The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-03-30
Department Devoted to the
Teachers OF Cobb.
THE SCHOOL LAW FOR THE COUNTY.
The Vote of the People Necessary to
Its AdOptiOn.-A Wise Measure and
Ought to Be Adopted.

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recommending that the Ordinary
call an election for deciding whether
the county outside OF Marietta
should levy tax to support good
schools in every district tor nine
months should meet the hearty ap>
proval of the people of the county.
The law on the matter is plain and
when the Ordinary orders the elec>
ton, the teachers should urge their
patrons to vote in favor ofit. First,
because the county will thereby give
the children nine months instruction
instead of five. End. The schools
will be free, so that the rich and
poor alike may obtain an education.
3rd. The schools will be better
schools than now owing to the fact
that they will be better organized,
both as to grading and discipline.
The organization and discipline
would be similar to that in towns
having public school systems. 4th.
The teachers will be better paid and
will receive work for nine months.
9TH. 1t will be cheaper than paying
tuition as the additional tax needed
will be small, possibly, not over two
mills on the dollar. 9th. 1t will
enable each neighborhood to increase
in population, thus increasing the
value of property. 1t will also put
an end to the necessity Of so many
farmers having to leave their farms
in order to go where they can edu>
cate their children.
At other times this department
will have more to say on this subject
but at present we will only give a
synopsis of the law bearing on this
subject so that all may clearly un>
derstand it:
Whenever two successive grand
juries Of the county shall recommend
in their general presentments that a
local tax in said county shall be
levied to supplement the State tax
in support of the common schools ot
the county, the Ordinary of said
county shall order an election to be
held, after giving public notice
thereof, once week for four weeks,
in the paper in which the sherifl's
advertisements are published, and
by posting the notice at the court
house door for at least four weeks
previous to the time fixed for said
election. Said election shall be
held under the same rules and regu-
lations as those governing the cleo.
ton Of county officers, and all quail
fed voters of the county, and none
others, shall be allowed to vote at
the same. In said election the bal>
lots shall have printed or written
upon them the words, "For Local
Taxation for Public Schools" or
against Local Taxation for Public
Schools" The managers of the
election shall consolidate the votes
as now provided in elections for
county officers, and shall then file
the returns with the Ordinary, who
shall declare the result. 1t twos
thirds of the persons qualified 20
vote at said election have voted for
local taxation for public schools, the
Ordinary shall certify the same in
writing to the County Board of Edu-
cation. The County Board Of Edu-
cation shall then, at a regular meet
ing, or at special meeting, of which
due notice has been given to each
member, proceed by order or reso>
luton to levy tax not exceeding
one-fourth of one per cent. adj
valorem, upon all the taxable props
erty of the county as shall appear
by the county digest. The County
School Commissioners shall make
out a certified cory of the order or
resolution, fixing the rate OF said
tax, and shall deliver the same to
the Tax Collector Of the county on