The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-02
School Board.

Abbeville, La. Oct, 16 1882.
The Board of School Directors
met this day according to adjourn
ment, with the following named
members present. W W Edwards
president and John Morgan, }
Nugier, Nathan Perry. NJ c
Broussard and j n Williams.
Absent j H Putnam.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and same were
adopted.
j N Williams, chairman pro
tenn of the finance committee hav.
ing reported fa<orably on the
claim Of Mr.. D NJ Lyons for ser,
vices as Assessor, amounting to
SAT- 90, the same was allowed, and
ordered to be paid out Of the con-
tingent fund.
On motion the report of Mr.
Isaac Wise was referred back to
him with 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 be reques-
ted to furnish this Board com.
plete schedule list bv wards of all
persons liable to pay a poll tax In
this parish as required to do by
Sec 1-act No 66 approved June
50th 1882.
On motion resolved that the
attorney, for the School Board 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 that G. B
Shaw be required to pay over to
the Treasurer of this Board the
entire amount of poll tax and one
mill tax levied for the year A D
1881 on or before the End Mon
day of November 1882 and
8 b hould said collie ctor
claim that any portion of said
taxes could not be collected by
due diligence at the proper time,
that he be required to furnish this
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
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 a m.
w. W. EDWARDS, president.
j. N. WILLIAMS, secty.
Abbeville, La, Oct. 7th 1882.
The Board of School Directors
Of Vcrmilion parish met this day
in regular session, members pres
cnt: Messrs. NJ. G. Broussard.
J. n. Williams, Nathan Perry.
Absent j: j. Nugier, John Nor
gan. and J. n. Putnam.
W. W. Edwards having pre-.
sented his credentials as member
vice, A. D. Martin, resigned, the
same was accepted.
On motion, NJ. G. Broussard
was elected as temporary chair
man.
On motion Mr.. w. 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 cct 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 be and is hereby employ.
ed to survey the Sec l6, T 13, S
R 4 E, in End ward and lay out
said Sec in 50 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 $125,00
or so much thereof as may be
necessary. was appropriated out
of the funds belonging to the low