The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-07-08


support OF such schools; and this
appropriation shall remain inyiola-
bie." Now let us see what is the
language of the Constitution of
1852 and 1916. Art. 1871 of Const.
1852-'Thc proceeds of all lands
heretofore granted by the United
States to this State for the use or
support Of schools, shall be
held by the State as a loan, on
which the State shall pay an annual
interest which interest and
all the rents of the unsold lands,
shall be appropriated to the support
OF such schools, and this appropria-
ton shall remain inviolable.n Art
l35 Const. Of 1845-"The proceeds
OF all lands heretofore granted by
the United States to this State for
the use or support Of schools,
shall be hold by the State as a loan.
$500. on which the State shall nav
an annual interest 49,. which in
terest, together with all the rents of
the unsold lands, shall be appropriate
ed to the support of such schools.
and this appropriation shall remain
inviolable.n
We have scrutiniz. d these articles
in vain to find any substantial differ.
ence whatsoever between them. In.
deed they are copied the one from
the other, except some entirely I'm.
important and absolutely insignifi
cant verbal differences, and it is
clear that neither article bears the
construction which the counsel seeks
to put upon it. Each simply declares
that certain funds shall be appro-
priated to the use and support of
public schools, and includes in this
Constitutional appropriation the
"repts of the unsold lands.n 1t
surely will not be contendcd that
the appropriation Of the rents Of
these unsold 10th sections to public
school purposes in their townships
would he a violation of the article
to which we have referred.
The legislation FROM 1916 to the
present time, has uniformly and con-
sistently recognized the fact that the
donation of these 10th sections was
intended for the special use and
support Of the public schools in the
townships in which they were locat-
ed. Even the Act Of 1877, the law
now governing the public schools in
this State, and under which the re.
lator asserts his claim is not an ex.
ception to this general current of
In section 4 of this act.
relating to the powers and duties of
the parish boards, we find among
the duties the following: Seventh
to exercise proper vigilance in secur.
ing the interest due Townships
from the free school accommodating
fund.-" Not the interest due the
general school fund of the parish,
but the interest due the townships.
It is clear from this that the parish
board Is not only charged With the
duty OF Exercising proper vigilance
in securing" this interest, but also
in making lawful appropriation of
it according to the trust created by
the donor. In the repeating section
Of this act, 1877, sections 1913 aud
1929, among others of the Revised
Statutes of 1870, are expressly
and re-enacted, and
therefore left in full force and effect.
These sections, while appropriating
the general fund belonging to the
public schools, specially except the
interest on the proceeds of the sales
of the 10th sections and the rents
arising from those which remain un-
sold, from the appropriation OF school
purposes, clearly indicating the in
IGNITION on the Datt of the LeriSIs-