The Mena weekly star., 1907-05-02
SCHOOL TAX MAY
 NOW BE INCREASED
Terms of the Educational Amendment Which Is Intended to Relieve School Districts Crippled by
 Lack of Funds.
From Arkansas Democrat.

From Arkansas Democrat.
 Acting GovernorJohn I. Moore has affixed his official signature to Amendment No. s, known all over the state as the educational amendment whereby people of any school district are allowed to vote special tax for school pur. poses. Superintendent of Public Instruction J. J. Doyne has re- ceived many letters from districts over the state stating that an effort will be made to get the people to vote the full tax at the elections in May. By this means, many school districts which have heretofore been crippled for lack os funds, will be allowed to hold nine-months school each year and to make other much needed improvements.
 The body of the amendment follows:
 Section l. That Act No. 266 of the acts of 1905 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
 For the purpose of raising revenue to support the state government, the charitable institutions of the state, and the common schools, a tax shall be levied on the taxable property of the state as follows: For defraying the general expenses of the state govern ment, including the charitable institu- tions of the state, and to supply de- ficiencies there shall be levied for each fiscal year, beginning on the first Mon- day in February, 1907; one and three fourths mills on the dollar; for the support of the common schools three mills on the dollar.
 ''There shall also be levied annually one dollar per capita on every male in habitant of the state over 2l years of age, for common school purposes. Pro vided this act shall not be construed to affect the levies provided for in Section 6493 and PAP of Kirby's Digest and that provided for capitol fund by act of April 28, 1901, and the act to pension the ex-Confederate soldiers, approved March 4, 1907.
 Sec. 2. Be it further enacted that Section 7590 of Kirby's Digest be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
 ''Sec. 7590. The electors of every school district shall, when lawfully as- sembled in annual school district meet ing with not less than five electors present, have the power by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting: first, to choose a chairman; second, to adjourn from time to time; third, to appoint, when necessary, in the absence of the directors of the district, a clerk pro tenn; fourth, to elect director for the district for the next three school years, who can read and write; fifth, to designate site for school house; sixth, to determine the length of time during which school shall be taught more than three months in a year; seventh, to determine what amount of money shall be raised by tax of the taxable property of the district, suf- ficient, with the public school revenues apportioned to the district, to defray the expenses of the school for three months, or for any greater length of time they may decide to have school taught during the year; provided, no tax for the purpose aforesaid greater than seven-tenths of one per cent on the assessed value of the property of the district shall be levied; and pro vided further, they may, if sufficient revenue cannot be raised to sustain a school for three months during any one year, determine by ballot that no school shall be taught during such year, in which case the revenue belonging to such school district shall remain in the treausry to the credit of such school district; eighth, to repeal and modify their proceedings from time to time v
 Sec. 8. All laws and parts of laws in conflict be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.