Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-05
.BLUNTzER OUTLINES
SCHOOL TAX THEORY.
NtFsFH COT NIy PAYS 90 Z
MOnr THAN sisL cifr.
Tsoabis fiea in Constitutional ffs'-
vision tor tpporsionment ~ the
school IunJ.

County Assessor > q nlantxef is
~ ihs opinion that the present method
~ spporiiouins ins sfioDi tal fnni
~ the state 10 sorsiDg az injustice
90 those copnfiss Nhieb have shown
some tsudnnfy toward development
snd that further. ths present method
90 apporilonmeni pafiing pfem
iam upon Inertia
DsnnK ihs year iaii, Nr hlpuftfF
collected f4s.1sfte in nshOoi iaaes
from tho property o~hsfa of Npsces
cnanty r6dtf NE iaa OF apporiiol-
ing ths school fond ssps; ~ urf
capita II aliosod ~ IRIS fund ~
aehaiasiif purpose. ih'a amount
multiplied by ihr scholastic popula
ilnn 90 Nnsrss county gave ths rpnn-
~ 6omsthlng nse fEsYl0 ia other
words eusfta county received iur
scholastic parpusf about Z 900 less
than she paid inio fhs fonsfai fuHd
NJ nluntfera opinier ~ SHARED by
other mombera Df the State tDHutl
kasessofn Association. 90 ahisb n' r
member
Hln order to hunr about auf
chnnse o. all hn necessary f1 hafe
fhs rDnatIinuou nf thu state amend
80. said Me- nlunifor and : believe
thar action lootiuF 20 this cad I'll
be- taken ~ the newt session of ths
/ Legislature The total s'hool fund
of refaa Do distributed equally in aii
portions 0f thr state aroufiiur io the
+ population This mrans that nn mai.
I i.t shat amount of achum insta "a
county ia hhle to raise through ita tat
collections. BE- wlN UnY receive aa
mech bark from ihr state rar capita
a. the ponrrf county iu iAe state
San pairillo eouuif fDr Instance. geta
ronsidcahiy monte money out ~ the
state school fund in proportion 10
the aeaanafd valuation uf iia property
than Nuoc,s county dues The reason
Toe ttia lipa iu a.. fa0t that The as
ecascd valuation ~ Nuecra counts has
frpeu constantly during The past avf
cfai years willie The assessed ,aiua
ton ln San Particle county haa mes
rroen so fast although tho lands
oi san Particle rouniy arc fully a.
good aa those of Nueoos county
Az the iaat meeting If the Connp
Aaseaaora Association Str nluuiaer
a, the request of the secretary pre-
pared a short article upou the subieci
'naHratlne o., tho concrete csampl
90 the operation of lhe laN n Nueee
count, how much the people wer
iosine
A. ain ho soon ftom hls report sub
iolncd tho asahlu tanrs OF Nuecy
county Nerr onb g. t9o.oo0 in 1905
while in ieii they were tsl11o.dfb
lu 1905 Nuccss county paid into en-
state school fund itt.0Ss. vhllc sh
sot back az hes share Of enc fund
ltta.NfG ON the other haLd. Ia 1911
shc paid niio the state school fund a
a result ol che increased valuation %
- property. tlt.aNt le. while she D,
,clscd a. hor share " the fund. as.
u sso
10 Nuoces couuiy we're Nv recviv
= an ~ iae money she PAYS into tm
state school fund, great many Of m
local maintenance taxes ao~ bcin
lcvicd wouid be- unnecessary say
CouuN superintendent Nat Benton
i, NJ Hunters address 20 the ASS
citation follows
+, fstimAtlnE che state school tax {
!. have fnrplshed 81 oo rer caplta. Nut
cos county has Paid INTO the stat
!, tfoasnr, from shoeo Go ste.eoo 90
annum more than q has rereisc
II. from the state srhocl taN uRd
!. While it Is rlght and proper tha
\. the weak counties should reeeis
+. some assistance from oyhrr count,
az from tho state 60 preserve ou
state system Of puhile schools. "a
I. above statistics show that Nuccs
county has incfraard me values "a