New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-13

| VldInO Tor OEubf 1Och4 LAKES, "1kuIu AlACtJ
| 6avs after demand. if the time of levylng
| or collecting shall have passed; provided.
| that the levying and collecting OF any
| greater rate than one quarter OF one per
cent each year upon the assessed valuation
of property shall be voluntary with the
Ievying body or power, and no limit set
| down in any general or special law OF the
| State for the aggregate OF taxation IN the
several or any parishes, cities and towns,
shall apply to or limit or cut oil such tax
| levied for the Improvement and extension
of local schools, bat the said tax shall be
| independent of and in addition to all other
local taxes whether the proposed Nmls
shall have been reached or toto
SEC. y. Be It further enacted ete.o That
any police iurv. member OF any town coun'
Gil or other levying bOdyo or officer OF what
ever denomination, whose duty 1t Is made in
this act. individually or in conjunction with
others. to levy local school tax, shall re-
fuse or neglect to do SO within ninety days
after the demand hereinafter required
shall, upon con gctiOn. be fined, at tile dls-
cretion Of the court, no! less than one nun
dred dollars nor more than i've hundred
dollars and shall by such conviction be
removed from office. and it is hereby made
the duty of all district judges having Grim
inal inris LECTION to charge their grand Iurles
to rive effect to this law, and OF district at
tornevs to actively see 10 its enforcement;
provided that nothing herein contained
| shall conflict with the right OF any citizen,
upon his own relation. to enforce the per
| formance of such duty of !evyinS the
| amount required, not exceeding one-quarter
| of one per cent, by mandamus from a court
| of competent jurisdiction, and compliance
| with such mandamus, or leVylng without
| reference to such process after the period
| prescribed, shall not excuse the officer or
! person so doing from prosecution and tine
| f,r previous refusal or negl' CT.
! 81 c. 8 Be it further enacted. etc. That
! the Superintendent OF Public Education
| shall have the right to call special meetings
| of the State board of education himself.
| or shall do so on the written request OF any
| three members OF the board, of which due
and seasonable notice shall be given them
| bv letter and by ten days notice, II the
| official journal OF the State.
| SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. etc. That
| in all judicial proceedings where, by law,
| bond and security are required from liti-
cants, the State board of education shall
| be dispensed from furnishing bond or secu"
| rity; and that in all suits IN which the State,
| district or parish board of education may
| be plaintiffs, defendants, interVeHors, gar
| nishees or Interested in any manner what"
soever, it shall be the duty of the court be-.
| fore whom such suits are pending, on the
| affidavit of the attorney representing the
! STATE, ulSIIlCG DT PARISH DOdIu VI CuuCdlloIl
| if the case is one Of serious public interest,
/ and in which speedy decision is desirable,
| to set the cause for trial by preference, and
| all such cases may also be fixed for trial as
| early as possible on motion or petition OF
| the attorney of the State, district or parish
| board Of education.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
on or before the fifth of October IN each
year the division superintendents III their
| respective divisions shall visit the several
| parishes in his division and examine the aca
counts ot each school treasurer, and that no
| school treasurer's account shall he cOnsid.
| cred finally adjusted unless certified to be
! correct by the division superintendent or
! the State Superintendent OF Public Educa-
| ton; that on or before the fifth day. OF Oc-
tober in each year each division supprin
tendent shall make q report to the State
! board of education showing the condition
of each school in his division, containing q
| digest of the reports made TO him by the
secretaries of the parish aud district boards.
| and such other matters as he shall may
| think pertinent aud material and especially Y
| such as will show the condition of the schools
| under his charge He shall also suggest
such improvement in the system as he may
think iudicious. Should any division su-
perintendent fail 10 make either of the
reports required by law on or before the fifth
|
| the duty Of the State Superintendent of
| Public Education to report the said delin-
quency to the Governor Of the State. Who
is hereby authorized TO remove the said
division superintendent from mis- Office, and
| appoint successor 10 his said Office. accord.
ing to existing laws.
SEC 8. Be it fuEher enacted. etc, That
| this act shall 90 into effect from and after
its passage. and all legal provisions and
parts Of laws in conflict herewith be and
they are hereby repealed.
CHARLES W. LOWELL.
! Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
c. c. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of :he
! Senate.
| Approved April 9. 1873.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
Governor of the State ot Louisiana.
A true copy:
| 7. g. DEsLONDH.
! Secretary ot state.