The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-08
SCHOOL BOARD.
.H6bevllle, Januaru 81. 1879.

AbevaAe, January 81, 1879.
In obedience to a call of Ii
President Of the Board of Scho,
Directors, for this parish, met o
this day.
Were present Messrs. J. n
Williams, 81. q. Bartels, Ben
Faux, J. J. Abshire, .jr., Archi
Young, R. Sagrera, Daniel Pau
aud John Lenorc.
Mr.. r. King was absent.
The minutes of the previou
meeting being read, were adopted
The following resolution wa.
adopted.
Whereas the State having failed
to pay the interest ON schoo
Funds due the parish, for the
years 1876, 1877 and 1878;
Be il resolved that E. II. 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. Il. Farran. ESQ.,, to
receive a contingent fee OF ten per
cent only, in case Of success /; ard,
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
Senator, 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
all the free schools in the parish,
save those hereinafter excepted, be
opened on the FIRST Monday in
The appointment Of Teachers
being now in OF der, the following
persons we're employed !:
Sd ward white eohool L. j. smith,
81 ward colored ]. A. McGill,
4sh ward white j T. Broussard,
5th ward white Arthur Fitz Stephens,
Sth ward white Mise N. J. Edgar,
7th ward white Ambrose Lacuur,
7tb ward colored l.. 8. Rice.
Mr.. L. J. Smith was employed
1t q salary Of fifty dollars per
month. Mr.. j. A. McGill, at o
'aIary Of thirty-fve dollars month
y.
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 aOhite school house 10 the 9th
yard that, in consequence Of such
disbursement, the opening of that
chool be deferred until the first
Monday in March provided how
yer, that an acre of land, togeth-
,r with the school house to lie re-
aired, be 6rst donated to the
chool authorities. In case Of
allure Of the above proviso, this
chool as others, shall open on the
irst Monday Of February. next.
The following resolution was
'assed
Whereas Art. LV of the school
avs directs that the surplus of
unds remaining on hand at the
EXPIRATION of the year, shall not !
'e covered into the treasury, for
he succeeding year until full sat.
sfaction of the debts incurred
Turing the year that the income
> intended for, and. whereas the
pportionments received in 1878, :
nd placed to the credit Of each ,
7ard separately. have been in. I
in their respective places ,
0 efface the Indebtedness Of said !
ear aud whereas there is 10 the
ommon fund for 1877, created ,
n May 4th 1878, a surplus to bs
isposed of;
Be it resolved that the common /
'und for 1877, together with the t
evenue Of any ward, for last year,
. excess Of the expenses of said 1
7ard, for said year, shall be made I
common fund, from which will /
. paid all the unpaid claims orr /
mating last year !; and resolved
lrthermore, that the balance re.
raining on hand after such object !
hall have been accomplished, be t
attributed pro rata among the Z
rards, for the expenses Of, the a
resent year. 81 Il
On motion. be it resolved that. I
roy;ded the patrons of the 9Th q