The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-08


ceedings in book provided for that purpose, which
book shall always be open to the inspection of the
Mayor, members of the Council, and Board Of
Directors.
5. The Board of Directors shall have the man.
agement of the schools, elect the Superintendent
and teachers, and remove them at pleasure; super
wise the conduct of Superintendent, teachers and
scholars, direct the system and course Of education
to be adopted and prescribe rules for the discipline
and internal organization of the schools. ProUided,
however, all the schools shall be governed by
uniform SYSTEM 1t shall be their duty to divide
themselves into committees who shall have con.
slant personal superintendent Of the schools.
6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board of Directors,
at least quarterly, to report to the Council the stu
alton of the Schools, the number of scholars their
progress, aud all other information they may deem
useful and calculated to promote the cause of pub.
lie education, which report shall be published.
7. In the month of October of each Year. the
Board of Directors shall furnish the Council with
estimate in detail of the expenses be incurred
for the ensuing year. for the support Of the Schools,
when the Council will appropriate such sums as
they may deem necessary for that purpose, which
sums shall be paid from time to time by the Trea.
surer, on the requisition of the President of the
Board drawn in favor of the parties to whom the
payment is due, and on the warrant Of the Mayor.
g. This ordinance shall not be construed to au.
thorze the Board of Directors to make any contract
involving the expenditure of money otherwise than
in accordance with the detailed estimate of the
expenses to be incurred, and the sums to be appro
praed by the Council thereon, without having first
obtained the authority of the Council
g. That the Board of Directors be authorized.
and empowered to declare the seat of any member
Of said Board vacant, who shall absent himself
without leave, for three consecutive meetings of
the Board, or who shall liabtuay neglect to per.
form the duties of member thereof and report the
same TO the Council, so that such vacancy or va.
cancies may be filed.
TO- That the seals of all such persons az are
now acting, claiming to act as Directors of the
Public Schools, be and the same are hereby made
and declared vacant.
H. That in the event of the refusal, neglect in
ability TO act, removal of the Board of Directors,
the Committee on Education be, and are hereby,
| empowered to exercise all the functions of said
| Board, until new election be had.
IL. The salary of the Secretary of the Board of
Directors Of the Public Schools shall be three hun
dred dollars per annum.
IL All ordinances and resolutions, or such part
or parts thereof as contrary to or in any way
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance,
| are hereby repealed.
The yeas and nays being called on the final pas
| sage of the above ordinance, were as follows =
Yeas-Messrs Beard Brother Etter. Hawthorn, Marks,
ensoa Kan and
| The following resolution also came up on its
second reading, and was passed:
| Resolted, That permission is hereby granted to
| the following persons to emancipate their slaves
| viz James B. Rowley, his slave Rebecca, a
grille, aged about hrty-one years, and her son. Jas
Napoleon Rowley, aged eight years John Lynch
| his slave Hannah aged about fortyeight years
Maria Hall, f. W. c., her slave William, aged abou
| forty years; Dnah Plunkett, f. w. c., the slave;
Henry, black, aged about twenty -four years, Alb
| bene, black, aged about twenty-five years, ant
Aaron aged about ten years, her children and grane
children and that said slaves be permitted remair
| in the State, when their owners have given tht
usual bond and security to the satisfaction of til,
| Recorder.
Mr.. Beard offered the following resolution, which
| lies over, under the rules:
ResotUed; That in accordance with an act date
February II, 1921, to cause the punctual attend
! ance OF the members OF this Council, the followin
| absentees, to-wit: Aldermen Sewell Hooper an
Stewart, be fined twenty-five dollars each, for alb
sentlng themselves this evening from this Council
| after being duly notified by the Secretary Of tn
] Council to attend special meeting at five O'Clock
| P. M unless the said absentees shall offer good an
sufficient excuses which shall be satisfactory t
| this Council
The President appointed Mr.. Brother membe
| Of the Committee on Finance, the Committee o
| Education, and the Committee on Building; an
| appointed Mr.. Etter member of the Committe
on Police, the Committee on the Workhouse an'
| Prison, and the Special Committee to examine thu
books OF the Comptroller and Treasurer.
On motion, the Council proceeded to elect
| Sergeant at Arms, day police officer and sever
| supernumerary watchmen.
For Sergeant 4rms-Caspar Funk received the
MessTs. Beard Brother Eter Hawthorn. Marks. Monanys
| Renshaw, Shields and Sykes.
Joseph Mos received the votes Of Messrs Johnson, McCo
| mick. Pride and Yancey-4
So Caspar Funk was declared duly elected.
! For o6csr Of dts Day Police Wells receive
Montanye PRIDE Renshaw. Shields Sykes and Yancey-1
| Messrs. johnson and Mccormick voted blank,
So Erastus Wells was declared duly elected
day police officer.
| For SRps-numerarg Wdtehmen,-Nlichael Smith, Jo
r. Martin, Sas e. Hagan, Thomas Love, b. Duffy, Robe
! Mclaughlin, and Francis Montague. were dec ared du
elected having received the OF Messrs Beurd Brohe
Etter, Hawhorn, Marks, Montanye. Mccormick. Prid
| Renshaw, Shields. Sykes and Yancey-l2.
| Mr.. Johnson voted blank.
T And on motion, the Council adjourned.
| JOHN CALHOUN, Secretary.