The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-08-09
Laws Of the State Of Louisiana.
rrbif.hed BY Autheri,y
AN ACT

Directors of the city of New
Orleans; to Provide q Perma-
ne,t Revenue for said Schools /;
TO prevent Litigation against
the School Fund; to Fund the
School Debt; to Regulate the
Employment of Teachers, and
70 direct the Council of the city
of New Orleans to levy a School
Tax, and perform other duties
in connection with the Public
Schools.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
lives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
the board of school directors for
The city of New Orleans shall be
in future composed of twenty d.
rectors, to wit; one from each rep
resentative district, as at present
constituted, and one additional
director for each municipal dis
trict the administrator Of Finance
Of the city of New Orleans. who
shall he eX officio member, and
the superintendent of the sixth
division, who shall be eX officio a
member, with the right to speak
but not vote in the board. The
State Board of Education shall
appoint the directors from the
municipal districts as soon as
practicable 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 re-
quire the said director to possess
the qualification of an elector in
the city of New Orleans and the
necessary fitness and capacity for
the Office, and each new director,
before taking his seat, shall take
the oath of office prescribed for
State officers.
Sec. .. Be it furtherenacted, &c,
That as soon as practicable after
the passage of this act the board
of directors for the city of New
Orleans shall adopt an estimate of
debt and expenditure for the year
1873, and thereafter, during the
month [of1 October in each year
the board shall in like manner
adopt anu communicate to the
Council of the city of New Orleans
an estimate for the year c0mmen-
eng on the first OF January next
e,isuiIg.
Sec.3. Be it further enacted, Sc,
That it shall I've che duty of the
city of New Orleans TO keep in
good repair, through the proper
department, all school houses, fen
ceS. grounds and apartment build
ings belonging TO the city, and the
Council shall see the proper car
rying out Of this requirement, and
make due provision therefor in
the budget of current city expen-
seS as part thereof.
Sec. 4 BE il further enacted. &C.,
That the Council, after receiving
the estimate required i'll this act
for the year 1873, or subsequent
yeaIs, shall proceed TO make pro-
Vision for the support of public
schools In addition to those requir-
ed IN section three in this act, to
ne made for the preservation OF
eity property. For the purpose of
such support it shall levy tax of
not less than One-fourth OF one per
cent. on the taxable valuation of
all property in the city of New
Orleans, and no provision III any
general or special law limiting the
aggregate power OftaXation Of the
atty of Neg Orleans, or of the
Council, shall prevent the levying
OF at least one-quarter OF one per
cent. per annum for school purpo-.
seS. The tax herein required to
De levied for the year 1873 shall
ee in addition to the taxes levied
oy the Council in the month of
December, 1872. and collectable
herewith.
Sec. .. Be it furtherenacted, &C.,
ihat the revenue of the school
BOARD for its necessary expenses.
and the uses and purposes of the
PlOilc schools, shall be as follows:
Ihe proceeds of the taxes of TWEEN
Weight cents OH the one hundred
dollars levied by the Council of
meety of New Orleans for 1872,
Tue annual taxes levied iu accOr
aaace with this act, the pro rata
oil State school tax distributed
sccordlng to sections thirty four
ana thirty of act No. 6 of ex-
ga session of 1870, any donations,