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

Third-To visit and examine the schools
OF the several districts of the parish, from
time to time, and to meet and advise with
the several boards Of district school direc-
tors as occasion may require.
Fourth-TO report to The State Board OF
Education and to the Superintendent of
Public Education all deficiencies in the
schools, or neglect of duty on the part OF
teachers, directors division superintend-
| ents or other officers,
| Flfth-To receive from the State Tax COL
lector all proceeds of any parish school tax
levied by the police jury in accordance with
this law, and to apportion the same among
the several ward school districts of their
| parish IN proportion to the number of per-
sons in their district between the ages Of six
| and twenty one years.
| Sixth-TO max e such needful bylaws and
regulations for their own government, not
Inconsistent with this law, as they may deem
proper.
The treasurer of the beard shall receive
all money on account of the board, and pay
| out the same ON warrants signed by the
president and countersigned by the secre-
tary, and he shall keep a correct account of
all expenses and receipts in books provided
for that purpose, which shall always beOpen
for inspection.
He shall render monthly report to the
| board and an annual report to the division
|
| Of January.
And that section fifteen of the House bill,
so amended, be section twenty-one.
| That sections sixteen, seventeen, eight
cen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one and
twenty-five Of the House bill be stricken
out. That the following shall be section
| twenty-five.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc, That
each Police Jury, or other ward, that is
| now, or may be hereinafter organized in
| the parishes of this State. is hereby de-
| clared a school district for all the purposes
of this act. That the District Board of
School Directors. of each school district,
which is now or may hereafter be organized
| IN the State. is hereby made body cOrpo
rate by the name of the Ward District of
-, in the parish of -, and State
OF Louisiana and in that name may hold
property, become party to suits and con-
| tracts, and do other corporate acts. That
the District Board of School Directors shall
hold their regular meetings on the first Sat
urday after the first Monday in April and
October in each year, and may hold such
| special and adjourned meetings as occasion
may require. They shall organize by elect
| ing from their own number president,
treasurer and secretary. That the duties of
the directors shall be as follows:
First-To make all contracts, purchases,
payments and sales necessary to carry out
fore erecting any schoolhouse they shall
consult with the Superintendent of Public
| Education as to the most approved plan for
such building.
Second-To admit pupils not belonging to
the district, as provided for in section
| twenty-five of this act, to their schools, on
! such terms as they may agree upon.
Third-To determine the number of
schools which shall be established and the
| length of time each shall be taught, subject
| to the provisions of section twenty-tbree of
| this act.
Fourth-To fix the site for each school
| house, taking into consideration the wants
| and necessities of the people of each portion
| of the district.
| Fifth-To establish graded or union
schools wherever they may be necessary;
and they may, as occasion requires. select
| person who shall have the general super
vision OF the schools IN their districts. sub
ject to rules and regulations of the board.
| Sixth-To determine what branches shall
| be taught in the schools of their district.
Seventh-To require the Secretary and
| Treasurer each to give bond to the district
| in such penalty, and with such sureties as
| they may determine upon, conditioned for
the faithful performance of their duties un-
| der this act. The bond shall be fled with
the President of the Board, and copy of
| the same shall be sent to the Superintendent
| of Public Education, and in case of breach
of condition thereof, he shall bring suit
| thereon in the name of the district.
Eighth-They shall from time to time ex-
anime the accounts Of the Treasurer, and
make settlement with him, and pre-
| sent at each regular meeting of
| receipts and expenditures of the district,
and all matters delegated to them to per-
| form, and all such other matters as may be
deemed important.
Einth-To visit the schools in their dis
| trict. and aid the teachers in establishing and
enforcing rules for the government OF the
schools. and see that they keep correct list
of the pupils, embracing the period of time
during which they attend school, the
branches taught, and such other matters as
may be required by the Division Superin-
tendent. A majority of the board shall be
quorum to transact business, but a less
number may adjourn from time to time.
Each district board shall adopt uniform
series of books for all the schools in their
district, and such series shall not be changed
Oftener than once in two years.
The following shall be section twenty
three:
DUTIES OF DISTRICT OFFICERS.
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the Presi-
dent shall preside in all meetings of the
board, and of the district; shall draw
all drafts on the State Treasurer and
upon the Treasurer OF the Parish Board for
money apportioned to his district, sign all
orders on the district treasury, specifying
in the order the fund on which they are
drawn, aud the use for which the money is
assigned; and he shall sign all contracts
The president shall appear in behalf of his
district, i'll all suits brought by or against
the same, but when be ls individually a
party, this duty shall be performed by tie
secretary; and in all cases where suits may
be instituted by or against any of the school
officers, to enforce any OF the provisions
herein contained, counsel may be employed
by the Board of Directors. The secretary
shall record all the proceedings of the
board and district meetings in separate
books kept for that purpose; shall preserve
copies of all reports made to the State and
division superintendent; shall file all pa.
pers transmitted to them pertaining to the
sign all drafts, warrants and Or
ders drawn by the president.
He shall keep an accurate account of all the
expenses incurred by the district, and shall
present the same to the Board of Directors,
to be audited and paid as herein provided.
He shall give ten days previous notice of all
regular and special meetings of the district
by posting written notice in five different
conspicuous places therein, one of which
shall be at Or near the place OF meeting OF
the district board. On or before the TWEEN.
tieth day of September in each year. the |
Secretary of each school district shall file |
with the Division Superintendent report Of
the affairs of the district, which shall con-
tain the following items, viz:
First-The number of persons, male and |
female each, in his district, between the |
ages of six and twenty-One years.
Sec0nd-The number of schools and the |