St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-03-13
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

/ " Z are indebted 10 I'll. j. ".
Poole for a copy of House bill No.
235, relating to public education,
which we have no doubt will prove
of interest to our readers. The
bill is now under consideration in
the House, where it meets with
general approval, and will probably
be adopted. 1t is a decided i'm
provement on the old law, from
which it differs in several respects.
The following is the substance OF
the bill
! Be it enacted By the General As
semUy of the State of Louisiana, That
the Parish School Boards and the
City School Board of New Orleans
shall be governed by the enumera-
ton of youth in the United States
census of 1850, which shall be taken
as u basis of apportiUnment for four
years after the publication of the
same. And the enumeration of
1879 shall be the basis until the
publication of the census of 1880.
except in the city of New Orleans.
whose enumeration no: having been
taken for five years, shall be in
creased one-tenth of the present
amount.
BE ii further enacted, That the
State Superintendent may, when
i'll his Judgment 1t will best sub
serve the cause of education, re-
quire the Parish Boards, or any one
or more of them, to make an esti-
mate OF all moneys from all sources
likely to be received by them for
the current year, and TO determine
from that amount how many
months in the year they can keep
open the public schools; to divide
said estimated amount by said mum
Der of months, and monthly to dis
tribute per capita (that is per each
child the amounts set apart among
the children of educable age actual
ly attending school during the said
month; the said per capita shall be
paid to such teachers only as hold
certificates of qualification to teach
from the proper parish authorities,
and who shall have made to said
authorities all certificates and re-
ports required OF them. Certiti-
Gates of qualification only shall be
issued after actual written examina-
ton, and be valid for one scholastic
year. Amounts thus paid teachers
shall be deducted from their sala-
ries, if paid monthly by the Parish
Board; but when they teach for such
salaries as patrons may pay them,
then these several amounts thus
paid shall be credited upon the bills
made out against such patrons; and
any failure to do 50 on the part of
the teacher or School Board, shall
be deemed misdemeanor, and
punished by law. And in no in
stance shall the School Board give
or cause to be given to any teacher
the money of one child for another.
ALI teachers holding certificates
shall be deemed public school teach
ers, and shall receive all children of
educable age; P,orided, That sepa-
rate schools may be provided for
each race that may apply for ad-
mission during the time the public
schools are kept open, which shall
be only as long as they may have
funds on hand to pay their indebt-
edness. All teachers, recipients of
public school funds, shall make all
reports required of them by the
proper authorities, who shall COM
pile the same and include them in
their quarterly reports to the State
Superintendent.
BE 1t further enacted, That no
schools for children, maintained in
part or wholly by the revenue pro-
vided for in this act, shall be under
any other control and manage
ment than that of the State Super |