New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13

| Boards ofSchool Directors for the city of New
Orleans may allow children from one sub
district to attend the schools of another sub
district in the same ward or other wards,
when they may deem it advisable.
The following shall be section sixty:
Belt further enacted ETC., That the Treasu-
rer of the Board of School Directors for the
| city of New Orleans, and the treasurer OF
each Ward Board of School Directors shall
each give a bond in such sum and under
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 slXty-one.
Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That section
ten of an act entitled an act to regu-
late public education in the State OF Louis.
lana, and to raj e revenue for the support
Of the same, approved March 10, 1869, is
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read
IS 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 siyty-two:
Be it further enacted, etc.. Tha the
control and direction of all 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 a 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 Dl-
rectors~ appointed or elected by the Common
Council of New Orleans, and the special act
Of the General Assembly, approved March
IA, 1856, entitled A act relative to Public
Schools in the city of New Orleans" be and
the same are hereby repealed.
The following shall be section sixty-three.
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the sole
ard 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 III the board
of schOol directors for he city OF New Or
leans, and the other subordinate and 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 I'M
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 pub
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 snail
usurp control of the public schools afore-
said, or shall fail or refuse to deliver said
books, furniture, apparatus and appenoages
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 a misdemeanor, and
shall, upon conviction of the fact, be fined
each one thousand dollars and imprisoned
at the discretion Of the court.
The following shall be section sixty.fye:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That II the
validity of this law shall be questioned il
any court. such suit shall have prefer
ence over all causes pending in such court.
The following shall be section sixty six:
Be it 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 of 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., hat the city
of New Orleans be and is hereby prohibited
from establishing or maintaining free
public schools separate from those con
trolled by the officers appointed by this
law.
The following shall be section sixty-eight:
Be it further enacted ETC., That no city or
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 to
qualify and enter upon the duties Of his
Office within ten days after he shall be oil
ciaily notified of his appointment, shall for
felt the sum of two hundred dollars $4,000,
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
and parts of acts in conflict with this ac'
are hereby repealed, and the charter OF the
city CT New Orleans ana 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 tht
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
I, pressly repealed.
, The following shall be section seventy:
:. Be it further enacted, ETC., That this &C
shall take effect from and after its passage
, On motion, the amendments were con
Cured in, and notice of concurrence or
, dered to be sent to the Senate.
, The Committee on Ways and Means
through its chairman, submitted the fol
. lowing report, which was received and ac
cepted:
!, ROOMS OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS;
: New Orleans. March IL, 1870
TIC the Honorable Speaker and Members of tn
: House OF Representatives
3 Your Committee on Ways and Means
having considered Household No. 24S, an &C
to provide for the funding or payment o
l the floating debt of the State by the issu'
{ and sale of State bonds. report favOrabl.
) upon the same by q substitute bill, which
; thew recommend in lieu of the original bill
! W. l.. MCMILLEN, Chairman.
Mr.. Gray, of James, moved that th,
substitute reported by the committee b.
printed in the journal, and made tn
special order Of the day for tomorrow.
, Carried.
J The substitute to House bill No. 234 il
: as follows:
An Act to provide for the payment or fund
ing of the floating debto OF the State, by tn
l issue and sale or exchange of State bonds
: SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senat
z.l IInr1.n of payrooar+o4iua nf fia Gtat