The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-02-08
SCHOOL BOARD.
AbbeUilye, Januaru 81. 1870

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SCHOOL BOARD.
}, .AbbeuiAe, January 81, 1879.
In obedience to a call of til,
President Of the Board Of Schoo
i Directors, for this parish, met OF
this day.
i Were present Messrs. J. N
Williams, H. Il. Bartels, Benz
Faux, J. J. Abshire, ,jr., Archie
Young, r. Sagrera, Daniel Paul
and John Lenore.
| , Mr.. F. R. King was absent.
The minutes Of the previous
meeting being read, were adopted.
The following resolution was
adopted. ls4 b.fo~
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. Fl. 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. II. 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.
On motion it was resolved that
the Secretary be instructed to re-
quest our Representative and
to investigate the cause
OF the meagreness of the appor
tionments Of school moneys issued
to this parish during the year just
expired. ~,
On motion; it was resolved that
oil 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
ID ward white echooi L. J. Smith.
ID ward colored J. A. MeGili,
Lth ward white j. T. Broussard,
'th ward white Arthur Fitz Stephens.
'th ward white Mise M. J. Edgar. !
til ward white Ambrose Lacuur. n
'tb ward c0lored l.. 8. Rice. !
Mr.. L. J. Smith was employed
It a salary Of fifty dollars per
month. Mr.. j. A. McGill, at a
alary Of thirty.6ve dollars month.
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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 schite school house in the 9Th
rard that, in consequence Of such
disbursement, the opening of that .
chool be deferred antil the first
ionday in March provided how ,
yer, that an acre Of land, togeth- ,
r with the, school house to be re- {
aired, be first donated to the ]
chool authorities. In case of
allure Of the above proviso, this
,hool as others, shall open on the
rst Monday Of February. next.
The following resolution was :
assed a4
Whereas Art. Nv of the school r
avs directs that the surplus Of g
Inds remaining on hand at the Ii
Ipiration of the year, shall not T
} covered into the treasury, for 81
'e succeeding year until full sat b
faction Of the debts incurred T
,ring the year that the income m
intended for, and, whereas the is
received in 1878, p1
ID placed to the credit Of each th
ard separately. have been in. tu
dicient, ID their respective places AZ
efface the indebtedness Of said ily
ar and whereas there is in the 10
mmon fund for 1877, created y y
May 4th 1878, a surplus to be Is
sposed Of; .r
Be it resolved that the common 20 20
md for 1877, together with the &c
venue Of any ward, for last year, tic