Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-12
THE PROPOSED NEW GOVERNMENT.

Joint Select Committee "For the Rt-f-r g,x-
sTnUent Of the District OF Columbia. f,rhias
the att mPt TO pIiu' "a In single nums-- os rHr
STAR, and we therefore sive 70 In I-st nents
for the Information OF our readers; thc s.raase-
"a, nt by chapters sfoIding a oouveniss. vnpor-
tUE q, 20 90 The without tr jury 70 the -rnss.
z A. f.r he hester government 0g t.s DLs-
uict o. OOlumbiS.
,rgE'Hs.f r-ra yss'cnlIy's Sta-
NEArTkR iN.-pF rHE bUA Gp OF ED.,. r.JN.
Sec. . Ihzt thtrr shsu be = hure-s said
GovsIuueut, st the head ~ WhIca ..il be n
b, arc, 10 b dee gustel the Board OF blu s-iOn,
10 ee composed Of eight mrmDcr~. wrH. With
ter suCcOss.Ts, shall Be selected ., is..J We.
farsf, 'onr ~ them snd their successors ~Eal be
appointed 10 said bosId by aid Reg rrs, the
nrst ore sPpO n;ed snd his succcssO = Ia oct
ivviyl 10 b President. aud 10 hoid u4s 4. g = for
= term OF SIX Nycsrs' the next sppO.ntcf I'D hold
for the term OF nve YEAR, the next fur +..a tsrm
Of four YEAR; sno The lss- appointed ro a4.a Tor
the term OF two vezrs, snf each OF tho,s here
after appointed ~ their sacoe--ors ,..aHI han
those q nll Avacaccg, wlo shau b. - H. tel
for the residue OF The vacant tern. Ella / l,s 30
appointed tor the term 81 -iN YEAR. .aIlv
the United States Commissioners 0I l. l. .ti6n
lOr Tie time icing "a L'i Be tN-osiclo .. .l Der
OF tbe sAid Board, AUd shall give t.r B...I las
benent OF hls experience, h4t he tLk. u.t be
counted IN mAkIug qu.ram or vote "a any
question; and, thi1c =, tsJss shall De- ... r . N
hrIs n ssid BOARD. aud tueir sac-es..-- EhO
shall be elected 6s hrr,IB .ijer prosllsH Sat
said Regents shan, gY appJutm a. az
elScitd, Fcsp1ct,'t.F, ~ -,rms 60 ty. ru '- The
order q theIr appointing. respeC wells. a hen
ole JE more elected m. mo.TE shall b. really n
tkke one or more oi said lat usmcJ three !. aces
an the bcs.r, Agt "a 3 q gcu's slaf 30 iu
Ike mAuhcT, st al sim,s. an auN v.etu-y in
the places OF any elected nCmbsr iur a rer n 20
e pire when q successor O. such tirc.gI Bem-
Der slaA hg elected AID rCaiy % take t.s ace
a. tee Board. TIE provisions - % giving GER
uhcttes ana the e.icot taerepf, A. {, p.asI ient
Nr secretary pc tsmpore, - @ the acton q the
Z Hf A. - r go q fn
the records ant papers ana document st the
Board, As 10 guord'n snd majority %. those
present, a. % the record az attsndans-. up0n
the meetings OF the Bosrd aud q vor-s lpo0
recommendations, which apply % the anard OF
Health Or tt- Secretary, OF 20 satd O. gauts
shall, 80 Tar a. 10 their nature appr0 r zre, also
be deemed applicable 20 TIE Board 90 r. rfuca-
ton, except thst i've shall be = quOrum The
salary OF the President, a. member af tat last
named Board, shall be one thousand a fllk.s per
year, and the compensation OF each o. tb- o-her
members OF said Board shau be uys collars
Tor each meeting sf'enH.d, but no rno-s rhan
two hundred and hfty dellars sgau be-
paid as the aggregate q such co n -asa-
tOn 10 any other member than th- Presi.
deat during any one year. ne salary o. the
Secretary snail Ue two Thousand nve tlufred
dOliss y year. Sad Board shall, from rns 20
time, recommend 70 said Regents the "a ne OF
a suitable person 70 be appointed SeCret afv OF
sald Board; and the Secretary shall S-sP its
records ana preserve che same, sud tt- cooks.
papers, and documents, and pcrfOr IA sue other
duties a. may be required by the BoArB. said
Board, subject 70 Tie supervision Of s.it Re
gents, may employ such necessary CltTtral as
sisi2nce ia sid Of the Secretary AM o. rl- Su-
PerInteudents, IN tnis chapter provided ltr, as
the public Interests shall require and TIE apprO-
pristiOns will justify. Said Board shall. fu ilke
manner, recommend persons 90 be appointed
the Superintendent of schools, (prOvidinE for
one such ofhceT at the same time, or tor rE0, II
any div sion OF said schools may, I'm the opinion
OF ssid Bcsrd, render tsO eKpedient.) aud any
such SuPerintendent shall have, among other
duties 20 be assigned HIN by said Board, the
- nfa efrasa ff3rw An.
ing O. the ORDERLY course OF Instruction aud dis-
ciplinet snd efficiency In said schools OF an as
gntd PORTION OF them. The salary of any such
Superintendent, II there be bat one, shall be
tSO thousand i've hundred dOllsrs per year; or
AZ there be two, the salary OF each shall be tNo
thousand dollsrs per year. Sad ard
sOUs fOr appointment ~ the Superintendent Of
School Building; but there shall be but
one such whose duty, among oshers 10
be assigned by said Board, AZ shall be
iBRs sDd premises under said Board in
suitable condition and repair, and TO ttking
care Tor their supplies, aud his salary shah DO
ore thousand eight hundred dollars per wear;
the last-usmed officer snail give bOad Ia the
same form aud to the sam5 effect that ~ re-
quired OF the Superintendent of Poice, bat in
the sum of five thousand dollars. Said Board
may recommend the removal, for causs, 10 be
stated in writing, but only after giving tair
opportunity for making 4 summary deteB-s be-
fore tie Board, any ohcer appointed on lie
recon meudatOn, Snd this provision - ID recon-
meHuatiOn for removal shall be deetusd arpli-
cable 20 aCh head OF bUreau mentioned f LnIa
act. And except ~ Other-ise provided hv iAw,
or as may be restricted by said k-geul -. aid
Board may employ and hK tae number. - ade,
and con peDsation 81 al principals. 90 hers,
auc assistants, snd OF other peTs'4, a. 90 Sc
leCted Snd employed by itself IN The q 4.--.4.lrge
Of Its duty, uOt exceeding the humber and
amount which the public interest may g.. ftre,
snd the amount u the sPprOprlall8l m y jus-
tify.
sec. g. That ssid Board II Education sub
iect to any right If supervision her,lu sJu'-rrsd
upon SAID Regents, and % the due tKertt-s OF
the authority OF the Board Of Bss -aB shall
possess, and may exercise In any Ha.-., on
sistent with the provisions hereof. a44 any
and every part OF said District, all the a .iJrf-
" now given by any provision Of lsw, or pos
eessed by any body or officer in OF for ~ Dis.
trlct, on the subject OF free, public scIJ)i in
structiOn aud the means VI securing tls sane;
but without. however, including au ThOsity over
any chartered Institution, any further tuau
such authority has heretofore been possessed in
said District by the body or bodies haylH. con-
troll OF elementary education, or the authority
OF any court, OF OF the COmmissiOner Of lgca-
ton; ana said authority, md any other su-hori.
~ herein conferred uIOn said BOaro OF Ejlca-
ton go far as exercised at all) shall De exer-
cised by the said Board in a just and % ,rtial
manner, for the promotion OF free iIstE IcuOn,
discipline, and good conduct in the schools Of
said District, and an such manner -i-1 hat
there shall be slowed therein neither Psr atty
nor superiority Of privilege in favor OF any
locality, or OF any race, color, or conl. .i3n OF
But nothing herein contained shall be
construed 10 prevent said Board having
authority, first Ia decide upon ths text.
books and stIdies in the schools; .s. ad-
I ", 10 grade the schools and TO Divide aid
District into school sections, In reference 70
attendance at sny school building, 10 H. rsason-
able conditions ln respect 20 such gfa as tnd
attendance, and TO provide uniform aud iust
regulations for eNpeliing iucOfugible chiIdren:
thirdly, T. establish evening schools ana normal
schools, and regulate The attendance tcerest,
So far a. the public welfare req5tre- AMI ApprO-
pIiations or fluids at its command va war
rant; fcLrthly, 20 use any funds a,rss8y pro-
yided fOT certain school purposes, or 81 20 nay
De specially placed under its control, scssriing
20 ANY legal trust affecting or that msy atect
tie same nfthy, 70 continue the existing OF re-
cent division OF schools In said DIstric, 1r
division upon The like basis lprOvidiug u at
teEdlng either division shs al be enaD.e % re-
ceiye instr IucJiOn and enjoy opportunities sub-
st8ntialy equiyalGnt) - long and % such ~ ent
as in the opinion Of SAID Board such lvisiOn
viii most promote the efficiency aud t-fc my
OF the schools OF said District As q whole.
Sec. a. That the Board Of Educsri0n siau
have prepared and provide Tor the use " 4 ssal,
ana shsl, from time 10 time, make ard nay
alter regulations. consistent herewith, &C ord
ing TO which its own action shsu be cCn1 lsted,