The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-17
couuH ScEooI noEIs.
How Ihey shaIl - Apportienet
to the DISTRICTS.


The superintendent AZ sehaca funds
to school districts outside OF District
No. I. which includes ~ 81 Seattle. i
unusually small this rear, and sh<
clerks Of the snany counfry districts
are wondering why their revenue has
been diminished. while thas OF the city
district has been increased The ap
pended explanation il simple. and VII
satisfy many inquirers.
Under the new lAw. passed AZ the
last session Of the legislature. seattle
District No. il emitted to IA IL
taxes received upon property Of Seat
tie, and, as tle bslk 81 the taxahls
property Of the cfunty Is IN Seattle,
the apporfionment 10 outside districts
Is suf down at the rstio of 1t least one
third on each pupil. Heretofore the
rule has been TO app1Ftion the whole
school money Of the county among al
the districts pro rata, and the change,
70 those not familiar with the law. has
caused considerable surprise Before
making che superintendent County
Superintendent Pnsey secured from
Prosecuting Attorney Newiin the fol-
s.-ss7--- ys--l 4az.iEion on the new Law
sKATrLk, wash. Ter, April II, Issa.
v. A. Pusey. school superintendent,
King county. W. T.-De0r SIR In reply
% yorrs Of the Gu inst. askiug thaf !
furnish you with . written opinion. fxst.
- TO whether or not EneS collected BY Just.
Eces IN Seattle aud by them turned over 70
the county treasurer, % be applied 10 the
school fund, are 70 be nppoytfoued to the
several school disfricta OF the entire
eounty. Including teAftse school district
Ne. 7. or to the oatxide districts only. sec
ond. Is 20 whether rents collected BY the
cunnfy commissioners are 70 be applied TO
ell the school districts throughott The
county generally, or whether the rents 20
collected from leased school lands are only
10 be applied 70 The outside county dis.
tYicfs, excluding district No. ] Of seattle;
third. same question a. To fnes collected
and turned over TO the corety treasurer,
county.
In reply thereto. have 70 state hat sec.
ton Ills of the code provides Git ssalI
fines imposed on any persons By uro-
Visions Of this code, where the saust All
be collected, shall be paid to the uy
treasurer Of the county where such cosJsc'
ton shall hare been had. 70 so into the
county fund.
section 81 OF the code provides that
| graded schools In cities and towns shall
be entitled TO their fun share OF public
school moneys
Section i: acts q ISIS. page y, pro
yides s.that the board OF directors Of each
school district, whera said district Is com
posed OF an incorporated town Of 5000 In
habitanss or over. skhail have power to az
and determine the amount Of taxes foi
general school purposes 70 be assessed
within such district, and the taxes "a
raised shall be collected, kept. disbHrsed
49,
ing, keeping ard disturxtng olice7, g I
separate fund.- exclusively applicable e
school purposes Ia such district, and nc
taxes levied for school purposes Outside o.
such school district shall be applicable q
school purposes in such diatEtci
page "a, provides that ''an acts or parts o
acts Inconsistent with this act are hereb,
repealed
Il viii be noticed that section l6 above
referred TO refers to taxes. their manner o.
collection and disbursement. IL is plain
then, that this section. 80 far as count,
| must be strictly adhered to. The sct. how
ever, does not repeal AL former acts, Blu
such only - are inconsistent with tb,
same section 32xo Of the code, whicl
provides that graded schools in cities d
towns shall be entitled to their full shar'
Of public school moneys" Is. in IA,
/ VRSAt0Als ft3kt III kUtEIs GAIEHtlHk ~ eKMLU
taxes collected in school diasrfcts contain
ing over 5000 inhabitants. Nothing that
can find In the acts OF 1ss7-S. page 2i--ex
cepting as before stased-fh6 name
of collecting and disbnrsiug taxes
seems inconsistent with the provision,
of section 32z2 OF the codes, granting
graded schools In cities or towns their fnl
share OF public school moneys whethe
these moneys be collected through fue
imposed by the several justices OF th
peace OF Seattle precinct. the district cour
Of the county or school lands leased by 81
county commissioners tan cat no figure
They are all alike public moneys" whicl
go into the general county fund Bcin
public school moneys not collected by tax
I am OF the opinion that they shonld b
equitahiy apportioned to the several scho0
districts throughout the whole county
including school district No. l.
Very respectfully.
w. w. NEWLIS,
Prosecuting Attorney.