New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-18
No. 80.
AN ACT

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| To provide additional regulations for the
board of school directors of the city OF
! New Orleans; to provide a permanent
revenue for said schools; to prevent htiga.
ton against the school fund; to fund the
school debt; to regulate the employment
of teachers, and to direct the Council OF
the city Of New Orleans to levy school
tax and perform other duties in connec-
| ton with the public schools.
SECTION ]. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
| of Louisiana in General Assembly CON
| vened That the board of school directors
| for the city of New Orleans shall be in tu-
ture composed OF twenty directors, to wit:
| one from each representative district, as at
| present constituted, and one additional d.
| rector for each municipal district, the Ad-
| ministratOr of Finance Of the city of New
| Orleans. who shall be ex-Officio a member,
| and the superintendent of the sixth divi-
sion, who shall be eX-Otficio meu n, 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 require the said director to pos
sess the qualification of an elector in the
city of New Orleans and the necessary fit
ness and capacity for the Office, and each
new director. before taking his seat, shall
take the oath Of Office prescribed for State
officers.
SEC. J. Be il further enacted, etc, 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 expenditures for the year 1873,
and thereafter. during the month [Ofi De-
tobel in each year the board shall in like
manner adopt and communicate to the
Council of the city Of New Orleans an est
mate for the year commencing on the first
of January next ensuing.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
It shall be [thel duty of the city Of New
Orleans to keep in good repair, through the
proper department, all school houses.
fences, grounds and apartment buildings
belonging to the city, and the Council shall
see the proper carrying out of this require
ment and make due provision therefor in
the budget OF current city expenses as
part thereof.
SEC. Be it further enacted, etc, That tie
Council, after receiving the estimate re.
CURED in this act for the year 1873. or sub
sequent years shall proceed TO make pro-
vision for the support Of public schools IN
addition to those required in section three
of this act, to be made for the preservation
of city 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 in any general or
special law limiting the aggregate power
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 to be levied for the year 1873 shall
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, That
the revenues of the school board for it's nee
essary expenses, and the uses and purposes
of the public schools, shall be as follows:
The proceeds of the tax of twenty-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-tve of act No. of extra
session Of 1870. any donations, requests,
fines or pol tax received for or accruing 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
current city expenses, and such sums, il
any. as may be raised upon vote of the
qualified electors authorizing taxation
beyond CT exceeding the limits laid down
by law for taxation not authorized by such
election; provided, that appropriations for
purchasing landed property or erecting |
may, at the option of the Council |
making the same. be expended under its |
control; and provided further, tina: prop |
arty and buildings purchased or erected by |
the school board shall be the property of |
The city OF New Orleans, and only aliena BILE |
by the consent of the Council, and shall not |
De subject TO seizure for any debt.
SEC. {. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
Tor the purpose of relieving the public
schools OF the city OF New Orleans from |
the pressure of debt, the Council of the
city OF New Orleans is hereby directed to
ssue new consolidated bonds. general Sc.
lies, at the rate for said bonds of ninety
'ents on the dollar in favor of all holders
ot warrants OF the school board for the
debts for the years 1871 and 1872. who NAV
desire and demand the same. On the deliv.
cry OF such warrants to the Administrator |
II Public Accounts of the city of New Or
cans. he shall issue his warrant on the Ad.
nnistrasOr of Finance for the delivery Of
bonds accordingly.
SEc... Be it further enacted etc, That
10 warrant or certificate OF any kind shall |
1e hereafter receivable 10. any school TAX,