The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-03
The Bible Question In the Ward Schools /.
SUPREME oouRT-sPRCIAL TERN.
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FEB 1.-The People Of tie Slate Of Neo York, at ne ysa-
tion Of Donnea, us. VIM. T. Curtis, Presidmt and T1as
Boee, Clerk Of ne Board Of Educatios Of he Ctr Of Nas
Ymk-The complaint in thsj case says:-whereas H. J.
ODonnen has presented affidavit the Supreme Court
special term the city of New York; showing that hs
the principal Of the highest male school Of Ward school
No Of the Fourteenth ward in the city Of New York,
has been such and has acted and discharged hs
duties from the ID day Of November, A. D. ls46 to the
present time; that the salary prescribed for him By
law, and to which he b and has been entitled at IN
times since he was appointed ID fifteen hundred dollars
payable in equal monthly paymcnts that he has been
regularly paid his salary according to Law, except for tho
four months Immediately preceding and ending on tho
there due to him unpaid salary for the said four
months the Of Ave hundred dollars and the sum has
every Of said four months the said ODouns prepared
monthly pay rolls for the teachers and snoss employed
N ns ~ y 81 s ~ 2 ana
and the by laws and general rules and regulations Of the
Board Of Education; Tia. each q said pay rolls Was
the Clerk Of said Board as required BY said
laws that the name Of said ODonnen was On
stated therein BIO entitled 70 his salary AZ
the rate aforesaid yet his wronguly stricken
there is in the city treasury fund sucisnt - nav ~
salary due the said 0D nne and which has raised
BY law for the purpose amongst Others Of paying the
salaries Of such teachers and jsnors that Jet The Press
dent Ceak Of the Board REFUGE former 70 draw
draft the Chamberlain OF the city, and the Clerk to
countersign the dra Il were drawn, and they allege
that they instructed 70 refuse by the Board
Therefore, the compainans, being willing that full jus.
tice be done to the sad NJ J. ODenne do command tho
DEFENDANTS the receipt Of this writ 10 pay the said
0Dcnnel show TO the contrary before the Sd
preme Court, on the ID Of February. - y
The OF the defendants shows that on the 18Th
day june 1882 the following sections Of the act entitled
Gan amend, consolidate and reduce one act the
various relative to the schools Of Ahs city OF
New York, passed July g. 1851 were in force and havo
20 continued M ~ m
SEQ lsNo school sAall bs entitled 10 or receive suv ut
's ne % :s =
taught But nothing herein contained shah aatho-
n ,m Of The schools provided for By this 81
Sea- 0 shall be the duty OF the trustees for each ward 50
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subject 70 the Of the third section Of .h
That the 18th day of june 1882 the Board Of uca
ton duly adopted the foIowing by-Iaws:--
Sec An public Of the city shall be ovepcd BY The
reading OF portion Of ne Holy scrpturca without nos
Of The schools jurisdiction OF ibs Rosr .
the Board and 70 s Hoard NV
violation Of this bylaw which report shall be ANNEXED b d.
Sec l2Ihe situation of teacher shall be forfeited By
principal shall 70 he y s sSs e
20 the sossa al violations tescAe Of hs RULES and
sec Is No payment shall be made 10 teacher su vAose
CA s ne PROVISIONS OF shs by have no BEN sUnpasd
Sec H-section u ofar shaii takepacs form an ~
10y day Of August 1870 SECTIONS u and Of A. shaA sass
That Donne has omitted 70 opsn hi school a. exer-
cises by reading portion Of The Holy Scenres and ~
used TO comply with the provisions OF ead by law IN that
respect during the period mentioned n the writ h& By
pay the plaintiff and submit that they have not violated
Mr. Brady was heard in support o. The motion ana The
Court decided In favor Of the relator. eN