The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-09-15
Communicated
The Frederieksbura coIiess ana
City Council

To The Free Lance
A. several communications have been
printed Ia our Local papers, with rsier-
ence 20 fhe proposed appropriation 81
four hnndrrf and fifty dollars from TIE
City trpaeury % pay i0s ten scholarships
at Jhe Frederick -Durg College, iefl - my
duty A. citizen Rnd taxpayer % present
90 the nuhlir ny views, and 10 doing 80
desire. IN advanre. % express the inter
est. bots personal and a. . citizen, that
heel in the continued succer- OF the toi-
lege. paEronized 10 BY scnding my
children TOR edncatton % tnis College. /
have no hesitation in saying that u Il
benefactiou 20 This community 20 have
such an educational institution IN this
Cirv a. a mean oi instruction 20 our
children. and am ready a. An Individual
AMI a citizen. a. far ~ | can, % Assist
the maintenance % the fredericksburg
College. Bur no one Interested IN the
College should with the Common boun-
I'll 90 make an appropriation Of Pubhe
monies. " hich II prohibited By law An
augmentation II defined % be An Act ot
the legislature authorizing money 20 ne
paid from the treasury for special use,
and 10 does not change IT, chaTacter AZ
IA appropriation thai the Use = %
make q contract To -end scholars %
College. Or 10 the state University NJ
appr0priari0ns are supposed TO be- ex-
pended hg contract. bat for The al pro-
priatinn 90 be- .rgsl the tiiy must have
the authority % make the contract.
Now the new Constitution. section III,
SAYS NO appropriation Of pnbAc i-nhs
shall BE- maize 10 any school or me -lth-
ton 0l learning not owned or exclusive
u controlled By the state, except thst
cities mas make appropriations % non
.ectarisn schools Oi manual industrial,
or technical training The dehniti, Oh
the word technical j. "0f or per- AN
ing 90 mechanical art or any partic Jar
art. scienee or profession The reu
erirksburg College does not belong 20
the Glaze 0f schools elntem plated ~ the
above exception. II il al institution OF
general education a1d not i1r special
training In manual. Industrial or teehni-
"a work. therefore IN my Judgment the
CITY % fredericksburg has no legAl gnt
70 appropriate $3.50 for the general Ell
n..ati0n VI ten students AZ the trederirss-
burg College Ia addition. thereto me
taxes Of the tity are levied AaA collected
for three purposes-first, O.. pay fhr e1-
ueusea ~ The Cry gnserImenti seot nd'
q pag Tor the iegaiiy authorized rye
schools. ihiri. 20 pay the existing IN
dehtrinrsr 0i the city | 30 nnt THINK
that ihe Common i0unrl has The % "a
OF nora righr % take the mOuis- levied
Tor these special purposes snd apprupri-
ate them o. . l0rei-u purpose. u me
g0ulcil hse the right % take this On ney
and send ten students % the FrederirA--
burg College. IL would have the same
riuht 70 send ten students % the STATE
University, or i)r that matter, % hAr-
ward or Yale Would any citizen Tor 1ue
moment believe that the Council has the
right 10 levy a special tax on the proper
" " rhir CITY % educate scholars az a
College or University u then 10 has no
right % levy such tar. what right ha-
70 % appropriate public money slrrAiy
evied Tor legitimate purposes % eay
such object
Section 1870 Code Of Virginia resis q
f0l.0w-.
% The municipal authorities Of ANY
lily may IL AI-M AIHIlt -Hi'HI Af~t'f
tine % time. By property and capitaiion
Tax such sun a. they may deem rrqni- r
for the support u the public -cnOol-
therein.
PROVIDED. that 40 tax thus evied on
property for such -choo. purposes shall
exceed three mills "a . dollar Ia any one
year. aud that no AnnHs! cspitst.ou Tx
shall exreed fifty cents for al pGrpo- =
Provided iurthsr, that DO municipal or
school authorities shall have power 20
raise OF appropriate funds for the benent
Of any school which does not form an
integral part 0i the public free sch- oil
sysrem u either the city or the state a.
~ law established
The fredericksburg College i IN ~
-ense a public free sch0ol. and u not u
der the control Vi any public school au-
.hority Integral mean whole, entire
complete. comprising al parts. There
i0r~ ~ the college H. not al integral
part Of the public free schools, tie Conn
ca cannot hgaly educate Ten pupils
therein al pu1lir expense.
Taxpayer.