The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-02
ANNE MEN WIN
svsnue Must Be Divided
IS Distinct Funds.
nsesMrs BARRED OUT.
- Levy Msss he sspassss
essssss Levy Applied -
eusrest Ezpensss-

nenn~ Lsvy Msss BE ssvassss
a essssss Levy Applied y
eusrsst Expsnsss
r,~nx,ey yesterday rendered de-
= - - case Of J. W. elise and
Sc Ssr1lnu. the board Of education Of
- school district and the ccanty
.Ess.s IL ezYect or which - TO require
I'd! ~ - ievy saA5e for nsw buildings
..zs.s. sh.Ii be applied 80 t3aat purpose
Issss al taxes Levied for one year
y - axyoilse so paying the expenses
- ~r.1Ndirx year. This practically
- III outstanding warrants Ia
~ - 10 che present school year and
.as2S61 heard Is already considering q
|;: - rs brought BY elise primarily
he school board 30 build q
sS1 f.xxne On Queen Anne Eli. He
~ ! restraining order 70 prevent
1879 board and the cou5fy treasurer.
y n 1x4ofaclo scissoi treasurer. to re-
fnem from spending $4,000. or 90
- p & - han been paid In, for any
vpcse than tbs purchase OF school
- he erection of school houses.
mn restraining order was grant
& 1naes Langley. The school board
= seurer each fled an answer, in
fhey maintained that they had
b1come due, on the theory that
nsur4r was required TO pay all
!; - q the school board In the ORDER
4 80 numher and date OF Issue. Tho
1nnurred 10 these answers 70
~ t11at they were insufficient. and
bard had no right to apply the
= he site and building fund 10
>fkw purpose than that for which
/ - 1sIsed. and Judge Langley has
800 his contention in q decision. Ia
ot1ef stating the case. he says:
sh~ Decisian.
- tcArd and treasurer. by their an
1ad counsel, by his argument,
rlly regard AL district school moneys
- eeneral fund and subject to one
e warrants. no. matter from what
- many sources derived or for
eoec&ic objects any part It the
i6 ~ have been estimated and levied,
? ~ from such estimates and levies
~ school year 1854 they may law
~ aniecedsnt warrants and Ia
6<o6ps Of the district.
Granot agree with learned counsel
~ ~ dsfenlant on these propositions
1tonr ene Of them
- i Chap. IS. Laws OF 1888. cited by
1 - directing the order Of payment
l11fa1ss by the county treasurer reads
~ ~ county. school. city and town
xnotp shall be paid according to their
u. date and issue
- tbs language permit a coelsoli-
In 4 Ill funds into one and their
<cH BY seniority of number and
- 6pm such consolidated funds?
- pol and II was never 30 insesaed
~ legislature. Cor. TO my mind, Il
4 el>arly be ia direct conflict With
l3on 6 articie Z. Of ttae constitution.
~ provides that no tax shall be
Ild except In rsirsssance OF law. and
III m imposing a tax shall state dis
~ To objeea OF the sanle. TO which
~ = shaA be applied,
- Init upon tho taxing power mp
- ~ wan 10 the state an TO It's sub
eonAts DIVISIONS, and tiss legislature.
- q that provision and the OBJ
neelRm for school districts is cities
POPULATION OF Over. endowed the
IL Of education In such districts
~ och powers as are found in section
q frss Kiih. a. follows: The board
j MpcAfiou sfzA annually. at q meeting
e preceding the annual tax levy Tor
md county purposes. Report to the
commissioners an estimate Of the
- OF funds required Cor the support
~ schools, for the purchase OF scfcoi
- The erection and furnishing of
~ buildings. the payment OF interest
~ 81 bonds issued for school purposes
Il " creasion OF q sinking fund for
Rymen, Of such Indebtedness, II any,
~ ~ county commissioners are here
sathertzed and required % levy and
~ sad amount xhe same as other
provided. however. that in case
- purchase of school slt9s and cree
= q onzleings shall require an expen-
1kafs sxesading szs.ooa for any one cali
lnazr year. the question shah be sub
lsssd 70 vote of the electors OF the
riot CSC.
s @sctioa So. The aggregate school tax
- u 30 one year exoeed / per cent.
- ~ ths taxable property OF the dis
separate Funds Must Bs Kent.
fDa,nssl contAasis that the ciaxslfca.-
= q sussscn as is embraced within the
ss.hszned Tor the supI1rs OF the
szzsessss that al osfsers agp but Incident
!. NAT enc. aud that general fund
ssa NAach naossya could be drawn
~easa % the s<arse fund. from which sites
.sasa b purchased, buildings construct
. Ess<ssst paid ON bonds and sinking
.zaa created. II the legislature SO un-
zEoed 4. why classify the objects al
g y u a sped rsiie ~ construction OF
s -@<ase 20 give significance to all Of It's
s'saz1nzAs Il Esxssabse. and IL they are
z e&Stt tsASA p1aeE anu the ell
81 sN ~ N keeping with the ccnsti-
'ss'epas rvQlAFesasus. the courts viii not
\ y a. 20 whether the legislative
- mighs not have hsen something
Here 1t - psalm and tn such har-
- ssth the constitution that DO not
- rassa far any oosstecuFsax theory OF
.saa1srsctspn.
= sf'sy meant oae general fund for all
a0ss WY rS make q large enough
sosss Se,tso or siea.eu worth OF sites
ess'issagS without submitting any
q n 70 the electors al a2sT Fer
sEsEosS' no vo&e is required: bias
I. Nsrs ard hasssinSS 70 exceess th@ coss
Is rtaairsf. Under this the
81 y I 80 happened that board OF
=. asa were asDtstieas 60 purchase a
rs ssacs bnis61sa<z. ew both, greatly
sssss q ssat sam. they uogaa need
q. y sniAkre ssa' essinSxse for scaosa
70 the measure 90 sAsir desires