The age-herald., 1901-07-13

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 Lands and Poll Taxes.
 Section B. All lands or other property given by individuals, or appropriated by the State for educational purposes, and all estates of deceased persons who die without leaving a will or heir, shall be faithfully applied to the maintenance of the public schools.
 Section 4. All poll taxes levied and col lected in this State shall be applied to the support of the public schools in the respective counties where levied and col lected.
 Section 5. The income arising from the 18th section trust fund, the surplus reve- nue fund, until 1t Is called for by the United States government, and the funds enumerated in sections three and four of this article, together with the special an- nual tax of thirty cents on each one hun dred dollars of taxable property in this State shall be applied to the support and maintenance of the public schools and 1t shall be the duty of the General Assem- bly, to increase, from time to time, the public school fund as the necessity there for and the conditions of the tresury and the resources of the State may justify. Provided. That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize the General Assembly to levy in any one year a greater rate of taxation than sixty-five cents on each one hundred dollars worth of taxable property.
 4 Per cent of Money for Schools.
 Section G. Not more than per cent of all moneys raised, or which may hereafter be appropriated for the support of public schools shall be used or expended other wise than for the payment of teachers employed in such public schools; provided, That the General Assembly may, by a vote of two-thirds of each H6use suspend the operation of this zesHon s<' ,. '
 Section The, sF VI 4it eIsf IhShuslic schools shetls N@pv p'veN 1 ir'e $ 9'erhtendt ent of edu6p VI Se e.4a v 'utieg and cetTpens. F ,st | law. N SectionS. M sA < sGl sup port, If the .iaAt.t sche IA Of tie State ,.shall be aproprtated to or used for the ,ga ppoP, 5f any sectarian or denomina- : nal Schools.
 No State Universities.
 Section g. The State University and the Agricultural and Mechanical college now called the Alabama Polytechnic Insti- ute, shall each be under the manage ment and control of board of trustees. The board of the university shall con- sist of two members from the congress sional district In which the university is located, and one from each of the other congressional districts in the state. The board for the Agricultural and Me- chanical college shall consist of two members from the Congressional district in which the college is located and one from each of the other congressional districts In the state, said trustees shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the sem ate, and shall hold office for a term of six years and until their successors shall be appointed ana qualified. After the first appointment each board shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal as may bee The seats of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of two years, and those of the second class in four years, and those of the third class at the end of six years from the date of appointment, so that one- third be chosen biennially. No trustee shall receive any paw or emolument other than his actual expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties as such. The governor shall be ex-offcer presi- dent, and the superintendent of educa- tion ex officio member of each of said boards of trusteeas.
 Changing Locations.
 Section 10. The general assembly shall have no power to change the location of the state university or the agricul- tural and mechanical college, or the ni- stitutions for Deaf and Blind, or the Alabama Girls Industrial school as now established by law, except upon vote of two-thirds of the general assembly taken by yeas and nays ana entered upon the journals.
 Section H. The General Assembly shall provide for taking a school census by townships and districts throughout the State not oftener than once in two years, and shall provide for the punishment of all persons or officers making false and fraud ulent enumerations and returns; provided, the State superin tendent may order and supervise the taking of a new census in any township, district or county, when ever he may have reasonable cause to be- lieye that false or fraudulent returns have been made.
 Special County Tax.
 Section F. The several counties in this state shall have power to layy and collect a special tax not exceeding ten cents on one hundred dollars of taxable property in such counties, for the support of public schools provided that the rate of such tax the time it is to continue and the pur-
 
 ted to a vote of the qualified electors of the county and voted for by three-ffths of those voting at such election; but the rate of such special tax shall not increase the rate of taxation, State and county com- binend, in any year, more than SIPS on each hundred dollars of taxable property excluding, however, all special county txes for public school buildings, roads, bridges and payment of debts existing at the ratification of the constitution of 1873, provided that such funds so raised shall be so apportioned and paid through the proper school officials to the several schools in the townships and districts in said county, that the school terms of the respective school shall be extended by such supplement as the same length of time as practicable.
 The General Assembly shall provide for carrying the provisions of this section into effect.
 Mobile County Excepted.
 Section 13.-The provisions of this arti- cle and of any act of the General Assem- ply passed in pursuance therefore to es- tablish, oranize and maintain a system of public schools throughout the State, shall apply to Mobile County only so far as to authorize and require the authorities des- ignated by law to draw the portions of the funds to which said county shall be entitled for school purposes, and to make reports to the superintendent of education as may be prescribed by law And all special incomes and powers of taxation, as now authorized by law for the benefit of public schools in saidcounty shall re- main undisturbed until otherwise provided by the General Assembly; provided, That separate schools for each race shall al- ways be maintained by said school auth critics.