New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-20

but the school taxes shall be payable in
cash only; and the Administrator OF FINANCE
shall pay out the cash received for the tax
of 1872 for the Oldest warrants outstanding
OF 1871 or 1872 50 that no warrants OF any
month shall he paid until those outstahd-
ing OF previous months are palu or 1ully
provided for. and the cash hereafter re-
celved from tLc State and from other
sources. Including the school tax OF 1873
shall be appropriated for the expenses OF
each month ID turn. beginning January l,
1873: and no writ OF fen taclas or Ot man
damus shah lie FOR the seizure OF any
school mGuevs in the fiscal agency or
treasury OF the CITY OF New Orleans or OF
the school board. or 20 direct or enforce its
paving ont otherwise than IN the manner
and sequence required II tins act.
SEC. $. Be il further enacted, etc. That
The teachers and employees OF the board OF
directors Of tie pubic tchoois OF Inc
Guy %: New Orleans shall be appointed
by said board, at such rate OF annual
salary NAV be fixed, ana 10 continue
until otherwise ordered by the board;
bCt no annual salary shall be construed as
giving fixed time II employment; and the
board may AZ any tine Nacdte any posl,loh
Hr notifying the ;ncHIL benz Thereon. out
Il" sclOo: officer. director or committee
shall be empowered 20 remove any teacher
AID no position or appointment shah De
vacated except by the ""afd al any inee,-
ing OF the sane. And no sult or action shall
lie against The board Of school directors, or
against the s. nouI moneys orrsVenues,for the
uav'uen: OF any discharged otlcer or
teacher the school fund being held sacred
for the actua. current expenses OF Ihe
schou,s. Tie nav of the regular lncnmben .
il ease Of absence from any cause, snail
be allowed pro rata for actual Gays en-
pioyed - the euperDumtrT or o'ner person
temporarily acting. In all suits by or
against the board Of directors ~ the pubHc
schools Of the city Of New Orleans. or 10y
or agains, the president of the board, or the
Administrator VI Finance OF the city. IN
v0lying the disposition OF moneys raised OF
10 He raised for school purposes. Ia ease the
said board. president OF Administrator OF
Finance shall have occasion TO appeal, Sue
OUT injunction. or take other proceedings III
which ordinary parties would he required
20 give bond and security, such ponu anu
security shall tie dispensed with.
SIC. 9. Be i. further enacted, etc, lnat
there shall he appointed by the Board OF
School Directors committee on teachers,
who shall examine applicants Tor employ
ment as teachers The superintendent OF
thu sixth division shall be required 70 attend
and assist az all the EXAMINATIONS OF SAID
committee. They shall keep record OF
the examination u candidates Tor teachers
OF all district intermediate or primary
schools, and ,uch examination III branches
Of teaching IN which the same may be
practicable, shall be il writing lhe orlgI
nal papers ehal be preserved, and figure
or estimate affixed TO each study. whether
the examination therein be written or oral
TIE aggregate percentage or estimate 1oT
each candidate shall be test of proficiency.
and the list OF candidates shall be preserved
for Vie selection Of teachers by the o0ard,
which shall l,e bound TO select tor each ana
any future vacancy from the twenty names
! standing highest on the list: provided, the
committee on teacher. shall strike from the
list al! per.Ors removing from the city. or
resicnng or declining 20 be further consld-
cred as candidates. and may ior cause OF
reason rendering unit tho employment OF
the candidate. Notwithstanding proficiency,
remove his OF her name theretrop. ana no
name shall be stric ken from III. llst ny Ihe
committee en- teachers only as provided ior
IN this act. ia case OF dismissal OF teachers.
Teachers ia the schools who shall nave
been examined hy the committee or the
State Superintendent, and whose percent
aye ur estimate shall! place them in the list
of candidates 70 he selected from shall he
duly considered for promotion II al cases
OF vacancy: and further provided. that
uotLing in this section shall be construed 10
hihi: the STATE Superintendent OF Educt
ton from issuing 20 teaeheGs STATE ceEtlA-
Gates OF qualification.
SIC TO- ). il further enacted, etc, That
the uoar, OF directors OF the pubic schools
shall not ba empowered :" make contracts
or debts fog the year 1873 To- any su5se-
uuen, year. greater than the amount OF the
revenue provided for according to this act,
or other schco! laws existing, IL being the
intent hereof that parties contracting with
said board, shall take heed tina! due reve-
nue shall have been provided 10 satisfy the
claims. otherwise they shall lose and forfeit
the same. and Il" action or execution shall
be allowed "a all thereof. and that the
board shall nut exceed is roAers il. Tie III
curing OF Gctt.
Sic. II. Ee i; further enacted. etc. That
This act shah take effect trCm and AFTER lis
passage. and all laws or parts OF laws con
hicting there with he repealed as tar rs they
conflict.
Signed, CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives..
;Slgnedl {. {. ANTOINE.
L;putenar. Governor and Pres!deE: Of The
Senate.
Approved February y. 1873
;SignPdj WILLIAM +. KELLOGG.
Governor CT the State OF Louisiana.
\ true copy:
p. G. DFSLo>DE. Secretary OF Sta'e.