Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-05-26
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings
DE THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
PARISH OF ST. JAMES,, La,

fAll>H Ot 81. JAMES, La,
May 18th. Isl.
BE il know that agrcerb'v to previous
| notice the members of the School BOARD
recently appointed in and for said Parish,
! me. on the above date at the office of f..
2. Pooh. Esq, hear the Court House, f,r
the purpose Of organisation unh"r the new
school Law.
Members prescnt:-NcssrS. !. Gentil. j.
y. ThibodcauN. ID. Y. Bourgeois. DR.. O..
Gaudrt, =. Nnma Martin. john Dicker>"n.
Thclcsphorc Duyas aud !. Louis GauIet.
Ahscnt:-A. w. Thompson.
On motion. the Boz I'd proceeded to thu.
election of "A President and Secretary. aud
it appeared that
Mr.. j. Gtntil was unanimously elected
President and Mr.. j. l.. Ganhet was una
ni7nously ~clrc1r! Secretary Of the school
Board OF sad Parish OF 81. James.
On motion, it WIS resolved that a Com
Mite of t"n eappoint.d ny the President
to inform Geo. l.. Bovee Esq. Secretary of
| the late School Beard. tina, the present
Board is now organized and ready to pre-
coed to business and shat he be requested
to hand over to the Hlre'arystt this Hoasl
all books and papers MlonyinSS3s aid office.
The President thereupon appointed Dr..
Oscar Gaudct and j. y. ThibodcarN 10
NVllll ppEI il\t W NV iilIItlC&kiIftlt
withdrew and soon AFTER returned with
certain books by them received from said
Geo. T.. Bovcc, which books We're placed in
possession Of the Secretary OF this Board.
Henry Feitet Esq. Parish Treasurer. be-
ing present, was duly notified that by VIZ
tue Of his said office he had become under
the new School Law. Treasurer of the School
funds, and would have TO furnish bond as
such. wherenpon the said Fcitel accepted
ofsaid trust and promised to have his bond
! properly signed with good a;,d solvent Sc
cnrity immediately made II to H." pre-
sonted and passed upon at the next meet
in. Of tho Board.
On motion, it was resolved that a Com
| mittce on Teachers to be composed of the
President. cx-oi1icio chairman. and two
members OF the Board, he appointed with
full powers to examine all applicants for
the offices of School Teachers in accordan-
&C with the provisions Of Act No. @ OF 1877.
approved April 18th. 1877.
On motion, it was resolved that Il Com
mittee composed OF the President ex-otficio
chairman and two members he appointed
to ascertain the mount Of funds in the
hands Of the late Treasurer to the credit
of the Public Schools of this Parish. and
that he be duly notified and required to
Hinu ONef hucu 1ulltS ilu All DOCKS all
vouchers pertaining to said office to the
present Treasurer Henry Feitel: as soon as
the latter shall nave duly qualified as di-
rectcd by law.
The President appointed Mcssrs. Tcles-
phore Dngas and j.. n. Thibodcaux men,
bers of said Committee with instructions
to report at the next meeting of the Board.
On motion, it was. resolved that a Com
mittec Of two members be appointed to as
certain from the President of the late
School Board what property there is in this
Parish belonging to the Public Schools and
to furnish a list of all such property at
the next meeting Of this Board, and the
President appointed DIR. o. Gaudct and j.
Louis G.udct to compose said Committee:
The Secretary was then requested to send
4 copy of the minutes of this meeting to
the Hon. r. NJ. Lusher Superintendent OF
Public Education.
And on motion, the Board adjourned to
meet on Saturday next May 10th. at 10
o'clock at the Court House of this Parish.
j. L. GAUDET,
Secretary, J. GENTlL,
President.