New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-04
PROPOSED SCHOOL Law.


has offered in the Legislature q substi.
tute for the present school law, which
proposes TO effect notifications that the
people Of New Orleans will have reason
10 be thankful fo;. The school tax is to
be levied for The current year in the same
tabIeau with the tax tor last year, and
hereafter the levy is to be made regularly
by the board ia time 30 be notified to the
public ,yith tie other taxes. Il is 20 cover
the entire expense. and very strict rules
are adopted - prevent any debt from
being incurred. The tax Of each year is
TO be inyioiabiy devoted 90 til. expenses
Of that year. warrants are TO BE paid i'll
the order os theig issuance. and nothing
ju: cash IS 30 BE accepted in satisfaction.
OF the tex. Parties of ltigols turn o:
mind. OF which the city seems TO have al
undue proportion. are cut of from the
schoo. fund by a section Of The law which
prevents parties from suing it, except in
particular cases. and as further pro.ec-
ton from the legal harpies. all manda-
muses. OF the PROPERTY or funds belonging
to the board axe forbidden to be issued.
And last, though rot least. whatever debt
the board maY create beyond its annual
revenue is 20 be rejected. the law d!salIow-
ing parties to induce official eXtravagance
for their advantage. by denying the valid
itv OF the Indebtedness. Whoever trades
with tn. senoo. board under the new law
must see 20 i: that his accounts come
within the aua,:aI resources o: the board
to !iquidate.
So far 50 good. Ii any other commu-
nity it would be considered that when a
proper law was presented and passed. that
the people would rejoice. This being the
object OF legislation, it should be that the
best statute ought to have the most friends
and be the greatest honor TO its author.
Not SO here j fearful prejudice makes q
portion o: the people reject DO Il that
which is good and that which is bad, pro-
vided they DO not originate it. II the
. highest wisdom in this o. any other world
should frame :: statute regulating the
| schools o: New Orleans or Louisiana, and
! did not write tie name OF Democrat
| over the title a. the author of the same.
the white people would promptly and liz
| d!anantly reject !: as piece OF wicked
hess. They would refuse tiy5: 20 in"e5tl'
CAT. il: they would deny what they read II
they Iii; investigate it. and rs 4 last re-
sor: they would reject the entire matter Il,
a Radica, sw::.i!e. Il the. did not fad any
other way 20 escape the necessity OF &C.
ceoting il ., a proper Law. Representa-
tive Hahu's Ill suggests many improve
ments in tie p:e,e2: school Inv, ana its
author sLouii y: accepted as p:os:abi;
engaged when u thus dayo:c, his time tt
tie digestion and regulation Of subiec'
a, barren OF !ar.:e!s and as dry OF intereS
as .he school question -. !!"1 -
the probabilities az: that l.s 70
:iticai Fle.s r:'oa otter Sa'4I.e''
vii! secUye TIE ana:he:Ias OF tie Demo
cats upon . Law :,4at IS intended a, . sen'
era. 1eae.s: - AZ. And Veyh.p> :ne vey!
partie. tae Lew Law drives away from
their fea,. yrcn :.4e Sc&oo: tuu! VII. !.
tie first % Il.n through :.e at:ee:, :,yo'
cIa;mins the roi..,.cA. opinions o: 81" %U
tao. o: IL, :.ew LIS Is tie means O. >ect;g
ing il, destruction. Tie shySte:. VII
haze :.::e-eA uro, tia litigation ::e:.
have fo.:a: ! VII. dal ;heir n;ss:,l,,, soae
a9l from !i.e:n. perhaps, We STALL Le.'
tia: ,he rev L.. ought no: 20 pass Iec'Ue'
liz deriva.:o:. i. TO: Of a different c&ay
ac;er. H.. has been the difficulty oU
iegis.a;ogs have L.i 90 contend '"!tA Le!e
:o:o:e. slls: w;.e1 they did propose {.
enact q wholesome taw :AeiG effort viss -.
with ,:e!is;o: i: ;Ae veyy ieop.e :: was il
! :.uIe,. - u4ae:i,. However. ties" are 10
matters affecting tie immediate iaT pgo
posed by u. Hahn. Tha: - a Iueatio:
which uu.: to:..c before TIL l. si7lat':!'
q; an early date, and il i, oae q: s,:-ticie"
;mpor:a:.c.. :, ..;:!ac: the closes, a;,ent.0:
.; the members i.o&A shs time they e;-A-'
II is consideration until they succeed i
passing Iaw which will satisfy az tL9 de
mand, 81 Justice in New Orleans, even
il does nos meg: tie appreciation Q: IT,
pemccgacT.