That ordinance largely failed in Indiana, but a few townships actually did use their surveyed “section 16’s” for educational purposes, as prescribed in the ordinance. Following statehood, the Indiana General Assembly then passed an act in 1824 to encourage the development of public schools. The act provided for school districts, the right to establish schools, and the election of school district representatives to the township trustees. To reinforce this, the General Assembly further passed an 1849 law that mandated a state and local tax-supported educational system for Indiana, on a county by county basis. Finally, the General Assembly passed the “school law” in 1852 which further promoted the township school system and provided some limited funding.