Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-06-24
rvrtto scuoots system Of edu


rvrttC ScHonts--Ihe system Of edu.
e%nttpu, IN conformity with tha late net uf
the Legislature, which had bien commpu.
sed with a yigour approaching to enthust.
hsm ii this parish, has received a tempo
rury check by tho omission II Our Legis-
latets TO 80 through the necessary firm If
a%ppropriniing the allowances Ito The teach.
ere. The advice Of gentlemdn in office,
and If others best qualified ito suggrst h
remedy, hhs been obtained. with reference
10 thIs unfortunate omission. tnd they con.
eur III The opinion, TINT previous tn any
payment from the treasury. az appropria.
ton must be mada HI the usual form, aud
that nm extra session Of the. Legislature
should be called for the purpose. No man
who knows any thing Of tht spirit Of the
Governor Of the State. will: entertain A
doubt Of prompt action in tbisImatter. lie
has directed much attention IL the cause of
education, aud entertBins II parental re.
gard Tor the interests ofthn I:lsinR genera
ton. We say therefore with the utmost
confidence, that n remedy Will he provided
without delay, and we hope tthe eHcrttnns
Of those who have been so foltye In pro-
noting the cause, will not rtln1 IN corse.
quence of this impeachment IA number of
Ssell educated and highly accomplished
Indies aud gentlemen have bhen Induced Ia
come tion n distance td this and the
ADJOINING parishes, Tor the purpose of tain.
ing our youth to r%espcotaI2lity and emf
hence, who have no other subsistence than
the well.meritcd pecuniary seward offered
to them hy the authority Of be State. The
'H''h OF the State is pledged for their pay.
ment, aud that pledge win lo redeemed
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Slnee the abovs' w$e In type we
obtained Rom Richard LauekS, Esq, STU
per'n'endent OF schools tof this parish.
who has ATTENDED g the dutijs Of the Office
With zeal and fdcINy-copids of his cor
r%espondcnco with the State offcers ON the
subject Of the teachers vi rwencea. which
We insert Vt length for theIlnarmation of
abe public.
whether There viii be an aPportion
ment ofthe free public school funds in the
month of November next
Whether under said superintendent, tho
parish superintendcnts viii draw the a.
mounts coming % their respective parish.
"s--or whether ornot they will he prevent.
ed from so doing, on account of the suppo.
sed non.oppr oHriation Of money for school
purposes by tho Legislature, that bill not
having passed the State Senate. p"
We suoioin thu replies Of Mr.. Bordrlon.
"lhe first query coad bc5 more s%atisfac.
torily answered by tho Superintendent Of
Public Education, as it's mede his duty, by
the 10th section of an act entitled An act
10 establish Fren Public Schools IN the {
State ct louisiana" approved May I'd,
1877. to make the a~pportnuinent. have F.;
no doubt, however, bat that officer, with a
The promptitude which has heretofore
his actions, viii strictly fnL
the obligations Of the law. I
10 answer to your second query, | would c
state that under the apportionment the
superintendent would have the :
authority TO draw their warrants for the :
amount coming totheir respective parishes. :
Whether those warrants chuld be audited "
ind paid is the main object ofyour IN. "
luiry, :
The 93d article ofthe con tituion l. IN .
he following words ',
No money shall he dawn from the !,
reasury but in pursuance Of specific ap-
aspirations made by law, nor shall any i
precipitation Of money lie made for !"
oRger term than two years. A regular
iatement and account &C The r~eceipts and l.
ofall public money shall BE- n
annually, il such manner as Ne
lall be prescribed By law. h.
The construction given to this article Of III,
-ms.. " :