Richland beacon., 1877-07-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL
BOiRD

/ Toer. Secretary j. A Hemler, Thos Jenes.
| A. Dyson, Abe jenkins and jeff Perkins. A.
Dyson and Abe jenkins having recently been
| appointed member of said board, were
! sworn in according 10 law Jefferson Perkins
/ rendered his resignation a member OF said
/ board, which was accepted. Ii was moved.
! seconded and carried. that Bryan Jones (col.)
| be recommended To- the State Ruard OF Public
/ Education to fill the place of Jefferson Perkins.
| The special committee, appointed 10 examine
! the books and accounts OF W. L. Oliver, tax
collector for Richland parish for the years
| 1875 and 1876, for taxes collected on the taxa
/ bic property of this parish of the year 1873
/ and 1874. com posed of i. H. Toler, j. Newt
| Pins and c. H. Moore, made their, report.
which was received, showing an indebtedness
of four hundred and thirry-nine hoo dollars
due the parish of Richland for taxes for
building school houses and paying teachers.
The treasurer made a report of eight
hundred aud forty-six 70-l00 dollars school
funds in the State treasury subject to order.
Moved and seconded, tina, a committee,
composed of p II. Toler and J. A. Hemler.
be- appointed to prepare rnles for the govern
ment Of the free public school of this parish.
Moved and seconded. that all tina, pari Of
Richland Parish east of Big Geek be designa.
ted as School District No / carried.
Moved and seconded, that all that part of
Richland parish that is now known as Police
Jury Ward No. 2 be designated as School
District No. >; carried.
Moved and seconded, that all that part of
Richland parish that is now known as Police
Jury Ward No. be designated as School
District No. 3; carried.
Moved and seconded, that all that part of
Police Jury Ward No 1, of Richland parish,
west Of Bpuf river be designated as School
District No. 4; carried.
Moved and seconded, that all that part of
Police Jury Ward No. 1, of Richland parish.
between Bout river and Little Greek be
designated as School District No. S; carried
Moved and seconded, that all that part of
Police Jury Ward No. betw cen Little Creek
and Big Greek, south Of Police Jury Ward No.
l, be designated as School District No s
carried.
Moved and seconded, tina, all that part of
Police Jury Ward No. 3 between Red Mouth
Bayou and Little Creek be designated q,
School Dis,ric, No. Z; carried
Moved and seconded, that all tina, part of
Police Jury Ward No. between Red Mouth
bayou aud the Lafourche be designated as
School District No. 8. The line between
School District No. and School District No.
shall be tae township line between township
Is and Is, across the Crook bend of Buuf
river, thence down the river to Peck residence.
thence west on the section line one mile north
of the township line between township Is
and l6 to ti,e Lafourche.
Moved and seconded, that the treasurer, ].
w. Simms, Of the free public school funds of
Richla1d arish be instructed to take legal
steps to recover from w. I. Oliver tax col.
lector for 1876 and part of the year 1877.
whatever money be has in his possession
collected by virtue of any ordinance of the
Police Jury of Rchland parish, or otherwise,
to build school houses, or pay teachers, or buy
books or furniture, etc, that he has not PAID
over according to law; carried
Moved and seconded that there be establish.
Ell two free public schools one white and one
colored, in Delhi, one white school at Mid.
| way, one white school at or near Carpenters
mill, one colored school near VIM. Fullers'. in
School District N. 1; carried
Moved and seconded, that there be estab-
lished in School District No. 2, white school
in |. N. McCown neighborhood, one at Raw.
vile, colored school near TIE Daniel Stewart
plantation, a colored school near the Jordan
plantation, south Of the ", S. & T. Railroad
carried.
Moved and seconded. that there be es,ab.
in School District No. 3, white free public
school at Girard, a coored school near Tom
Jones white school on Wynn Island, a
white school betw cen Ben. Myrick's and Abe
Thompson; carried.
Moved and seconded, that there be estab.
lished two free public schools, one white and
one colored. in School District Nc. 4, S, 6, Z,
8, each carried.
Moved and seconded, that G. Med. Brum.
by, Holmes Leggiu, DR.. Lilly, o. Graves and
r. H. Dollerhide be appointed auxiliary
school trustees for Sch ,ol District No. /; car.
ried.
Moved and seconded, that Dr. w. T. Jordan.
L. H. Willard, E. Scott and F.. Conner, be APP
pointed auxiliary school trustees for School
District No. 2; carried.
Moved and seconded. that J. w. Yarbrough
W. c. Mccoy, r. H. Kelly, Ben Myrck, j.
P. Wynn, be appointed auxiliary school
trustees of School District No. 3; carried.
Moved and seconded, ]. Harvey Rhymes,
Thos. HOLINESS, w. Bryant. Alfred Sap, be |
appointed auxiliary school trustees for School |
District No. 4 {; carried.
Moved and seconded, that Sam Hardesty, |
f. H. Williams, DR.. Sartor, West Wagner,
be appointed auxiliary school trustees for |
School District No. S carried.
Moved and seconded, that A. B. Cooper, |
E Mcdonald, be appointed auxiliary school
trustees for School District No. 6; carried.
Moved and seconded, that P. H. Austin,
Sam Montgomery, Jules Gilly, be appointed
auxiliary trustees for School District No. z;
carried.
Moved and seconded, that Frank Hatch,
G. Myers, J. j. Thomson, be appointed |