The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-02-22
SCHOOL BOARD.
AbbevlNe, January q, 1879.

PRESIDENT OF the Board Of SchOo
Directors, for this parish, met o.
this day. tt
Were present !: Messrs.f j. N
Williams, 81. q. Bartels, Benz
Fau!k, J. j. Abshire. jr., Archi,
Young, R. Sagrera, Daniel Pau
4 and John Lenore. ga
Mr.. F. r. King was absent.
The minutes of the previous
meeting being read, were adopted
The following resolution was
adopted. 4.
Whereas the State having failed
to pay the interest on School
Funds due the parish, for the
years 1876, 1877 and 1878
Be it resolved that e. H.. Far.
ran, ESQ.,, of New Orleans, be EN-.
ployed TO intervene in our behalf,
in the suit now pending between
the School Board of the parish of
Tensas and the Auditor, which
suit has for its object the levy and
collection Of the free school fund
tax. Said E. H. Farran. ESQ.,, to
receive a contingent fee OF ten per
cent only, in case of success !; aid,
that the Secretary be instructed to
apprise said attorney Of the pas
sage of this resolution. ,s.
On motion it was resolved that
the Secretary he. instructed to re-
Guest our Representative and
Senator, to Investigate the cause
Of the meagreness Of the appor-
tionments of school moneys lssuei
to this parish during the year just
expired.
On motion, it was resolved that
all the free schools in the parish,
save those hereinafter excepted, be
opened on the first Monday in
February, next.
The appointment of Teachers
being now in order, the following
persons were employed
Sd ward white school L. j. smith,
Sd ward colored ]. A. MsGiil,
4th ward white j T. Broussard,
5tb ward white Arthur Fitz Stephens,
9Th ward white Miss M. J. Edgar,
7th ward white Ambrose Lacuur.
7tb ward colored L. s.; Rice.
Mr.. ID Smith was employed
at a salary of fifty dollars per
month. Mr.. j. A. McGill, at a.
salary Of thirty-fye dollars mouth Il:
y. a
On motion, it was resolved that
he sum of thirty dollars, or as
much thereof as may be necessary.
,e appropriated for the repair of /.
he achite school house. in the 9th {
yard that, in consequence of such Z
disbursement. the opening of that .
chool be deferred antil the first |
ionday in March !; provided how
yer, that an acre Of land, togeth- j
II with the school house to be re-li
aired, be FIRST donated to the t
chool authorities. In case Of
allure of the above proyiso, this q
chool as others, shall open on the I
rst Monday Of February. next.
The following resolution was Q
assed /: d
Whereas Art. LV of the school s
avs directs that the surplus Of |
lDds remaining on hand at the
Of the year, shall not
e covered into the treasury. for
ne succeeding year until full sat- b
faction of the debts incurred b
uring the year that the income
intended for, and. whereas the d
pportionments received in 1873, il
I'D placed to the credit of each p
ard separately. have been in. n
lfficieut, in their respective places o.
efface the Indebtedness of said b
,ar and whereas there is in the
'mmon fund for 1877, created Il
! May 4th 1878, a surplus to be a,
sposed Of; 81
Be it resolved that the common "a
and for 1877, together with the lie
venue of any ward, for last year,
excess of the expenses Of said u
ard, for said year, shall be made 90
common fund, from which will liz
paid all the unpaid claims orr til
mating last year and resolved an
rthermore. that the balance re- P,
aiming on hand after such object re
all have been accomplished, bel
stribnted pro rata among the a.
lrds, for the expenses Of the ~ ~
esent year. 4s.sa ;e,
On motion, be it resolved that, of]
divided the patrons Of the 9th co
Ird colored school, donate to On
proper school authorities, an 70,
re Of land, whereon to locatelip,