Note 41 — Chapter II · Nationalism and Localism in History Legislation, 1860-1900

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.