| Show VETO 3IESSAGES The Reasons of Gorernor Thomas For Ali the School BUL I EXECUTIVE OFFICE OFIC SALT LAiu Crrv March 121S90 lon FSBKhardt Present of ten Council n SlrI return disapproved C F Xo 51 entitled An Act t provide fore uniform system of free school throughout Utah Territory The act seems to be sc carefully drawn b Crfuly drwn I quite full and explicit In its dell and from a casual examination of its principal features prDcpl etur app In many respect well adapted for the purpose intended visions lilnde Some of the pro lloI however are In direct con flIrt 1 with the well settled policy cn of wnsress respecting the right t vole and to hold olllce in the Territory and ters which oilier provisions relate t mat no place In the properly school speaking Jaw have Seton 2 farticle 1 provides for the tae distribution of the Territorial tax to Tetrl t tile several counties on the oasis of the number of children In each between the ages of sir and eighteen yeans This method of distribution has been much criticised muc ctcl with and apparent reason Uptfer tlr It operation some of the mOt popu lous and pIu wealthy counties have raid t Territorial ichool fund a less I amount than they receive I the only Inequality UaOVctedanxefrom alcW arfrm the difference In the number of chil dean compared with the amount of bh property the objection to It would not b to serious for In iuch a case as to the puc ce 1 t ll Territory it would male the merely 11ke Territory a te Terrtr tax district for schooling all the children but there h I reason to be b lieve that In many cases the Inequality In-equality between counties arises Cunte at from unequal assessments and the want of methods and means to mlD t equal lao the assessments A law reouir log assessments t 0 made at the full cash value of the property I an insufficient remedy unless all the tact upon i end have the same ideas of alue As a rule all laws require assessment at full value and yet inequalities exist When the tax district Is bmali dbrlct I bl enough K that the I taxpayers ant their local boards have the means of comparing the assessments a nearer approach t equality bottomed In the absence ab-sence of equality In the avtessmcut between tbf counties I suggest that fU1Ct Section 2 of Article 1 bo amended 6 n t provide in substance e no county having a population of 10000 or over as chon by the soln le National census to b taken in June next shall receive In the next te apportionment apportion-ment of this Territorial school fund a larger amount than has been raised and pl by said county nod that after au appropriation is made the amounts remaining of such Terri tonal school fund undistributed shall be returned t theteveral coon ties by which the excess was cun paid I In due proportion thereof and such payments shall b made to the treasurers of the several counties entitled thereto and by l such treasurers trea-surers paid to the urr pid tl school superin shoalsujrn tendents and by them apportioned annually the several apprlono di tricts of the county In the tame manner and on the same basis a other school funds Section 8 article 2 relating t county superintendents should provide vide that before entering upon his duties a hupennteudcnt of district schools met hum eemnrohsotoI tie the Governor Section 19 of the ere article arIce should provide that the deputy superintendent su-perintendent tf appointed must be b o a registered voter Section 21 of article 3 provides fur a county board of examiners The section shnuU provide that non no-n shaH eligible t force as examiner who Is not rrgitered voter Section S of article 5 contains this provision I Every male person of the ago of twcutyone years or over who has been a resident of the school dis trict for nlnty days immediately preceding the day of election aud who Is the parent of a child of school ale residing in the dltrict or who laid a Terrltora or county client tax in any such district dun ing the preceding year whichany such election I held tliall b en election itleil to vote at any school district Under the exktinglBchacI law It I provided there shall be etc bv < the registered voters of the district tale school trustees for each school district Et This law was In force at the time of the passage by Con zress of what is popularly termed the ° Kdmunds Act The act before me would If approved sweep away the restmtons which Congress has deemed I necessary essary to place upon the exercise of ulJn eerc the franchise at these elections I do not believe that the time has come for such action on the part of tao Governor and Legislative As Mjmbly and therefore suggest that some provision b mode for chal lenges at school election and Hbool eetons requiring re-quiring tat a person t be eligible ta trustee must b a registered voter Section 33 of the tame article should provide that to entitle sloul eutt a person per-son t vote he must have pr resident of the Territory for six mouths Dud of the school district for thirty < ays I further Biggest that this section be placed at the end of the article bection 79 of Anti Arl cl 1 11 seems to embrace 1 Sms embrco a gen oral revenue net and provide for the general Territorial and Coon ty tax as well a f jr a tax for school pjrf Ma I cannot wh PUfo cmnote why an act to establish a school systeal should contain a general revenue law I seems to me to be inure appropriate to leave out of this act all o r ouch provisions aud t provide for only slwciil school taxes In the various dlstrct and leave a general revenue merits rev-enue act t be considered on its own rt This change in Section Umay require quire suitable changes In Section 6 of the same article Section 51 Article 12 relates t the sieeial school tax The te sleenl lu first nineteen lines of this section except s fares they relate t the rate of tax t ba levied are fully covered by Section 3 of Article 5 and should l with the exception stated 0 stricken out I sugsest that section 101 of article 15 relating to schools in cities b made to provide that the election shall it held on the day of eecton general gen-eral election the first Monday of August annually This will obviate the necessity for two elections with In thirty days This will require that section 102 he 1 amended r a t provide for notice of election el I a fur the general election and suitable able changes section 10 Section 10 of the same article should provide that the officers to b elected by the board shall be registered voters Section 113 of the same article should provide that tho Examining Committee shall b registered voters Section 114 of the fame article nce provides that the board of school trustees together with the Major thai b a body corporate etc0 but I board gucs the Mayor no standing in the I the Mayor I t be associated acle with the board It teems t me that section 105 should be scion 10 chatced b chlce 8 a t provide that the Mayor of the city shall b exofficlo chairman tae the board The proviso in Section 121 limit Ing the tax t two milk should b changed to read three mills Section 130 Article 16 relating t compulsory attendance should bo amended bvaddfnr Ktirwlivltlnn A provIding as follows That the services I ser-vices of the child are necessary t r the support of the family The genera provisions of the act permit a majority vote at school meetings t control In regard to issuing bonds the act requires a twothirds Tole The provisions for bonds are important I I quite probable they will b rarely used outside of cities I Is us t get a twothirds vote for such 1 measure sure and I suggest tat when necessary neces-sary Jn the act the words two thirds stricken out and the word Section 133 repeals ue art te lt ap proved rps ap pre February 20 ISM and an amendatory thereof This will re p Comilledlav the provision of Section 19M f CODle jot Utah ISIS which ISS makes uke an appropriation for Reeducation of pupils foto orchard In bo formal Department ft maid University I believe this generous thi provision has been productive of good results and think it should be retained I am very respectfully ARTHUR L THOMAS Governor The following veto messages were alto r vedJXFcavE mCg rxrcrrivE flrrice SALT LAKL COrn JIareh 1LT LKaCTTMhU i hoe F i < S Jiu retniu e enUUed flr1 herewith disapprove C Fo S7 Aa accuacercon the lalg 00 Lad plaUDgo Ionnu roil Ott lake eleel en it ippmeeji it apptte to oil janice ste li hi plot f cr ready made s well an tboie t ba made Jet he Plats recorded would not r comply otiS them law noneot them being aciuoirr end eie or Tina act would put a nmmirj item to all tale In omm t 1 llel iViiUoB foOl neirP u were filed Cod lode mT 0500CC would Incur honey liability 1 the county SeCure they eonldajeertaia what the has or Sun whl 101 W med the Blintr or ISo new plata world entail a hon expense h-on the toner who hare filed the ttainte permltttns the alreadj uaot rlU t County Itecorder i1 cham li cents per lot euly Jt the act la made to applr to land etc bear platted I will aiprora it et I am rerf retpeetlcUr Acmes ITno9usOOTcrnor EitCDrrvE OrriCT SALT LACE CITY March II vx Cooscil Hot F S Jd Prlo ff to c return diiarproTed C F No 13 entiiteian ice moo ID lon ISO Z the Compiled lass ot Ulnb Cmrle Lw UU1 retuig to trbl leor relo 1 The orRinl teetlon after the word pro rUfdlt peculiar t US and hat Cooled boOty in pracaee promoted low and du honect Inrcntonca and eonacqnetly clren UOD ne t cabactjaent eontenUoa ad litigi The proposed snendmeat 11 a clot fur tnerin the lamedoectlonand ia betides nnintelllilble dUOI I Dud The Inrentory will DOTe ibow nor can a coon with certaInLy I at any time tell what real ejtsie it wilt be neeetaary to nell Our inK theadminittrltion ISo oricinal section was intended to ease Jma1 CliniCs from the npente t pnlUhtnr n Caileet the propoted amend ment appliet to larjre Cowed aa to amall catatea Lnt tlie law dnea noL acTors L Tnoua Gorcrnor |
