Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-14
THE SCHoo1QUEsTlON.
Excitement In ElkO County Over
the New Law.
ToANo, New, May II, 1855.

| EDITOR APPEAL-Dcar StT
enclose you a copy of a petition be
ing circulated here to be placed be
fore the Commissioners of Elk
county, and as your paper is pub
lished at the Capital, where | de-
sire to have the work of some Of
the legislators and State officials
come back to them, I desire space
in your paper for its publication
It shows that if the County Com.
missioners we're to exercise the ex.
traordinary powers Of abolishine
school districts with the same in
difference to the public good that
has characterized the last Lcgis-
lature and the Governor in virtually
abolishing school districts, having
| less than ten census children the
pride of our State, our best school
houses would be without owners or
controllers, and our ibra-ys, if
there are any, would serve for cigar
cite wrappers for hoodlum boys,
while chaos would grow out of what
once was law and order. Hence the
danger of having on our statute
books such unconstitutional laws
confering such extraordinary pow
ers. Az to the new districts to be
laid off 8 miles square, to take the
eastern portion Of Elko county we
find one block that would just
make 140 school districts, with
about 80 census scholars, being
about A school districts to one
census scholar. Section 1st, page
9, school pamphlet 1885. provides
positively for the election Of a
County Superintendent of schools
to serve for two years. and the last
part of same section provides that
the District Attorney shall act as
ex-oficio County Superintendent,
thus positively giving two County
Superintendent. Verify is this
statute the work Of children or
lunatics. Certainly the Governor
must have read the law by its title
when he approved it. Please kind
ly give me the desired space for
the benefit Of the educational in
terests of the State. Truly yours,
E. C. HARDY.
The following is a copy of tie
petition being circulated:
10 the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners of E2ko County,
Gentlemen:
Whereas, the Hon. Senate Of Ne
vada has voted unanimously to pass
a law depriving school districts
having less than ten census child
rem from drawing any any portion
Of the public monies for school
purposes. And, whereas, said law
was voted for by all the Represen-
tatives OF Elko county that were
present in said Legislature; and,
His Excellency, Governor
Jewett Adams, approved said law
and, whereas, all of said officials
ire governed by intelligence, pru-
lence and justice, and, therefore,
said law must be just but, where
~, said law works great hardship
On our districts, having less than
ten census children and, whereas
It becomes the duty of all good
citizens to abide by the laws, and
seek redress only through lawful
and, whereas, the extra
ordinary powers Of abolishing
school districts has been given to
you by the State of Nevada, a
power that the Congress of the
United States has no right to grant,
20 wit that of disolving a body
without the consent of
hose who have and control said
right now, therefore, we
pray your Hon. Body, as a matter
If equity to all the districts in said
Elko county, that you exercise
;hese said extraordinary powers, by
polishing all the school districts,
low organized in Elko county, hav
ng more than ten census childro n
returned in the census of 1884. that
;hese last named districts may be
placed on just and equal basis of
he aforesaid matter, or less popu-
Gus districts. as in duty bound,
and in equality to al, your humble
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