Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-05-15
AN ACT.

TO amend and rc-cnact the Sixteenth and
Thirty-tourtl Sections of an Act Gu
titled "An Act to organize Free
Public Schools i'll the State Of Louis
iana,' approved March fifteenth, one
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
| five
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By tie Senate
ond Hcuse cf Representatives. Of the Stute
IF Louisiana, IN General assembly courened,
That the Sixteenth Section OF an Act
entitled "An Act to organize Free Pub
lie Schools in the State of Louisiana" !"
Improved March fifteenth, one thousand
eight hundred and titty-fivc, be so amen
dcd ard re-enactcd as torcad as follows:
That the money arising from taxation,
| belonging to districts III which there
are no schools, shall remain to their
credit for two years, at the expiration
of which time, should 10 schools be cs-
tablis'led, or should the children fail to
attend school in other districts in the
parish, the parish Treasurer shall divide
this fund among the different districts OF
his parish, in accordance with the num-
Der OF children between the ages Of six
and sixteen years. Whenever the chill
drcn attend any school in tie parish
beyond the limits Of their district, their
tuition shall be paid for out OF the funds
belonging to their district, upon the
warrant of directors Of the district in
which they are assessed or enumerated; +;
Proaidca, That there are directors in the
district, at the same rate as if the school
were kept in their district, and the same
shall be charged to the district to which
they properly belong If the children
in any district attend a private school,
no public school being taught therein,
the teacher of the private school shall
be entitled to- the same compensation
for each child taught, as If he had charge
of q; public school, and shall he paid in
the same manner; Prorided, He has the
necessary qualifications of a public
teacher. The fund arising from the in
terest, or rent. or the money realized
from tie sale of school lands, belonging
to each township or district, shall be
used exclusively in maintaining public
schools therein.
Sec. 2 Ee II FURTHER enacted, 3-c., That
the Tb;rty-Fourth Section of the above
recited Act be SO amended and re-enact-
ed as to read as follows, to-wit: That if
the majority Of the votes taken in a
township shall give their assent to the
sale of the lands afo,psa;d, the parish
Treasurer shall forthwith notify the Aud
itor of Public Accounts of the vote thus
taken, and upon his order the said lands
shall be sold by the parish Treasurer, at
tpublic auction, before the Court House
door, or by the sheriff or an auctioneer
| to be employed BY the Treasurer, at his
expense. to the highest bidder, in quan-
titles not less than forty acres, nor more
than one hundred and sixty, after having
been previously appraised by three
sworn appraisers, selected by the par
ish Treasurer, and Recorder Of the par
ish, after thirty days advertisement, but
ii, 10 case than less sum than the APP
praised value, payable on a credit Of ten
years as follows, to-wit: Ten per cent in
cash, to be paid on the whole amount,
at the rate Of eight per cent per annnm;
the notes shall be made payable to the
Auditor OF Public Accounts, secured by
special mortgage on the land sold, and
personal security, "iA selido," until final
payment Of principal and interest. 1lI
the event Of the purchaser neglccting
or refusing to pay any Of these install
ments or interest, at maturity, the mort
gage shall be forthwith closed, and the
parish Treasurer is hereby authorized Il