The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-09
FOR sspAsArE SCHOOLS
ksrgosen's Bni Is UnaBimously Recon-
mtnded for Passage.

Esrgusen's BnI IS UnaDimousiy Recon-
msnded for Passage.
Following is Fergusous separate
school bill, which was unanimously y
recommended for passage in the house
yesterday;
An act relating to the esta blishment
Of separate schools and repeating
article s, OF chapter 20, Ot the statutes
OF 1898
BE it enacted by the legislative as
semby Of the territory of Oklahoma:
section L. Whenever there shall be
as many As eight colored children In
any school district liz the territory Of
Oklahoma there shall be a district
formed for the education OF colored
children In the same manner and upon
the same application as other school
districts are formed, aud they shall
hold their annual school meetings and
elections and elect their own school
officers In the same manner as other
school meoi lngs and elections are held
Sec When pro rating the school
money among the various districts of
the county, 1t shall be the duty OF the
county uperintendent of public in
strueton to include the cOlored dis
tricts and apportion the same among
all the districts, both white and
colored, according to the number of
children of school age.
Sec. 8. In any distri where the
colored children are in the ma.
jority and there are as many
rs eight white school children OF school
age, the whites OF said district shall
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same manner as provided for the for
nation of colored districts.
Sec !. When taxes are levied and
collected for the support of the schools
Of the district, according To the num-
ber OF children of school age in each
Sec II there be as many as eight
children of different race in any four
or less mum Der OF adjoiuing districts,
the parents OF said children in said
districts may organize one colored or
white school district, as tbe case may
be, covering the territory of the dis.
trict so formed.
Sec 9. In case of the formation Of
district from the territory of a mum
Der of districts as provided In section
of this act, the school tax levied and
collected in the original districts shalt
be prorated in accordance With the
number Of children belonging to the
original district, and the number Of
children going from the territory of
said original district.
Sec Z. In case there Is not a suffis.
lent number of white or colored chill
dren, as the case may be, In any dis
trict or adjoining districts to organize
district, then the amount of money
going to such children snail be re-
served In the treasury for the use and
benefit of such children, when there
shall be a district formed for them, or
the same may be transferred TO any
other district in this territory, which
said children may attend. The county
superintendent, upon proper showing,
may draw his warrant in favor OF the
district which said children have at
tended.
Sec. s. Hereafter 1t shall be unlsw-
ful In the public schools OF this terri
tory for any white child TO attend any
colored school, or tor any eolored child
to attend any white school Any per-
son violating the provisions OF this act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 9 When separate schools are
established, as provided in this act,
the term OF school shall be the same
in each school year and shall be pro.
vided with equal school facilities.