The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1860-06-13

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also find that some have been over paid
This has been occssioned in consequence q
not receiying information from tie Stat
superintendent, as to the amount duatl,i
parish for the quarter ending :1st March: i,
Idse season and when said amount was as
certained, thinking it insufficient. and tba
Itlfre was unquestionably some mistake, as i
was go much less than. the previous appor
tsonments, some time was taken up in a cor
respondence with him on the subject. Tn th,
meantime warrants were continually present
ed for payment, which were paid in proper
tio1as supposed there would be money K
meet them. thus overpaying some, as above
There are outstanding claims against Dis
trlcts No. 2, 3 .and.8. Everything connected
with this department Of my office seems tc
be working quite smoothly: The Directors
as general thing, appear to use every exer.
ton to secure the interests0 their respective
districts; and, TO afford an opportunity to. all
children within the limits of their inrisdic.
ton to receive uGr portion 81 the school
fund. The late ordinance Of your Honora,
BILE Body, stationihg AN Examining Commit
tee in Harrisonburg, aad abolishing all 9TH
ers, hes effected much good. Teachers are now
competent, and prepared teach the branches
required BY law. would, however, call your
attention TO the state of affairs in district No.
o. have paid two certificates of the former
treasurer on account of this district, am6nnf-
ing together to the sum Of $249 47.10o,
which has overpaid said district some small
amount, as appears by my report: Since said
payment, warrant has been presented to
me for the sum Of $24o %, with instructions
to accept, in order that Il should have pri-
'ority overany others that might be subse.
q4enay drawn. I have not accepted this,
thinking it best to await your action in the
matter, ahd believing II to be, at the same
time, an injudcious course to accept war
rant which would require nearly two years
before sufficient funds would accumulateto
enable me to take it up-since the quarterly
apportionment for the district is only about
faty dollars, and on close investigation Of
the matter, you must agreewth me. For in.
stance, there are now iD that district, young
men at the age of fourteen. By accepting
this warrant, the district is in debt for two
years. Il - clear that these young men,
losing their right to the school fund on arriv-
ing at the age Of sixteen, have by this very
insPort.us ~ .lsem
than any other period Of the same duration
between the ages of six and sixteen. And
again, children who are how. four reafs old,
ln two years viii hsvs the benefit Of the
ehool fund, when, BY judiciious management
on the part Of the Directors. it can be secured
until che age of sixteen. Thus, you must see
that, by accepting this warrapt, many youths
would be deprived Of that portion Of the
scheol fund. WHICH the law contempIates
they should have at period which wo,iid
effect mostgood, while Others would suffer.
no injury whateyer. .'.,. -
Another question hss presented itself 70!
|ating 70 the same district, which assumes d
'till moro seriousspaspect. Since tho pre-
Of thenbove mentioned warrant
another has been forwarded from that dis
riet fol. the sum of 1910, bearing. no evi-I
ienceo on its face Of having been accepted BY
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