New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-05
TITLE x.-PUBLIo EDUCATION.

TITLE X.-PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ART. las. The Legislature shall es-
tablish at least one free public school
in every parish throughout the state,
and shall provide for their support by
taxation or otherwise. All children Of
this state between the ages of six (6l
and twenty-one ely shall be admitted
to the public schools or other institu
tons of learning sustained or estab-
lished by the state, in common, with
out distinction of race, color, or pre-
vious condition. There shall be no
separate schools or institutions of
learning established for any exclusive
race by the state Of Louisiana.
ART. lag. No municipal corporation
shall make any rules or regulations
contrary to the spirit and intention of
this article.
ART. l47. There shall be elected by
the people of this state a superin-
tendent of public education, who shall
hold his Office for two ~ years. His
duties shall be prescribed and his sal
airy shall be $4,000 per year, payable
quarterly upon his own warrant.
ART. 148. The superintendent of
public education shall have the SUPER
vision and the general control of all
public schools throughout the state.
ART. l49. The general exercises in
the public schools shall be conducted
in the English language.
ART. $50. The proceeds of the lands
heretofore and that which may here
after be granted by the United States
to this state for the use or purpose of
the public schools of the state, and the
proceeds of estates of deceased per-
sons to which the state may become
entitled by law, shall be and remain a
perpetual fund, on which the state shall
pay an annual interest of six (6) per
cent, which interest, together with the
interest of the trust fund deposited
with the state by the United States
under the act of congress, approved
June 90, 1886, and all the rents of the
unsold lands, shall be appropriated to
the support of such schools. And this
appropriation shall remain inviolable.
ART. Isl. All moneys accruing from
the sales which have been or may be
hereafter made of any lands hereto
fore granted by the United States to
this state for the use of any institution
of learning whatever, Tor from any kind
of donation for the purpose of establish
ing school or schools, or any institution
of learning whatever), shall be and re
main a perpetual fund, the interest of
which, at six (6) per cent per annum,
shall be appropriated to the exclusive
benefit of the said school or schools
or institution of learning; and no law
shall be made diverting said funds to
any other use than to the establish
ment and benefit of said institution of
learning The legislature shall have
power to raise funds for the organiza-
ton and support of said institution in
such manner as it may deem best.
ART. l52. No appropriation shall be
made by the Legislature for the sup
port of any private school or any pri-
vate institution of learning whatever.
ART. l53. A university shall be es-
tablished and maintained in the city
of New Orleans. 1t shall be com
posed of six faculties, to wit: one of
law, one of medicine, one of natural
science, one of letters, and one of in
dustrial science, and one of the theory
and practice of teaching. The legis-
lature shall provide by law for its Or
ganization and maintenance; Pro-
Yided, That all departments of this
institution of learning shall be open
in common to all students capable of
matriculating. No rules or regula-
tons shall be made by the trustees,
faculties, or other officers of said
institution of learning, nor shall any
laws be made by the legislature violat-
ing the letter or spirit of this article,
under penalty of the annulling of the
charter of said institution.
ART. l54. All colleges, seminaries,
academies, schools, institutions of
learning of what nature soever, wheth-
er literary, legal, medical, military, or
individual, authorized by the legisla-
ture, and under the control of this
state, shall be open in common to all
classes of students.
ART. 155. Institutions for the sup
port and education of the insane, the
blind, and the deaf, and dumb, shall
always be fostered and supported by
the state, and be subject to such regu-
lations as may be presented by the
general assembly, not in conflict with
any provisions of this constitution.
TITLE xI-BoARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ART. I56. There shall be board of
public works, to consist of one COM
missioner from each congressional
district of the state.
The commissioners so appointed
shall hold Office for the term of two
years, and be residents of their re-
spectiVe districts.
ART. I57. The general assembly, at
its first session after the adoption of
this constitution, shall provide for the
organization of the board Of public
works, prescribe its duties, and fix the
compensation of all employees of the
board of public works, and the COM
missioners thereof.
ART. l58. The commissioners and
such of the officers employed on the
public works as may be determined by
the general assembly, shall give such
bond for the faithful performance of
their duties as shall be prescribed by
law.
TITLE xu-NoDE OF REVISING THE coNsTrFU-
TON.
ART l59. Pay amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may be proposed
in the senate or house of representatives.