The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
THE AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND.
MIR. ArOltROW,s BILL no REGULAT11
ITS EXPENDITURE.
Names Proportion of FUNDS Allotted
Witch May he Used for Certain
Purposes by Trustees. s

Austin, Texas. january 2a.-Mr. Morrow
has introduced the following bill in the
house to regulate and limit the expendi-
ture of available school funds. If there
is anything that needs regulating 1t is
what the gentleman from Kaufman is al
ter in this instance and as his proposition
is a good one it should receive careful
consideration at the hands OF the cduca-
tional committee;
An act to amend article 1884, of chapter
IA, OF title sc, OF tho Revised Civil
Statutes OF the State OF Texas, and to
repeal section /, of an act entitled IAN
act to regulate and limit the cxpendi-
ture OF State, county and local school
funds, and regulate treasurers' reports
| thereof passed by the arst called ses-
sion Of the Twenty fifth legislature and
approved June %, 1897
Section ]. Be il enacted by the legisla-
ture OF the State of Texas: That arzfcle
1884, of chapter Ia, Of title Sc, Of the Re-
vised Civil Statutes of the State OF Texas,
shall hereafter read as follows:
Article 1884. When school district has
no school house, or not sufficient num-
Der, the trustees may contract for the
building of school house or school
houses, and may use for such purpose not
more than % per cent annually of tho
public State and county available school
funds, apportioned and to be apportioned
to snch district for a period of not ex-
ceeding three years; provided that where
a house is to be erected the citizens of
the district must contribute of their labor,
| or means, or both, an amount equal to the
school funds to be so used, and Il suitable
piece of land Shall be donated AZ a site,
and deed therefor shall be executed and
delivered, conveying good and sufficient
title in fee simple in and TO such land, to
the county judge and his successors In Of
fee, in trust for public free school pur-
poses, which deed must be recorded as
other deeds; and when a school district
has a house, or houses, but the same need
| repair, or need seats and desks, the trus-
| tees may contract for such repairs, or for
such seats and desks, and may use of the
| said available State and county school
funds for such proposes not exceeding 25
Iper cent thereof for one year; and for tho
| purpose of furnishing fuel, water, stoves,
brooms, crayon, blackboards, buckets and
renting school houses, the trustees may
use of said available State and county
| funds for any one year not exceeding 10
per cent of such funds apportioned to said
district; and provided not more than Is
per cent of said funds shall be used In
any one year Tor all or Sa1u purposes, ana
that in addition to the purposes afore-
mentioned the said State and county avail
able school funds may also be used for
the following purposes and no other. viz:
The payment OF the salaries of teachers.
the payment of the salaries OF county SUI
perintendents, the payment OF trustees
for taking the scholastic census and the
payment Of the commissions of the county
and city treasurers for receiving and dis
bursting said funds: provided, however,
that funds arising from tuition OF children
under and over scholastic age, and funds
arising from district school taxes may be
used for any OF the purposes aforenamed
and for purchasing other school supplies
and appliances and school sites: but the
title TO al real estate purchased shall be
taken and recorded as hereinbefore pro-
vided. and. provided further, thai no debt
or contract shall be made for or by which
any of the funds aforementioned shall be
bound or held liable for period of more
than three years
Sec. @ That section ] OF an act entitled
"An act to regulate and limit the expendi-
tire of State, county and local public
school funds, and 10 regulate treasurers'
reports thereof. passed at the first called
session Of the Twenty ffth legislature and
approved June 90, 1897, and all other Laws
and parts of laws in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.