The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-15
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FRIDAY MORNING ;; SEprEhBkH To-
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

liz ,chool bill. It's Important
aonn,y hstifes us in devotinG mu'"
valuable space to a synopsis OF r 'n' 'a%
prepared by the llousto" lS,'y, .,,nr
Tho bill provides: That the soSFr"oi'
comptroller, and secretary OF o'a's'
.bol constitute the board OF educ"'o"'
and said board shall distribute TO 'h'
several counties on the basis OF Schol,
astic population, the available scNoo'
fund for each year
Tb. scholastic year begins on the first
of September annually
The Governor is to be the president
of the board, and a secretary may DE
Amounted when required by the hoceS'
sites Of the business, at salary OF III
teen hundred dollars,
Section four ofthc law provides Tor the
preparation and transmission OF reports
c;rculars and other information apper'
tanning TO the schools from the board
10 the school officials, and from the
schools to the board, and for the pres
ervation and publication Of all records
and other papers in this connection
Section five prescribes that all school
reports and other papers conveying iuIl
information as to the schools in the
State, are to be furnished Tor the use OF
the legislature when convened accord
ing to law,
Sections six and seven refer to the ma
ture and manner of the required reports,
On or before the lst Of September III each
year the school fund is to be appor'
toned as before stated, and warrants
for the respective appointments drawn
on the State treasurer III favor OF the
several counties according as they are
entitled to it.
This fund consists of onclourth OF
tho occupation and advalorem taxes
levied since March 80, 1870, and one
fourth OF said taxes that may hereafter
be assessed and collected, exclusive il
all cases of the cost of collection, and
in addition, all of the State poll tax, land
the interest from the sale of lands be
longing to the school . fund, which
may be NOW or hereafter in the Stat,
treasury All conveyances, bequest
and dcvises of property for the beneh
OF tho schools in any county or city
when not otherwise directed by tn
Governor, shall vest in the county judg
or the mayor of said county or city, n
the case may be, and shall be by hin
administered for the benefit of sal
school, subject to the approval OF tn
board of education.
The school fund shall be used pro rat
for the benefit of white and colore
children alike, and no sectarinn intll
ences shall be exerted or any form {
religion taught in any free public scho'
of the State, nor shall any sectaria
school receive any benefit from I'll
school fund, The Comptroller sha
keep the accounts Of the school fun
and draw warrants OH the Treasurer it
the quota due each county. The Sta
Treasurer shall be tho custodian of I'll
school fund, and pay the same out O
proper warrants.
The scholastic age is embraced b
tween the years of eight and fourteen
The school census is to be taken by til
assessors of taxes in each county, an
reckoned up to the first of September
each year In the census, the nam
race, age and sex of each child is
be given, The assessors are to be con
pensated for their labors in taking Il
school census, at the rate of four cen
per head for the first thousand, and tv
and one-half cents per head for the CHI
dren enrolled in excess of the thousan
The county treasurers are tho custod
ans of the proportion Of the school fur
belonging to their respective oounti'
They shall keep proper accounts al
pay out funds on proper warrants.
Board of three Examiners to determi,
the qualifications of teachers, shall
appointed for each scholastic year,
the county judges. Every teach
must have certificate of fitness fro
such % board. School communities o
to be made. up Of the adjacent popul
ton in any county, and all childr,
within the scholastic age, living in Il
bounds of such community, must be o
tached to it for purposes of education.
Parents and guardians may form COZ
munity by application to the Coun
Judge. The county Judge shall appoi
for each school community three trustc
who shall discharge such duties as n
herein prescribed, or which the Board
Education may provide and who sh,
SEQ that the schools for which they q
trustees, shall be conducted in accol
ance with the requirements of this la
Separate schools for the sexes May
organized where tho population is su
GENTLY dense, or for mixed schools
the sexes, No school, with only o
teacher, may exceed forty pupils, ,
cept by consent of the school truste
Teachers shall not receive a salary
more than one dollar and a half I
month for each pupil in the particu
school community. pupil entered
one public school cannot be received
another public school In the same sci
lastic year, n,a,.y.
The Board of Trustees shall ha
power TO cancel the certificates