The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-08
S2,O64,571.12IS
PLACED TO CREDIT OF
: EDUCATIONAL FUND
School AppOrtionment for
1914 Announced by
n Willingham
OVER $500, 900 is
ALLOWED JEFFERSON
Montgomery Will Receive Next Larg-
est Sum, $S3,05S.64; Mobile
Third-Per Capita Tax for
Ensuing Year $2.S4


Montgomery, October 1.-tspecial) The
public schools of Alabama will receive Tor
the year 19ls-19l4 the sum OF S2,o6i,5l u
according to an. announcement made this
afternoon by superintendent of Educa-
ton Henry J. Wlllingham. Earlier in the
day Mr.. Wilingham had received let
ter from State Auditor C. Brooks smith
, setting forth the amount of money which
Fhad been. placed TO the credit of the edu-
cational fund, and shortly thereafter the
superntendent of education apportioned
the fund among the various counties of
the state.
Jefferson county will receive during the
year more than twice as much money as
any other county in the state the total
sum of s203, 7o7. 80 having been apportioned
to Jefferson out Of the general educational
fund. Montgomery county will receive
the next largest sum, $sSG5s.64 having
been apportioned to that county Mobile
county, the third on the list, will receive
sei, 2b5. SO.
The per capita for the ensuing year is
1884, or is cents in excess of the per
capita for 1918. This per capita. dis
ttibuNSu diioHS tht s-ss-vt N'i'N' VI ~
school age in the state. will make the
/ total amount apportioned among the va
rious counties.
The total amount of money placed to
the credit of the educational fund, in
GLIDING the mills on all the state taxes,
Is S2,l94.sl2 A.. The excess over the
amount apportioncd to the public schools
will go to pay expenses of normal boards,
agricultural institutes and for other edu-
cational purposes.
The special school tax. net, for 1912.
amounted to 81, 1854. 771i1, while the interest
on sixteenth section lands amounted to
sl2S.s56.1s. The remaining revenues placed
TO the credit of the educational fund
fcame from special school tax, examina-
ton fees of teachers. escheats. school in
demnity lands, surplus revenues, and the
state appropriation of sS5o,ooo.
Various Appointments
The apportionment among the various
counties is as follows:
Autauga, s1s,o25.l6; Baldwin, SIS. 1903 so;
Barbour, sac 10620. Bibb, s21,s7652:
Blount, S22.s93.24; Bullock, sSf.145.32;
Butler, s33.651.16; Calhoun. S3S, Isl. so,
Chambers, SS5,656.20; Cherokee, s1S,-
224aS; Chiffon s20,S56.9s; Choctaw
0,4s776; Clarke. s30,61S.04; clay, s19,
1896; Cleburne, si2,666.40; Coffee. s27.-
96s,s2 Colbert. s27.s17.96; Conecuh,
s209e52S; Coosa. s16,6i9.6Si Covngton,
y2s,2s356; crenshaw, s20,f46.-0s Gull
man, s27,5o5.4O; Dale, s2l,623i6, Dali
\ las. S54, 1881; Dekalb S26,9i3.0s; Ell
more; $2I,625.24 Escambia. Sl9.s37. 40;
Etowah, s53.93516; Fayette, sil,995. 20,
franklin, s17.932.16; Geneva, s2G,
1913; Greene. $20,30a.3G Hale,
S2s,9616S; Henry, sls,5s6.5O. Hous-
Ton, s30.i3S.00 jackson. s29,233 06;
jefferson. s2o3,1os52; Lamar. si6,ssfos;
l.auderdale, s29.19iil; Lawrence $2o,l95.ol ;
Lee sS2,154iS; Limestone $25,5l.,i0;
Lowndes, S36, As; Macon, S25. GA: Aiadi-
son, Si2, 04052: Marengo S37. oS6.iI. Marion.
ss75i2.ds; Marshall. sz96l5.5a: Mobile, ss,
255 9e; Monroe. S25.90e.is; Montgomery. S..
0,Sei; Morgan. $;0,13s0s: Perry, So, 10000;
Piekens, SIS, 6s7,so; Pike, $31.515is, Ran
dolph. s23.S75.ss; Russell. S29, 1000; Shelby,
3S24, 1924; 81. clair, sei,31o0; Sumter, s34,
20; Talladega, $s6,l6i72; Tallapoosa,
s3s.eaoa2; Tuscaloosa s4l3SS.s,; Walker,
81. 256.52: Washington $l3.132.1s: Wilcox,
sl5eO3 a Winston. si2S6i,3s; total, s2,06i-
5-l1s