The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-25
Public Free School Revenue.

Mr.. Gibbs offered the following amend
ment to the bill relating to the revenue Of
public free schools:
Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State
of Texas: That section (3) three, az four, (G)
| six and (S) eight of article viii seven OF the
! Constitution be amended SO as to read as
! follows:
Sec. 3. There shall be levied annually
not exceeding twenty-five cents on the one
hundred dollars ad valorem school tax,
which, together with an annual state poll
tax not exceeding two dollars on all male
inhabitants between the ages of twenty-one
and sixty years, and the interest on the
permanent school fund, shall constitute
the available school fund; provided, that
| the legislature may by general law
permit or require the establishment oil
school communities, and to allow the own
ers of real estate in such communities 10
vote an additional ad valorem tax rot to
exceed ten cents on the one hundred dol
| lars.
Sec. L. The lands herein set apart for the
pubic free school fund shall be sold Of
leased under such regulations, at such times
and under such terms as may be prescribed
! by law, and the legislature shall not have
| power to grant any relief to the purchasers
or lessees thereof. Where such lands are
sold the proceeds of sales shall be invested
as may be provided by law, subject to the
| following conditions:
Preference in making such investments
! shall always be given to bonds OF this state
and of counties aud cities in the state, where
the same are solvent and pay their interest
punctually. -,
Secondly No part of the money shall be
invested in second mortgage securities oil
any kind whatsoever.
Thirdly No loan Of the fund shall be
made except upon the approval of the
majority of the commissioners OF
the court of the county IN which the
property upon which the loan is hvpothi-
Gated is situated, supplemented by the
unanimous consent of such other board as
the leg stature may invest with this power.
,The funds shall be invested, subject ~
these and such other limitations as may be
imposed by law
Sec g. Alilands heretofore or hereafter
granted to the several counties OF this state
for education or schools are by right the
property of said counties re-
sp lively to which they were
granted, and title thereto is vested in said
counties, and no adverse possessi or
| Limitation shall ever be available against
the title Of any county. ANY county may
sell or lease Its lands, in whole or IN part,
in manner to be provided by the commits
sIoners court of said county, subject to such
| limitations as may be imposed by law.
Actual settlers residing on said lands shall
have priority in purchase OF said lands 10
extent OF settlement, not to exceed l6O
acres, unless the same is essential to the
more advantageous sale or lease Of larger
tracts CT same iand: said lands and the pro-
ceeds thereof, when sold, shall be held by
| said counties alone as trust for the benefit
of public schools therein. The proceeds Of
such sales shall be invested by the commits
I sioners court IN such manner, ana subject
TO such limitations as may be imposed by
law, me interest arising from such invest
ments, or the income in case OF lease, STALL
| be annually expended for school purposes
Sec. s. The governor, comptroller ana
secretary OF state shall constitute board
OF education, which shall distribute said
| funds to the several counties and perform
such other duties as may be prescribed by
law; provided, that the legislature may
provide different board OF education, one
Of whom shall be. a superintendent Of edu.
cation elected BY the people, one a state
officer, and one elected bv the legislature in
Joint session-term Of Office aud duties TO
be prescribed by law.
And be it further resolved, That
the governor be requested to sub.
NIT 10 theyO &c OF the electors
Of the state, the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution, at an cleo
tion 10 be orders ed for the first Tuesday in
September, 1SsJ, in accordance with the
provisions of article II OF the constitution,
and that the governor, IN bis proclamation,
recommend that the ballots as prepared
show the subject matter Of the amendment
10 be voted on.