The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-13

the construction OF the same. and the
" Judge shall draw his warrant or warrants
for the school fund 40 appropriated only
upon accounts tirst approved by them.
Sec. c5. No mechanic, contract ~, mate
rial mar or other pereon can contract for,
or IN any other manner have or acqur 70 eny
len upon the house 30 erected, or the land
upon which tbs same II situated, and all
contracts with such parties shall be ex-
presslg stipulated fora waiver of SUCH lieu.
Bee. CO, The available school fund OF
aty school district or community
for one year may be- used In the purchase ~
suitable school property upon the exeou.
ton OF tho deed, as provided herein, and
the contribution of the remainder Of she.
purchase money by citizens OF the district
or community, which must drst be paid
Sec. o.. TIVE rustee, o. any school die
ttiot or community, upon tie order oi tue
county commissioner court approving tue
terms thereof when O. ed af'isable, may
make sale IT ans p.sptrty belonging 10
said school district or community, and APP
ply the proceeds 10 the purchase of neces-
sary grounds, or TO the baildiDg or repair
Ing Of school houses,
Sec. GS. The trustees of any school dis
trict or community not having n school
house, may rent or lease a suitable house
instead VI building OF purchasing one, y
deemed advisable by them; the rent shall
be paid by the county treasurer out OF the
available school funds 10 the credit OF the
district or community, upon tho warrant OF
he trustees, approved by the county
Judge.
/ Sec. GO. All school houses erected, and
grounds purchased, Or leased tor u school
district or community, aud al other prop
erty belongingt u oreto, shall be under the
control of the district trustees OF such COM
munity or district.
Sec. 20 A echool house contributed in
part by voluntary subscriptions by coloren
parents and guardians, aud for . oolored
school district or community, shall not be
used without the consent OF the colored
district or community assisting in its cree
ton, Tor the educet on OF white children,
aud y like rule shall protect the use Of
school houses erected In part by volunt airy
! subscription OF white parents or guardians
for tue benefit Of white children.
Sec. II. The following named counties
shall be exempted from the district system
provided for ia this act, to-Sit:
Matagorda, Harrison, Fannin, Montgom.
cry, Rusk, Lamar, Red River, Anderson,
Shelby. San Augustine, Sabine, Hidalgo,
Starr, Zipati, Webb, Duval, Kaufman,
Hopkins, Camp, Upshur, Grimes, Smith,
Gregg, Limestone, F~reestone, Washington,
N~acogdoches, Angelina, Bastrop,, Hunt,
Franklin, Titus, Marion, Pamela, Lee, La
Sale. Van Z,ndt Robertson, Jefferson,
Hardin, Liberty, Chambers, Orange, Wal.
Ter, Houston, Cass, Brezos p" Burleson.
Sec. ~. Schools in said counties shall be
organized AS follows. and subject TO the
following provisions OF this ect; provided
that the general provisions of this act shall
govern when not In conflict with
The special provisions therof,
as to community system. 1t
shall be lawful for the parents, guardians,
or other persons having control OF any
children residing in any county named in
the foregoing section, who may be within
the scholastic age, 10 unite and organize
themselves into iree tchool c~ommucities,
entitled TO share in the benefits OF the
available school fund belonging to such
county, upon complying wit the oondi-
tons hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 70. The bona ide residents Of this
state desiring TO unite in the organization
of 8 free school community shall make an
application in writing to the county Judge
ON or before the first day IN
that they desire in good faith to or
gsulze u rec school under the provisions of
/ this law, and shall ask that their pro rata
OF the ava liable school iuud OF The county
be get apaIt for the benefit Of their
school community. Ssid petition shall
be signed in person by each petit
toner, aud should any petitioner be un-
! hAlt " ElEil us VI ltl az tith JAW RN
titioner shall authorize the signing OF his or
her signature TO the petition in tho pres
encs OF at least two lawful witnesses.
Sec. "a. Such petition shall set forth:
/. That the application Ia made in be-
halt of a white or colored community, us
the case may be.
9. An alphabetical list Of the names oil
the children within the scholastic age.
3. The age and sex OF each child.
4. A similar list OF all children within
the scholastic age residing In convenient
distances to the school house of said com.
munity who have no parents, guardians, or
other persons lawfully controlling them;
and also a list OF children not of scholastic
age who IL il proposed shall be pupils OF
the community school.
5. The capacity OF the school house
and the character Of other school conven.
fences, If any.
G. The names OF three or more compe-
tent persons TO act as trustees for such
school community. And the trustees OF
the community shall have the control Of
the public s~chool-house, and during the
time In which no public school is being
taught, may rent out the house for such
rent as can be obtained; sucn rent to be
used to keep in repair such school.house.
Z. That no similar petition has been
signed by the petitioners for any other COM
munity for the scholastic year for which
Shlu CDutfluultl IL tutIo Dtiuk OIklulHtus
And should the seventh statement prove
untrue rs TO any of the signers OF said petit
ton, the children unde the control of such
signer shall forfeit their interest IN the
school fund for the scholastic year for which
such community is being formed.
Sec. 70. On receipt OF such petition the
county Judge shall revise and correct 1t by
comparing the list OF names with the Of
, fetal census returns, and shall keep the
same open for further correction as may be
shown to his satisfaction TO be lust and
proper until the first day Of August Of each
year, at which time, IL satisfied that the
petition is in good faith, he shall enter an
order in a book kept for that purpose sane
tioning the establishment Of such school
community, and shall designate 1t by its
name and number.
Sec. 70. Such communities may be Or
ganized for male and female schools, seps-
rate or mixed, as the population and neces-
stiles and conditions of each community
may require; provided, that In towns of not
more than 800 inhabitants no more than
two school communities for white children
and two communities Cor colored children
shall be organized.
Sec. AZ. At any time before the apportion.
ment of the available school fun TO the
several school communities In the county,
the county judge may assign any child not
included in the list of an organized school
community to some convenient and proper
school community and set apart to such
community the proper pro rata Of such
child out of the school fund OF the county.
Sec. rs. Three trustees shall be appoint
ed by the county Judge for esch commuu-
ity school. and the three citizens named in
the petition shall in oil cases be appointed
trustees, unless the county Judge be salts
fed from personal knowledge that the par
ties SO named are either unworthy or in
compefart Said trustees shall DISCHARGE
such duties as are herein prescribed, or
which may be prescribed by the state SUI
perintendent, aud shall sea that the
schools for which they are trustees are con
Quoted ia accordance with the provisions
and limitations OF this law. Said trustees