The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-13
THE SCHOOL LAW.
A Full Text OF the New School
Law.
The Foundation for n Grand Educa
tional System.
The Fruit OF Legislative LucubraIIOn

loNn OF nAnIN lFtt nNlNnn lhi ihN HNn'N ~
TeXap, and % rCrtn. lp mucn OF chhpier 3.ot
titla rs uf.le revised civil statues OF fexHsas
-eio. 60 public free schools outside oitncorpo-
gated cities o. towns, lssuming or having
assumed cIltrOl utthcir public ne SCHOOLS
aud all avs sud parts OF laws IN conflict
with this act
SlcrloS /. BE 20 enacted boy the lcgialatur.
oil the sttta Ul Texas, chat The constitutional
provisions for public Tree schools ere mere.
BY appended as part oi the school law Of
Sec. Art. Z. A general elusion
OF knowledge bpiug essential To the presef-
walton OF tire liberties aud rights OF inc
people, 70 shalt be the duty oithe legislai are
of the state to establish and make suitable
provision Tor tho .Ipp. and maintenau >
Of an efficient sy- pm , public free ocl .
AIT. =. Al tpuds. lauds aud OF pro !,
" heretofore act apart ana APPROPRIATED
Cor the support OF public schools, ult me
alternats sections ol ] nd reserved Tor 70
stat . out OF grants heretofore made, or lat
MAY hereafter be made ~ railroads or oiher
corporations of any nature whatevet, one,
halt Of the pablo domain OF this state, ana
Ill sums OF money that mas come 10 lhe
state IRON the sale Of any portion OF inc
same, sha.l constitute - perpetusl school
fund.
Sec. 3. Art. 7-Amsnded constitu-
tion-One-fourth OF the revenue derived
ANlAA AAf AtAN NAAhA - -. 49,
tax OF one dollar on every male inhabltai
OF this state between the ages OF Il II ,
wears shall be set apart annually Tor me
benefit Of public free schools ana IN auul'
ton thereto there shall be levied ana col
lectsd Hn annual gd Yalorem state tax
exceed twenty cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation, as win the
available school fund arising from al olher
sources, will be sufficient to malnt AN anu
support the public free schools OF TINS sttte
for a period OF not less "A SIX months
each yesr, and the legislature una
al so provide for the formation OF school as,
tricts within all or any OF the counties oil
this state by general or special laws Wit
out the local notice required In other.
OF special legislation, aad may authoriIe an
additional al valnrem tax to be levleu ana
collected within such school districts ior 70
further maintenance OF public lree scho5li
and the erection Of school buildings there
in: provided, that two-thirds OF me qusl'
fed proper ~ tax-paying voters. OF the as
triot. voting At an election TO be held loi
that purpose, shall, vote such tax not 10 eA'
coed in any one year twenty CEN y 10 Tue
one hundred dollars valuation OF lhe. prop
eity subject 20 taxation in euch ulstflVt'
hut the Limitation upon the amodnt OF as
frict tax herein authorized shall not amply
10 INCORPORATED cities or CONSTITUTING
separate and independent school ulstilc
Sec. 4. Art. 7-Amended constitution
The linds herein set apart 20 the puol,'
tree school iund shall be sold 1nder sucl
regulations, at such times ana on sucu
terms as may be prescribed by law, ana ln'
legislature shall not have power 10 gram
any reheft "a purchasers thereof. ThecDmp
trO al shall invest the proceeds OF suCn sile'
and of those heretofore made as may DO
directed by the board OF education herelf
provided Tor, in the bonds OF the Unlteu
States, the state OF Texas, or countles ~
said state, or in such other securities hbu
under such restrictions as may be pre-
scrIbed by law, and the state shall be re
sponsible Tor ell Investments. d,
Sec. 8, Article Z. The principal OF oil
bonds aud other funds and the principal
arising from the sale of lands hereinbeiort
set apart 10 said school iund shall be tht
Interest derivable therefrom and
the taxes authorized to BIO levied
shall be the available school fund which
he'll be applied annually TO the support OIL
the public free schools, and no law shall be
enacted appropriating any part OF tse
permanent available school fund TO any
other purpose whatever, or shall the same
nor any part thereof ever be appropriated
to or used for the support of any sectarian
schools and the available school fund herein
provided shall be distributed TO the several
counties. according to their scholastic pop
alton, ana appneu IN manners hs may pc
provided by law
Sec. @, Art, 7-Amended constitution
ALL lands heretofore or hereafter granted
to the several counties OF this state Tor edu-
cational purposes ere of right the property
of said counties respectively TO which they
we're granted, and title thereto IS vested In
said county, and no adverse possession. or
Limitation shall ever be available against
the title OF any county.
Each county may sell or dispose OF its
lands In whole or IN part IN manner 10 be
provided by the commissioners court oil
he county. Actual settlers residing on
said land shall be protected by the prior
rlgnt Of purchasing the same to the extent
OF their settlement, not 10 exceed lO0 acres,
al the price fixed by said court, which price
snaii NOT include Tue value OF existing i'm
proyements made thereon by such settlers,
said lands and the proceeds thereof, when
sold shall be held by said counties alone az
a trust for the benefit OF public
ssh00l invested tesFein' in Sa'f bonds pr0'' of the ne
United States the state of Texas or coun.
ties in said state, or in such other securities
and under such restrictions as may be pre-
scribed by law and the counties shall be
responsible for all investments, the interest
thereon and other revenue except the prin'
cipal, shall be the available fund.
Sec. Art. 7. Separate school, shall
be provided for the white and colored chit
dren aud impartial provision shall be made
Tor both.
Sec. s-Art. Z. The governor, comp
-%troller, and secretary of state shall cousti-
ute a board OF education, who shall distri'
butte said funds to the several counties and
perform such ether duties concerning
bubble schools as may be prescribed by
Jaw.
Sec. Q. O~ne-fourth Of oil occupation
taxes and the one dollar poll tax levied
and collected for the use Of public tree
.gcho OILS, exclusive of the d~ellnquencies and
cost OF collection, the interest arising from
n bonds or funds belonging TO the perm
anent school fund and all the interest de-
riyable from the proceeds of sale OF lanu
heretofore set apart Tor the permanent
school fund which have hitherto or may
hereafter come into the stste treasury, all
moneys arising from the lease OF fohool
lands and such an amoun Of state tax, not
to exceed 20 cents on the hundred dollars
valuation OF property, as may be from time
% time levied by the legislature, snail
constitute the available school fund
which fund shalt be apportioned an
nuslly to the several counties OF this
ate according 20 the scholastic population
Of each for the support and MAINTENANCE
of the public free sch FOOLS.
Sec. 3. No part Of the public school fund
shall be appropriated to or used for the
ssuppo rt OF any seotarisn school.
Sec. 4. All avail ibie puoiic school funus
of this state shall be appropriated In each
county for the education alike oil white and
.colored children, and each race shall receive
its lust pso rata according to scholastic cen
sus.
Sec. s. All children, without regard "a
color, BET the ages OF eight and six
teen years OF age, shall be entitled to ths
benefit of the public sctcc- fund.
Sec. G. The scholastic year shall com,
repce on the first day OF September Of
each year and end on the 3lst OF August
thereafter.
Sec. 4. The children OF the white and col
ored races shall be taught IN separate