New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-05
Avs OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. l23-
AN ACT

Nopo9
AN ACT
For the better organization and govern
meut Of the public schools of the city OF
New Orleans; to set apart the school
funds tor each year; to provide that the
directors shall be directors for the city at
large; to increase and secure the stand
ard Of qualifications for teachers, and reg
Mate their appointment; to enforce the
local school tax and the duties of the City
Council in reference thereto; to provide for
an assistant division superintendent; to
require the directors to visit the schools,
and to establish normal school.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That as soon as practicable after the pas
sage of this act the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts shall report to the Superintendent
of Education how much of the two mills tax
for the support of public schools has been
collected upon each separate annual assess
ment since the institution of said tax, and
how much remains delinquent or uncol-
lected. also, how much Of the same has been
apportioned according 10 law, how much
If any remains in the treasury, and
thereafter with every apportionnent of
school moneys among the parishes, the
Auditor OF Public Accounts shall report in
like manner to the Superintendent Of Public
Education what proportion or part of the
sum distributed has been collected for each
respective year, and the Superintendent OF
Public Education shall make communication
thereof to the board of school directors for
the CITY of New Orleans and the Admins
traitor of Finance Of said city, which latter
officer shall keep respectively tor each year
the city tax for public schools, together
with the State school tax apportioned for
tIa S%ntn do Ev.o$
due and collectible the said year.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, ETC., That
the revenues thus received and set ap art for
each wear shall be devoted exclusively to
the debts of said year, excepting any sur
plus remaining, which shall be covered into
the treasury for expenses of the succeeding
year, and SO on.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc. That
in all future appointments to fill vacancies
upon the board of school directors OF the
city of New Orleans as now constituted, the
State Board Of Education shall appOin from
the city at large, and from and after the
passage of this act the members of the
board of school~dIrectOrs for the city shall
be deemed directors from the city at large,
it being the intent and object of this act to
repeal the present district and ward system
The board shall not be required to give
security on appeal or other bonds and shall
not be executed against for the payment of
money by mandamus, except In cases as at
present permitted by law.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the competitive system established by Sec
ton nine of act No. SO of 1873 is hereby
continued in force, except so far as modi-
fed herein. Special examinations shall be
held for professors or teachers OF the high
and normal schools. Teachers of district
schools shall be of three grades, and shall
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examination. Those of the first grade shall
be entitledJtO election to any position up to
and including that of principal, those Of the
second grade to any and including that of
first assistant, and those Of the third grade
can only be appointed to positions inferior
to that of first assistant. Teachers at
present in the schools, or who have taught
three years previously III any grade, shall
not be required to pass examination for
from the State or division superin-
tendent. But none shall be newly
elected or promoted to be principal
or first assistants unless they shall have
passed q competitive examination and
shall have received certificate of qualifica-
ton from the committee on teachers or the |
State superintendent, as provided by Sec
ton nine of act No. SO of 1873, of the twenty
highest on the record of the committee as |
shall not pay, or, if he does, shall be liable |
in solido with the directors appointing any |
teacher in violation Of this section, for the |
full amount of the salary paid, and the di- !
rectOrs making or participating in such |
appointments shall be liable to the teacher |
for salary and not the school fund or board
II its corporate capacity. For teachers of
third grade the application OF the competi-
tive system shall be optional with the
school board, provided the candidates be
July qualified, and have the certificates by
aw from State or division superintendent,
" the committee on teachers, or have
'erved three years as aforesaid.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
eachers shall only be elected or appointed
~ uthe board at stated or regular meet
ng, excepting temporary appointments,
he right to make which may be delegated
o the committee on teachers. The ap.
'ointees to serve only till next regular
meeting, and the board shall not otherwise |
elegate or subdivide its power of appoint
nents; provided, the committee on teachers
nay suspend for gross cause till such regu.
n meeting only, when the board may fur
her suspend or remove, otherwise the
eacbers shall be reinstated. No teacher
hall be removed except by the board in
ocular meeting after such gross charges
ball have been proved. Payment during
shall be optional with the board,
neither by vacatiDg and dispensing with
be position or supersedure or removal. 1t
hall be sufficient that the board, upon az
on in regular meeting, notify the former |
that his or her services are no
niger required, to discontinue the salary.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
lere shall be appointed by the State Su- {
OF Education an assistant |
vision superintendent at salary of two
lousand five hundred dollars per annum,
ayable in monthly parts out of the current s
,hoOl fund. He shall assist the division
lperintendent in the general discharge of s
Is duties, and under his directions visit I
le various schools and aid in the public :
and that the office of secre- r
nv of the division superintendent of the :
xth division, is hereby abolished. I
SEC. T. Be it further enacted. etc. That r
e division superintendent shall be ex- !
scio member of all the committees tor 9
q purpose of consultation and informa- /
IN: he shall call them together and shall q
in in their proceedings, reports or other 4
ise at his option. i
SEC g. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
@ board shall appoint permanent or an r
lal high school committees and monthly t
sitting committees tor the district schools,
be rotated in such manner that each '
lfOOl district shall be visited at least once Q
month; and any director neglecting his g
signed duty OF visiting, or absenting him. q
If frem the beard for two months in sue f
ssion without leave Of absence, shall for 7
it his place in the board, and the State o
ard shall fill the came for the unexpired q
rm. No assignment as visiting director s
committee TO any district shall constitute I
m or them as directors of such district, n
sept for the purpose OF wishing and re- +
rtrng upon the same. it being the inten- o
u cd this act that each member of the o
ard shall be a director of the public e
hools of the city of New Orleans at large,
d sltcrnated upon visiting committees in Il
CHI manner as to visit the schools in all G.
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