The Nevada picayune., 1885-03-19

ltNlcu ny tIlc NOic VI pue uistiiS' | Cole vs. Blackwell, 3S Arkansas, 271-and can be appropriated to no other purpose, nor to any other. district than that for which iL was levied. The legislature is only au- thorized to confer upon the dis. tricts the power to levy such tax, but cannot compel the levy. This has been conferred and each dis trict is made body corporate, capable of suing and being sued, contracting and being contracted with, acquiring and holding prop erty, etc., etc etc.; section 627O, Mansfield's Rev. State, as to sin. gle school districts, and sections 6l72 and 6173, h., as to other school districts.
 Section 6276, h., makes the pro- visions of the general school laws of the State, so far as applicable and not inconsistent or repugnant with the provisions ofthc special act for the regulation of public schools in cities aud towns, apply to dis tricts organized under Gaid special act. Under the general sc hool laws we find that the directors of each district shall, annually, be- tween the 1st and 10th days of September, transmit to the county examiner a written report of names and ages of all persons between the ages of si, and twenty-one years residing in their district on the 1st day of september; sec. G. 227, Ib.; that the countp examiner shall make a similar report to the superintendent ot public instruc' ton, on or before the 2Oth day of September; secs, 619l and 6l96, Ib.; and to the county clerk ofhis coun ty, between the 10th and 20th of September; lb., sec. SITS: which shall be laid by tho county clerk before the county court; lb., sec. G179; and that the county court shall distribute the distrubitiye share ofthc county, aPportioned by the superintendent to the sevr- al districts, in proportion to the number of persons within school age, respectively; Ib,, sec. 6l16.
 We luther fnd Chat the directors "shall submit to the district, at the annual meeting, an estimate of the expenses of the district forthat year including the expenses of q school for the term of three months for the next year, after deducting the pro- bable amount of school moneys to be apportioncd te the district for that school year, and snail also sub init an estimate of the expenses per month of continuing the school beyond the term of three months, and of whatever else may be nec- essary for the comfort and advanc- mont of the said school" Ib., sec. o219. And it is upor this report that the qualified electors, at their annual school meeting act, when they determine the amount of tax es to be raised out of the district .or the support of it's schools.
 The qualified electors of each district select their directors, who are entrusted with the management of the school affairs, and who in that capacity act as the representa- tives of the electors.
 From all these provision of the constitution and laws of the state, it seems apparant to me to be the policy of our state, that each school district should have the care and management of it's entire school in- terests, independent of any con, trol except the limitations pre- scribed by the law. How, it may we'll be asked, can a district pro- vide the necessary means tc carry on it's schools, when persons out side of the district, who have con tributed nothing towards the sup port or maintenance of the schools, shall have the absolute right to bring their children within the dis trict, after the time for commence ment has passed, and compel their admission to the school as a mat ter of right? If it may be done by one person, it may be done by a thousand, or more The principle is the same. And thus we may find a school district which has on ly provided the means necessary lst