New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-16

No: 1857 l :.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the support Of the
Public Schools of ihe city OF. New 0rans, during
rte year ending May 81, te56, and for oihr purposes
ARTICLE l. BE IL ordained ty the ConusdA Council
af tie city Of Nec Orleans, That in accoaanee with
Inc asth section of thecy charter and sh the re-
quest of the Legislature of the State of LOUISIANA,
contained in IAN Act teatiye 10 Public Sdoois IN the
city of New Orleans, approved March IA 1862 there
is hereby appropriated for the maintenanceof The Pub
tic schools, and for the gFatuito therein OF
the children residing in each district of tie city, for
lheieFm oi one year from the ist day OF June 1922,
the sum of hundred and nnety-one thosand eight
hundred and twenty dollars, to be appropriated among
The four districts, as follows: VI Me-
70 The First Dlstrict, which had during the year
ending May als 1865, an actual average ainndance OF
294l resident pupils, the sum of twenty dors per pu-
pill and S25D8 for rent and repairs of scDol houses
making SUM total OF s6,32o. ", s&
To the Second DISTRICT which had, during the year
aforesaid actual average attendance of22S7 resi-
dent pupils The sum Of twenty dollars perpupL and
six thousand dollars for rent and repairs of school
houses, making a sum soiato 51,7s0.t
To the fhnd. Dlstricg which had, during the year
Aforesaid actual average attendance of1S45 resi-
dent pupils The sumof twenty dollars per pupil and
S33e6 for rent and repairs of school houses making
sum total of $40,200. -
To the Fourth District, which had during the yea1
Aforesaid an actual average attendance ofls2s resi-.
dent pupils the sum of twenty collars per pupil, and
$4,000 for rent and repairs of school houses making
sum total of S3S,56D
ART.a2. BE 1t further or1aiisd That not more than
one-twelfth part of said appropriations shall be drawn
each month, and all drafts OF the respective Boards of
School Directors shall be made in the foloying man
neI: 4. r7.
The salaries of Superntendenls, Teashers and
other employees, and all bills for supplies ationery,
renl necessary REPAIRS and other expenses incurred
by the Board shallbe stated in detail theay rolllof
month, and on approval thereof OF the President
and Committee onAccounts of the respective Boards,
the Corhproer shall warrant The Treasurer of The
city for the payment o the same
ARr.3 Be 1t further ordained, That Whenever any
furniture shall be required for The use of any of the
schoos, the Superintendent shaiurnish order APP
ID nE, 10
tors on tile Superintendent of the Wor@ipuse, VITO
shah comply with saIdorder, soon as possible, The
valne of such furniture 10 be addition othe afore
said appropriation
ART. Be it further oraainsd That tie city of
New Orleans shall moi in any case be. Liable for the
debts or contracts of The Boards of Drectos beyond
'hsamoan & ne alGresaaappIo n. San l. m
duty OF the speetive Boards of School D.ctors (as
required by the ctycharter 10 make auartety reports
10 the Common Council on the condition of Ge srhoos,
showing the number of pupils thai have beei adntled
into each school, the number that have len AID the
number actual attendance during each mnh, with
a detailed OF the receipts and expenditures
of money during the same time They shailslso make
ip the month of May All annua! report combining an
abs rict of all the quarterly reports, also names,
number and salaries of teachers employed h the re-
speetve schools list Of The branches tangh and tex
books used therein, statement of the number, Local
tons size condition, internal arrangement and means
of Ventilation and warming of the schoorhouses owned
by The city, and rented for The schools. 55
The size of The rooms and the maximum aumber of
and yard of The pupils and the manner in which the
same enclosed. together with such Other norna-
lion as The respective Boards may deem Of public
interest.
Itsba be the duty of the respective Presidents of
the Boards, and Supernendepts 10 meet he call OF
the President Of The First District Board and agree
upon form for the quarterly and annual statistical re
ports 10 the Councils also 10 adopt uniform system
of keeping their daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly
registers OF pupils admitted, left, and Attending, and
uniform mode of determining The actual average attend-
ance al their respective schools.
The annual reports of the Boards shall be published
iii pamphlet form under the directions of the four SUI
pernehdens, and al Ihe expense of the respective
Boards iu proportion 10 the amount received by them
from the city and together with 2U0 copies of HE same
for the use of the Council, the Superintendent shall
also submit TO the Committee Education all proper
vouchers required by them support of the stated at
tendance of pupils which the annual appropriation
is made.
tSgnedl GERARD ST1TH
PRESIDENT pro TEN. Board OF Assistant Aldermen
[signedl q JOHN CULBERfS0N,
President pro TEN. Board of Aldermen.
Approved August TO- 1865.
tsignedl JOHN L, LEWIS, Mayor
au11 st true couv