The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-04


 adoption of the report.
 The motion was carried and the re-
 port adopted.
 MT. Brown-Ordiance No. 21S--- Whereas, There is no provision of the
 Constitution of the United States which requires a State to maintain system
 of public education for the children
 thereof, or prohibits such State from
 reasonable discrimination between the
 races In the matter of education, by the appropriation of educational funds be-
 tween them in proportion to the
 amounts tLereof derived from the taxes | paid by the respective races: and. Whereas, The State of Alabama, to- gether with other Southern States. has,
 by it's constitutional provision requiring
 a distribution of its educational funds for the equal benefit of both races, without regard to the fact that such
 funds contributed almost entirely by
 the white race. displayed an unselhsh
 and generous regard for the welfare of
 the most humble, ignorant and non-tax l paying race within its borders, for
 whose unfortunate condition 1t Is in ] no wise responsible, which challenges
 the admiration of civilization; and,
 whereas. the duty of maintaining and
 upholding those civil and social insti-
 tutions, and those principals of republi- |
 country a brilliant star in the political
 Armament of nations. constitutes the
 white mans burden" in Alabama; and, Whereas. By reason of such facts, and the greater and more advanced moral development of the white race. the | children thereof require and are en- titled to greater educational facilities than is possible under a system which | requires that every dollar of education Ina kx, uA,u Io 1lS, 5 vided with, and expended for, the chill dren of non.tax paying race; and, Whereas. 1t would be an uEyenerous act for the State to withdraw from such ignorant and unfortunate race | that support which its generosity has prompted it to grant; and.
 Whereas. There Is no reason. political or moral. why the white tax paying race should not have the opportunity, through governmental agencies, to- make voluntary contributions, in addi- tion to the general educational funds of the State. and within the present constitutional limits of taxation, for the support of separate schools for their own children.
 Therefore, be 1t ordained by the peo- pie of Alabama, in convention assem- bled. That Sections five 6) and seven CD of Article xI of the Constitution
  amended to read as follows:
 Section 5. No county in this State shall be authorized to levy a larger rate of taxation in any one year, on the value of the taxable property there in than one-half of one percentum; pro- vided. that to pay debts existing at the ratification of this Constitution an ad- ditional rate of one-fourth of one per- centum may be levied and collected. faA .h1n h la& ed to the payment of such debts, or the interest thereon; provided. further, that to pay any debt or liability now existing against any county. incurred for the erection of the necessary pub lie buildings, or other ordinary county purposes, or that any hereafter be created for the erection of necessary public buildings. roads or bridges. or maintaining its public schools. any county may levy and collect such spe- cial taxes as may have been or may hereafter be authorized by law, which taxes so levied and collected shall be applied exclusively to the purposes for which the same shall have been levied and collected; provided, the rate of any special tax for pubtic roads of for maintaining public schools. the number of years 1t shall continue and purposes thereof shall
 
 the property taxpayers of the county, who are qualified electors therein, and shall have been voted for by a majority | thereof in numbers, and in value of taxable property, voting at such cleo | ton; provided, further, that any such | special tax for the maintenance Of pub l lie schools or construction of public | roads. may only be levied and collected | when it shall not cause greater rate |
 ( &t.A ,N An "A $100 of taxable property for all State l and county purposes, except the erec- i tion of necessary public buildings or | bridges; provided, further, that such | special tax for public schools shall be | appropriated for the benefit of the chil- l dren of the white race and those of | African descent, in proportion as the | same shall be derived from taxation of | the property owners or held by the two | races respectively.
 Sec. z. No city, town or other muni- cipal corporation, other than provided | for in this article shall levy or collect {, a larger rate of taxation, in any one year, on the property thereof. than one half of one per centum of the value of such property, assessed for State taxation during the preceding year; provided ,any such city, town or other municipal corporation may levy and COlleCI 5uCH SpeCidl IuA aS may Oc 1u- thorized by law for the maintenance of public schools; provided, the same may be 50 levied and collected when it shall not cause a greater rate of taxation than $1.75 on the $100 of taxable prop erty, for all State, county and muni- cipal purposes, except the erection by counties of necessary public bridges and buildings; and provided, the rate Of such special tax, the number of years it shall continue and the purpose there of. shali have been first submitted to a vote of the property taxpayers of such city, town or other municipal corpora tion, who are qualified electors therein. and voted for by a majority thereof in and in value of taxable prop erty voting at such election; provided, that for the payment of debts existing at the time of the ratification of the of 1875. and interest there- on. an additional rate of one per cen tum may be collected, to be applied to such indebtedness; and, provided, this section shall not apply to the city of Mobile, which city may levy a tax not to exceed the rate of three -fourths of one per centum to pay the indebtedness of said city existing at the time of the ratification of the Con- of 1875, and interest thereon; provided, further. that this section shall not apply to the city of Birming- ham, which city may levy and collect a tax not exceeding one-half of one per centum in addition to the tax of one-half of one per centum hereinabove