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Page 15 - Territorial echool fund ; to proscribe a uniform series of text-books, and enforce their nee in the public schools : to prescribe and enforce a course of studies in the public schools, and adopt a list of books for school libraries ; to keep a record of its proceedings ; to grant and revoke educational diplomas (valid for six years) and life diplomas. Educational diplomas are granted only to persons who have held a first-grade Territorial or connty certificat...
Page 19 - ... valuations between the. several counties has no power to increase or diminish the valuations of certain kinds, classes, sub-classes or grades of property within any county. It must deal with the respective valuations as returned by the counties as entireties by making such changes in each county valuation as a whole as will relatively equalize the entire property values in the different counties. State ex rel. Wallace v. State Board, 18 Montana, 473; State ex rel.
Page 15 - He summarizes the statistics for the years 1894-95 and 1895-96, and shows a gratifying increase. He emphasizes the need of a course of study, and points out that the Territorial board was required to — prescribe and enforce a course of studies in the public schools. As to the advisability of uniform courses of study, there can be no doubt Why each one of 47 different districts in Marlcopa County should have a different course of study there can be no good reason assigned.
Page 20 - ... values of the grossly undervalued mining property, and to that extent relieving the property of the small but numerous taxpayers whose property was, relatively to the mines and railroads, grossly overvalued. The local board of supervisors which received the advice of the district attorney I have quoted and the boards of other counties, acting upon like advice, refused to take the steps necessary to make the order of the Territorial board effective. Some of the local boards complied with the order...
Page 19 - ... the sum of the valuations of the several counties so by them found must be taken as the aggregate valuation of all the property in the State, and is conclusive and final as against the State board of equalization. The State board may, for the purpose of adjusting and equalizing, increase the aggregate valuation of one county, and decrease the aggregate valuation of another, but they have no power to increase the sum of all the valuations of the several counties of the State.
Page 15 - The Board has power: First. To adopt rules and regulations governing the examination of applicants for Territorial certificates, and for the government of County School Superintendents in conducting the examination of such applicants for certificates.
Page 19 - ... thereof, the mere change of phraseology will not be construed a change of the law unless such phraseology evidently purports an intention in the legislature to work a change. McDonald v. Hovey, 110 US 619; Metropolitan Railway Co. v. Moore, 121 US 558; Willis v. Eastern Trust & Banking Co., 169 US 295. The Territorial Board of Equalization in equalizing and adjusting property valuations between the. several counties has no power to increase or diminish the valuations of certain kinds, classes,...

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