El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-19
WILL
PASS ON NEW
AMENDMENTS
that OF making whatever provision Il
chooses Tor the support OF the schools
Wu7~-arH-- Il r-HHHn1-nr

Z mat OF making Whatever provision u
chooses for the support OF the schools.
Wording Is Criticized
The wording Of the amendment has
met with more or less criticism. So
much, in fact. that Miss Annie Webb
Blaut0n. state superintendent OF pub
/ lie instruction. has advised voters to
/ scratch the paragraph beginning with
against il they wanted TO vote for
! the amendment, and that the attor-
ney general has ruled that the word
ing on the ballot sheet was clear
enough Miss Blanton also added that
even II the wording was confusing
lne amendment was properly framed
and its passage would help 70 give
all the children Of all the people an
opportunity TO have a good school"
If the amendment carries section
III Of article VII wiz read as fol-
lows;
"One-fourth OF the revenue derived
from the state occupation taxes and
a poll tax Of s1.00 on every inhabi-
tant Of the state, between the ages
Of q and so We rs, SHAH be set apart
annually for the benefit Of the public
free schools; and in addition thereto.
there shall be levied and collected
an annual ad valorem state tax OF
such an amount not TO exceed CSC on
the 800 valuation. as with the avail
able school fund arising from all
other sources, VIII be sufficient TO
schools OF this state for a period OF
not less than six months in each year
and il shall be the duty OF the state
board OF education TO set aside a suf-
ficient amount ont OF the said tax
10 provide free text books for the use
Of children attending the public free
schools OF this state; provided. how
ever, that should the limit Of taxa
ton herein named be insufficient the
aeIlcit may be met by appropriation
rom lne general funds OF the state
ana the legislature may also provide
Tor the formation Of school districts
BY general or special laws without
The local notice required fn other I
cases OF special legislation; and all
such school districts, whether created ]
by general or special law, may em-
brace parts OF two or more counties. I
ana the legislature shall be author
lied TO pass laws for the assessment I
and collection OF taxes in all said dis
tricts ana for the management and ]
control OF the public school or schools /
OF such districts, whether such dis /
Lrlcts are composed Of territory /
wholly within county or in parts OF I
two or more counties And the leg
stature may authorize an additional I
ad valorem tax 10 be levied and col
lected within all school districts here j
t0fore formed or hereafter formed. I
Tor the further maintenance OF public 1
free schools, and for the erection and I
equipment OF school buildings there /
in5 provided that a majority Of the /
qualltled property taLpayinE voters I
OF the district voting at an election ]
to be held for that purpose. SHAH vote
such tax not TO exceed in aug one
year 800 on the 500 valuation Of \
the property subject 10 taxation fin I
such district. but the Limitation upon
the amount OF school district tax
herein authorized shall not apply TO
1rHH ]
-uung separate and independent
school districts, nor 10 independent
or common school districts created by
general OF special law
Abolishes Fee System
II amendment No carries it viii
abolish the fee system If it carries
All state, district and precinct off
sers VIII be put on a salary ard viii
not be allowed fees. which now fur
lish large part Of the compensation
u many public servants. The sala-
RES would be fixed by the leEisla-
lure, but the legislature would re-
serve the right 20 make exception 20
he placing OF officials on salaries IN
special cases where It deemed it ad-
Tisable-
Candidates for the Democratic party
are on the left side Of the official
lallot- Next IS the Republican candi-
latess next is the Black-Tan Repub-
lean candidates, next IS the Ameri-
an party candidates. then the So
sialist. and then the blank Independ-
mt column
Names Of the candidates for presI-
iential electors head each column
Lne Democratic state officers are
leaded by Pat Neff Of Waco the Re-
publican by John Culbertson Of Wich-
"a Falls; the Black-Tan Republicans
~ H. Capers Of Dallas the American
iarty by n. u. 1IcGregor. Of Austin.
nd the Socialist party by l. l.
Rhodes.