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poses in the several school districts in
which it is collected. Whenever dur

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the tax levied by the said county board
of commissioners or similar officers
and the poll tax shall not yield an
amount equal to So per capita of the
number of children enrolled in the
public schools of each county for the
Scholastic year ending October 81, 1895,
as it appears in the report of the state
superintendent of education for said
scholastic year, the comptroller gen
eraI shall for the aforesaid three next
ensuing years on the first day of each
of said years levy such an annual tax
on the taxable property of the State as
he may determine to be necessary to
make up such deficiency and appor'
ton same among the counties of the
State in proportion to the respective
deficiencies therein the sum so appor.
toned shall be paid by the State treas
urer to the county treasurers OF the
respective counties on the warrant OF
the comptroller general and shal! be
apportioned among the school districts
of the counties and disbursed as other
school funds.
And from and after the 31st day OF
December, 1898, the general assembly
shall cause to be levied annually on
all the taxable property of the State
such tax, in addition to the said tax
levied by the said county board of
commissioners, or similar officers and
poll tax above provided, as may be
necessary to keep the school opens
throughout the State for such length
of time in each scholastic year as the
general assembly may prescribe; and
said tax shall be apportioned among
the counties in proportion to the def.
ciencies therein and disbursed as other
school funds.
Any school district may, by the au-
thority of the general assembly, levy
an additional tax for the support of its
schools.
THE GENERALIZATION SCHEME.
Section 6 of Mr.. Kennedy's minori.
ty report was then taken up and was
as follows:
Section 6. The comptroller general
shall levy at each regular session after
the adption of this constitution an an
nual tax of 8 mills on the dollar on
all taxable property throughout the
State for the support of the public
schools, which tax shall be collected
at the same time and by the same
agents as the general State levy and
shall be paid into the State treasury.
There shall also be assessed on all tax
able polls in this State between the
ages of 81 and 60 years an annual tax
of 81 on each poll, the proceeds OF
which shall be applied solely to the
support of the public schools. The
school tax shall be distributed among
the several counties in this State in
proportion to the respective number OF
pupils enrolled in the public schools,
| to be disbursed in the several school
districts of said counties as may be
provided by the general assembly.
ANY school district may, by the au.
thority of The general assembly, levy
an additional tax for the support of its
schools.
MIR. PATTERsoN's PLAN.
Mr.. Patterson announced that he
would offer the following sections as
a substitute for Mr.. Kennedy's substi
tute:
Section 6. The existing county board
of commissioners of the several coun'
ties, or such officer or officers as may
hereafter be vested with the same OF
similar powers and duties shall levy
an annual tax of 3 mills on the dollar
upon all the taxable property in their
respective counties; which tax shall
be collected at the same time and by
the same officers as the other taxes fol-
the same year, and shall be held in the
county treasures of the respective
counties to be apportioned among the
school districts of the counties in pro
portion to the respective number oi
pupils enrolled in the public schools
thereof.
Sec. 8. The general assembly shall
make provision for the assessment and
collection of an annual tax of 81 on
each male inhabitant in the State be-
tween the ages of 81 and 60 years who
is able to perform ordinary manual
labor, the proceeds of which tax shall
be expended for school purposes in the
several school districts in which it is
collected, and the general assembly
shall define the penalties, fines and
forfeitures to be imposed for the non
payment of this tax.
Sec. s. In addition to the taxes here
matter required to be levied and col
lected, the general assembly shall
make provision for the levy and col
lection of an additional tax of 1 mil.
on the dollar on all of the taxable
property of the State, which tax shall
be levied, collected and paid into the
State treasury in the same manner a.
are other taxes, and which tax shall
be expended in public school educa
ton among the schools of the several
counties of the State according to the
fdiscretion of the State board of contro
under such regulations as the general
assembly may prescribe.
Mr.. Hutson-If you adopt that sys
tenn why don't you abolish the whole
county system and let this apply te
roads and bridges as we'll, and abolish
the office of county treasurer.
Mr.. Kennedy-1 have no objection
to that. 1t was the law up to 6S.
Mr.. Hutson-I think you have saic
that that system was poor one.
Mr.. Kennedy-As to schools, it wa.
a very good one as to everything else
Are you going to have one rule fol
higher education and another as tc
primary2
Mr.. Watson moved to table Mr.
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