The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-02-05
WILL 1T PASS?
Proposition to Divide School Fund on
Basis of Taxes Paid by Each Race
Bill introduced to that Effect by
Representative Stubs, of nartin.

Representative Harry Stubs, of
Martin, has introduced a bill provid-
ing for division of the public school
fund of the State between the races
in proportion to the amount paid on
property and polls of each race. This
it is proposed to accomplish by n
constitutional amendment to be
voted on at the next general election
in 1904. The trouble about Mr..
Stubbs' bill is that it is inopportune
Unquestionably such a proposition
meets with favor in a great many
quarters, but we believe two years
from now-after the franchise amend
ment question has been definitely
settled by the courts, if indeed it ever
gets there-it would have stronger
support than at this time. The full
text of the bill is as follows:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend
the constitution of North Carolina so as
to give the white race the benefit of it's
school taxes and the colored race the
benefit of its school taxes.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
SECTION l. That article nine, Gx) sec
ton OF the Constitution of North Car
olina be amended by striking out all of
the words after the word school in
line eight of said section, and by insert
ing the words: ''The taxes for school
purposes collected from the property and
polls of the white race, shall be kept sep
arate and apart from the colored race,
and applied exclusively for the educa-
ton OF the children of school age of the
white race; and the taxes for school pur-
poses 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 educa-
ton of the children of school age of the
colored race.
SECTION 2. That after the adoption of
the amendment as hereinafter prescribed,
when apportionments are made for the
various shool districts of the State by
the proper authorities provided by law,
the provisions in section one of this act
shall be observed.
submitted at the next general election in
1904 to the qualified voters of the State
in the some manner and under the same
rules and regulations as is provided in
the law regulating general elections in
this State, and at such election those
persons desiring to vote for this amend
ment shall cast written or printed bal
lot with the words "For school amend
ment" thereon; and those with a contra
ry opinion shall cast a written or
printed ballot with the words against
school amendment" thereon.
SECTION 4. That said election shall be
held and the votes returned, compared
counted and canvassed and the result
announced under the same rules and reg
ulations as are in force for returning,
counting, comparing and canvassing the
votes for members of the General Assem-
bly, at the said election and if a MAORI
ty of the votes cast are in favor of said
amendment it 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 Of
fee, and the same shall then be the law
in full force and effect
SECTION 5. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with this act are here
by repealed.
SECTION g. That this act shall he in
force from and after it's ratification.