New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-11

Entitled an act to amend an act entitled
an act to regulate public education in the
State of Louisiana and city of New Or
leans, and to raise a revenue for that pur-
pose. approved March l6 1870.
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives. of the State
of Louisiana in general assembly convened,
That the State Board of Education shall.
Immediately upon the passage of this act,
appoint board of school directors, con-
ssting of at least five members for each par
ish OF this State, excepting the parish of
Orleans. to be composed. when prac ticable.
of persons residing in different parts of the
parish. who shall hold their office two years
from April first, eighteen hundred and sew
enty one. or until their successors shall
be duly appointed and qualified. And
said parish boards shall perform all the
duties. possess all the rights and privileges.
and assume all the obligations of the ward
boards of school directors and the school
boards of all cities and towns in the State
having population of less than one thou
sand persons.
The treasurer Of said parish board shall
perform the duties of secretary and be
entitled to such compensation as the parish
board may allow OIL. of local or parish
school funds. the same not 70 exceed one
hundred dollars per year.
The parish board shall mold their regular
meetings on the rirst Monday in January.
April, July and October of each year; they
shall convene. OF their first regular meeting.
on the call of any two of the appointed
members or of the division superintendent.
and no such meeting shall be held to be
legal unless every member has been duly
notified thereof. Special meetings may be
held in the same manner. They shall. at
their first meeting, organize by eiectiny
from their own number a president and
treasurer. who shall be secretary of the
board; they shall perform all the duties now
required of officers and not inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act The treas
urer of city, town and parish boards shall
give bonds in an amour: not less than five
thousand dollars. the same to be approved
by the parish or district Judge and the re-
cordcr of the parish, aud be recorded.
Said bonds may, from time to time, be in
creased by order OF the board. or of the
district judge, or of the State Superintend-
ent of Public Education, in proportion to
the amount of school funds on hand. The
board shall, from time to time, examine the
treasurers accounts and settle them.
SEC. :. BE it further enacted etc. That
the State Board of Education shall immedi-
ately appoint board of school directors
for each incorporated town and city of the
State excepting the city of New Orleans)
having one thousand or more inhabitants;
such boards to number not less than three
nor more than five members, who shall hold
their office in the manner prescribed by the
parish boards. They shall elect president
and treasurer, who shall be secretary of the
board and receive out of the local school
fund a salary OF not more than one hundred
dollars per year. They shall perform such
dhties as are now required of those officers.
and not inconsistent with this act. All in
cOrpOrated towns or cities having less than
one thousand inhabitants shall be provided
for by the respective parish boards.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the corporate authorities of the respective
parishes, towns and cities for which boards
shall be appointed excepting the city of
New Orleans) shall once in each wear place
upon their annual budget an amount of tax
not to exceed two mills on the dollar, nor
less than one mill the same to be levied on
the taxable property of the parishes, towns
and cities aforesaid; and to be collected at
the same time and in the same manner as
other taxes, and paid over to tho treasurers
of said parish town or city boards OF school
directors, to be used exclusively for the
lease purchase, building and furnishing ct
scho0lhOuses, or for land therefor. and for
such other expenses as may be approved by
the division superintendent.
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, etc. That
the parish board of school directors shall
receive from the hands Of parish and ward
boards, and of towns and cities having less
than one thousand inhabitants, now organ.
lied, all funds and school records in their
possession, and such funds shall be apnl;ed
by the parish boards exclusively to the
benefit of the said wards, towns, or cities
and when the electors have voted a tax for
school purposes, the parish boards shall re-
ceive and apply the proceeds to the exclu-
sive benefit of the wards so voting, and of
the said towns Or cities. And all town and
city boards now organized shall likewise
their successors appointed under this act
The new board shall assume all Obligations
of previous boards superseded by them.
SIC. S. Be it further enacted, etc., That
in any parish, CITY or town where . board
of school directors fail to establish schools