The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
|OM The CAPITAL CITY
-. # The New Laws Affecting Public
Schools.
l. IS A LARGE NUMBER OF Them
scat Executive Committee
P.,,nr-writ of Mandnmus in
Prospect.

y. rsxas. July 15.-state Superin-
=, Public Education Kendall ha;
CIV CIV, ,hs following synopsis of laws
,v the Twenty sixth Legislature
ting the public schools to be sent
,wer to the many inquiries daily
,.s =, the subject by his department:
s ,,l No. 157 repeats articles SSsS,
oooo and 1901. title So, chapter z, r.
AK which articles transferred annual
:. ,er cent OF the permanent school
~ ,,s credit of the available school
!. thu school year 1928 s1e5,9s1.7e
s,erred. and for the year 1S9S-9S
das AZ vas transferred from the per-
Wv. ool fund to the available school
H' rha repeal of this law will prevent
.-.nsfers In the future. The law
ito effect March /, 1893.
...,i,nte house bill No. 1876 amends
~. so5s title Sc, chapter IL, r. 8. 1885
eie change the date of the election OF
IN district counties from the first
,asr in June to the first Saturday in
m after the passage Oh saia aet ID
LAX, 1929, and the time on whicn said
siees enter upon the discourage OIL theif
ss from the first day of July to the
aay OF May. 1t also changes the date
suhseouent elections OF trustees whose
ms expire from the first Saturday in
u Of each year to the iirst Saturday IN
i, a each year. This law applies only
common school districts In district
mites. This law went into effect March
1s9a. 49,,
I'm method OF electing trustees In in
pepdent districts, defines their duties
repeats article 40OS Of the Revised
Sutes. Under this law the following
les will prevail;
Six trustees are to be elected on the
tuesday in May, 1899, and at the
Ina time president of the board is also
Scted. The president thus elected holds
I office for two years and thereafter the
I'M OF office of president will be four
hrs The trustees thus elected shall
kermine by lot which three of them
hl hold their office for two years and
three that hold for four years.
Three trustees are to be elected each
a years thereafter, on the second Tues
in December 1901, 1903, ETC.. and
cir term of office shall be four years,
d all trustees serve without compensa-
B. The president OF the board is not en-
He'd to a vote except in case of tie.
3. County judges order the first cleo
bn under this act, and thereafter the
kction is TO be ordered by the board of
nsees
3. The board OF trustees "elect super
PENDENT or principal of schools of such
dependent district for not more than
10 years, and such election of superin-
hdent or principal shall be held between
4 18th day of April and the 10Th day
. August of each year, or each alternate
Jar, as may be necessary.
4. Vacancies In the board are filled by
E remaining members of the board Of
justices.
d. Independent districts which, at the
|ne Of the passage of this law, had a
fard OF six ttestees elected by the people
| appointed by the city council. Were not
3qlired to hold the election In May, 1899
fustees elected under article 4007, r. S..
flermine by lot those members who shall
pa until 1901 and those whose terms
fill not expire until 1903. Cities and
lwns operating under article 4o1S are not
Ffected by this law.
Article 1908, which made county
tdges and mayors ex-officio members
the school board is specially repealed
this act
This law took effect March 30, 1899.
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Paspter 8, title Sc, R. S. 1895, which in
PNes the Investment of the permanent
Faool fund in county bonds. This act
[peaIs that clause of said section which
Equlres that bonds bear a rate of inter-
\ OF at least five per cent per annum.
may Is to say, that the State board of
Pucatlon Is now permitted to invest in
[.la!n ponds that bear a rate OF interest
FL imam i've per cent per annum. 1t is
cumulative act 10 the next one Is. H. b.
~, y, 20 and 3l3), spoken Of herein.
Is my act took effect May 90. 1899.
.Sups'ltnte house bill Nos. 275 and 313
nesds articles 1892, 1898 and 1894, chap
Y ., ute S6, r, s. 1895, which relate to
's investment Of the permanent school
.au, ., mere are also added thereto arti-
, sss! and Ss9ia, thus giving the State
,a.u q education an option of ten days
Az ponds issued by counties and lncor-
..a'eu cities, ard provides that when Il
, uniium is paid for bonds, the board of
osn snail refund the same and au-
'Ae lhe commissioners court to invest
y permanent publis free school fund be-
nSse 10 the counties in this State as
o. Neu IN thls act for the investment of
No. permanent public free school fund.
1ssY articles are In substance as fullows:
es. Sssla authorizes the State board
bsoi t TO invest the permanent
ma, MAJ iund In United States bonds, State
i s.s ana county bonds, land in the event
/ H. ol education are unable to invest
smn,, permanent public free school funds
rncw, llles, they are authorized and
n .ieu IN their discretion to invest
,ts !. 'ohus OF Incorporated cities In said
d VIE oos2 is amended by adding after
ID co, .u county cor incorporated city"
her rsiuaes by saying land It Is fur
urts posiued that the commissioners
.rebv .rt the counties of this State are
hcoi t au'norlzed to invest the permanent
ann.r .nu belonging to the county in the
en- :, provided In this act for the invest
rs e,.nthe state fund" The effect Of
cl t,aI ha Is to authorize the Investment
hal AZ SSsS is amended so as to read
rest ~ MOI bear as great rate of in
i'm; an, AZ least three per cent per an
any ,no. no county bonds or the bonds
an in voporated city shall be purchased
fra s YES OF the permanent pub
81 ~ s, VnooN fund when the indebted
clusya o county or incorporated city
coed A., ~ the bonds so offered shall
The rea , per cent of the assessed value
lis psr 1' estate in such county or city"
a, bear y. me board 10 purchase bonds
II cent ne ne low rate " Interest as three
: wors 'osa Is amended by adding after
Article s ssSoanty or incorporated city"