The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-13


throughout the State for the education 81 all
| the children OF the State between the ages q
seven and eighteen years; and the dgn y
Assembly shall provide Tor their estapllsn-
ment, maintenance and support by taxation
or otherwise.
Mr.. Collins offered the following amend
mBnt
Insert. sitter line 10, article i: "Propidel
that all moneys raised by taxation shall con
stitute special fund, to be known as The
current school fund, and shall be.distributec
to the parishes where raised" #
| Mr.. Heron offered the following substitute
| for the amendment OF Mr.. Collins: 1
| Insert at the end OF line 10: ..And al
moneys 30 raised, except the poll tax, shall
|tbe distributed to each parish Id proportion &
to the number Of children between the ages
|,of seven and eighteen years."
| IMr. Kidd In the ehair.]
Mr.. Demas moved the previous question
which was seconded by the Convention, and
the yeas and nays were called on Mr. Her
ron's substitute, with the following reeult:
Yeas = Messrs. Allan, Baskin, Benham,
Blanchard, Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois, Breaux,
Breep, Brian, Burton. Byrne, Caffrey, Carey,
Chaffe, Claiborne, Colvin, Cunning ham. Dav-
enport Davidson, of Claiborne, Davidson Of
Ibervilla, Davis, Demas, Diekefson, billiard,
Easterly, Edwards, Elan, EstopinaL Faux,
Fontelieu, Gardner, George, Hirard, Covers,
Grimes, aueringer, Hazard, Henry Of Came-
ron, Henry Of Natehftoches, Heron, Hough,
Kernochan, Kidd, knobloei,, Iaesn,' h he
Luckett, Lyons, Marshall, Matthews, MIL
lard, Moreland, Moore Of LafouEeha Moore
Of ST. Landry, Nice onnell, Noguez, Ogden
ct ~, P n Parllange Phelps, Posha Ponder,
Smith Of jackson, Smith OF st. Mary, Stage,
Stamps, Steele, Stevenson, stille, Stone
Stringfell0w, stroyich, Sutherlin, Thompson,
Todd, Vance, Warmoth, Webb, Wells, Will
Jams Of Grant. Williams OF Terrebonne,
Mays essrs Bell, Bienvenu, Chiapella,
Collins, Forman, Kennedy, Lanaux, LeGar-
deur, Jr, Loan, McGloin-10.
gIulow, Cahen, Denis, Favrot. LGaskins, Ola,
Kelly. King, Kirkman, Land. Landry, Long,
Lott, Marks, Mentz, Munday, Mutt, Olivier.
Watkins, Whlte~a7. " "
And the substitute of Mr.. Heron was
adopted.
Mr.. Moore, Of st. Landry, offered the fol-
lowing substitute for article 1:
There shall be free public schools estab-
lshed by the General Assembly throughout
the State, wherein all the children Of the State
the General Assembly shall In each and every
year make such ON appropriation as will be
sufficient to establish and maintain said
schools.
On the motion OF Mr.. Ogden, the substitute
was laid On the table.
Mr.. Jenkins moved to amend article by
striking out seven" In line 6, and inserting
eight" also strike out word 'tseven," In the
am endment, and insert "eight."
Mr.. Young. OF Coneordia, move to lay upon
the table the amendment OF Mr.. Jenkins.
The motion to table was lost by rising
vote Of 40 yeas to As nays. 8
The question recurring upon the amend
ment Of Mr.. Jenkins, 1t was adopted by ris-
Ing vote Of 81 yeas to AZ nays.
Mr.. Carey offered the following amend
ment:
Strike out in line 6, the word eighteen
and insert fifteen" %
Which, on motion of Mr.. Young, Of Con-
,ordia, was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Sutherlfn moved to amend by Inserting
Z sixteen for "eighteen" In the article as
amended
On motion Of Mr.. Elan, the amendment OF |
Mr.. Sutherlin was laid upon the table, and
The previous question being seconded by the
article was adopted as amended.
Article 2 was read and corrected, as follows:
ART Q. The public schools In the State shall
% under the control and management OF O
state Board Of Education, to be composed of
he Governor, the Auditor and the Secretary
il State, who shall receiy e no additional COM
1ensation therefor, and Of parish boards, to
be composed OF not less than three nor more
han five members, to be appointed by the
BOARD and commissioned by the Governor,
except In the parish OF Orleans, where the
BOARD shall consist OF not less than seventeen
Tor more than twenty members, OF whom
5welye shall be appointed by the City Council
md the others by the State Board.
The Secretary Of State shall be ex-oficio
secretary OF the State board and as such
shall perform all the duties heretofore In
,umbent on the State Superintendent Of Pub
lie Education. The Legislature may provide
OF the appointment Of clerk to assist the
'etary Of the State Board OF Education,
md shall fix the salary Of said clerk which
shall not exceed the sum Of fifteen hundred
dollars per annum. The parish boards may
appoint parish superintendent Of public,
% ex-oficio secretary Of the parish board and
whose salary for his double functions, except
y the city Of New Orleans, shall not exceed
hree hundred dollars per annum, to be paid
,ut of the public school fund according to
,ach parish respectively.
Mr.. Marshall offered the following substi-
ute for
ART.2. There shall be elected, by the quail
led electors of the State, a Superintendent OF
Public Education, who shall hold his office for
he term Of four years, and until his successor
5 qualified. His duties shall be prescribed
" law, and he shall receive salary OF not
more than two thousand dollars per annum.
he aggregate expenses OF his office, including
his salary, shall not exceed the sum OF three
thousand dollars per annum. The General
Assembly may provide for the appointment
,r election OF a parish superintendent of pub
ic schools, In each Of the parishes, whose
salary shall not exceed the sum Of two hun
fred dollars per annum.
The General Assembly may provide for the
or establishment of State
Board Of Education, and Of parish boards Of
provided, that the members Of
said boards shall serve without compensation.
ME-; Moore, of st. Landry, offered the fol-
owing amendment to the substitute OF Mr..
Marshall: i
There shall be Superintendent Of Public
elected on Joint ballot by the Gem