Show THAT educational MEASURE A GREAT deal of nf public interest is being taken in the th school law now and tug aag in the legislature and the advisability vis ability of its anal passage as it stands is being seriously questioned it is such a lengthy amure measure entering into the subject it aims to cover with irick such sach niceness of detail that a critical review of it in a newspaper article is almost out oat of the question it may be safely said however that it still conwan contains crudities gad and those who read attentively the portions that appeared in yesterdays issue sue of the NEWS would probably per belve this As an evidence of 0 the act aset we herewith reproduce the folloW following tag section 84 whenever it shall be necessary to raise funds to purchase liase build repair or furnish school boches or tor for other school purposes an ast estimate imite of the approximate cost thereof shall be made by the trustees and the rate ver per cent may be fixed at any sum not exceeding two per cent per annama numa an shall be decided by majority vot vote ot of the registered voters resident inthe barthe in the district present at a meeting called lor for that purpose to be assessed and collected as a special tax upon all toe the taxable property in the district the trustees of any school district having a population any a of over twelve when authorized by a majority vote vot of the property taxpayers reside resident 1 in the district present at a meeting balled for that purpose ansay lish and maintain a graded school cra graded department in a school di district 11 triet in which pupils may be instructed str acted ted in higher in ora aches ranches of ef idaet tion than those usually taught in eota moo mon schools and pupils over years of age may toe be admitted to and instructed in such school or depart ment as to tuition and otherwise to as the trustees way may prescribe the first part art of the is incha sistena wita with the remainder of it the i former makes the matter of the assess ment of a tax based on an estimate made by the trustees to raise a fund to be used for building repairing or tarnishing furnishing school houses honses or tor for other purposes dependent upon toe the majority vote of the registered voters of the di district 8 this abts isun isu last and aad as ridiculous as it is unfair the tax is to be placed upon I 1 the property of the district strict and abi measure provides provide tag hat be aw owner and taxpayer ball be ande the necessity of registering go ag a voter before he be shall li have av any voice in relation to the itle taxation 0 of his possessions he way may not be eu gible for registration and for or oat reason he be must fie be subjected to tb odious process of taxation without representation even if he is otherwise eligible for some cause he be may be absent from home at those times prescribed by the laws in that relation i made and provided for registration for that reason under the u upper part of this section he be would be shut out from frois 0 voice in the subject of taxing his property for r school purposes the incongruity of the section I 1 cef in the tact fac t that immediately following following the foregoing it to is provided that VU matter of establishing a graded school in the district is to be ceped dent upon the majority vote i of the property taxpayers resident inthe d district ariet a atals is eminently proper and would admit as under the present law of women 1 property owners as well as male unregistered persons pe roonA voting there bearg i no distinction as to sex ven then why is participation in deciding a question of taxation not made as wide and liberal i as that of the establishment of graded schools such a contradiction I 1 causes uses the section to be in conflict I 1 with itself i before action to is taken upon laws law which potently affect the welfare of the people every wo hotd d line paragraph and section should be subjected to analytical scrutiny better to centre apan mew well weil considered appropriate na and absolutely needful laws than to pam illy bave noti not been carefully eigher la in relation to character had beets othave taken no decided position in relation to this particular law except in regard to its I fa cj construction which as a appears to be good aoud and its gim aim to cover every point of the subject lt it certainly deemi to tike take all within its scope chetner this latter work is inadequately done or overdone is a matter tor for the legislature to determine after tue the analytical saratt scrutiny ny to which the public bublic demand that that body should sub actie to As aa to whether Territory the is pra prepared to take i a stride so radical as th a measure proposes should be gravely considered As a rule we favor that kind of progress that is gradual Kra dual that steady process being impressed upon the thinker and observer toy by the operations of all ali nature the general experience peri ence of nations and d communities th teaches that such each is ia the e safer course from this standpoint the radical proposed by this biu bill on two leading points should be well digested before final ac action ti am Is taken one is the irea freo school I 1 phak chale and the obber the methods method of ta tax tion atlen by which it is proposed to e effect ct it |