New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-15
State Board of Education.

|
The board met yesterday pursuant to the
call of the president.
Presentation. William G. Brown, Dresi-
| dent, and superintendents P. NJ. Williams.
| E. S. Stoddard. George b. Loud and Charles
W. Keeling.
The credentials of Hon. Charles w.
EocrL by. superintendent. OF The sixth diyi-
| sion, CITY Of New Orleans. ana Hon. James
Brewster, superintendent: Of the fifth divi-
sion. we're referred to Superintendent: Stod-
dard, chairman Of the committee Oh ere
den.iais.
The president annornce1 .he committees
repor: recommending .he recognition OF
Messrs. Bootnby and Brewster DIS members
of tie State Board of Education and super
interdents of the sixth and titi divisions.
which was adopted.
On motion of Superintendent Keeting'
the president appointed c. w. Reeting, c.
w. Boorhby and E. S. Stoddard commit
tee 70 drat: rules Of order for tie govern
men, of the State board. anc. with consent
OF the board, the committee was granted
| recess of thirty minutes to prepare report.
Al the expiration Of tie recess. the presi-
den. called the board 20 order.
Superintendent Keeting, chairman Of the
committee on rules OF order, submitted the
report. which, on motion OF Superintendent
Loud. was adopted.
The minutes of the meeting Of the State
! board held March 81 were .ead 10y the sec.
retary and approved.
On motion OF Superintendent Boothby
Rev. j. o. Woodward was elected assistant
secretary Of the State board.
The following communications from the
president of the board were read:
| Gentlemen of the State Board of Education:
In the matter of claims against the State
Board of Education held by Mr.. j. Her
| nandez. for services Of teachers, rendered
| in the parishes Of St. Landry. St. Martin
| and Iberville, and for the payment of which
! the General Assembly OF 1873, by act No.
| So, ordered the president of the State Board
| to warrant on the current school fund in
| the State treasury apportloned to the said
parishes, have TO report that the subject
was referred to the attorney of the State
| Board, Hon. E. Filieul, from whom
| learned that however ipjuriously it might
| work 70 the educational interests of the
parishes named, the simple duty of the
| State Board was to execute tie law as
passed by the General Assembly.
In harmony with this have 70 report
the following action, viz:
| Warrants issued against the March ap-
portionment of Iberville for $500; against
the March apportionment Of st. Landry
for $2O0O against tie March apportionment
of St. Martin for $749 50; against the June
apportionment of St. Landry tor Sl7CO;
against the June apportionment of st. Mar
tin for 5000 7S-total $500 %.
Mr. Hernandez still holds claims against
the parish of st. Martin to the amount OF
$4,000, which will exhaust all the money
that can be apportiOned to it the current
year.
am greatly panied at being made the
instrument of the General Assembly to
| carry into effect an enactment which has
so completely paralyzed the school inter
ests of these Observation-Disclosures dear to
nv heart, and which l have sworn to pro
.ect: and l earnestly invite your serious
consideration of this subject that some
measure for the relief Of the few may be
adopted that will not work such blghting
| injury to the maly Respectfully,
WILLIAM G. BROWN,
State Superintendent Of Public Education
Gentlemen Of the State Board Of Education:
In the matter Of the failure of the late
tax collector of the parish Of St. Charles
| to nav in to the treasurer of our school
board of that parish the amount Of special
school tax collected by HIM. have to re
port that careful examination OF the law
| for the purpose Of ascertaining the source
of relief for this board, develops the status
of the parties Immediately interested to bt
as follows:
!. The parish board Of school directors
| of St. Charles parish, as soon as its organ
zation was perfected, became body sep
arate in law. with power to sue and b'
, sue :: hence &c degree responsible fol
and deemed capable of protecting its owl
interests from infringement. See section
twenty. act No. 8. extra session OF lS|0
In the failure of a tax collector to make
; settlement as provided by law, it is tn
duty of the president Of the school boart
70 charge each delinquent accordingly, ant
immediately after such delinquency shal
| occur, require the district attorney pr
tempore OF the district wherein such Stat
tax collector may perform his functions, t
9 proceed against him and his securities b,
| rule, before any competent court, afte
:. | three days notice, for the recovery OF tn
:, | money due by said collector. The suit shall
1 have precedence on the docket of the ccur
8 | wherein it may be instituted over all othe
!. cases. Revised Statutes, section 33Os
A failure on the part Of any schsol boar
. to protect its interests is prima facle ev
l C6uC6 ol luulutreuCc of uuutucSS Api -
O trust confided to it, and when discovered
y should at once-unless there are clrcun
stances over which it had no control
8 mitigate this condemnation-be indicte
8 before the State Board, under charges an
/. specifications Of incompetency and erimIn'
neglect Of duty, for trial.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM g. BROWN.
!. State Superintendent Of Education.
Action on the appointments Of boards
| school directors, was, hy vote. deterre