Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-13

hudii I've lllNerttu Wy tut comptroller
''as may be directed by the board OF
education" Should we, at any time
have corrupt governor, secretary If
state aud comptroller, the school
money would be in danger under thi,,
provision. We are willing torisk such
officers, and conclude that their eoc.
ton by an intelligent dear people, il
ample evidence that they are nearly,
as honest as we are. If mott as smart.
Section article Of the constitution
provides that not more than one-fourth
OF the general state tax, which, under
the present constitution * limited 10
tilty cents on tue one hundred dollars
worth Ut property and q poll tax OF
one dollar shall be annually set apart
for public free school purposes.
The proposed amendment to this
section provides that one-iourth Of the
state occupation tax, Il poll tax OF one
dollar, and an annual nd yalOrein tax.
not u exceed twenty cents on the Que
hundred dollars worth of property. or
20 much thereof as viii be necessary.
together with. the other available
II "l fund, to support the free schools
Tor Fix iuonths IN the year; and that
the legislature mag provide for the
formation of school districts hy
general or special law, without
local notice, and may au-
thOrize ali additional arnua.
ad yalorem lax To be levied and col
lecttd in each school district for the
further maintenance OF public schools.
and the erection of school houses; pro.
vided that two.thirjs of the property
holding voters of such district shall
vote such tax, not 10 exceed in any
one year twenty cents ON the 500
worth of property.
1t will readily be seen that twelve
and one-half cents on the 500 worth
Of property and ope dollar poll tax Is
ali that can be added to the other avail
able school fund under the present
constitution; and when this fuud is
exhausted the free schools must stop.
Two-thilds of the members of our
last legislature, fresh from the peo-
pie" thought that this system, after q
fair trial, had proven wholly in.
efficient; and acting upon the consti.
tutional requirement. hat they shall
establish and maintain IN efficient sys
TEN Of public free schools, have sub
mllted this amendment to the people
TOR acceptance or rejection The great
mass of the peop,e demand an ini.
provenient in our free school system.
and the question Is, whether the pro-
posed amendments 70 the constitution
VIII meet this demand Nethink-
they viii and shall vote for II III.
The objection to the local notice
clause aud the formation OF school dis
trlcts, provided for in this proposed
amendment, appears to Us lily founded.
The provision in this amendment that
twolhir,is of the property holding,
voters Of such distii t. Wien formed,
shall dete, mine by ba lot " hethec an
/ additional tux shall be Levied in such
| district, affords ample protection
against unnecessary and unjust tax
| alton.
Section 8, article 8 Of the present
| constitution provides foran advalorem
/ tax Of not more than fifty cents on the
| one hundred dollars worth of property
/ for general state purposes, and moi
/ more than twenty-five cents each 10y
! counties aud towns for the same pur
! poses. and Of not more than fifty cent:
! by counties for public buildings thu.
authorizing a mDXtmuln tax of twt
! dollars on the one hundred dollar
/ valuation.
/ Toe proposed amendment to this see
ton ana article provides for maxi.
|,mun tax hy the State Tor general pul-
poses of ,hirty-fve cents. 10y counties
or twent, Ave cents, by towns o
Twenty-Five cent?. by counties 70
roads and bridges fifteen cents, an,
by counties and towns for other specia
purposes of twenty-five cents each on
( the one hundred collars valuation, az
greealinv one dollar and fifty cents OF
the one hundred dollars valuation, thu
4 reducing the maximum tax allowed
iity cents on the one hundred dollar'
valuation. while the proposed amend
a maximum tax OF twenty cents Oh