The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-13
IT WILL NOT HIT BUTTE
Supreme Courts Decision on the
School Law.
NO SPECIAL ELECTION
Other Portions OF the State Have Not
Been So Fortunate-A Special
Session OF the Legislature
Is Necessary.

Fortunately for Butte. the recent de-
cision Of the supreme court relating to
the levy and collection of special school
taxes does not affect this district or
county. Reports from tine several coun-
ties in the state indicate that there is
an uncomfortable possibility that the
school terms will be abruptly cut off at
an early date in consequence of the
courts decision declaring void the
school law in reference to the neces-
sary levy for the maintenance of the
schools.
A reporter for the Standard yester-
day called upon Attorney r. L. Clinton,
who is a member OF the board of edu
cation of school district No. /, which
embraces Butte, Walkerville, Meader-
vile, Centerville, Williamsburg and al
most all of Silver Bow county. In re-
lation to the effect of the recent decis-
ion of the supreme court, Mr.. Clinton
said:
There has been no special election in
this district this year and there will
be no necessity for calling one for any
purpose, as the board of school trus-
tees has made the tax levy for school
purposes through the board of county
making ample provisions for conducting
| the schools throughout the entire school
year, which general levy is in no man
ner affected by the courts decision,
and this is considered very fortunate
state of affairs for the school district
and school children. as many school
districts in the state will be unable to
conduct their schools during the year
unless a special session of the legisla-
| ture is convened to relieve the present
| condition by new legislation on this
subject, or unless the taxpayers in the
several districts pay the special tax
| levied for conducting the schools with
| out legal protest"
The following from the Independent
tells about the effect the decision has
upon the schools in the Helena dis
trict:
The Helena school trustees submitted
the question of a special school tax TO
the people of the district some months
ago, and it was defeated Then the
board of county commissioners were
asked to levy the maximum Of mills
for general school purposes, which they
did While that levy does not give the
district as much money as the trustees
say they require to run the schools nine
months. nevertheless, they will have
more money at their command than
they would have had had the special
cision would have prevented it's collac-
ton. Fortunately for the schools of
this county, but two districts will have
their expected revenues cut off on ;lc-
count of the decision, and even these
may get the money the people have
voted. These districts are No. IS, when
voted a special tax of mills and dis
trict No. rs, which voted one Of mills
County Treasurer Steele said yesterday
that he would continue to collect the
special tax in the two districts named
unless he was notified by the county
attorney not to do So Those people
voted that tax to their Schools" said the
treasurer, land unless / am told not to
collect it by the legal adviser of the
county, / shall continue to take it in"
While the special school taxes to be
collected in this county this year
amount to in round numbers SCI GOO
but small proportion of it is for the
purpose of providing additional school
facilities" 1t is for the purpose of pay
ing interest on the bonded indebted
ness of school districts. OF the amount
the Helena school district will pay
$4,000.