The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-17
Am Act

To provide for abOlishing town or citv 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 provide for text books to ~restricE
further enumerations of educable children
and regulate the apporti0nment of school
FUNDS, for the recovery Of bonds
ana other assets claimed for educational nllr-
poses.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
house OF representative of the State of Louis
iaIlh III General Assembly convened, That all
local boards of school directors, except those of
Ihe Respective parishes, be and the same are
hereby abolished, except in the parish of Or
leans; provided, that the State Board of Eduea-
ton may BY resolution increase the number of
directors ID any parish where the board of an
incorporated town or city may have been abol-
shall be published in the State official journal
and offered for publication in d NEWSPAPER 81.
the parish In question, If there be one published
therein. In all cases of the adjustment of q,
board, its assets and unpaid taxes shall lapse to
the parish, and be under control of the parish
board. No director shall ~officiate or draw salary
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, etc.. That the
taA conectofss fees Tor collecting school taxes,
state or local, shall be FIVE percent and no more,
ana TAX collectors are prohibited from turning
over school taxes collected to any police iury or
parish treasurer other than the treasurer of the
board OF school directors of the parish.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That no
treasurer or q school board shall receive any
moneys from any apportionment of State school
taxes greater in amount when added to the bal
anee III MS hands than the amount of his official
bond, and all parish school treasurers shall. with
each quarterly demand for apportiopment and
at All 0tnef times when required by the Super
intendent of Public Education, forward n state
ment to that officer showing the receipts and
disbursements and balance IN their hands. and
the superintendent OF Public Education shall
then decide and certify what amount of State
moneys may be drawn by such parish school
treasurer.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
MARA RnQpn nf ElIlnnTinR shall -
text books shall be used in the public schools of
the several parishes OF the State, hut when text
books have been so designated, they shall not
be changed within two years thereafter.
SEC. 5, Be 1T further enacted. etc. That tba
ennmefations made in the year 1874 OF educable
chlldren according to statutes at present in force,
Win eoFrecuons as hereafter provided, shall be
the basis or all appointments of State m0neys
until further legislation upon the subject, and
no furfncr annual enumeration shall DO held AZ
ter the same shall have been completed, except-
ing Tor the purpose of revision or the Correction
OF errors or frauds therein, and the State Board
Of kdlleation may take such means of obtaining
Information relative to the subject matter as II
may deem advisable, and correct such errors or
frauds, or supply such omission as NAV be dis
covered, and upon SO doing they may correct
the basis OF distribution for the town, city, par
ism OF district involved, aud the distributions
shall be made according to such corrected basIa.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That di-
feetofs OF the public schools shall be removable
by the state board at any time for cause shown:
and 1t shall be deemed especial caUse fOrFemOyai
II, on the representation of the school board in
terested or the superintendent of the division.
IT be shown that the director has absented him.
self without leave from the meeting of the board.
or from visiting the schools when open, luring
two consecutive months.
SEC. z. Be it further enacted. ETC., That the
Superintendent of Public Education NAV an.
point a person OF legal attachments I'M each
school division of the State to examine notes
due and other assets arising out of purchase of
lands granted to educational purposes; to re-
cover lands improperly held and revenues di-
yerted ana generally protect the school inter
ests IN matters appertaining thereto. He shah
be PAD q commission on moneys recovered not
exceeding ten per cent, and ON the value of
LANDS ana other property recovered not exceed
ing five per cent.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That Sec
ton Eve or this act shall apply to the whole
state, Ind the remaining sections shall apply to
all parishes excepting the parish of Orleans.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That this
act shall go into effect from and after its pas
sage. and all laws or provisions OF law conflict
ing Herewith are hereby repealed, so far as con-
fiiGting.
(Signedl CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
(Signedl G. g. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate. .
Approved April z, 1874.
+, tSignedl WILLIAM z. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
PC. DEsLoSDE. Secretary Of state.