Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-18
THE FUSION sCHOOL-TAx.
a Special Levy to lie Voted for Next
EIection-County Changes.

RALEIGH, n. c.. April 17.-(special)-
No mention has as yet been made Of the
fact that the last Legislature passed an
important act relative TO the public
schools. requiring the question Of local
taxation for public education 10 bs voted
upon at the next election for members
OF the Legislature. and biennially there
after by each township, city and town
not already levying a special tax for
schools This special levy to be voted
on is 20 cents on the 500 OF property,
and GO cents on each poll. The original
bill. which applied to every county, was
amended so that fifty-six counties were ex-
copied, thus leaving the act in force in
the counties OF Alexander. Beaufort Bla-
den, Burke. Cabarrus. Caldwell. Carteret,
Cerokee. Clay, Dare. Davidson, Davie.
Duplin. CASTOR, Graham. Guilford. Har-
nett, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Ma
con, Madison, Mitchell, Montgomery.
Orange Pamlico. Pender, Polk. Rutner-
fnrd, Stanly. Stokes. Surry, Swain, Tyr
rell, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, Yad-
kin. and Yancey. Wherever this special
Ia: will he voted It will greatly Increase
,he efficiency OF the public scnool'. and
II is probable that the people will vote the
tax in n number OF the counties named.
There was already a law allowing the
county commissioners, upon petition OF
one third Of the freeholders, TO order
an election to levy a special tax Of 10
cents on property and 30 cents on polls,
but the new law requires the election
without petition. and for twice the
amount of special tax.
STATE FUNDS.
During the next two years the uni
verslty will receive $4,000 a year from
the State. and the Normal and Indus
trial School 1880 a year, and the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical. here. $4,000 a
year. The latter also gets $500 year
from the United States Government.
In an interview to-day with Mr. Scar
borough. state Superintendent of Public
instruction, he tells me that the county
boards of education and county supern-
tendents all 90 out Of Office the first Mon
day of June Their powers cease that
day. and on II they can do nothing save
turn over their offices to the county
commissioners The latter will the same
day appoint the new school committees,
under the new law.
WILL SHE HAVE a FAIR?
The directors of the State Fair met
| here last night President Julian 5. Carr
presiding. II. ". Aver resigned as secre-
| tary. and John Nichols was elected 10
thdt place. Inc Idll II III ueo' F.''VV tVI
premiums. and 1850 floating debt. The
| people of Raleigh Will be called on to
decide whether another fair shall be held
| the coming autumn II was decided that
| at the next fair the greatest economy
| I'm management should be observed, and
| all free passes abolished. The premiums
| last year were too liberal. and there were
too many passes. The fair. however, was
| by far the best ever held in the State.
| State-Auditor Furman left to-day for
| Asheville, to attend the funeral OF his
| father. Mr.. William II. Furman. who died
| there yesterday, at the age OF 76. He
| was a native OF Petersburg. Va. and for
many years lived at Loulsburg, y. c.