Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-09

your permission 1 will read brief sell
ections from t he constitutions of
thirty Of our states. These states
comprise II per cent of the Ameri-
| can people. They comprise all of the
biggest states. All Of the states in
America which are ranked as the big
states, are included in these thirty
states, and here in New England.
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
are among the number.
The Constitution Of Arizona says:
mo tax shall be laid or appropriation
of public money made in aid of any
church or private or sectarian
school,"
The Constitution of California
says: mo public money shall ever
be appropriated for the support Of
any sectarian or depominational
school. or any school not under the
exclusive control of the offlcers'of the
public schools"
From the Constitution of Colorado:
mo appropriation shall be made for
charitable. industrial, educational or
benevolent purposes. to any person.
corporation. or community not under
the absolute control of the State. nor
to any UNCONVENTIONAL or sectarian
institution or association"
The Constitution of Delaware: mo
portion of any fund now existing or
which may hereafter be appropriated.
or raised by tax, for educational
purposes. shall be appropriated. to-.
or used by, or in aid of any Sectarian,
church or denominational school,"
Florida's Constitutions: mo pre-
ference shall be given by law to any
church, sect or mode of worship, and
no money shall ever be taken from
the public treasury directly or in
directly in aid of any church. sect
or religious denomination. or in aid
Of any sectarian institution"
Georgia's Constitution says: mo
money shall be taken from the pub
lie Treasury. directly or indirectly.
in aid of any church. sect or denom-
ination of religionists. or of any Sec
tartan institution"
From the Constitution of Idaho:
Neither the Legislature nor any coun-
ty. city, town. school district or other
public corporation. shall ever make any
appropriation or pay from the public
fund or moneys whatever. anything in
aid of any church or sectarian. or re-
ligious society, or for any religious or
sectarian purposes. or to help support
or sustain any school. academy, semi
nary. college, university, or other liter
airy or scientific institution controlled
by any church; secretarian or religious
denomination whatsoever"
Indana's Constitution: NO money
shall be drawn from the treasury for
the benefit of any religious or theo-
logical institution"
The Constitution of Kansas: "No re-
ligious sect or sects shall ever control
any part of the common school or Uni
vcrsity funds of the state"
Kentucky's Constitution says: "No
portion Of any fund or tax. now exist
ing or that may hereafter be raised or
levied for educational purposes shall
be appropriated to. or used. by or in
aid of. any church. sectarian. or de-
nominational schools"
The Constitution Of Massachusetts
says: "No grant, appropriation or use
Of public money or property or loan of
public credit shall be made on author
lied by the commonwealth or any po-
litical division thereof for the pur-
pose of founding, maintaining, or aid
ing any school or institution of lear.l-
ing whether under public control or
otherwise. wherein any UNCONVENTIONAL
doctrine is inculcated. or any other
school, or any college, infirmary, hos
pital institution. or educational, char
liable or religious undertaking which
is not publicly owned and under its cX-
elusive control. order and superntcn-
dents Of public offices or public agents
authorized by the commonwealth or
federal authority or both"
The Constitution of Minnesota says:
"In no case shall any public money or
property. be appropriated or used for
the support of schools wherein the dis
fiy,pt dnct crpa0S of
any particular Christian or any re-
ligious sect are promulgated or
taught"
MiSsissipp's Constitution: NOR
shall any funds be appropriated to-
wards the support of any sectarian
school,"
"Missour's Constitution: "Ncither
the General Assembly, nor any county.
city. town. township. school district
or other municipal corporation. shall
ever make an appropriation or pay
from any public fund whatever any
thing in aid of any religious creed
church or sectarian purpose; or to help
to support or sustain any private or
public school. academy, seminary. col
lege. university or other institution OF
learning. controlled by any religious
creed. church or sectarian denomina-
ton whatever"
The Constitution of Montana: "Nei-
Their the Legislative Assembly, nor any
county, city. town. or school district.
or any other public corporations shall
make directly or indirectly. any appro-
priations. or pay from any public funds
or moneys whatever. or make any grant
of lands or other property in aid of
any church, or for any scctarian pur-
pose. or to aid in the support of any
school. academy, seminary, college. uni
versity, or other literary. scientific in.
stitution. controlled In whole or in part
by any church., sect or denomination
whatever"
The Constitution Of Nebra ska: "No
sectarian instruction shall be allowed
in any school or institution supported
in whole or in part by the public funds
set apart for educational purposes; nor
shall the state accept any grant, con-
ycyance, or bequcst of money, lands or
other property to be used for sectarian
purposes"
Nevada's Constitutions: mo public
funds Of any kind or character what
ever. state. county. or municipal. shall
be used for sectarian purposes"
New Hampshire's Constitution says:
"No money raised by taxation shall
ever be granted or applied for the use
Of the school or institutions of any re-
ligious sect or denomination"
New Mcxico's Constitution: mo ap-
preparation shall be made for chari-
table, educational or other benevolent
purposes to any person. corporation.
association. institution or community,
not under the absolute control Of the
state"
The Constitution Of New York says:
Neither the state nor any subdivision
thereof. shall use it's property or cred
it or any public money, or authorize
or permit to be used, directly or indi-
rcctly, in aid or maintenance, other