The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-12
DALLAs, TEXAS s
SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 70.


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AZ appears from tho recent report
oftbc Commissioners of tho Gener-
al Land Office to Governor Coke, q
copy Of which Is before us, that GER
tifcatos TO tho amount Of four
leagues, have been issued to one
hnpired and thiftccn counties, and
located ~ whaIe6r in part by that
andmbsrofO confities and thirteen
other counties have received ccrti-
Gates, but no returns Of locations
made, making the whole amount Of
certificates issued to the respective
counties for school purposes four
hundred and flfty.two leagues, or
equal TO two millions one thousand
four hundred and filty-six acres. II
should DO borne in mind that the
present Constitution takes these
lands from tho control of the coun-
tics and places them in the
general or y State school fund.
We have always regarded
this as wrong and unjust to the
counties that sought to avail them
seleyss of the benefits of the several
acts Of the Congress of the Republic
and Of the State Legislatures. These
counties, in many instances, exp end
cd largo sums of money, and in
curved much trouble in making ju.
dicious selections for the location of
their school lands, and we believeit
to DO both wise and proper that the
now constitution should restore tho
lands to them, and direct that tho
Legislature should provide for their
gradual sale, tho proceeds TO be in
vested in the bonds Of Tho State, or
Of the United States, to constitute
permanent county school funds, tho
interest alone to be used, in connoc-
ton with that derived from the
State fund, in support of the com.
mon schools Of the respective coun-
ties. g.RSE.
In this connection II is proper to
suggest that many Of the counties,
or some Of them at least, that have
obtained their certificates have not
completed their locations, and some
have been located are found TO BIO in
conflict with older surveys. Provis-
ion should DO made that each county
should have tho right to apply for
the four leagues, and whore only in
part located, or in conflict with pre-.
vious legal surveys, that the loca.
tions or corrections should be made
We especially call tho attention OF
our delegation in the Convention
now assembled at Austin to this in.
tcresting subject.
tits gratifying to know that the
past Legislature Of the State, in its
efforts to secure internal improve
ments to tho various localities Of
the State, has secured, in addition
to the two million one thousand
four hundred and 6tly-six acres,
above noticed, twelve million nine
hundred and thirty-onc thousand
one hundred and twenty. acres in
alternate sections, tho field notes for
which, with small exception, have
been returned to the General Land
Office. The cost Of surveying and
recording of the fold notes could
not have amounted 10 less than two
hundred thousand dollars, paid by
the railroad companies and saved
to the State. BY the time the rail.
road companies, entitled under OK.
listing laws, have completed their
locations, these alternate sections
belonging y the School fund viii
havet Increased to @doublo the
amount, thus constituting tho basis
of a school fund unequalled by any
other State ia the Union,
That our Constitution makers
will direct so that future sLegisla-
lures will provide a judicious man.
agoment Of this prinocly fund, we
do not doubt. It's proper manage.
ment will relieve the people, in a
great measure, from taxation for
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