New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-20
No. 30.


TO provide additional regulations for he
board Of school directors OF The cltv OF
New Orleans: to provide permanent
revenue for SAID schools; 70 prevent htiga-
ton against the school fund: 70 fund the
schoo! debt: 20 regulate the employment
Of teachers. and 10 direct the Council OF
the cityn t New Orleans 70 ley IA school
tax and perform other duties Al o"nnet-
ton with The public schools.
SECTIoS l. BE it enacted by 'he Senate
and House of Representatives Of The State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
veDed That liz. hoard of school directors
for th.. CITY OF New Orleans shall! be IL fu-
ture composed 81 twenty directors. 20 Wi:
one frc,B each repre- sentative district, a. at
present constituted. and one additional di-
II ctur e.: each municipal district. Tie Ad
Iu!nlstra:." Of Finance OF the CitE OF New
Orleans, vino shall he eX-"ti.ci" = GI"ni""r
and the superintendent Of the ski. divi-
zion. who shall zee .X-oIiicio "a men b r, with
tie .ieh. :. sneak hut NOT vote III III.
board The State Board of EiucaCIUn shall
appoint me directors from the municipal
dlstricta ~ soon 80 practIcabic at'tf 'nt
passage OF tins s.t, So tina: two shall 'tur
annually. tn. >tl., State board to determine
by .nt Tie succession 81 their retirement.
Ihey shall require Vie said director 10 pos
sess the Qualification ot an ti'ctor III 'ae
tliN ti new oiltGH~ anu iiI' ~
ness and capacity for the office. and each
new director. nctOre taking his seat, shall
tak. the oa.h .i uiliuc prescribed Tor STATE
officers.
SIC =. Be il further enacted. r::.. That
As soon "a practicable after the passage If
this act the board Of dire ctOrs for the city
OF New Orleans shall adopt an estimate OF
debt and expenditures fox the year 1873,
and thereafter. during the month iot De-
tober in each wear tie board shai. il like
manner adop, and communicate 20 the
Council Of the city Of New Orleans an esti-
mate for the wear commencing On Vie G!st
OF January next ensuing.
SEC. }. Be II further enacted, nc. That
10 shall be ,thel duty OF tire city q: New
Orleans 70 keep IN good repair. through the
proper department, all school houses.
fences. grounds and apartment buildings
belonging 20 the city. and the Council sn"il
see the proper carrying out Of tins require
ment, and make due provision therefor IL
the budget OF current city expenses as
part thereof.
SEC. 4. Be Il further enacted, etc. That tie
Council. after receiving the estimate re-
duired i'll this act for the year 1873, or sub
seouent wears. shall proceed to make pro
vision for the support OF pubic schools IN
addition 70 those required in section three
of thi. act. 70 he made for the preservation
of CITY property. For the purpose of such
support it shall levy a tax OF not less than
One-icurth OF one per cent on the taxable
valuation Of all property Ill the city OF New
Orleans. and no provision III any general or
special law limiting the aggregate power
OF taxation OF the city OF New Orleans. or
OF the Council, shall prevent the leyylng o.
az least one quarter OF one per cent per an
mum for school purposes. The tax herein
required 10 6e levied for the year 1873 shall
be in addition 10 the taxes levied by me
Council IN the month Of December, 1917.
and cOllectible Herewith.
SEC }, Be il further enacted, etc. That
the revenues Of the school board for It's nee
essary expenses. and the uses and purposes
of tLe public schools. shall be a. tollows:
The proceeds OF the tax of twenty ght
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 ami thirty-tiVe of act No. d Of extra
session of 1870, any donations, requests,
fines or poll tax received for or accTuing 20
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, anu euCh SUMS ii
any. as may be raised upon a 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 lis
control; and provided further. that prop
ertv and buildings purchased or erected 10y
the school board shall be the property OF
the city of New Orleans, and only alienable
by the consent OF the Council, and shai! 10:
be subject TO seizure for any debt.
SEC. 6. Be j. further enacted. etc. Tina.
for the purpose OF relieving the public
school. OF the city of New Orleans from
the pressure of debt. the Council OF the
city of New Orleans is hereby directed to
issue new consolidated bonds, general Sc
ries. ar the rate Tor said bonds OF ninety
cents on the dollar in favor Of all holders
of warrants of the school board Tor the
debts for the years 1871 and 1872. who may
desire and demand the same. On the deliv-
pry OF such warrants to the Administrator
OF Public Accounts OF the city of New Or
leans. he shall issue his warrant on the Adj
mirjstrssor of Finance for the delivery OF
bonds accordingly.
SEC. :. Be il further enacted, etc, That
no warrant or certificate OF any kind shall
be hereafter receivable for any schoo! tax.