The Opelousas courier., 1882-10-07

ers in the parish schools. 10Th. To ex
anime, frsm time to time, by commit
tee, or by experts appointed fer tina
purpose, the books of the Treasurer o
the Schoel Fund, to adjust semi annual
ly his accounts, and cancel all vouch
ers included in said adjustment. 18th
To dismiss any pupil from the free pub
lie schools for gross immortality or fol
persistent violations of the regulations
| of the school. IA. To appoint, pursu.
ant to the provisions of this Act, al
teachers of the free public schools in
the parish, and to make specific writ.
ten contracts with the same, signed by
the teacher, the President of Board,
and the parish Superintendent Of Pub
lie Schools, bat no such contract shall
be valid for more than one year, and
in case Of said teachers neglect Of duty,
or of any Malfeasance on his or her
part, the Board shall have the right to
cancel the contract and ill the vacancy
by another appointment. 18th. To no
tify the State Board Of Education OF
the incompetency. negligence, impro-
per conduct, or other misdemeanor, of
any Of its members, upon which netifi-
cation the State Board of Education
shall have power to remov the Direc-
tors SO reported and fill the vacancy
without delay.
Sec. 3. That section seven ~ be so
amended as to read as fellows That
no director of a Parish Board shall re-
cieve any compensation fer his services
as a director, or as an officer of. the
Board, except the Parish Superinten-
dent of Public Schools, ex-oficie Sec
rotary of the Board, whose compensa-
ton, for his double functions, shall not
exceed two hundred dollars annually.
Sec. 4. That section twenty four (24)
be SO amended as to read as follows :
That the Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation shall annually, on the 1st day of
January, report to the Auditor of Pub
lie Accents the number of persons in
each parish of the State between the
ages of six and eighteen years. He
shall make a report to the General As
sembly at each regular session thereof,
and annually to the Stats Board Of
Education, which shall embrace, lst. A
statement of the condition and number
of schools of the State, the number of
scholars between six and eighteen years
Of age, and also the number in each
parish who have attended school the
previous year as returned by the sew
eral parish boards, the number of books
in the various school libraries and the
value of all apparatus in the schools.
I'd. Such plans as he may have matur,
ed for the management and improve
ment of the Free Public School Fund,
and for the better and more perfect Or
ganization and efficiency of the free
public schools. Sd. ALI such matter
and things relating to his office and the
free public schools as he shall deem ex.
pedient to communicate. A statement
of all rules and regulations adopted by
the State Board, and whatever sugges-
tons he may deem expedient to offer
upon the efficient working of this law.
Sec. 5. That section twenty-seven be
SO amended rs to read as follows That
the superintendent of Public Education
shall quarterly, on the LIST Monday in
March, June, September and December
in each year apportion the funds raised
fer public education from various
school funds Of the State, among the
several parish boards of the State ac-
cerding to the number of Children be-
tween the ages of six and eighteen
years, provided, that all the poll-tax
collected in any parish shall be appro-
priated to said parish. The amounts
80 appertioned shall be paid by the
State Treasurer to the treasurer of each
Parish Beard upon the warrant of the
President, countersignsd by the Sscre-
tary thereof.
Sec. 6. That section thirty:ons be SO
amended as to read az follows That
the City and Parish Boards of Direc-
tors, respectively, shall establish one
school or more in every ward or school
district of the cities, towns and parishes
OF the State and in the location of
such scheels they shall pay due re-
gard to population and neighborhsod,
and to the existence of school houses
already built, or sites procured, as we'll
as to ether circumstances which NAV
promote the success and interest Of
the schools. No school of less
than ten pupils shall be open
I'D or maintained in any locality ;
ner shall more than ferty pupils be
placed in charge Of any enc teacher,
md In localities where graded schools
two teachers can be organized the
directors may apportion The whole
amount allowed menthly for the sup
port OF such schools among the teach
srs of the respective grades, according
20 the intrinsic value Of the merits, la
Dor and responsibility of each of the
'eacheEs provided, that schools main
aimed by the Free School Accumu-
ating Interest Fund" may be establish
I'd, although composed of a less num-
Der than ten pupils.
Aberdeen, Miss, has an incorporated
'ilk company, whose general manager,
n his former capacity Of agent of the
Agricultural Society of France, has
Visited China, Japan, and all other
countries where silk is cultivated, with
view to learn the best varieties of
mulberry and the best stocks of silk
He has for the last ten years
'een engaged in establishing silk cul-
ure in this country. He states that
le believes the Southern States better
ldapted to the profitable cultivation of
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