New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-19
No. 80.


To provide, a..dItiOna, regulations for the
beard OF school directors OF the C!fv al
New Orleans: 10 provide permanent
. reyenu. for said schools; 70 prevent Htiga-
ton against the school fund: 70 fund the
schoO: debt: % regulate the employment
OF teachers. ana 10 direct the Council of
the city OF New Orleans TO levy a ,choo.
tax and perform other duties n conneC-
ton with the public schools.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in Genera! Assembly con
vened That the board OF schoOl directors
for the city OF New Orleans shall be IN :u-
tuTe COMPOSED OF twenty directors. to VII:
one from each representative district. as AZ
present constituted. and one additional d.
rector for each municipal district. the Adj
ministratCr of Finance OF the city %: New
Orleans, who shall DE eX-otficiO mem 5er
and the superintendent of the sixth div
sion. who shall be e2otiicio a men n. with
the right 20 speak 5ut not Vote IN The
board The State Board of Education shall
appoint the directors from the munic!oai
districts AZ soon as practlCable after the
passage OF this act. SO that two shall! retire
annually. the said state board TO determine
by lot the succession OF their retirement;
They shall require the sad director 20 pos
So 50 the qualification OF an e,ector IN Tie
ness and capacity for the otfNe. and each
new dir8ct,r. before taking his seat. shall
take the oath OF CitIg" prescribed 10. STATE
officers.
SEE. :. Be Il further enacted. etc. That
a, soon a. practicable a!te: the passage =!
this act She board OF directors tuT tn" city
of New Orleans shall adopt an estimate of
debt and expenditures for the yea: IS. -.
and thereafter, during the month lot De-
tybe; n each year :Ie board sinai. IL Ike
manner adopt and communicate I" TIE
Council OF The city OF Ne. Orleans an 50.
mate for the year commencing on the INST
OF January next ensuing.
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted. etc. That
il shall be the! duty of the city ~ New
Orleans - keep n good repair. through ;ha
proper department. all .chOOi EoU-es.
fences. grounds and apartment buiiding-
belonging 20 the city. and the Council shall.
see the proper carving out OF this reuillt"
ment, and make due provision therefor II
the budget OF current city expenses as a
part thereof.
SEE. {. Be !. further enacted, etc. Tia: III.
Council. after receiving the estimate -.
quired IN thu. &c. for III. year 1873 or sub
seguent years, shall proceed 20 make p'o-
vision for the support Of public schools n
addition to those required n section three
OF this act. to be made for the presc!y atom
OF city property. For the purpose of such
support it shall levy tax OF not less than
One-tOurth ~. one per cent on the taxable
valuation OF all property in the city OF W
Orleans, and no provision III any general or
special law limiting the aggregate pOWe:
of taxation of the city OF New Orleans or
of the Council, shall prevent the levying Of
at least one quarter OF one per cent per an
mum for school purposes. The tax herein
required Ia be levied for the year lS,: sha!.
be in addition to the taxes levied by the
Council in the month OF December. 1872.
and cOllectible Herewith.
/, SEC. ;. Be it further enacted. etc. Tina.
the revenues of the school board for its nee
essary expenses, and the uses and purposes
of the public schools. shall be as follows:
The proceeds of the tax of twentv-eight
cents on the one hundred dollars levied by
the Council of the city Of New Orleans for
1872, the annual taxes levied in accordance
with this act, the pro rata of State school
tax distributed according to sections thirty
four and thirty-tive of act No. . of extra
session of 1870, any donations. requests,
fines or poll tax received for or accrulng to
the school fund, and such sum or amount
as the City Council may appropriate out OF
the general funds upon the annual budget,
which is hereby authorized, although the
same may be raised as part OF the tax for
eApChoCog anu SNiS4A a.
any, as may be raised upon vote OF the
qualified electors authorizing taxation
beyond or exceeding the limits laid down
by law for taxation not authorized by such
election; provided. that appropriations TOR
purchasing landed property or erecting
buildings may, at the option Of the Council
making the same. be expended under its
control; and provided further. that prop
erty and buildings purchased or erected by
the school board shall be the property OF
the city OF New Orleans, and only a.ieuablc
by the consent of the Council, and shal. not
be subject to seizure for any debt.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. etc, That
for the purpose OF relieving the Publ.
schools OF the city of New Orleans from
the pressure of debt. the Council OF the
city of New Orleans is hereby directed 70
issue new consolidated bonds. general Sc
ries, at the rate for said boads of ninety
cents on the dollar in favor OF all holders
of warrants of the school boar,i for tht
debts for the years 1871 and lS72. who MAY
desire and demand the same. On tie deliy
cry OF such warrants TO the Administrator
OF Public Accounts OF II" city OF New Or
leans, he shall issue his warrant IL the "a
ministrasOr of Finance fox he delivery oi
bonds accordingly.
SEC. I. Be il further enacted. etc. -hat
no warrant or certificate O: any kind shall
be hereafter receivable tes Any school tax,