The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-04
CHANGES N school LAM.
ALTERATIONS MADE ny COMMIT
TEE ON EDUCATION.
Eeadsax-Nev Provision te
Observation-Disclosures of ASSESS
sneHt RaiSed-oniy Fou- Holidays


ss;aecsal Dispatch - iae Pos. -Tntels eae@r.
OLYMPIA. Match 3.-ImsseTtaat add
sicns ard alterations 10 the present code
81 scaoa3 laws 81 tire .:1age are n1ase II
". Is. ~ from IRE eo,nrlsgse@ 81 ss,asa
tsasa wn9ch Ezas eea78sarel Oh sesrnd .saG
i1g this morning. The ls.l contains tgera-
ty-n-Ise sscs@Y.s. ana aiFzsnzts. Esse present
i4S relative = Gas anEGsirE - bs raised hS
ta2Asaan fer echaoE palrga~gsez ~ z.4e stase.
tas registration 81 eeteTs. the tsFna, o
office Of TIE county superintendent. ele.
4 provision la the bill 81 reported from
tse eemEitsea 49, ~ ire effec5 faa. Yot-
evs might z gister IN fAe seasces n uses. slot
more snan tao 81 eac1 ward u taa 2islss.
aaere they reside ard vote Ta.s. il vas
p.annsti, would place the work of register
ing a large percentage az the wonlsn sos-
era Upon t1e principals OF sae sehosis
slcDoalld Ct King made a vigorous
fight against this arosSsof, aad had II
s.f.clsen cat Of the bill In IL pace WAS
substituted an Amendment; providing that
hi cities OF 1855 or more Inhabitants the
leg atration Of xesers .si1ian &c done az Two
places. and that nae v8iers @ao are regis
s.rea for any general election need mol
register for ihe scho3i esectsen.
Limit of Assessments.
One Of The most important changes made
III the bin Is that raising the limit CT 1s~
ses.-mens for schcol purposes from TO
mE.llss Oh the dollar. AMI the prov.So that
the amount raised in tna state rs taxat on
slaii be equal TO S per. capita on the basis
% school enrolment AZ there are approx
i.nasely 1880 children within the state of
school age. tF.e increase over the present
,aw. which provises for an assessment
equal to Sc per capita, WI amount. in
roand numbers. 10 s2ie,aso per aangm. Tn
section IN full is rs follaws:
fog TIE support Of common schools hefe.n-
before provided Ii shall be the duty 5f the
state beard Of equalization. annually, al
the iiase Of ieyysng tax for state purposes,
produce d gum VIII en-. ~Gan aa9et 70 tae
estimated amcant If monsX to lie derived
ff.m tire Interest On the state permanent
school fund for the cGrref1t tisca, year,
r0s.Ging in tte state, Is sae&n ~ the.
last report OF thu several county super.n-
tendenis 10 the superintendent Of public
ssgtructton. Provided, That said tax shaA
rot exceed ) mills. GA the dollar. Sad tax
levy shall he certified - the several county
aue tors, in the same manner as other
state taxes are require to be certified and
snail be rcsieeted and transmitted to the
state treasurer al the s&ai1ie tina and IN The
same manner as other state take are re-.
q1lred 10 be collected and tram .airted ard
Il shall be tas duty Of the STATE auditor,
nithsn thirty davs4 fer tAr date, al winch
county treasurers are required 10 transmit,
= ate ftiGfs t. tho stale treasurer. 10 uer-
ufy 70 the superintendent OF public ia
atructicn thu amount et al! state annual
as,hool funds in the hands Of tie 81 tie
treasurer. subject 70 aiporiionment.
Another equally important change made
IN the present law is contained in section
s. which provides tEa. the term of the.
csunty superintendent shall begin on the
first Monday in August instead Of the
second Monday in January. TIE object of
this change IS 10 make the fscal year OF
stAocl management. ep:TtFrend with the
fiscal year of the district.
Number Of Holidays Reduced.
Section T. of the bill provides for the
following holidays only; Thanksgiving
day, Christmas day. Nsw Yesr's ard
Fourth of July. IL - also provided that If
any of these koslaays shall tall on sur
day. the following Monday shalt be OBJ
served by the schools. Heretofore the fo,-
lfsw.ng additional days have been deserved:
Lincoin's birthday. Waslington's birthday.
Memorial day. Labor day any day on
which Il general election is held through
cut tile state, and any other day desic-
mated by the governor. such rs Arbor day
or Bird day. +. .s intended to observe
these holidays By ho.d.ng appropriate ex-
erc'ses In the schools.
Hereafter under the oIli county teach
ers' institutes shall hold far Ave days, in
stead Of three
One Of ihe important alterations made
In tbs present code Is III section II which
provides that teachers naust be at least IS
years of age. The minimum age nov is II
years.
tons, except In Incorporated csties with a
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