The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-16
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
How Organized, Managed and Sup
ported,
The System in a misunderstanding to
Parents and Taxpayers What
Dallas Needs.

,ughly understand the organization
md government, MS well aa the means
# support Of the proposed public
chOols, we will give II brief synopsis
hereof, which m act Of the LcgisIa-
ure will enable them to carry into
fleet.
The city having been constituted n
eparate and independent school dis
riot, the city will be empowered by
he Legislature to levy and collect n
AK for the support of public institu-
ions OF learning, the tax to be levied
md collected in accordance with the
Of the state.
THE BOARD or PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
There will he II Board OF Public
consisting Of three members
rom each ward, elected by the tax
payers thereof. At the first election
ield, three will be chosen at the same
election, and they will determine 10y
lot which one shall hold respectively
for one, two and three years. After
the first election, one Will be chosen
in each ward and will hold
his Office for three years, and until his
successor is elelted aud qualified.
HOW VACANCIES ARE FILLED.
The Board of Public Schools will
have power to fiji all vacancies occur
ring in their body, provided that when
n vacancy occurs within II month pre-
vious to the annual election, and
leaves m uneXpired term of one year
or more, it will be filled at the first
city election thereof and the ballots
and returns will be designated ~ fol-
lows: "ro fill uneXpired term of
years"
DUTIES.
The Board of Public Schools will
have power to elect their own officers,
make their own rules and regulations,
subject, of course, to the act under
which organized, to organize and
maintain separate public schools for
the education of white and ColOred
children; to establish II high school
when in their opinion the educa.
Lional interests OF the city demand it,
and to exercise the sole control over
the public schools and school prOperty
of the city.
OFFICERS.
The Board of Public Schools, at it,
first meeting, and thereafter ut it's reg
ular meeting in May of each year, viii
elect President and Vice President
from among its members, each o
whom shall serve for the term OF one
year, or until their successors are elect
ed aud qualified, They will choose
one of their number as Clerk, to hold
during the pleasure OF the Board, hut
who can not vote upon any question
in which no is directly or indirectly in
tercsted, or in which his official con.
duct is reviewed by the Board. The
Board will elect Superintendent OF
Public Schools, who shall not be Il
member of the Board and " no shall
hold his Office during the pleasure OF
the Board.
President. The President will pre-.
side at all meetings of the Board, ap.
point all committees whose appoint
mint Is not otherwise provided for,
and sign all warrants ordered by the
Board to be drawn upon the City
Treasurer for school moneys. fhe
Vice President, of course, performs
these duties in the absence Of the Pres
ident.
Clerks Duties--The Clerk will at.
tend all meetings of the Board, keep
an accurate journal Gifts proceedings
have the care and custody of tn,
records and papers of the Board; coun
tersign all warrants drawn by order o
the Board keep an account of al
monies paid to the treasurer OH account
OF the Board; and all monies paid on
orders drawn on the treasury by order
of the Board, and perform such other
duties as the Board or lts committees
may require of him.
Superintendent Duties--The Super
intendent will have the charge aut
control of the public schools of the
city subject to the orders, regulations
and bylaws of the Board and hotl
the Superintendent and Clerk will re-
ceive such compensation or salary ~
the Board may allow.
The Clerk to give u bond before
entering upon his duties The Clerk
will be required to give n bond for one
to be approved by the Board and t,
make oath that he will support tnI
constitution of the United States an,
the State OF Texas, and faithfully
discharge the duties of his Office.
rreasurer-lhe treasurer of the city
will be eX-oilici0, the treasurer of TIT
Board of public schools. H. will ut
tend the meetings of the Board whel
required to dose; will submit n month
ly statement of the financial condition
of the treasury, and will pay out schoo
monies only upon warrants signed hN
lhe vice president and oountersigucd
by the Clerk.
No Pay to the Board--rhe member.
Of the Board OF public schools will re-
ceive no compensation for their ser
vices.
An Examining Committee. The
Board will choose three competent per.
sons who will be styled an examining
committee. 1t will be their duty to eX.
anime all persons applying MS teachers
and no person will be appointed by
the Board ~ teacher, without the
certificate OF this committee, signed by
all or majority of them, setting forth
his or her competency AS n teacher
and certifying to his or her good moral
character. The Board will have pow
er to fill any vacancy occurring in the
examining committee.
Report of the Board. The Board will
during the month of August report to
the City Council an estimate of the
funds required for the support of pub.
tic schools for the fiscal year next en-
suing, including in their report the
amount required for the purchase OF
school sites and the erection and fur
nlshing of school houses, as also that
required for the payment of salaries
and purchase of supplies, and the City
Council will he authorized and required
by = law constituting Dallas u seperate
and independent school district to levy
aud collect the same rs other taxes;
provided that in accordance with the
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