The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-09
,,pc11.ATroN OF THE DIsPATCh
,,cre THAN THE COMBINED CIR
,,,oS OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
.,.,,.r,rERS or THE CITY.
ITor The n{Spstch.I
.-s,oI Tax in fEenrfce County.

,,,,, ,,tcn,ion Of the voters OF Her'ico
i called 50 the school laws. ana
.r .',.' a,lion on the schools now, III opeia-
~" .,,,rrs them. The writer has no ~
,.;1I, n( discus ing the school qncsilon
,,,,> settled by The adoption OF tue Con
...nlian. aud it prov .sionS arc op'iSee "
f.. ,.i,ird out. ,,,,,,;,
r}r. question ROW for CONSCIENTIOUS II;
y,.. ! Necessary to carry on .ne Sc'iuu,s
,yn Sha" rct,in thcir management.
.r,a y5aM - llv Il portion o! The SIor
49, snnno.. under our control:
-. ,.,. fl1c school law there are three
,..-,f t3Xat!on for public ;choolS
TAet \ 'npo- "a ~ the Legislature
..,I.r ted in trc general Sac revenue
3..,hg I,ay oi to"chcl>.
.f ror law requiring thc county SuFor-
..ra'',,f IN a:ch couu,v 10 Subn 10 the
a., the arnU' clccticn for township
..- ,r, Il proposal ion los county sc.'ool
,,. vN,h tx. il laid. i to supplement
g.. ,..a., Of The county supe. 1tendelt
...lt,f PAY o. !hc tc. cAcrS.
-. \ .choo. }j~tr.ct. or township tx,
w...h ;ht law rcQu'rG the scnoolf Is,>e
-. I.rl Gi>u ,ct 10 SUbn;t TO the yo$>~ OF
-. w.. ,,@o,,,e II The s.me time y May, and
,,5a'9, II voted for, is for ash y
..gn,..nnll>c'. books for 'rt'Sent ;''tre.l.
... 5.Aer'.>aool appr"nc-0, and CT. .2ht
....a.>a.. such - ere IN cribcd by W.
lie IL. tax laid by the Legislature il
..r...n. The ccond tex is :. ely Il e ID.
3. lie tax being Insufficient 10 . -.J' !,
.,... ny schools ~ ale wont d in the coun-
-. mt mere i no penalty siry>d d You
,,..r s.i;lS1 ,hc tx.
i.artl tax has 4 penalty affixed to its
-e,.,.iou hv tie voters OF the icG. ]
,.nfa the words OF the law No school
,',,.:.c: s,.aii receive any j II OF the ,uncS
.,.aN uuic>S it has m?ue prov sion FOR
.... houses, lul .liturc. app. ratuS. t2N:-
l..ss i3r ia5istr1 children. and All ot.i>r
1914. ...rr. nrc;I.pl for the Succc S.u' opcr:
r... u ,he schools" Cutting off the dis
,E!g.u.lo G"kc th2.c provisions .tom
.., participation in the tax already paid by
Il, district 20 the State for the p@v OF
;....,rrr,. ana drui ,vipo il OF any lchoolS.
! tax was laid last december III the dr.
s~,,r- townships for the SupUort OF the
school, for the present schol1>ilc re,r end
~, =, LuIv. 1S-1. There WI pe IllntS
needed I,.r The maintenance OF tie schools
fr rtnrncXt scholastic ye.rtrom september
l>.l r. .lGlv 1872. and the trustee ask
4 .!lict tax OF Orc-halt Of Of one ,n''t on the
dollar on the taxable property o! The diS-
lii.:>. 10 cnat!e them 20 earl : tDCm on.
True economy WI ClGl9te i NVie II i"Noi
ci The proposition
~. Because the people .'cure TO their
own district the tax :hey bave paid to the
tr ,ouc.t'..h Of the amor4D ior their
>.aoo>.
=. Ii tx voting against the tax you
i~.r u}5 lice schools. the furniture, &c,
ak, .dy lrr,m>eu tyr your schools, win lie
srs;tr:cd ana lost. a>d wien the schools
oirn &.aIr new furniture Will have to be
Purchased a. considerable expense.
ID Il Wi!l cost the most OF the citizens
more money 10 pay the tuition Of their
children than the tax, or they will get no
cjlca,ion.
+,h. II the people VIII not keep the
~..ayls upcH, - required l,y the tonStitl,-
ion. hen tit" Leg ,aturc will lay 4 tax
sufficient to 10 90. and ac partial control
og iar matter now II their hands W u be
taken from them.