The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1854-06-14

Insurance on $aol 80, from n. O. $50
Leaving Cash in the Treasury, 2939 A
Of this sum $3.50 has not been appor-
toned among the School Districts.
The vouchers for the several amounts paid
out have been examined and found correct
and cancelled by your committee.
1t appears from the report Of the Treasurer,
that there are two Districts in the Parish,
Numbered Z, your committee recomend, that
the money apportioned to No. Ia be,divided
between said No. IA and the No Z district,
that was formerly portion of No. IA, in
proportion to the number Of children in said
district
Your Committee further report that the
number Of children subject to the benefits Of
the Public School Fund according to the last
census, is 7c5, being 90 less than the number
at the former assessment and making cor
responding loss in the amount of money re-
ceived from the State. >
Your Committee are of opinion that a care
ful attention to taking the census, will not
show any decrease in the number of children,
but that on the contrary, juvenile America
has increased.
Your Committee would cite as an evidence
of the error, in the census, that ward No. IA
reports Is children, and the report of the
School Directors for said ward, gives the
number as 81.
Under these circumstances, your Committee
recommend that the School Directors 81 the
different School Wards in this parish, be re-
quired to take the census of children entitled
to the benefits of the School Fund in their
several wards or districts, and make return
under oath to the Treasurer of the Parish
School Fund sixty days from the time that
, notice shall be given in the Public Paper,
and Immediately thereafter, meeting Of the
Police Jury be called to re-district the parish,
and that no more money be apportioned to
the School Wards until the new arrange
ments.
Your Committee further recommend, that
as no money has been apportioned to the 25th
District, that said District be allowed their
pro rata from District No. 10, that being the
District that formerly contained what is now
No. 25.
Your Committee deem it unnecessary to
report specially on several petitions for the
change ofthe limits Of certain School Districts,
as partial changes have already created con-
fusion, that can only be remedied by re-
modling the Districts throughout the entire
parish.
Committee further recommend that the
Treasurer be directed to make an abstract
from his report, showing the amount Of
money paid during the year, to each School
District, and also the amount in the Treasury
to the credit Of each District and have said
abstract published in the Parish Paper.
Your Committee report adverse to the re-
quest Of the citizens Of Trinity, asking for an
appropriation Of $1,000, from the School
Fund, for the purpose Of building school
house at Trinity, as the appropriation would
be doing injustice to the other Districts, and
the School Law provides, that the school
buildings shall be paid for by tax on the pro-
perry Of the District.
Respectfully submitted,
SAM'L. s. BOWMAN,
JOHN TARVER,
ABSALOM YOUNG,
On motion said report was adopted, and
the following ordinances were passed.
Be 1t ordained, de-, That the School Fund
apportioned to District No. IA, be divided
between said District and the No. Z District,
that was formerly part Of No. IA, according
to the number Of children in each.
Be 1t further ordained, That the School
fund apportioned to District No. 16, be diyi-
ded between said District and No. rs, in
proportion to the number Of children in each.
Be It further ordained, That the School
Directors in each School District in this par
ish, be, and they are hereby authorised to
take the census Of the children in their re-
spectiye Districts, and report to the Treasurer
Of the parish, under oath, on or before the
fourth Monday in September.
BE 1t further ordained, de-, That this Police
Jury meet on the fourth Monday in Septem-
Der next, for the purpose Of re-modling the
School Districts in this Parish, and that these
ordinances be published four times in the
Parish Paper.
Approved June 9th, 1854.
o. MAYO, President.
Attest: WV. NJ. TEv, Clerk.
RELIEF or 4. n. NORRIS.
II Il further ordoined, de-, That R. 81.
Norris, Be granted the privilege of changing
the road running through the lane between
Che plantation Of d. L. Nuttan and 7. PEN
iston, that 1t may intersect with the road upon
the bunk Of Deer Greek, on the lima dividing
! the lands Of said Norris and Pension, pro
vided, that the diataaoa from where the said
road now intersects the proposed line between
Norris and Pension is not over fve hundred
yards.
And further provided, that the said Morris
cut out said road from Dear Greek. on =
hieh land ~ il now runs, . where i will in
tersect with the road running through ths
lane tirst mentioned, between the plantations
Of Nuttall and Pension.
Approved June 9th, 1854.
o. MAYO, President.
Attest: wv. TEw, CLERK.
aozSs, lEvns, 10.
Tho Committee on Roads Levies &c.
presented report upon which Report ~
5ollowing ordinances were passed. 80
n u ordosned. a., That public road be