The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-08

state tax. with the aid of school rev.
ienue from all other sources, and with
out regard to local taxation, shall be
sufficient to support "a general system
of free schools for a longer term than
six months in the year, the rate of
said state tax may be reduced; should
said tax and revenue, however, be in
adequate to support such system for
six months without local taxation, said
tax may be increased to an
extent sufficient to support such sys-
| TEN for six months, not to exceed 20
cents on 500 valuation in any one
year; and until otherwise provided by
law, the tax collector in each county
in this state, and the comptroller for
the unorganiZed counties, shall, upon
the tax assessment for the year 1884,
and for each year thereafter, collect
the 10 cents state tax herein provided,
and the same, less the tax collectors
commission, shall be paid into the
state treasury as part of the avail
able school fund for the year in
which such assessment Is made.
And the county commissioners
courts or other competent authority
may, in such manner as may be pre-
scribed by general or special law, di-
vide their counties into school dis
tricts. An annual ad valOrem tax
may be levied and collected in such
manner as may be prescribed by law
within school districts, to aid in the
support and maintenance of public
free schools in the district, and
for the erection of school buildings
therein, not to exceed 20 cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation, if
ut an election held for that purpose
two-thirds of the property tax payers,
residents of such districts and voting
at such elections, who are qualified
voters, vote in favor of such tax of
| TWENTY-FIVE cents on the one hundred
dollars or for any specific per cent
| less than that amount. And the legiS-
lature shall have power to pass local
or special laws regulating the forma-
ton of school districts and the levy
ing of taxes therein, within the pro-
| visions of this section. without the
necessity of advertising under the
rules for the passage of other
| special laws. Where an incorporated
city or town is or may become an in
dependent school district, under sec
tion 10, article IL hereof and laws
hereunder, this section shall not APP
ply to it.
Mr.. Terrell, amendment to section
8: "0r for the university fund, or
which may be set aside to either by
any legislative act"
Mr.. Gooch, amendment to amend
ment: Inserting "Or asylum fund
Adopted; as also Mr.. TerrelPs
amendment.
Sec. 4, art. :, constitution, passed as
follows:
The lands herein set apart to the
public free school fund for the univer-
| sity or asylum fund which may be set
aside to either by any legislative act,
shall be sold or leased under such
regulations, and upon such terms, as
may be provided by law, and the legis-
lature shall not have power to grant
any relief to any purchaser or lessee
thereof.
The comptroller shall invest the
principal derived from the sales of
such lands, and the proceeds of the
sales of lands heretofore made, as may
be directed by the state board of edu-
| c;stion, in the interest bearing bonds
of this state. of the United States, or
such other safe securities Us the legiS-
lature may direct; the payment of
which shall be guaranteed by the state.
Section Is, passed without amend
ment, is rs follows: All lands here
tofore granted to the several counties
in the state for educational purposes,
are of right the property of thecounty
to which they were granted respect
lively, and title thereto is vested in
said counties. and no adverse possess
sion or law of limitation shall ever
be available. against the title of the
county. Each county may sell, lease
or dispose of its lands, in whole or in
part, in manner To be provided by the
commissioners court of the county.
Said lands and the proceeds thereof,
when sold, shall he held by said cOun-
ties rs Il trust for the benefit of pub
lie schools therein, and thelprincipal
| arising from the sale of said lands
heretofore or hereafter to be made
shall be invested in the interest bear
| ing bonds of this state, of the United
States or other safe securities, or
loaned upon unincunlbered real estate
/ in the county, of ut least three times
| the value of the loan. and only the in
terest thereon, and the rents and
revenues from said lands, and the in
terest collected from purchasers
| thereof shall be used and expended
annually for public school purposes.
Resolution, rs whole, passed-ayes
%, nays Z, Messrs. Davis, Getzendaner,
Harris, Johnson OF Collin, Pfeuffer,
Randolph and Traylor, voting in the
negative.
Mr.. Patton, for committee, reported
the correct engrossment of senate bill
No. 293, relating to the withdrawal of
territories from incorporated cities
and towns.
Mr.. Farrar, by permission: A bill
relating to state asylums. Referred.
The chair laid before the senate
joint resolution No. %, authorizing
school districts to levy a special
school tax. Laid upon the table on
motion of Mr.. Fleming.
House bill No. 1874, relating to the
Sunday law, was passed; also house
bill No. SO, in reference to receiving
stolen goods.
Also, house concurrent resolution
| for appointment of a committee to
inquire into the subject of adjourn
ment, the chair appointing on behalf
of the senate, MesSrs. Pfeutfer, Flem-
ing, Pope. Patton and GoOch.
Mr.. Stratton moved that senate bill
No. 1923, to amend the charter of the
city of Galveston, be taken up out of
its regular order. Lost.
| I'm motion of Mr. Martin tho can-