The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
CO. SUPER|NT TENOEAT
IS WELL PLEASED
BLANKET SCHOOL TAX PASSED
BY LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY
PLEASING TO SUPT. TUCKER.

When the reporter for the Ard
moreite saw that the legislature
had taken action on the much need
ed legislation for public schools he
remembered that our present coun-
ty superintendent had cried from the
house tops all through the hot July
campaign days, that he favored such
law and would work for its en-
actment ii he was elected.
Therefore he was called upon,
bright and early this morning, and
found him all smiles and bubbling
over with good nature.
He was found at work as com
placently as if he had served in the
capacity of county superintendent
for years, His office was at the
same old stand, but could hardly
be recognized from the fact that
decorators had been at work, and
the walls and ceilings presented
an entirely different appearance,
new carpet on the floor. and in
fact it looked orderly and new.
Superintendent Tucker said: "Well
necessity always is the mother of
invention, although this legislature
is not in any sense of the work
an invention, other states have en-
acted the law, yet it is sure the
constitutional amendment cannot be
adopted by the voters of this state
before it becomes a necessity To
prove the statement that state aid
is a necessity, you can find suffi-
cient evidence in Carter county
For example, there are districts in
this county which are too heavily
burdened with school takes, and yet
in some of these same districts the
children are growing up in ignorance
because there Is not sufficient mon
ey to maintain "a school in such To-
calities, and like conditions prevail
in other counties, in fact some of
the districts in Carter county have
been at times unable to pay the
interest on their outstanding bonds,
and at the same time provide for
the necessary sinking fund"
W.. j. Milburn of Johnston coun-
ty, author of the resolution which
passed the house and senate pro-
viding for this constitutional amend
ment, was a member of the school
board which builded the school
house where Superintendent Tucker
taught last year He is certainly due
great deal of praise for the cru
sade he is leading in the interest
OF education. At the focal county
superintendent said He is a live
wire and will make good in Bill
Murray's old seat in the house. Ey-
cry voter should study carefully
the. resolution which follows and
be prepared to vote uDon 1t when
the House of Representatives, the
Senate concurring,
That the Secretary of State is
hereby instructed 20 prepare and
submit to the voters of the state,
in accordance viii the law, at the
next general or special election held
throughout the state. the following
proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion of the state of Oklahoma, to be
ratified or rejected by vote of
the people, the following words and
figures to be added to the end of
said section, to be known, if adopted
or approved by majority of the
votes cast at such election, as
part of Section 8, Article 10:
"And provided further. the legisla.
ture shall provide, by law, for levy
ing annually sufficient taxes to main
tain the common schools of the state
not less than five months; said
taxes. when collected to be appor-
toned to each district in propor-
tion 10 the number of children over
six years Of age and under twenty
one years OF age, resident therein |
as shown by the last annual re-
port of the County Superintendent
to the state superintendent.
For school purposes only, the leg
islature shall have power to in |
crease or decrease the rates of tax
alton provided for in this section" |
1t makes no difference where the |
child lives just so that he is of |
school age under such a law he |
would get his proportional part of |