Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-08

one Oh the most effective nOneS OI en-
couraging and insuring regular schools.
IL is especially desired that provision
be made for more rigid examination
of applicants to teach, as To character,
fitness and requirements.
Should the counties be divided into
districts, local trustees should be
elected in each district and the gener-
al management and control of the
school coniided to this board. No
more !licient way of promoting school
interests can be suggested than 10 en-
| list the patrons in their management
under general system Of laws,
! Sometimes matters might not
please alt; but. at last, if each commu-
nifty succeeds in pleasing itself, others
may well be content.
Whether or not the time has arrived
TO authorize districts to levy u tax, and
ii so, to what extent, is Submitted to
your sound discretion.
AS a means of forcing the teachers to
make regular reports, SO as To enable
the counties to forward their reports to
the educational department, the law
should forbid payments To teachers
until their reports shall have been
made.
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BY THE STATE FOR THE NON
PAYMENT OF IANkS.
This is different question from
that of an extension OF time for re-
demption. Here the title has become
completely vested in the state, and
The state is required to place these
lands ON the market to the highest
bidder; and if The original owner de-
sires to become the owner again, he
must take his chances with other
bidders. There can be no rea-
soiiable objection to allowing original
owners, who wish to be reinvested
with title to such property, to pay the
state such sum rs the controller shall
name. so asao reimburse the state, to
include the whole tax due up 10 the
date of redemption, with annual inter
est at eight per cent, ana costs of cv-
cry character.
THE PROTECTION or TIE PROPERTY
OF THE STATE Al THE CAPITAL.
The law provides no adequate mode
by which the public servants of the
state can protect the property of the
state at this place. There is a
constant outlay of money for
repairs to the government
property here, and the members of the
legislature cannot well understand
how it is that large appropriations are
asked for aud actually required to re-
pair grounds, fences and public build
ings and furniture. ! regret to say
that here appears to be feeling here
that seems 10 indicate that the state
should not look TO the ordinary
methods, and recommend the enact.
mcnt of 81 law that will enable the pub
lie servants ut the capital To protect
The public property.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
1t will be found upon examination
that the judicial district bill passed at
the regular session of the Eighteenth
legislature, which takes effect
the present year, 1854, needs some cor
REGIONS and amendments TO cure GER
tain defects, which have from time To
time been pointed out by members of
your own bodies.
INVESTMENT OF THE SCHOOL FUNDS.
Inasmuch as the legislature sub
mitted an amendment To the consti-
tuition, which was adopted in August
last, providing that the BOARD of cdu-
cation should Invest the permanent
school fund in United States, state or
county bonds, and in such other &C.
curities and under such regulations as
may be prescribed by law" have
deemed it proper to give the legisla-
ture 81 chance to say whether or not
other securities than those named
should be purchased.
IL is proper to observe that the board
of education, since the adoption
of the amendment, has in
vested 81, $50, 74s - OF The school
fund in county bonds. The
bulk of the amount has been invested
in six per cents ut par.
| have no recommendation TO make
about "nther securities,' for investing
the school fund. If permission is
granted counties to fund tAeir iudebt-
edness, have no'dOubt but that coun
ty bonds will absorb all the pernla-
nent school and asylum funds for
years to come.
In the opinion of the board OF edu-
cation, there g. uld not he two bodies,
each with plenary power Ia invest the
school funds in United States, state
and county bonds, and ~ this, by the
cons ,itution. Is 10 be done under the
direction of the board OF education, ii
was GOV d the cons ituti II was to
tllat eNteut selt-vNActlnE, ana no leiylS- !
lutiOn was necessary: hence the board, !
in The inte est %. free schools and To |
save the people from taxation, pro- !
reeded at once to loan the permanent |
fund to counties, and il is now all in |
vested in not less than six per 1
cent. valid county bonds.
The United States and state bonds
owned 10y the school fund might be
to the university fund AT
better rates than could he obtained
from the market and result in advan-
tagc to both funds; ms the school fund
could easily be reinvested in county !
bonds al better interest than it Is draw
ing at present, while the university
fund can only be invested in state and
federal bonds, for which hi h
premium must be paid in the markets.
EXPOSITION ATNEw ORLEANS.
1t would seem that IA laudable pride
In our state, AZ we'll as he II aterial
advantages to accrue, which at once
suggest themselves 10 members,
hould induce us to take steps 10 prop
,rly represent the state ut the worlds
air to be held nj New Orleans. begin
ming in December next, and ! earn