THE
HISTORY AND CIVIL GOVERNMENT
OF INDIANA
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SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT, INDIANAPOLIS
THE
HISTORY AND CIVIL GOVERNMENT
OF INDIANA
BY
ELDO L. HENDRICKS
, A.M.SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DELPHI, INDIANA
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1908
All rights reserved
COPYRIGHT, 1908,
BY THE
MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Set up and electrotyped. Published July, 1908.
Norwood Press
J. S. Cushing Co. — Berwick
& Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
PREFACE
THE State of Indiana is sponsor for its public schools. The State has kept faith with its constitutional provision for the organization and support of a uniform system of schools, open and free to all its citizens. To help the schools keep faith with the State is the purpose of this little volume.
Experience proves that students do not view the State Constitution as a document with the interest they give it as a living instrument in action. Therefore, instead of relegating it to the Appendix, where at best it has the appearance of a skeleton at a feast, the Constitution has been made the center of the book, and, let us hope, the center of interest. The various subjects treated in the Constitution are classified as far as possible without destroying the original order, and comment follows each quotation. The chapter on the relation of state and federal government is the logical link between the two systems, regardless of the order in which they may be presented. The introduction of a historical element, the tying together of paragraphs by threads of interest, and the occasional suggestion of mental images, it is believed, will stimulate thought. In brief the aim of the book is to vitalize what is too often a dull subject in school. This vitalizing influence may be extended by the teacher. The lines of institutional life in the State may be followed as far as time and material will permit. The school itself is an embryonic state, and may be made as much of a junior republic as the teacher desires. However, it is true that even a detailed page: vi[View Page vi] knowledge of the functions of government does not always make a good citizen. We may teach civics and miss that patriotism which the State rightly demands of its citizens. The larger practical good to the State will come from lessons in moral integrity. Without preaching at them, students should be led to see that a pure heart, guided by a clear mind, is the best gift offered at the shrine of our commonwealth.
The matter-of-fact material treated has invited no attempt at literary style, but at no time has the author been unmindful of his obligation to be clear and concise. Criticisms of the book will be gratefully acknowledged.
ELDO L. HENDRICKS.
DELPHI, INDIANA,
June 15, 1908.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
THE RELATION OF
STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
§§ 1-12
- 3. The Formation of State Constitutions 2
- 8. Federal Powers 5
- 9. State Powers 6
- 12. The Relation of Powers 8
CHAPTER II
THE HISTORY OF
INDIANA. §§ 13-34
- 14. The French Period 12
- 16. The English Period 15
- 19. Virginia in Indiana 16
- 22. The Territorial Period 18
- 26. Statehood 22
CHAPTER III
THE CONSTITUTION
AND GOVERNMENT. §§ 35-134
- 37. The Bill of Rights 27
- 54. Suffrage and Elections 34
- 60. Distribution of Powers 38
- 61. The Legislative Department 38
- 75. The Executive Department 47
- 82. The Administrative Department 54
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- 106. The Judicial Department 63
- 115. Education 68
- 119. State Institutions 72
- 122. Finance 74
- 124. Corporations 76
- 125. The Militia 78
- 126. Indebtedness of Political and Municipal Corporations 79
- 127. Boundaries 80
- 128. Miscellaneous Provisions 81
- 133. Amendments 83
- 134. Schedule 84
CHAPTER IV
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. §§ 135-177
APPENDIX
- A. The Ordinance of 1787 107
- B. The Enabling Act of 1816 110
- C. State Ordinance of 1816 113
- D. Official List of Governors 115
- E. Salaries of State Officers 116
- F. Salaries of County Officers 116
ILLUSTRATIONS
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument at Indianapolis Frontispiece
- Old State House at Corydon 12
- Constitutional Elm at Corydon 12
- State Capitol 27
- Political Map of Indiana 40
- State Flag and Seal 54
- St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Vincennes 68
- The Tippecanoe Battleground 82
- Residence of Governor William Henry Harrison, at Vincennes 89
- Last Territorial Legislative Hall 97
