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An Act to reorganize,
establish and maintain the Institution for the Blind, to be
known as the "Louisiana Institute for the Blind;" to locate same
at Baton Rouge: to provide for the organization and government
thereof; to provide for the appointment of a Board of Trustees;
to confer corporate powers upon said board; to define its powers
and duties and to provide for the expenses of the members ; to
define the class of persons to be admitted in the Institution
and privileges they shall receive.
[Establishment of the Institution.}
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That there shall be
established and maintained, in the town of Baton Rouge an
institution for the education of the blind, to be known as the
'' Louisiana Institute for the Blind.''
[Appointment of Board of Trustees—Governor
Ex-officio President.]
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, seven resident citizens of the State, who
together with the Governor, (who shall be exofficio President of
the Board) shall constitute and be known as the Board of
Trustees of the Louisiana Institute for the Blind. At the first
appointment of the Board under this act two of the members shall
be appointed for two years, two for three years and three for
four years, and thereafter appointments shall be made for the
terms of four years.
R. S. 1115—Act 145, 1898
[Board Constituted a Body Politic, etc.]
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Board of Trustees
is hereby declared and constituted a body politic corporate, and
shall have full power to sue and be sued, to make contracts, and
acquire and hold, by purchase or donation any real or personal
property necessary for the use or for the benefit of said
institution.
[Domicile of Board.]
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That the domicile of the
Board of Trustees shall be at Baton Rouge, and all process shall
be served on the Vice-President at the office of the Board.
[Meetings of Board.]
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Board of Trustees
shall meet once every four months, and oftener if they deem it
expedient; and four members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. They shall make all needful rules and
regulations for the management of the institution and fowthe
admission therein. They shall keep a correct joiirnal of their
proceedings and report to the General Assembly, during the first
week of each regular session, the affairs and condition of the
institiition.
[Objects of the Institution.]
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc., That they shall receive,
instruct and support in the Institution all persons blind, or of
such defective vision as not to be able to acquire an education
in the ordinary schools, between the ages of seven and
twenty-two years, of sound mind and proper health of body, and
residents of the State. Such persons shall receive instructions
and be provided with board, lodging, medicine and medical
attendance at the expense of the institution and if in such
indigent circumstances as to render it necessary, shall also be
furnished with clothing and traveling expenses to and from the
Institution upon a certificate to that effect from the President
of the Police Jury of the parish, or the mayor of the city, or
town, in which they reside.
[How Long Pupils May Remain in Institution.]
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, etc.. That persons admitted as
pupils under fourteen years of age, may continue in the
institution ten years, if over fourteen and under seventeen
years of age, they may continue eight years; and if over
seventeen years of age, they may continue five years; provided
the Board may in any case extend the term two years.
[Officers Which Board Shall Elect.] .
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc.. That the first meeting of
the Board of Trustees shall be held at such time as the Governor
may •direct, and at such meeting they shall elect a
Vice-President, they
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shall elect a Treasurer, a Superintendent and such other
officers as may be necessary for the proper organization and
management of the Institution, define their duties and fix their
salaries.
[Duties of Vice-President,]
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Vice-President
shall preside over the meetings of the Board during the absence
of the President, and shall exercise a general supervision of
the affairs of the Institution.
[Treasurer, Bond, Duties.]
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Treasurer shall
give bond in such sums as the Board of Trustees may determine,
with security to be approved by the Vice-President. He shall be
custodian of the funds of the Institution. He shall receive from
the State Treasurer the monies appropriated by the State for the
support of the Institution upon his warrant* countersigned by
the Governor. He shall make payments upon the order of the
Superintendent of the Institute countersigned by the
Vice-President of the Board.
[Trustees to be Paid Expenses.]
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, etc., That the members of the
Board of Trustees shall be paid their expenses incurred in
attending the meetings of the Board out of the funds of the
Institute.
[What Institution Shall Provide.]
Sec. 12. Be it further enacted,etc.,That the Institution shall
provide all the requisite facilities for acquiring a good
literary education; and an industrial department in which
instructons shall be given in such trades as may be best suited
to render the pupils self-sustaining citizens.
[When Board Shall Assume Control.]
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, etc., That upon the appointment
of the Board of Trustees herein provided for the organization of
the Institute for the Blind, at Baton Rouge, under existing laws
shall cease and determine, and the new Board shall assume
custody, management and control thereof.
[When Act Takes Effect.]
Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, etc., That this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
See Act 62, 1900, p. 109, for the admission of two white Cuban
children. See Act 196, 1902, printed at page 581.
B. S. 1115—Act 166, 1898
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