The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-21
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS,
Circular from the Couny schooI NJ
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10 tho ultl1ena ~ Dallas County
Alta called meeting Of the lionrd Ut
School Directors OF Dallas Comfy,
held IN the city of Dallas on Thursday,
July lit, 1870, n resolution was nnnni-
mousy adopted, the object Of when
was ~ Inform the people Of the county
IN ~ the action NJ said board, during
tho time II had held office, aud 10 ex-
pluin the causes Of the sulllClency NJ
the common school system In this
county,
The present board organized IN Jan
uary, 1874, by the election Of presi.
dent aud secretary, and proceeded IN
accordance with the law 10 divide the
county into suitable sized school div
lrIcts. Time was required 10 enable
the directors 10 inform themselves OF
tho Wishes Of the people OF the differ
ent localities, but the districts were
made, aud the boundaries duly fur-
nishcd 10 the Honorable County Court,
through the Presiding Justice, by the
LIT dny OF May, 1874; aud In ample
time 10 guide the Justices In making
their assessments.
The thlriy-soc0nd section of the
school law requires all Assessing Onl-
GERS to make their assessments by
School Districts, II reads ~ follows
II the Public School fund appUr-
TONED to any particular district, shall
not be sufficient TO employ suitable
teachers for the Public Schools organ
lied In sald district, for four Iaodths In
each year the County Board of Direc-
tors shall levy and collect nm advalo-
rem tax upon all the taxable property
In said district, as shown by the ASSESS
ment rolls made out by the Justices of
the Peace or other assessing officer,
sufficient TO supply the deficiency.
And, In order that this may be done
the Justices Of the Peace In making
their regular assessment, of taxas,
shall ASSESS the property OF the lnhnbi-
tants Of each School District separ-
artely."
Public schools were taught In almost
every district In the county, during
the spring and summer of 1874, and
the teachers were paid out of the
| fund appropriated by the Legisla-
ture, so far rs that fund would pay
them, leaving in nearly every In
stance deficiency, to be provided
for 10y taxing the district. In some
districts the deficiency was compare
lively large, in others II was small and
In a few, no tax at all was required.
This tax was levied by the Board of
Directors in June 1874, just 80 soon as
the amounts needed could be ascer-
tanned and u copy of the levy was fur
nished to the Presiding Justice for his
Information, he being the proper chan
mel OF communication with the other
Justices IL seems however, that not
withstanding the mandate of the law,
and tho repeated notices given by
numbers OF the School Board to mem.
bers Of the County Court that the law
required of them and assessment by
districts, they thought proper in their
wisdom, to make their assessments by
Precincts, thus redering 1t impossible
for the Sheriff to collect and set apart
to each district the amount levied in
such districts.
From June 1874 until June 1875, the
Board has endeavored by orders, reso-
lutions, etc., to induce the Mag
t,tr 10, Il.
lstrates 70 MAKE out such
assessment rolls as woulu ENABLE the
,aN 70 De corrected. ABOUT March,
100, tne rresiuing Justice, IN answer
70 an applicalioh OF the BOARD, notified
u lnat tne roiis ior the precinct mad
oeeh ilaue OUT ana placed IN the hands
OF me SherliI' ana tnat he understood
.ne o'her magistrates hau done the
SAW" me-
Ane ueiciency levy Ior the schoias-
,,c year OF ioit ana 1910 was made In
reoluary last, ana q copy there0f
,uln a 70 tne county CLERK, ana the
, po,'r W. am'.erstahds tnat tne assessment
, nus oeeii lnaue accoralng 10 law, ana
'in YAK properly carried.
nu. ~ 10 vi the assessment OF 1914
.so,o"'ieu], 70 whion we WISH 70 cal
your atsen'!on particularly. Untii
June 100, tne BOARD was informed
In M