| Show SCHOOL TAX assessment abrew A FEW weeks ago we made some explanations of the law in relation to tos toe school chool meetings gB in answer to questions from a school trustee showing that in the election of trustees only registered voters can take part fart while for the assessment of a school tax it requires a two thirds vote of the resident taxpayers the main purpose of the article was to define the difference between the class of voters for the election of a school trustee and that for the assessment of a school tax but it appears that this required a little further explanation as tome some persona have drawn the Inic inference rence that for the assessment of a school tax a vote of two thirds of the property taxpayers tax payers resident in the district is required this is a mistake it is a two thirds ma of such tax payen present at a meeting called for fon that thai p purpose u that to is to determine that q question u this is an important I 1 difference it if two thirds or of the property taxpayers tax payers were necessary it would ju in many places be impossible to assess a school tax because they could not be induced to assemble but as the law stands when the meeting has been duly called by notice given at least ten days before the time appointed either by toy advertising three times in some newspaper published in the county and having general circulation therein or by posting up notices in ahr three tle tee public places in the district a 3 two thirds majority of those resident property taxpayers tax payers who are preE rree present eno ent at the meeting may assess Ss chool tax on the taxable property of the district not to exceed two per cent in one year if objection JS is had to the of buch suon a tax upon the property of those who had no voice in the levy the answer is they should havo have attended to the meeting and have spoken or voted for themselves the law is very plain and pointed pointe ct on these matters but it seems that some trustees do not post themselves i in regard to their duties and authority and therefore they do not understand them alike and it Is a curious fact that when it comes to vot ing for assessments for aduca dional purposes those who mak the loudest cry for free schools usually throw the greatest obstacles in the way of raising the necessary funds it to ia easy to talk about educating the masses but when it comes to paying the expenses the pretended friends of learning are often the least in favor of taxes for its support |
