The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-23
Tnelt,.nstlrutionaioon Convention
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.ao,,fp,,t tl,e fraudulent claims Ott
debtors, for the punishment of
Iffrauf7 and for reaching property
and funds of the debter concealed
from the tetefiitr.
rPUBaC EDUCATION.
There shall he free public
gsehools established by the Gener-
al Assembly throughout the State
flor the education of all the chill
tlren of tue State tbetween the ages
of fisk and eighteen years; and tine
General Assembly shall provide
flor their establishment, rmainten-f
anceand support by taxation orI
otherwise. And all the lmoneysssol
raised, except the poll tax, shall
hbe distributed ito each parish i'm
proportion ITO the number enf chill
tiren between the ages of Blk and
eighteen wears.
There shall he elected by the
qualified electors of the State, a.
Snperintendent of Public Ednca-
ttion, who shall hold his office dor
tthe term pfffour years, and until
Ibis successor is qualified. His
duties shall be prescribed by law,
and he shall receive an ANIMAL
salary of two thnusand dollars.
| The aggregate annual expenses of
Ibis office, including his salary,
shall mot exceed the ssnn of three
Thousand dollars. The General
| Assembly shall provide for the APP
lpnintment of parish boards of
public eeducatinn for the different
parishes.
| The parish boards may appoint
a parish superintendent of public
schools in their respective
parishes, yihp shall he aextufficic
secretary of the parish board, and
whose salary TOR his double Ifnne-
Itiinn sshalllnot exceed two hundred
dollars annually. except that I'M
the parish atf Orleans the salary
Eof the parish superintendent shall
4 be fixed iby the General Assembly,
ito be paid ont of the puihiic school
fund aaccrnipg ito each parish res
gpectiseiy.
| The general exercises in the.
public schools shall he conducted
Iiip the English Language and the
elementary branches taught there
lin; provided, that these telamenta-
lay branches may be also tangltt i'm
1.-THE French Language in those par
isles in the oStatenr localities I'M
said parishes where the French
Language gpreduminates, If no af-
IGditional expense iisocenrred there
IIby.
The fnnds derived from the ceal-
Election of the poll ttax shall he APP
piled exclusively ITO the lmainsen-
ance of the pnbiic schools as or
sganized tnnler this constitution,
and shall he applied e2ciusiyelytto.
the support nfrthe public schools
in the parish in which the same
shall ne collected, and shall be .ac-
.eonnted for and paid by the col
Itlecting Officers directly ito the
competent schools authorities of
each parish.
No ifnntls raised for the support
of lthe public schools of the State
Shall be appropriated ito or used
ltfor the support aot any ssectarianI
schools.
ocoNGERNING "a STATE uNIEEBslTY.
1.-The University of Louisiana, as
at present established and located
AT New Orleans, lis hereby lfecog-
tnNed IN its three departments, to-
wit: the law, the medical and ac-I
aaaemtcal departments, ITO .he gov
tafned and controlled by appropsi-
ate faculties.
The General Assembly shall,
iron time ito time, make ssneh pro-
VISION lfor the proper government,
maintenance and support of said
State University cof lsnfiisiana, and
aliythe departments tthareuf, as the
lpnbiic necessity and well4haing of
1.-the people of the State of l.onisii-
ana may require, not ito exceed
Ittan tthonsand dollars tannually.
The lsonisiana State Uniyersity
lend Agricultural and Mechanical
college, now established and Iloca-
Iltted iin the city gof Baton Rouge, lis
thereby recognized. and sail seven
EEnes deaissa and stc he derived
llrffom the sales of land or land
/ eeFlp. donated Inv abe limited