The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-11

white race; the poll and property taxes
paid by the colored race shall be applied
10 the schools for the children of the
colored race And the public school
fund raised otherwise than by taxes on
nolIs and property shall be divided and
annljed to the schools for both races
nrD rata according 10 the number of
children of school age of the white and
colored races.
Section 2. This amendment shall be
submitted at the next general election
10 the qualified voters of the State in
the same manner and under the same
rules and regulations as are provided
in the general election law in this State
and at said election those persons de-
string to vote for such amendment
shall cast a written or printed ballot
with the words For School Amend
ment" thereon and those with a con-
printed ballot with the words Against
School Amendment thereon
Section g. The said election shall be
held and the votes returned compared
counted and canvassed, and the results
announced under the same rules and
regulations as are in force for return
ing comparing, counting and canvass
ing the votes for members of the Cen
eral Assembly, and if majority of the
votes cast are in favor of the said
amendment OF shall be the duty OF the
Governor of the State to certify said
amendment under the seal of the State
to the Secretary of State, who shall en-
roll the said amendment SO certified
among the permanent records of his
office.
Section a. That the provisions of this
amendment to the Constitution of
North Carolina shall go into effect inn
mediately after the adjournment of the
General Assembly held in regular ses-
sion in the year 1908, if a mojority of
the qualified electors of the State shall
so declare at the next general election.
Section ). That this act shall be in
force from and after it's ratification.
Mr.. Wrights bill is of similar import
1t provides that Article X Section g of
the Constitution be amended by striking
out all after the word schools" and in
sorting the following words: THE taxes
for school purposes collected from the
property and polls of the white race
shall be kept separate and apart from
the colored race, and applied exclusively
for the education of the children of school
age of the white, race, and the taxes
for school purposes collected from the
property and polls of the colored race
shall be kept separate and apart from
the white race. and applied exclusively
for the education of the children of school
age of the colored race"
The substance of Mr.. Stubs bill is as
follows THAT Section 2, Article TX
of the Constitution be amended by strik-
ing out the words but there shall be nc
discrimination in favor of or to the preiu-
dice of either race, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following words land the
General Assembly shall provide for an
equitable distribution of the school fund
between the races; and, in addition TO the
fund raised under the general law for
schol purposes the people of any race,
living in any county, city, town. town
ship or territory may, upon being frs
authorized by the General Assembly
levy for educational purposes of that
race in that county city, town. township
or territory, an additional tax upon the
property and poll of the citizens of that
race if a majority of the quail
fled voters of said race shall de-
eide TO levy said tax. That the same
shall be levied upon the property and
poll of the citizens of that race alone
in the same manner as other taxes are
levied and collected.
The bill tc make education compulsory
introduced by Mr.. Wright of Rowan, is
in effect as follows:
That every white child in North Caro-
lima between the ages OF seven and if
teen. shall attend the public schools OF
their respective districts. except as here
matter exempted. at least three months
each year during the school term of said
district" Failure to comply with the pro-
visions of this act on the part of par
ents or guardians is to be punished as
misdeameanor, the fine being fixed al
five dollars and one dollar per day there
after until The child or children be sent
TO school