The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-08

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After careful consideration and
investigation ~e -oaja respectfully
submit tho following
Thss a, tbs last regular nesting
~ the school board. the following
resolution ass introduced aud gaAn-
imnusiy adopted Whereas. las ~
one half ~ 4ue per cant will be ncs-
assayy for jhc maintenance ~ The
city public schools uf Wazahaehi
for the school year is0Ta@s. There
fore. b. IL resolved by the board of
trustees OF the Waxahaehte public
schools that requisition be made
upon the city council ~ The CTS Of
waxahaohiu Tor levy ~ one half
Of enc per cent on the taxable prop
erty Within the limits ~ the city Of
waxahachie for the purpose OF sup
picruenting and increasing The
school fund OF the city Of Waxahaeh-
IT,. apportsoned by the state aud
county, and said reauss'ion Is
hereby made and ordered Ar afora-
said
In support OF the authority of the
school board TO make said requisi-
ton. We would further show:
That the original election for a
local school tax to supplement state
and county school fund, held In the
town of Waxahachie on the eth day
OF June, 1854, was for one-half Of
one per cent. See minutes OF city
council Vol Il. page 452. regular
meeting held June 3rd. 1854, when
the election was ordered in these
words: That an election be held at
the engine house In the town of
Waxahachie, Ellis county. Texas, on
Friday, the 21th day of June, A. d.
1884, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not an advalorem tax
not to exceed one-half of one per
cent shall he levied on the taxable
property within the corporate linn
it's OF the town OF WaXahachie for
the purpose of experimenting and
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town. apportioned by the state and
county, etc. etc The election was
held and resulted favorably to the
proposition submitted See minutes
of city council Vol. b, page 456,
( regular meeting held July /, 1884,
when the result of said election was
declared in these words: The returns
of an election held at the engine
house in the town OF Waxahachie o.
Friday, the 9th day Of June. A.
l1SS4. for the purpose OF determir
) ing whether or not an advalorem ia
not to exceed one-half of one Pr
, cent shall be levied on the taxab
+ property within the corporate limi
of the town of Waxahachie, for tn
purpose of experimenting and II
creasing the school fund of sal
town, apportioned by the state an
county, were examined, and 1t ap
pearing therefrom that two-thirds o.
| all the votes cast at said election
We're in favor of the levy of said
! tax. it was declared by the board that
such a tax, not to exceed one-half
! of one per cent? shall be levied on
all the taxable property within the
corporate limits of said town of
Waxahachie.
Furthermore, the report of the
citv assessor and collector of Waxa-
hachie for 1855 shows that for that
wear ISS5) one-half of one per cent
was levied and collected ito supple
ment and increase the school fund
apportioned by the state and coun-
ty." Since 1885 we have never had
more than one-fourth of one per
cent for current school expenses.
The people having in a legal way
voted upon themselves the said tax,
one-half OF one per cent. the authori-
~ of the school board 10 make the
requisition above set forth is made
perfectly clear by a quotation from
the school laws of Texas on the au-
thority of trustees in independent
districts Section lGS, Acts of the
18th legislature Chapter i24, after
-peaking of the authority OF trus-
tees TO adopt such rules and regula-
tions a. they deem proper. declares.
IL ia further provided. that In such
cities and towns, as may now or
hereafter constitute independent
school districts and where e special
fa, for school purposes has been vo-
Ted by the people. coz provided hy
special charter. mot .Nyr'diur one
halt 81 one PEER cent. lr shall be the
dHly OF said bolrd uf trustees tu de-
.,smin, what amouut of sdid FAX
a,ithiu thr umlf voted OBJ, tbv people
Y- Used N special charter viii h'
necessary fof th- maintenance of th"