Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
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BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
TENsAs PARISH, LOUISIANA.

House IN the OWL Oh ~. JO-'-pn. LII
There were present: Hon. w. d. A..
Gorton. President, NJ. W. Bland, w. II.
AIy. p. C. Smith, J. G. Ellis and David
F. Miller. members, and Thos. Nj. Wade,
Superintendent.
Absent: Dr.,G. y. Clarke.
A quorum being present the Board
proceeded to business.
Mr.. w. d. A. Gorton and Mr.. David
+. Miller, who had previously taken the
oath OF Office, presented their commits
sions and took their seats as members OF
the Board of School Directors for the
Parish of Tensas, for six years from De-
cember 10th, 1914.
On motion, the minutes OF the Board
Of October 9th, 1914, were read and
adopted.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, the public school proper :
for white pupils, situated on part 81 ~"
Hardbsrgsin plantation, and consisting
of an acre OF land and school house snd
all necessary outhouses, and known a.
the Hardbargain School, has not h"en
used for school purposes for six yr@:rs,
and, whereas, MIR. p. c. Smith, o'e
vendee of the acre of land, ha ~
availed himself of his right uId-r ,'n
terms of the deed to the School Board :"
take over this property, and, whereas,
the said vendee is willing and agrees tt
Join the School Board in making deed
Of this property to Mr.. B. Y. Berry Tor
the sum of Three Hundred dollar cash,
which is to inure to the benefit Of the
School Board, and, whereas, there gre
only four pupils in reach OF this school
and since there are no prospects oil hay
ing this number increased any time in
the near future,
Therefore be it Resolved, That the
President VI this Board he and is hereby
authorized and empowered to transfer
and convey to Mr.. b. V. Berry all OF
its right, title and interest in the Hard
bargain School property, being more par
ticularly described in deed FROM AL. L.
C. Smith TO the Board of School Direc-
tors on December 18th, 1908, to-wit;
That certain acre OF ground nov oc-
cupied by the school buildings Of the
Hardbargain plantation fronting in an
Easterly direction on the main public
J road and having as Southern boundry
the road running from HardOa-2ain 10
Justina, being the same lot Of GROUND
now marked off and defined b. the fence
about said school premises.
The enumeration OF the educsble child
rem OF this parish, as submitted by the
enumerators, was duly considered and
approved.
On motion the following resolution\was
duly considered and unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas, the revenues from the collec-
ton Of poll taxes and fines and forfeitrros
have steadily declined for the past fey
yeau, and, whereas, the revenues inur-
ing to the School Board from tine State
current school fund will be greatly re-
duced for the reason that this fund is
prorated to the parishes on the basis OF
population of edncable children, and since
the school population in this parish Is
considerably less, where the entire popu-
lation has increased, this Board therefore
will receive less money by 81, 100000 or
81 10000 than for the past three or four
years.
Therefore be it Resolved. That the Po-
lice Jury be, and are hereby notified that
| this Board is willing to accept one mill
| of the three mills tax due as per Act No.
257 of 1910.
On motion, the President of this Board
was authorized to pay Mr.. Rob't. Y.
Newell SIS. 90 for clerical work done for
| the Board.
On motion, Mr.. Thomas NJ. Wade,
Jr., was given desk. room in the school
Board offices with the understanding and
agreement that he is to do any legal
work the Board may require as a consid-
Grafton for the use of said offices.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted:
Be it resolved by the Board of School
| directors i'm and for the Parish OF Tensas,
that the President of this Board, and its
secretary, be and they are hereby direct
ed and empowered to secure..a loan of
ffty-five hundred dollars from Mr.. j. G..
Harris, in order to enable this body to
carry on the public schools in this parish
turing the months Of March, April, May
md June, 1915, and in order to represent
said loan, the said, President and Secre-
tary are authorized to execute note. for
| and in the name OF this Board, for fifty
five hundred dollars, the said note tn
hear eight per cent interest per annum
from date and mature March LIST, 1915.
BE it further Resolved, That the reve-
nues OF this Board for the years 1918 and
1916, or so much thereof as may he
necessary, from whatever source de-
rived, are hereby pledged to the SAID =.
q. Harris, or any future holder OF san
note, so executed in Pursuance Of this res
olution to secVve the payment OF the same
and the interest thereon at maturity.
As Mr.. Gorton's term of Office as Pres
ident of this Board had expired, he vas
duly nominated by Mr.. Bland, seconded
by Mr.. Miller, as the President oil this
Board. There were no other nominations
and Mr.. Gorton was unanimously elected
President OF this Board for a term II six
years from December 10th, 1914.
Mr.. Gorton thanked the members OF
the Board for their confidence in few
well chosen words.
There being no further business the
Board adjourned sine die.
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