[38] Code of Alabama, 1897, art. 3, 3456, 4, Vol. 1, p. 998; ibid., 1907, 1685, 4, Vol. 1, p. 741. The Code of a decade later repeated the same statute indicating that it was still a law.
[39] Laws of Kentucky, 1888, par. 6, Vol. 1, p. 157. General Statutes, 1873, p. 212. The latter refers to the law for history. For West Virginia see page 15.
[40] Digest of Florida, 1822-1881, sec. 36, p. 910; Revised Statutes, 1892, sec. 253, p. 184; Compiled Laws, 1914, Vol. I, p. 139.
[41] Acts of Florida, 1889, ch. 3872, sec. 31, p. 82. Approved June 8, 1889. A law pertaining to the teaching of citizenship had been passed in Florida on January 24, 1851, and is unique in its period. By this law, two seminaries of learning were established upon the east and west sides of the Suwanee River. The first purpose of these seminaries was to be the instruction of persons in “all the various branches that pertain to a good common school education; and next to give instruction in the mechanic arts, in husbandry and agricultural chemistry, in the fundamental laws, and in what regards the rights and duties of citizens.” Acts of Florida, 1850-1861, ch. 337 (no. 26), p. 97; also Digest, 1822-1881 inclusive, ch. 178, sec. 1, p. 916; Revised Statutes, 1892, ch. V, par. 301, p. 192.
[42] Laws of Minnesota, 1861, sec. 22, p. 60; 1862, sec. 29, p. 26; 1864, sec. 29, p. 23; 1873, sec. 64, p. 21. Successive laws do not necessarily mean reënactments, but other subjects have been added with the social studies remaining the same and reappearing in the laws.
[43] General Statutes of Minnesota, 1881 (including Statutes, 1878), ch. 36, sec. 178, Vol. II; General Statutes, 1894, ch. 36 (Title 5), sec. 3889, sec. 3890, sec. 3891, p. 1053. The law provided “that all school officers in the state may introduce, as part of the daily exercises of each school in their jurisdiction, instruction in the elements of social and moral science, including industry, order, economy, punctuality, patience, self-denial, health, purity, temperance, cleanliness, honesty, truth, justice, politeness, peace, fidelity, philanthropy, patriotism, self-respect, hope, perseverance, cheerfulness, courage, self-reliance, gratitude, pity, mercy, kindness, conscience, reflection, and the will.” Further provisions suggested the mode for carrying out the law. “That it may be the duty of the teachers to give a short oral lesson every day upon one of the topics mentioned ..., and to require the pupils to furnish illustrations of the same upon the following morning.” If only one lesson were given and only one topic discussed daily by the teacher, a full calendar month would have been spent in the carrying out of this law.
[44] Revised Statutes of Wisconsin, 1878, ch. 27, sec. 447, p. 173.
[45] Laws of Wisconsin, 1887, ch. 79, p. 77; ibid., 1898, ch. 27, sec. 447, p. 363; Statutes, 1913, ch. 27, sec. 447, p. 258.
[46] Revised Statutes of Indiana, 1881, 4497, p. 978; Laws of Missouri, 1895, p. 267; Revised Statutes, 1899, sec. 988, Vol. I, p. 2270; ibid., 1909, sec. 10852; ibid., 1919, sec. 11218. See page 15 for other Missouri laws.
[47] Laws of South Dakota, 1895, sec. 13, p. 142.