The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14
THE SCHOOL LAW.
A Fall Text Of The new School
Law.
The Foundation Tor a Graud iduea
tiOuAl System.
The Tlu,. OF legislative Lucubrallon

"Anso, n establish and mairt iiaa fy-'
ten 20 pu1Nf I-.r srHu1s tlr the IiA'y '
TfNu., end .Trp.aI 90 rUcn 90 chHl''T b"
tillr rs i e 10 FtyI.g. o,l. o.. u-sui i.Ass''
reier lo puIiciur ClsIls uut rldt 81 100 f''-
rated ui'lfs ana t1NHH, astluius or hs''Nt
assumed c 20 troll 90 thtiI puohc Tree to1o'lt
nud zll laws sud pAils o. laws H. connie
with this agt
sTcFioS /. Ba enacted by the lerls'HtuT.
OF the a'tt'ui frNt-, mat the oousaluh1l'I
provisions lnr putl'l rec tehooli IRE ht9t.
nv app.uded as part OF ths school Ia" OF
Sec. i-Ar'. :, A general efasIoH
OF knoNl-ige being essential 20 the T.''ri'
walton OF the liberties aud righIs ~ to
people, n shEl he ne duty oIibe lsFisl lte
.ofthe sta 9 ~ establish and make suitable
proyisi1 n iur Tue support and mA.AeAaUtr
of an tttceut system OF puOlc ice sGl2l L.
Arr 4 iands, lands and Other prop.
ty here oloTe set apart ana nppgopf's''i
gSr the support OF puzzle schools, 81, ne
alternate st,t ous OF land reserved Tor the
st,t ogt OF grants herel Olore made, or lal
may hereafter be made - railroads orolhe
CORPORATIONS OF any nature Whatever ont,
hslt OF the q 4 lie domain OF THIS ttt'e, anu
ali sums u. money that may cnme 10 lhe
state from the sale oil any port ou OF lhr
same, stall constitute perpetual saAoo'
fund. -,,,..
Sec. 8. Art. 7-Am,nded constiiu,
tinn-0at- fourth OF rhe revenue derived
from the state occupation taxes and a POI
tsx OF one do ar on every male tnhub'tal
oitnl state between the ages oil .. ana W
years snail be set apart annually ior We
bent Il OF putlic free schools and IN ada''
ton thereto tarIe shall De lsviod and col
lectsa an annual ad Ysl)rem state tax
exceed twenty cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation, as with the
available school fund arising from tli other
sources, viii be sufficient TO malnt iin ana
support the public Tree schools OF this sttte
for period vi not less than SIX months Ia
each yesr, and the Legislature may
l.o provide for tie formation OF school dis-
tricts within all or any OF the counties OF
this state by general or SPECIAL laws WIN
cut tho local notice required In otner cases
Of special Legislation, ald may authorize an
additional al vi rem lax TO ne levied ana
collected within such school districts Tor the
fuitner msint srancs of public free srhot l.
and the er.ctiOn OF school buildings there
In; provided, that twG-t1irds oil the qu,l .
Il I'D pTOpgriy .s-puyiDg voters oil ths az
tritt, voting al an election - Dc hr!d inr
that purpose, shall vote such tux not 20 eA'
coed IN any one year twenty cents 10 the
one hundred dol ars valuation OF lie prop
eitv subject 10 taxation in such di'trc ,
but the limitation upon the amount OF Nl'-
trict tax herein authorized shai! nn1 aplli
u inrorpOrated ci,i-s or towns constituting
senara,e and independeIt school districts
Sec. 4, art. 7--AmeIdGd constitution =
The lands herein SIT apart to the pubnc
free chaol fluid sh.li be sold Under such
REGULATIONS, Ut such times and on suCh
terms rs may be pre- 'crOei by law, ana tue
- lsgi ture shall not have power to grpnt
any reuef n purchasers theron. lheclmP-
tro lsr shall iuvsst tle proceeds OF suoh sales
AID of those heretofore made rs may br
directed by tue beard o! education herein
provided Tor, in the bonds Of the ull Ell
States, the STATE Of Texas, or counCes IN
said state, or IN such otner securities ana
under such restrictions as may be pre-
scribsd by law, aud the state shall be 70
epousiole Tor Ill investments.
Sec. s. Article 7. The principal oil al
bonds and other funds and the principal
arising from the sale Of lands her.inbeiOre
81 apart ID said school fluid shall be the
permanent school fund, and the
Interest derivable ,heEefrom and
the taxes author z,d to be LEVIED
shall be the available school fund which
shall be applied annually TO the suppo't OF OF
the publ free schools, and no law shall be
enacted approprist,pg any part OF the
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 iund herein
provided shall be distributed to the several
counties, according to their scholastic pop
ulation. aud applied in manners as may be
provided by law.
Sec 6, Art, 7-Amended constitution
ALI lands heretofore or hereafter granted
to the several counties of this tate for edu-
cational purposes IRE OF right the property
of sad counties respectively to which they
were 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 it's
lands IN whClI or III part in manner to be
provided by the commis siohers' court OF
thu county. Actual settlers residing on
said land sh sll be protected by the prior
right OF purchasing the same to the extent
OF cir ,ettlemeut, LOT TO exceed lGO acres,
at the p'ice fixed by sal court, which price
shall not include the value Of eIlstiOg im-
provemenL> made therton by such set lefs,
said lands and the prncet DIS Thereof, when
q trust tor the Deneht OF pubic
schools therein, said proceeds to
Ss invested in bonds of the
United States the tt To of Texas or couu'
ties in said state, or in sucn other securities
and under such re t lotions as may be pre-
scribed by law and the counties snail De
responsible for all investments. the inttrstt
thereon and other revenue except the prin.
cipal shall be the available fund.
Sec Art. z. Separate schools shall
be provided for the white I'd colored chii-
dTen and impartial prov isioo shall be made
for both.
Sec. 8-Art. 7. The governor, comp
troller and secretary of state shsl cousti-
tute board OF education, W no shall distri
butte said funds to the several couLtie and
perform such other duties concerning
public schools as may be prescribed by
law,
Sec. 2. One-fourth of all occupation
taxes and the one dollar poll tax levied
and collected for the use Of publ C Tree
.scho OILS. exclusive of the deliDquencies and
cost of collection, the interest arising from
any bonds or funds belonging to the perm
.apent school fund and al the interest de-
riyable from the proceeds of sale OF lann
heretofore set apart Tor the permsneI
school fund which have hitherto or may
hereafter come into the sta treasury, all
moneys arising from the lease OF school
lands and such a. amount OF state tax, not
to exceed 20 cents on the hundred dollars
valuation of property, as may be from lime
TO time levied ty the Legislature, shall
constitute the available school fund,
VIII ch fund she'll be apportioned an
Du,ly TO the sever,l coui ties OF this
estate according to the scholastic popul ton
of each for me support and maintenance
= of the puul C free sch els.
Sec. 8. opa, t OF the pu lie school fund
shall be appropriated II or used Tor the
,suupprt oi any sectarisn school.
Sec. a. ALI ava ] sol. putlic schotl funds
.of This stale shall be appropriated IN each
county Tor the education tlk- OF whiie and
acrirred children, and each race shs I'll receive
at just pro rata according to schola TIC cen
r An .L;IJra, r;,bouk raoord IN