Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-09-29
". OFFICIAL,
Proceedings
Gi' TIE
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

Tl.c Me".hcrS OF IT," School Board
met this Gay at the Cont EI"n~+~i
this Parish pursuant to Il c&ii "i
the President.
Members pre>cnt:-J. GcntiI, Pre-
siAtnt: DR.. O.. Ganict, \. ".
Thompson, John nickcr>on. The
leS,,hore DugaS and j. J.. Gaudct.
.Abs,nt:-J. n. TAlboitauN. l..
Mama Martin and j. 7. Bourgeois.
On motion Of \. W. Thompson
tie reading Of the minutes OF the
previous meeting VAS dispensed
with.
Whereas. j. Il. Winchester ESQ.
Parish Attorney, aud by law. the
legal Counsellor Of this Eoa,d. has
been frequently applied to for his
opinion as to whether the Treasurer
OF the late Schoo! Board had, under
then existing laws, ihe right h re
ccive jury Warrants to an amount
OF S3Gi,GS from the TaN-Collector
in payment for money due the School
Board III the collection Of Parish
Taxes.
And whereas, said Parish Attor-
ney has failed to give his opinion
upon the above subject matter, and
the Board deem it no longer wise
to await said opinion:
BE it therefore resolved, that II.
Fcitel, Il present Treasurer, is
hereby empowered and authorized
to claim and receive said Jury War
rants from the late Treasurer, and
that the Police jury OF the Parish
OF st. James. be earnestly request
ed to pass Il resolution fer the pay
mcnt by preference CT said Jury
Warrants ont OF amy money i'll the
bands of the Parish Treasurer, to
the credit Of the sinking fund cst;fb-
Used for the payment oi past !hdth-
tedness.
On motion Of ID. Gaulet, it was
resolved that the Parish OF st.
James be Divided into two wards or
School Districts, one al each bank
OF the river, and that the funds Ill
the hands of the Treasurer be APP
portioned in said Districts as now
established accordin. to the num-
Der of children between the ages OF
s and II wears, in each: that the
Secretary be requested to notify the
Treasurer of the present resolution
and that all other resolutions con
lifetime Herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Be it resolved, that Il. T. Chopin
Esq. President of the Committee
appointed by the Citizens Of the
9th. Ward, to obtain subscriptions
for the benefit Of the Public Schools
or this Parish, through the means
of fair. be requested to Use, is
early as possible the funds derived
from the fam held at j. Billions on
June Both. and July lst., for the be
nrft of said Schools, as the same
will be Of great assistance to the
School Board Of this Parish.
On motion of \. W. Thompson,
it was resolved, that the payment
Of all warrants outstanding against
the old Board of School Directors
Iof this Parish he deferred until the
report of the Commute appointed
to examine the Books Of the ex'
Treasurer.
On motion Of DR.. Gau,let it was
resolved that all Schools having All
average daily attendance or over
sixty scholars be furnished VIVA an
Assistant Teacher and that the sal
airy Of said Teachers be ma me
same is hereby fixed at Twenty DOL
lars per month each.
DR.. .. Gaudct il the chair.
On motion OF Mr.. j. Gentll 1T was
resolved. that the salary OF prlncl
, pal Teachers throughout the PARISH
of St. James he fixed as follows, TO
wit:
For all Schools having 90 pup'ls
enrolled the Teacher shall receive
} the sum Of $50 per month; For al
, Schools having 80 pupils enrolled
) the Teacher shall receive 500 PEI
t month: and for all Schools lav1n!
40 pupils enrolled, the Teacher shall
1 receive $40 per month. That thl'
resolution shall take effect from tn
| LIST. day Of October next ana al
| other resolutions in conflict there
j. with are hereby repealed.
Whereas, by Section 81 OF Ac
No. % OF 1877, it is made the dut'