New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-11

pose. The money collected by district tax
for school house purposes, and all contln,
gent expenses, shall be called the "Scnooi
House Fund" and that received for the sup
port of teachers shall be called the "Teach-
ers' Fund" and the Treasurer shall keep
with such fund separate account, ana snail
pay no order which does not specify the
fund on which it Is drawn ana the specinc
use to which it is applied. Ii he have no:
sufficient funds in his hands to pay in full
the warrants drawn on the funds specified,
be shall MAKE partial payment
thereon, paying as near as may
be an equal proportion of each warrant. he
shall receive all money apportioned 20 ,he
district by the Superintendent OF Pubic Ed
ucation. He shall render statement OF the
finances of the district from time to time. as
may be required by law, and his book shall
always be open for inspection.
The following shall be section twenty four:
Be it further enacted, etc, That 1t shall De
the duty of the District Board OF Scnooi
Directors, between the first day of August
and the fifteenth day Of September OF eacn
year, to make and keep on record list OF
the names of all heads of families in the dis
trict, and the number OF children IN each
family between the ages of six and twenty
one years, distinguishing males from females
and to report the same to the Division Super.
intendent on or before the said fifteenth day
of September in each year. They shall fur
Their report the number of schools IN
their district, and the branches taught.
the number of pupils and aver
age attendance of the same IN each schOoi,
the number OF teachers and the compensa-
ton OF each, the text books used, the mum.
Der of school houses and the estimated
value of each.
They shall have power to dismiss any pu.
pills from the schools in their district for
gross immortality, or for persistent violation
of the regulations of the school, aud to re-
admit them if they deem it proper so to do
and shall visit the schools in their sub-dis
trict at least twice during each term OF said
school.
All contracts with teachers shall be in
writing, specifying the length of time the
school is to be taught, in weeks, the COM
peDsation per week, or per month of four
weeks, and such other matters as may be
agreed upon, and shall be signed by the
director and teacher and be approved by
and filed with the President before any
teacher shall be entitled to q warrant for
services.
The following shall be section twenty
FIVE:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That in each
district there shall be taught one or more
schools for the instruction OF youths be-
tween the ages of six and twenty-one years,
for at least twelve weeks. OF five school days
each, in each year, unless the State Board of
Education shall be satisfied that there Is
good and sufficient cause for failure so to
do.
Scholars residing in one district may at
tend school in another, in the same or
adjoining parish, with the concurrence Of
the directors of both districts, and, in such
case, their proportion of the school money
OF the district to which they belong shall be
MOI 70 hn traa off, ba6 fri in WI
they attend school: and scholars may attend
in the ward 10 which they reside, with the
consent of the D strict Board.
That the following shall be section twenty
six:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That no Parish
or District School Director shall receive any
compensation for his services as director, or
as an officer of the board.
That the following shall be section twenty.
seven:
Be it further enacted. etc., That each
ward district shall hold regular meetings
annually, on the first Saturday in May, at
which all the qualified electors of the dis
trict may attend; provided that the first
regular meeting of the qualified electors
shall be held at such time as the State Board
of Education MAY designate. Said meetings
shall be presided over by the President of the
District Board of School Directors, and the
Secretary of said board shall be the Secre-
tary of the meeting.
The electors of a district, when legally
assembled at a district school meeting,
shall have power to levy such tax, not ex.
ceeding ten mills on the dollar in any one
year, on the taxable property of the dis
trict, as the meeting shall deem sufficient to
purchase or lease a suitable site for school
house, or schOOlhouses, and to build, rent,
or purchase schoOlhOuse, or schoolhouses,
and to keep in repair and furnish the same
with the necessary fuel and appendages,
and for compensation of teachers, and for
procuring district libraries and apparatus
for the schools, books and stationery for
the board and district meetings, and defray
all other contingent expenses OF the district;
provided, that no tax shall be levied for
building schOOlhouses, excepting at the
regular meeting in May.
Whenever any tax has been voted at the
regular meeting of the electors Of a district,
it shall be considered as by said vote levied
upon the assessed value of all real and per-
sopal property in the district. The secre.
tary of the meeting shall, within ten days
thereafter, certify the same to the District
Board of School Directors, who shall certify
the number of mills of the tax thus levied
to the collector of State taxes for the parish.
It shall thereupon be the duty of said coll
lector TO enter the same upon separate
assessment roll, which roll he shall, within
Ten uayS dlttT LIE Has DScu CtCtlIeU Vi the
levy of the tax, submit to the District Board
of school directors, who shall examine, and,
if correct. approve the same. The tax thus
levied shall be collected in the same man.
ner, and by the same officer, as State taxes,
and shall be paid over quarterly, at such
time as the District Board of Soho oil Direct
ors may direct, to the Treasurer of the dis
trict.
The following shall be section twenty
eight:
Be it further enacted, etc, That any per-
son who shall be duly appointed as Parish
or District School Director and shall refuse,
neglect or fail to qualify according to law
aud enter upon the performance of the
dnties of the Office within ten days after
official notification of bis appointment,
shall forfeit sum not less than one hundred
dollars, to be recovered by action before
any court of competent jurisdiction. 1t
shall be the duty of the District Attorney to
prosecute all such causes; and for each Sue
cessful prosecution he shall receive as a fee
twenty five per cent of the amount thus re.
covered. The State Board Of Education
shall report TO each meeting of the General
Assembly the names of all persons so failing
to serve, and the action had in each case by
the District Attorney; Provided, That no
person disqualified by reason Of ineligi
bility, or who shall be disabled by sickness
from serving, shall be subject to the penal
ties of this section. All funds thus col
lected shall go to the school fund Of the
district or parish.
The following shall be section twenty
nine:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the State
Board OF Education shall have power to re-
move any Parish or District School Director
for negligence, incompetency, or violation
OF law after cue hearing and fair trial.
The following shall be section thirty:
Be it fnrtner enacted etc That tha