fund.
Whether the term Gear proceeds i
SYNONYMOUS with the term met pro
cec!-, or not. | m not prepared Ia say.
hut the term ,'clcar cOu,h have been
used i'm the bill lravIn" it tor the courts
hereafter to determine Aud it may hc
urged that the clear proceeds OF pen
alt:cs, etc. mean the proceeds after de
ductin% a!l costs, charges and expenses
of their Cu.luc;iom. 80 that the counties
and the state may be reimbursed tor all
the costs. chaigcS and expenses of the
prosecution By which these fines and !ur-
lectures were collected.
But the bill makes important proyi--
ION, in relation to the r"yuur lund .!
the state. and which are not Indicated
in it, title
/ Bv the constitution of the state not
less than twenty-five per cent. Of the
revenue fund shall be applied annually
/ to the support Of the public schools.
/ l.ndcr existing laws, this money Is
set apart for the support OF the public
/ schools. III the monlI OF March. 50 that
the amount may he paid out OF the state
! treasury in lh' month "l March tni
. April, for the support OF the public
schools
/ But it is proposed i'll this bill that NJ
II: 'plnhehccih"nt "l eAch mnhlH 'Ht
state auditor >ha.! compute ana "HcGi-
/ tam The amount ol the receipts INT" inc
revenue tnni Ior the last preceding
MONTH ana th'tt he shA.I ti'rh compute.
set apart and transfer 10 the state school
moneys Unc-iourth OF such amount Tor
the use and benefit OF the pub.lc scbr"lo
"i tins state. and that he shall notify the
treasurer oi such transfer. and that the
treasurer -hai. then make the transfer "i
sand account from the reycuu" iUnd |"
the state school moneys. Thus the trans
ter i required 10 he made, monthly, al
unG-iuurth Ot the rCvuuc fund t. the
ian! Of the state school moneys, when
the state school moneys vii. not he re-
'iuired for the use of the public schools
sooner than the month oi March IN each
year.
For the last two Years. large amounts
of auditor . warrants have been issued,
which have not been paid because there
was no money in the revenue fund. The
iargest part OF the revenue Is paid into
the treasury in the months OF January
: February. March October. November
and Dscember-the largest amounts III
the months ot January and December
The receipts into the treasury the Other
. six months are very small. From this
= time TIL The month OF March next. all
the money received into the revenue
iund Wi. b" required To pay outstanding
warrants and dctray the current "N'
, pen>"o OF the government. aud uut.
March. lS.N. none OF the money which
. has been received INTO the revenue iund
-
winch may b" received till next March,
= VIII be required /" be dlSbur>ed ior the
t support OF the pubic schools. And oi
\ the "'heF nahd every ""!lat "hIIn WI
be received INTO the revenue Iund VIII b'
needed 10 "eifaN uie ruffe" expense
o' the government Inc PROVISIONS "
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