The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-11-18
School Board.

The Boa q OF School Director
met this DAY according to adjourn
ment, with the following nance
members present, w W Edward-
president and John Morgan, .
Nugier, Nathan Perry. NJ {
Broussard and j N Williams.
Absent j Fl Putnam,
The minutes Of the last me,
ing were read and same wert
adopted.
J N Williams, chairman pr,
TEN of the finance committee E,av
ing reported favorahly on The
claim Of Mr.. q NJ Lyons for ser
vices as Assessor, amounting tc
$47 90. the same was allowed, aud
ordered TO be paid out Of the con
| tingent fund.
On motion the report of MI
Isaac Wise was referred back to
him ith a request to him to make
a more explicit report specifying
the source and date of receiving
fluids, what kind, whether poll or
mill tax and for what year levied
also to state the name of party to
whom and from what ward said
funds were paid ont, also to re-
quest Mr. Wise to sign said report
officially.
On motion resolved that the
tax collector G B Shaw he reques
ted to furnish this Board a com
plete schedule list hv wards of all
persons liable to pay poll tax III
this parish as required to do by
Sec l-act No 66 approved June
3Oth 1882
On motion resolved that the
attorney for the School Beard in
case of School Board vs. G B
Shaw, proceed to collect said
jugment in said case at once and
report thereon when collected.
On motion resolved tina, G B
Shaw be required to pay over to
the Treasurer of this Board the
entire amount Of poll tax aud one
mill tax levied for the year A D
1881 on or before the End Mon,
day Of November 1892 and
s h onld said-c-olle ctor
calm that any portion Of said
taxes could not be collected by
due diligence at the proper time,
that he be required to furnish tbis
Board with a list of the names Of
such tax debtors and the amount
Of tax owing by them on or before
the day aforesaid.
On motion the Bord adjourned
to meet on Monday the 18th of
November 1882, at IL o'clock a
m, member, will please be more
prompt in attendance.
The finance committe will meet
on Thursday the 26th Of the pres
ent month at 10 o'clock m.
W. W. EDWARDS, president.
j. N. WILLIAMS, secty.
Abheville, La, Oct. 7th 1882.
The Board Of School Directors
of Vcrmilion parish met this day
in regular session, mem mbers pres
cnt Messrs. NJ. G.. Broussard.
j. N. Williams, Nathan Perry.
Absent: J Nngier, John Nor
gan. and J. II. Putnam.
w. W. Edwards having pre-
sented his credentials as a member
vice, A. D. Martin, resigned, the
same was accepted.
On motion, NJ. c.. Broussard
was elected as temporary chair.
man.
On motion Mr.. ". W. Ed
wards was elected President of
the Board.
The Secretary having presented
the account of Mr.. Isaac Wise, for
services rendered as Treasurer,
the same was referred to the f.
nance committee.
On motion the president W W
Edwards was requested to Get as
a member of the finance committee.
. The account of D NJ Lyons, as
assessor, was also referred to the
finance committee.
On motion. resolved that W W
Edwards he and is hereby employ
ed TO survey the Sec l6, T l3, $
r 4 E, in End ward and lay out
said Sec in 80 acre lots, and re
port at the next meeting of this
Board how much of said Sec is
now under cultivation.
On motion the sum of $l25,00
or so much thereof as may be
necessary. was appropriated ont
Of the funds belonging to the low
er portion of the End ward, to
purchase materials to build a