Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-11
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW
Passed at the Special Session of the
Legislature.
A Step in the Direction Of Public Edu-
cation.
THE SCHooLLAw.

assumed cOntrOi OF their puDllc Tree
schools, and all laws and parts of laws
in conflict with this act.n
Section l. Be il enacted by the leg
islature of the state of Texas: That
the constitutional provisions for pub
lie schools are hereby appended as
part OF the school law Of this state.
SECTION 1-ARTICLE7.
A general diffusion of knowledge be-
ing essential to the preservation OF the
liberties and rights of the people, 1t
shall be the duty Of the legislature of
the state TO establish and make suits-
BILE provision for the support and MAIN
tenance ofan efficient system of pub
lie free schools.
SECTION 2-ARTICLE Z.
All funds, lands and other property
heretofore set apart and appropriated
for the support of public schools, oil
the alternate sections of land reserved
by the state out of grants heretofore
made, or that may hereafter be made
to railroads or other corpora
tons of any nature what
lie domain of this state, and all sums
Of money that may come to the state
from the sale of any portion of the
school fund.
SECTION 3.
Article 7-Amended constitution
One-fourth of the revenue derived from
the state occupation taxes and n poll
tax of one dollar on every male inhab-
liant of this state between the ages Of
q and 60 wears shall be set apart an
nually for the benefit of public free
schools, and in addition thereto there
shall be levied and collected an annual
ad valorem state tax of such an amount,
not to exceed twenty cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation, rs with the
available school fund arising from all
other sources, will be sufficient to
maintain and support the public free
schools of this state for a period of not
less than six months in each year, and
the legislature may also provide for the
formation of school districts within all
or any of the counties Of this state by
general or special laws without the
local notice required in other cases OF
special legislation, and may authorize
an additional ad valorem tax TO be lev
led and collected within such school
districts for the further maintenance of
public free schools and the erection of
s,uooi "ui,u,hSc Pio'iuen,
.liae ~. Wv j, p'wpV;V
nj mn election TO be held for that pur-
nose. shall vote su II tax not to ex-
ceed i'm any one wear twenty cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation of
the property subject TO taxation In such
district. but the limitation upon the
amount of district tax herein author
lied shall not apply TO Incorporated
cities or towns constituting separate
and independent school districts.
srcr,oN
Article 'IAnienueu coIslitation,-
me iahus hereIn seI apart W lne pup.
nc Iree school Iuiiu silaii oe soiu ulluei
sucn regulations, at suci times anu ph
such terms as may be prescribed ny
law, ana the legislature silail hot nave
power TO grant any rehei 10 purchasers
thereof The comptroller snail invest
the proceeds OF SUCH saieS ana OF tnose
nerevoloie isi. d, 10 az ,,rovide13
for in the bonds of The United States,
the state of Texas, or counties In said
state or In such other securities and
nader such restrictions Ms may be pre-
Sorihed Inv law. and the state shall be
rpsDOQsiDle Tor all investments.
spcr,oN
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Article 7.-The principai OF an bonus
and other funds ana tne prihcipai
arising lIoii .ils s'',e VI "a ani.nnI n,nd
shall be the permanent school Iuhu,
and the interest derivapie thereirom
and the taxes authorized 10 be levied
shall be the available school iund
which shall be applied ANNUALLY 10 the
support Of the pubic iree schools, ana
no law shall be enacted appropratihg
any part of the permanent available
school fund 70 any other purpose WHAT
ever, 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 nerein
provided shall he distributed 10 the
several counties, according 10 theif
scholastic population, ana applied IN
manners as may be provided by law.
SECTION @.
A rt;cle 7-Amended constitution
Al Iands heretofore or hereafter
,,rantad to the eeyeral counties
81 this state for educational
,,,,r,osas are Of right the property of
said counties respectively to which
they were granted, ana ti,ie thereto Is
vested in said county, ana no adverse
possession or ilm i s,aii ever ne
hvaiiapie "s"i"s' ''io N''.s " ""9 '''
w; ~ call ~ d;sno.a ~
,,s lands I'm in whole or in mart In man
no. 10 he nrovIded NV the commissions
hcI w w i..",'N - l.