The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-03-06

The following card from the supcrin-
tendent Of Public instruction explains
the motives and provisions Of the col
ored school bill adopted by the Kentucky
Legislature, at It's recent session.
THE FUND.
First-The present annual revenue Of
tax Of twenty-five cents On each one hun
dred dollars in valne Of the taxable
property. together with twenty cents ad.
ditional (the same school tax the whites
pay. TO be devoted 10 the education Of
negro children between the ages Of six
and sixteens
Second--A capitation tax Of one dol
lar upon each male above twenty-one
years Of age.
Third-All taxes levied and collected
ON dogs owned by negroes.
Fourih-All fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES imposed upon and collected from
negroes except the AMOUNT allowed by
law to the Commonwealth attorneys.
Fifth--All State taxes on deeds, suits
or any license collected from colored
persons.
Sixth-All sums Of money hereafter
received under any act Of Congress dis
tributing public lands provided, that
the pro rata any one year. shall not ex.
coed the superintendent made each white
child.
Sevenih-The proceeds Of any dona.
ton or devise in aid of common schools.
WHAT WILL TIE FUND YIELD
The negro property. Of the State, for
1873, aggregated $685. $40. A tax Of
forty Ave cents on the one hundred dol
lars Yields $4,000 6s. There are 49,.
t'04 riale colored persons over twenty
one years If age. A. there j. no way to
enforce poll tax upon people owning
no property, | estimate TINT not over
81. 900 will be realized from this source.
The taxes Oh dogs, deeds, suit, licenses
together with the receipts from fine.
penalties and forfeitures--will yield a
revenue no, exceeding s., 600. If Con
gress passes the bill proposing to distrib-
ute the proceeds OF the sale of public
lands, upon the basis of illiteracy, to the
States, Kentucky's share would amount
to about $4,000 year, for the next
five years. After that the proceeds are
to b. distributed according to population.
and kuniucky's share would be dimin-
ished. Independent OF this fund which
is yet contingent on Congressional action,
the amount that can he relied upon for
annual distribution will not exceed, |
think, $4,000 / estimate there will be
fifty thousand colored pupil children re-
ported. There will not be this number
the first year. but when the system is
thoroughly orgar lied, the census will
reach and probably exceed this number.
The pro rata share to each pupil child,
upon the basis of the above calculation.
would be forty six cents. Should we
receive the additional 5000 from the
favorable action of Congress, the pro
rata would amount to 81 62 per capita.
The present pro rata to a white child is
81 60. 1t win probably approximate
81 for the next scholastic year.
1t il possible that | may obtain some
aid Gay 81, 900 from the Peabody fund,
to be applied to schools in the most pop
ulous cen;ers, upon tic conditions pre-
scribed for the distribution of that fund
WHAT Is REQUIRED TO ORGANIZE.
The Commissioner of each county
should proceed at once, lay off district:
most convenient to the greatest number
of celored children, and appoint three
col0red trustees to take the census of pu
pill children during the month 81 Apri
and make arrangements for having the
school taught the next scholastic year
which begins July /, 1874. The asses
sor of each county should Immediately
proceed to list the polls and taxable
property Of colored people, so "a to be
, able to report the same to the State aud
itor.
1t is provided in the law that where
there are not Il sufficient number of col
ored children to form various schools, a
single school may be arranged, which all
tie pupils of the county shall have tn,
priv'lA@A Of attending. The State Board
of EluuaiIon is requiem TO adopt sal0.
and regulations and prescribe the text
books. Teachers are to he examined by
the County Board of Examiners as t.
their proficiency in spelling, reading
writing AMI common arithmetic-ths
colcred common school course only in
cluies there elementary branches.