The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
Proceedings of School Board.

CURED In attending.
Proceedings of School Board.
Coifax, La, July 1. 1893.
The school board in and fol
Grant parish, La, met persuant
to adjournment. Present, s. A.
Neal, F. L. Craig, j. T. Lewis, G.
III. Starns, j. F. Kelly, and w. L.
Richardson secretary. Absent, j.
d. Chelette and VIM. Smith.
The board was called to order by
w. L. Richardson secretary, when
on motion of F. L. Craig, DR.. j. F.
Kelly was elected president in place
of @. @. Nash, who had resigned.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Sheriff Kemp being sent for
came before the board and stated
that his shortage on the polls was
caused from parties against whom
no property was assessed out of
which he could enforce collection.
On motion DR.. j. F. Kelly, presi-
dent, was added to finance commit
tee in place of G. G. Nash.
A petition was received signed
by parties residing in district IA,
asking that that they be transferred
to district Ii, and on motion the
line between districts ID and IA
was changed SO to make the public
road crossing the Claiborne road
near DIR. Buckelew's place and run
ming up by Mathew Nugent's places
the dividing line between said dis
trict Ii and Ia.
District Is was then called and
contest for school at Little Creek
and Pine Hill was decided in favor
of Pine Hill, and Miss Gypsie
Mathis was elected as teacher at
$25 per month for three months, if
sufficient funds.
District 9-Pollock School locat-
ed at new school house, and Miss
Mollie Parish elected teacher at
$50 per month for three months and
longer If funds hold out and teach
er gives satisfaction.
The colored school in districts
"a and rs ordered to be continued
at D'Lartigo, near Frank jackson.
On motion, resolved, that all Ii
censes or certificates granted to
teachers in Grant parish, La, up
to date, and all that may be grant
ed prior to Jan. 1, 1894, shall ex-
pire on the LIST day of January,
1894, and the same shall not be
renewed nor new certificates grant
ed except upon proper examina-
ton as required by law.
On motion it was resolved that
Saturday, the 9th day of Septem-
Der, 1893, the citizen voters of each
school district are hereby request
ed to meet in their respective dis
tricts and elect by ballot or other
wise three or five of their most dis
Greet neighbors to serve as local
school directors or visiting trustees,
to serve for the ensuing twelve
months or until their successors
are elected or appointed. Said
election to be reported to the Par
ish School Superintendent on or
before the first Saturday in Octo-
Der 1893.
Resolved, That, in all districts
failing to hold said election or re-
port same on first Saturday in Oc-
tober, the school board will at their
discretion appoint said local direc-
tors.
On motion, resolved, that the
printers salary be and the same is
hereby reduced SO as not to exceed
the sum of S25 per annum, and
that this resolution take effect
from date, and the secretary is
hereby authorized to contract with
q printer.
The board then adjourned to
meet again at the regular time fix
ed by law, viz: the first Saturday
in October next. 1893.
j. F. KELLY, President.
w. l.. RICHARDSON, Secty.