"... The freedom inherent in the mutual independence of the church and the state includes the right of the state to freedom from unwarranted hinderance in the name of religion. Eternal vigilance is not exhibited by injecting false issues into a question which concerns only the general welfare of all its citizens."

Nor could the district pay the parochial school since it is not a part of the public-school system of the state

Norva DA= i LAw. 400 (1947). 15 "It seems very plain that such furnishing is at least indirectly in aid of the institution, and that, if not in actual violation of the words, it is in violation of the true intent and meaning of the Constitution, and in consequence equally unconstitutional.

Pierre University was unable to collect for expenses in teacher-training program after having been designated as a teacher-training institution by the board of education because it was a sectarian school.

—parents had billed a local district for costs of sending their children to a parochial school after the district school had been closed.

—parents who prefer to send their children to private or sectarian schools are permitted to do so, but school boards and county superintendents have no statutory authority to use public moneys for that purpose.

—the South Dakota Supreme Court held that a district school board did not have the power to make payments in lieu of public transportation to children attending parochial schools.

It is a general rule in this state as defendant contends that the legal right of a plaintiff to the performance of the act of which performance by mandamus is sought must be clear and complete and that a writ will not issue where it appears that the act sought to be coerced will lend itself to an improper or unlawful purpose.

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