El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-04
Free Text Books

TEXAS voters must not forget, when they marx their
ballots tomorrow, that there text book amendment
to be voted upon Otherwise they may overlook voting
either for against free text books for the children of
! Texas who attend public schools.
7 The ballot reads thus:
FOr the amendment the constitution of the state of
Texas providing for levy of special school tax for the
maintenance of the public schools of the state and to
vide free text books in the public of the state of
Texas" Following this is identical paragraph except
that begins with the word against To vote for the
free text book amendment the against" paragraph should
/ be marked out.
The free text book amendment will not fail Of ratifi
cation unless through neglect of the voters It has been
met with very wide and favorable comment indicating the
approval of the people 1t has endorsed BY the
enor and many of the leading educators of the
When It was submitted to the legislature last year it
passed the house. 1903 for and p against senate %
for and four against.
Gov VI P Hobby expressed his approval of it as fol-
lows:
Free text books will put education in the reach of
every child in Texas. Adopting this amendment will give
equal opportunity to each and all and Texas
greater democracy at time when the world realizing
that democracy the only Of genuine happiness
the people, No stronger endorsement could be required
That voters understand exactly for what they are
voting when they to the amendment it is necessary to
set forth the change in the constitution which the amend
ment would make In the present form that portion of the
constitution reads:
Sec 3. 0ne-fourth of the revenue derived from the
state occupation taxes and poll tax of 81 every male
nhabaat of this state between the ages II and 60
years shall be set apart annually for the benefit of the
public free schools and in addition thereto there shall be
levied and collected annual ad valorem state of such
amount not to exceed 20 the s1oo valuation
with the available school fund arising from all other sources
viii be sufficient TO maintain and support the public
schools OF this state for period of less than six
months in each year. and the legislature may also provide
law"
In its amended form the constitution would read:
"Sec- 3. 0nefourth of the derived from the
state occupation taxes and poll tax Of 81 every male
inhabtan of this state between the ages of II and so
years, shall be set apart annually for the benefit of the
public free Schools and in addition thereto there shall be
levied and collected annual ad vaorem state tax of such
as with the available school fund arising from other
sources, viii be sufficient to maintain and support pub
lie free schools Of this state for period of than
six months in each year. and it shall be the duty of the
state board of education to set aside sufficient amount
out of the said tax to provide free books for the
provided however that should the limit of taxation herein
named be insufficient the deficit may be by app1o
paon from the general funds of the state and leg
stature may also provide for the formation of school dis
tTiets by general special law"
It increase Of IS cents in the tax rate each
500 of assessed valuation that IS cents being devoted to
providing free text books. It's worth the increase
Pressburg of the few of European
towns that could pronounce with confidence and
they've gone and changed that.
It's time to do the Christmas shopping for that boy in
France
Bulgaria has had more kings than aces and every one
Of them a knave.
The Saturday o'clock closing movement has more AZ
guents for it than against it. but it's hard the would
be customer who has to work until o'clock himself.