New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-10
LAWS Of THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY -
No. 1872.
AN ACT

AN ACT
| To provide for abolishiug town or city
boards of school directors within parishes
where the same may not be necessary; to
limit the fees of tax collectors on all
school moneys to five per cent; to re-
strict and regulate parish school treas
urers; to provide for text books; to re-
strict further enumerations of educable
children, and regulate the appOrtionment
of school funds, and to provide for the
recovery of bonds and other assets
claimed for educational purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That all local boards of school d.
rectors, except those of the respective par
| ishes, be and the same are hereby abol-
ished, except in the parish of Orleans;
provided, that the State Board of Educa-
ton may by resolution increase the number
of directors in any parish where the board
of an incorporated town or city may have
been abolished to not exceeding ten. Such
resolutions shall be published in the State
official journal, and offered for pubica' Ion
in newspaper of the parish in question, if
there be one published therein. In all
cases of the adjustment of board. its as
sets aud unpaid taxes shall lapse to the
parish, and be under control of the parish
board No director shall Officiate or draw
salary as q teacher.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, etc., That
the tax collectors fees for collecting school
taxes, State or local, shall be five Der cent
and no more, and tax collectors are pro-
hibited from turning over school taxes col
lected to any police jury or parish treasurer
other than the treasurer of the board of
school directors of the parish.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
no treasurer of school board shall receive
any moneys from any appOrtiOnment OF
State school taxes greater in amount when
added to the balance in his hands than the
amount of his official bond, and all parish
school treasurers shall, with each quarterly
demand for appOrtionment and at all other
times when required by the Superintendent
of Public Education, forward a statement
to that officer showing the receipts and dis
bursements and balance in their hands,
and the Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton shall then decide and certify what
amount of State moneys may then be drawn
by such parish school treasurer.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted ETC., That
the State Board of Education shall desig-
nate what text books shall be used in the
public schools of the several parishes of
the State, but when text books have been
so designated, they shall not be changed
WlUulu LWO years UuCEOolVCI.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, ETC.. That
the enumerations made in the year 1874 Of
educable children according to statutes at
present in force, with corrections aa here
after provided, shall be the basis of all ap-
portiOnments of State moneys until further
legislation upon the subject, and no further
annual enumeration shall be held after the
same shall have been completed, excepting
for the purpose of revision or the correction
oT frory6S fhoroin onA Tho toto
Board Of Education may take such means
of obtaining Information relative to the
subject matter as it may deem advisable,
and correct such errors or frauds, or supply
such omission as may be discovered, and
upon 80 doing they may correct the basis of
distribution for the town. city, parish or
district involved, and the distributions shall
be made according to such corrected basis.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. etc.. That
directors of the public schools shall be re-
movable by the State board at any time for
cause shown; and it shall be deemed espe-
cial cause for removal if, on the representa-
ton of the school board interested or the
superintendent of the division, it be shown
that the director has absented himself with
out leave from the meeting of the board, or
from visiting the schools when Open during
two consecutive months.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Superintendent of Public Education
may appoint person of gal attachments
in each school division of the State to
examine notes due and other assets arising
out of purchase of lands granted to educa-
tiOnal purposes; to recover lands improper
ly held and revenues diverted and gen.
orally protect the school interests in mat
tiers appertaining thereto. He shall be
paid commission on moneys recovered
not exceeding ten per cent. and on the
value Of lands and other property recov-
cred not exceeding five per cent.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc. That
section five Of this act shall apply to the
whole State, and the remaining sections
shall apply to all parishes excepting the
parish Of Orleans.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall 60 into and have effect from
and otter its passage, and all laws or pro-
visions of law conflicting Herewith are
hereby repealed, 80 far as conflicting.
(SignedJ CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) C. G. ANTOINE,
Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April Z, 1874.
(Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary of State.