Show LIMIT PLACED ON FREE FRH BOOtS BOOKS State Fund Cannot Be Used to Supply Text Books for Secular Schools Attorney Genera General M i 1 A Breeden has written an opinion Interpreting the lav law passed by the legislature of 1903 provid providing ing ll for supplying free text books in the districts The attorney general generali was asked If the trustees trustee might supply books to children who attend secular I schools It Is his opinion that they cannot use the state fund purpose and an he be declares res that the Intention or of the leg Is clear that the fund should be used only in connection with the public schools of the state Mr opinion opinIon opinion ion Is contained in a reply to an Inquiry on the subject received from H G Sow ards county superintendent of Uinta county at Vernal Verna The legislature in providing for free text books for all pupils attending att schools had hail reference only to pupils state public schools and it was for the benefit of this class of pupils that free text books were provided sass the opinion opinIon opinIon ion The legislature never intended to require that any portion of or the public school funds should be used in any man manner manner manner ner for the of what is known as secular or private schools s h |