New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-11
The following shall be section ffty-nine.

The following shall be section ffty-nIne:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the ward
Boards ofSchool Directors for the city OF New
Orleans may allow children from one sup
district to attend the schools OF another SUP
district in the same ward or other wares,
when they may deem it advisable.
The following shall be section sixty:
Belt further enacted etc. That the Treasu-
rer of said Board of School Directors for the
city of New Orleans, and the treasurer OF
each Ward Board of School Directors snail
each give bond in such sum ana unuer
such conditions for the faithful performance
of his duty as the State Board OF Education
and Common Council may require.
The following shall be section siSty-one.
Be 1t further enacted, etc, That section
ten of al act entitled an act to regu-
late public education in the State OF Louis.
lana. and to raj revenue for the support
of the same, approved March 10, 1863, is
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
The Board of School Directors for the
city of New Orleans appointed under the
provisions of this act shall at once assume
exclusive control of all free public schools
in the city aforesaid subject to the pro-
visions OF this act
The following shall be section sixty-two:
II
control and direction of sll public schools
within said city, which are support
ed from public school moneys, whether
such moneys are derived from municipal or
State taxation is hereby vested in the Board
of School Directors for the city of New Or
leans, that shall be appointed under this
act, and all laws or parts OF laws by
which the Common Council OF New
Orleans is empowered to elect Board OF
Directors of the public schools, and by
which any control over any of the schools
named above is given to said Board of Di-
rectors appointed or elected by the Common
Council Of New Orleans, and the special act
Of the General Assembly, approved March
IA, 1855, entitled An act relative to Public
Schools in the city of New Orleans" be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the sole
AID exclusive control and regulation OF all
public schools within the city of New Or-
leans, whether supported by municipal or
State taxation, is hereby vested IN the board
of school directors for the city OF New or,
leans, aud the other subordinate ana local
boards appointed in said city IN accordance
with the provisions of this act; and that the
offices of all school directors in said city,
appointed or elected, or assuming to act un-
der authority of any law made prior to this
act are hereby terminated and made to cease,
and all the powers hitherto conferred upon
such School Directors by virtue OF any law
or of any ordinance of said city, are hereby
abolished and annulled.
The following shall be section sixty-four:
Be it further enacted, etc. That the Board
of School Directors appointed under and by
virtue of this law shall at once apply to the
person or persons now controlling the pup
lie schools in said city for possession OF the
books, furniture, apparatus and appendages
in the possession of the said Board OF School
Directors for said city; that if said person
or persons, or any person or persons shall
usurp control of the public schools afore-
said, or shall fail or refuse to deliver said
books, furniture. apparatus and appendages
aforesaid, or shall assume or pretend to act
as School Directors for the city of New Or.
leans, in violation of law, he or they shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall, upon conviction of the fact, be fined
each one Thousand dollars and imprisoned
at the discretion of the court.
The following ehsll be section sixty-fve:
Be it further enacted, etc., That II the
validity of this law shall be questioned ia
any court, such suit shall have prefer
| ence over all causes pending in such court.
| The following shall be section sixty.six:
| Be il further enacted, etc., That this law
| shall not be construed SO as to divest the
| city aforesaid Of any property in the school,
houses or furniture in which public schools
| are held, but said property shall vest as
| now, in said municipal corporation, TO be by
| it held in trust for public education under
| the laws the State, and under the control
and possession of the school boards ap-
| pointed in accordance with this act.
The following shall be section sixty.
seven:
| Be it further enacted ETC., That the city
of New Orleans be and is hereby prohibited
from establishing or maintaining tree
public schools separate from those con
trolled by the officers appointed by this
| law.
Mr.. Bacon moved to strike out the sec.
ton.
| Lost
| The following shall be section sixty -eight
| Be it further enacted etc.. That no city OF
| district school director appointed In the city
| of New Orleans under this act shall receive
| any compensation for his services. Any per.
| son SO appointed and refusing or falling tc
| qualify and enter upon the duties OF his
| Office within ten days after he shall be oh-
| cially notified of his appointment, shall for
felt the sum of two hundred dollars (s2O0),
to be recovered by the Superintendent OF
Public Education before any court OF com.
petent jurisdiction, for the use of the school
fund OF the city.
The following shall be section sixty nine:
Be it further enacted, etc, That all acts
aud parts of acts in conflict with this ac'
are hereby repealed, and the charter OF the
city CT New Orleans and all laws or parts Of
laws, whether incorporated in the existing
or any preceding charter of the city OF New
Orleans, or in any other statute OF ths
State authorizing, requesting or empower
ing the Common Council of the city OF New
Orleans to establish and maintain public
schools, or to elect School Directors for The
city of New Orleans, are wholly and ex
pressly repealed.
The following shall be section seventy:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That this &C
shall take effect from and after its passage
Mr.. Campbell moved to reconsider thu
vote by which the amendment Of section
twenty-seven was adopted.
Reconsidered.
Mr.. Campbell moved to insert after tn
word ''attend," in line eight, the follow
ing: provided that the first regular meet
ing of the qualified electors shall be hell
at such time as the Board Of Education
may designate"
Adopted.
Section twenty-seven was then adopte'
; as amended.
The bill was then adopted as whole
as amended, by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Beares, CAM
bell, Coupland, Darrall, Egan. Foute, Futct
Kelso, Lynch, Monette, Packard, Pinchbacl
Poindexter, Ray, Smith, Todd, Whitney
Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-22.
Nays: Bacon, Blacknan, Braughn, jerks