Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-08
L A w S
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
(PuBLIsHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 8.


Continued from Last Number.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That any parish. city or town where
q board of school directors fail to
establish schools within sixty days
after their appointment, or to per-
form such other duties as are re-
quired of them by law, the division
superintendent for the division in
which such delinquent boards are
located may establish schools, and
perform as for as possible such 9TH
er neglected duties, and warrant on
the State Treasurer and the trea-
surers of such boards for the school
funds of such parishes, cities and
towns, and apply the same for the
purposes and in the manner pro-
vided by law, each warrant to be
approved by the president of the
State Board of Education. The di-
vision superintendent shall act in
such cases only until q local board
can be found to perform the duties.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the State Board of Education
shall Immediately, on the passage of
this act, appoint q board of. school
directors for the city Of New Orleans
composed of one member from each
representative district of the city.
They shall be divided into three
Glasses, and shall hold Office for
three years, except that in the case
of the board first appointed one
third shall 60 out in one year, one
third in two years and the remain
der at the expiration of three years.
The State Board Of Education to
appoint three members each year
after the appointment Of the first
board, and to fill all vacancies oc-
curing. The board SO appointed
shall have control of the public
schools in the city, and shall be a
body corporate and polite. Said
board shall employ q secretary at q
salary of two thousand $4,000
dollars per year, payable on the war
rant of the president out of such
funds rs come into the hands of the
board.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, ect.,
That the Board of School Directors
for the city Of New Orleans shall,
Immediately upon their organization
and also at the commencement Of
each year thereafter, ascertain the
amount Of funds necessary to carry
on the schools under their charge
for the current year, and report the
same 10 the Board of Administra-
tors Of the city of New Orleans, who
shall, at such time rs they may deem
necessary, levy the amount on the
taxable property of the city. and di-
rect the same to be collected in the
manner and at the time by them
deemed most desirable, but the time
shall not exceed six months from
the date of their notification of the
amount required.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., +,
That the Administrator of Finance
of the city of New Orleans shall
perform the duties of treasurer of
the Board of School Directors of
the city Of New Orleans as a part Of
his official duties, ard shall receive
all moneys collected for or appro-
priated to the parish Of Orleans for
school purposes; shall daily deposit
the same in the fiscal agency of the
city, and only pay them out by
checks, on the order of said board
Of school directors; and he shall be,
ex-oficio, a member of the board.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc. +,
That the division superintendent OF
the sixth division shall have salary
Of four thousand (*4,O0O) dollars
per annum. He shall be allowed q
secretary and one or more messen-
gers, at an expense Of not more than
twsnty-6ve hundred ($250O) dollars
per year, payable monthly, out Of
the public school fund, on the war
rant Of the division superintendent
Of said district. The division super
intendents shall draw their salaries
monthly and the State Superintend-
emit quarterly, out Of the public
school fund, upon their own war
rants, and the division superintend-
emit shall be allowed an annual con-