The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-13

the Legislative Council. a substitute
therefor was presented and passed, with
little or no discussion, except so far as
it was opposed by the two non-Mor-
mon, or Gentle, members of the Coun-
Gil which substitute was, in substance,
q re-enactmenr of the previously exist
ing Territorial law, with
THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL DIFFERENCES
Section IS All schools organized und 7
the direction of the trustees in the respec-
tive school districts of this Territory
shall snd BE! be known n in law 6 BY the name
all other schools shall be known as
private schools. All schools, both dis
trict and private, shall be entitled to g inst
and equitable apportionment of any public
school fund arising from the United States,
or from Legislative enactments of this Ter.
Ti.ory Such apportionment shall be made
to said schools by the trustees on the basis
OF the actual attendance of pupils and the
holding of four terms year; and all such
schoo' S shall receive distribution of funds
in proportion to the number of terms held
and the attendance of pupils. Provided, that
no apportionment of any such public
school fund shall be made to any district or
private school unless such school shall
hold at least two full terms during the
year
u
or other persons having the management
and control OF any private school In this
TER tory may receive their proportion of
the school funds provided for in this act, by
electlng or appointing treasurer for their
school and filing written certificate of
trustees of the school district in which such
school is situated. Before rereivi Ig any
funds, the said treasurer shall enter into
bonds, payable to such school district, in
double the amount of the probable dIstri-
button to be made to such school, to be de-
termined by the trustees of such district,
and conditional that he will safely keep
such funds. and honestly oisburse' them in
the payment of teachers for such school,
upon the order of the Board of Education,
trustees or other persons having the man
agement and control of such school; and
said bonds shall be approved by, and filed
with. the school trustees.
Sec. % The moneys accruing for the
benefit of District Schools, under the pro-
visions of Section l of An Act to provide
revenue for the Territory of Utah and the
several counties thereof, approved February
%, 1878, shall be dtsbursed on orders drawn
by the Commissioner of District Schools in
favor of the Territorial sub.treasurer of
each county. according to the school popu-
lation thereof: and shall b p lid to the trus-
tees by the Territ Orlsl sub-treasurer on the
orders of the county SuOerinf en1ens. And
said moneys shall De used by the truSte es in
paying the teachers OF district and private
schools within their respective districts
during the year following the one in which
II was assessed and collected. No pupil
shall derive any b nefit from said moneys
who Is under the age of years, nor over the
age OF 20 years. The treasurers of the re-
spectiVe counties, upon the receipt of the
of school m oneys to which
their counties are entitled shall hold the
same subject to the orders of the Superin-
- st 10 o., -
such moneys shall not be used or disbursed
for any other purpose than that for which
tn ~ are paid in.
Sec 27.-That section one of An Act pro
viding revenue for the Territory OF Utah
and the several counties thereof. approved
February 20, 1873, b. and it is, amended
by striking out the figures 1878. in the fl th
line of said section and substituting in lieu
thereof. the figures 1888; and by striking
out the words g mills on the
dollar for the tenefit of district
schools in the seventh and eighth
lines of said action, and su bstituting in lieu
thereof the words IS mills on the dollar for
5he benefit of district and private schools
This substitute. upon being returned
to the lower house, was concurred in
without protest or active opposition
from any source, except the three So
called Gentle members of that body.
The
PASSAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL
n the lower house had been opposed
oy various members, chiefly on the
ground of the increased burdens of
taxation, it provided for the SUPP ort
Of the pubic schools. BY the terms of
that bill ii vas provided Il maximum
0f mills on the dollar should be
levied, Ii I'd titior 20 the existing Ter
ritorial tax OF 3 II lis; and was to be
imposed as county tax. the amount
to be fixed each year by the County
Court, within the maximum, at such
estimated amount as would be adequate
to supplement the Territorial tax, and
provide a sufficient amount for the
payment of teachers. The substitute,
as it passed both houses, provided
general Territorial tax of s mills to be
devoted to the support OF district and
private schools, in the proportions
named in the sections above quoted.
The result of such law secured
private schools the benefit of public
taxation enjoyed by the district schools
themselves, and, at the same time,
secured their entire freedom and ex-
from all kind of public con-
troll or supervision. and enabled the
person or persons who might be in
charge of any such private school to
apply for and obtain their pro rata of
-he public funds.
This enactment met with the fate
that it merited, and which was ap-
parently not unlocked for by its
rlends-the executive veto. And thus
ended all effort at amendment of tho
inadequate legislation upon the
subject of schools
Previous to this time there had been
Two or three schools in the
Territory under the auspices and sup
port of the Mormon denomination or
sect; but since that time there has been
evinced greatly increased interest and
advocacy amongst that class of the
population to establish and maintain
private or UNCONVENTIONAL schools; and |
the leaders and principal men of that
Church are the active supporters of the
scheme of establishing in each stake"
as they are called, in the Territory, one
Or more private schools under the di
rectlon and charge of the church au-
thorities. These "Stakes" generally
correspond in territorial extent with
the several counties in the Territory.
In the circular of such school in
Salt Lake City, denominated the salt
Lake Stake Academy" for the wear
1859, issued by its executive commit
Tee in JDiV last T find tho foliou;po