The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-15
A BEAUMONT BUDGET.
SCHOOL QUESTION MAY GO TO THE
COURTS.
Residents of suburbs Disposed to
Contest the Order of the school
Doard-Tbe LAW Quoted.

Beaumont Texas, June l4.--At 4 meeting
held previous to the recent school tax cleo
ton the city school board adopted and cir
culated resolution in which they an
nounced that in uhe event citizens within
the corporate limits voted TAX for public
schools the schools would be conducted for
the exclusive use and benefit OF pupils Nv
ing within the corporate limits. In other
words. the board would allow no transfers.
AS the tax was voted they ask The Post
correspondent to announce that they pro-
pose following tine resolution 10 the letter.
The question has been raised as To whether
the school board can deny accommodations
in the city schools to pupils living outside
Who may, through the county judge, secure
a transfer. That Is legal question, aud
the court is the proper place TO settle legal
questions. but in the following excerpts
from the laws governing schools and cities
and towns will be found what the school
board regarded as sufficient to justify them
In announcing that they would permit no
transfers.
An act TO authorize the cities of Texas to
maintain public schools. General Laws
1915, page l6l:
Section ll3. That the several incor-
porated cities In the State be and are
hereby authorized to assume control of
the public schools Within their limits.
tc build school houses and provide for
the gratuitous education Of all chill
dren therein. for such time as their con-
stituted authorities may deem eXpe
dent.
Sec. H. Any incorporated city that
may undertake TO provide for the graf
uilous education of all the children OF
scholastic age within its limits snail be
omitted from the school disLricting
county. and shall be permitted to dis
triot the population within its limits.
It -. .s.t..
deemed best.
See. Ia. When any such Incorporated
city so assumes the control OF the public
education within its limits, the county
board OF school directors may, when it
is deemed uXpedient, redistrict the ter
ritory LEFT under their control to suit
the changed relations OF the scholastic
population.
In the Revised Civil Statutes OF 1879, re-
lating to the maintenance. management and
control of public schools In incorpated cit
les and towns the following provisions are
found:
Section 122. Tho council or board of
aldermen of such city or town are in
vested with the exclusive power to
maintain, regulate. control and govern
all the public free schools now estab-
lshed or hereafter 10 be established
within the limits of said city or town.
and they are furthermore authorized to
PASS su"h ordinances. rules and regu-
latlons not inconsistent with the con-
sttution and laws as may be necessary
10 establish and maintain free schools
purchase buildings. sites, construct
school houses and generally To promote
free public education within tho limits
OF their respective cities or towns,
| I'd. Art, 37s3).
Sec. l26. II the vote Of the taxpavers
| Is In favor of the levy OF said tax, then
1t shall he the duty of the council an
| npally thereafter TO levy upon the tax
able property . . such additional INK
as may be necessary for the sup,ort az
Tho schools for ten months In the year,
not to exceed one-half Of / per cent
Sec. l2I. Schools thus organized and
provided for by Incorporated cities or
towns shall he subject TO the general
laws. so far as the same are applicable,
| nut each city or town having control Of
schools within its limits shall consti-
tute separate school district. and may
by ordinance provide for the organlza-
ZION OF schools and the appropriation OF
! Its school fund in such manner as NAV
he best Ahted TO its population and
Sec. lS3 Any city or town in this state
may ACQUIRE the exclusive control Of
it's '" 40 nm
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