The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-05
AGRICULTURE AND SCIENCE.
STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICUE.-
TumAb MATTERS CONSIDERED
BY THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
The Kellogg Rsara Ready tn surrender
the Property After tine Cnuris Conn
pei Them to De SO.

pei Them to Ds SO.
Aecor 1ing 10 previous announcement in the
DEMOCRAT, the Board OF Supervisors Of the Lou
isians state University and Agricultural sDd No
ehanioal gs met yeste, day as the executive
Office
Prior to the meeting, however, Coy. Nichols
had
FILLED TWO VACANCIES
| IN the board by the appointment OF Mr.. III. 81,
Mcclellan, of Terre bonne. vice Gen. Sparrow.
aud Mr.. Il. Fl. Fairar. Of this CITY, vice Mr.. I'd.
wards. When The board WAS called 10 ordsr by
the Governor tLere was present those already
named, with Mr.. Harris, OF This oi y; Gen. Brent.
OF Ascension; Dr.. vii isms, II East Eaton
Ro1ge; and the Hen. Mr. Lnster, Supsrin-
tsndent OF Public Edncation-one less than an
official quorum.
In eslipg the board to order, the Governor re-
marked that since The board had held Its last
| meeting the Injunction which had vir ually tied
it's hands had been dissolved, and that the par
ties who
SUED OUT THE tHJUECrIoN
had info mod him that they he'd vi hdrswn ali
objections TO q transfer of prrpsrt5, et6 As I0r
| the matter OF funding tho Et mibary honds, he
said that The deeOsitaTi g, or the Treasurer who
| Was ons Of them, had snbm tied tbs question,
with The previous 40 ion OF the Board, TO the At
snrnsy General for an UDini D, and That he, the
q verneT, understood that unless tbs Treasurer
received opinion thst he had ,he power t8
oomply with the direction OF the Board IL would
| be necessaryto
| MANDAMUs THE TREASURER
| and the other custodian af the bpnis before they
could be funded.
| Regarding the meeting OF the b ard al Baton
Rouge on the lst inst. he, the Governor, UNDER
stood that there would 30 10 quorum, aud for
that reason he bad called the meeting here in
| UfFr ~ Erg. Ill ha
ssd vas first, the lens ng Of tbs Agricultural
College farm below he city aud the consideration
OF the aHestion Of msndsmus upon tbs bond eus-
| todlans. He did not thiIk the board would be
Justified in trhnssGting any other business at this
| nesting - betiUn wpult have to bs confirmed
| when iull quorum was present Mr.. Marx
| ham, the treasurer Of the board was present, shs
said. and bad Informed him tnat considerable
amount OF movable property VA upon the pace
below, aud action shonld be taken upon the maj
| tor of
MOVING THAT PROPERTY.
| Mr.. Markham WAS called in and banded 10 the
| secretary an inventory Il the property referred
| to, which was read, ead iDclu14 household fur
| Diture, few agricultural impl, m nts, books,
| pictures and variety Of goods.
DIR. Williams moved that ths committee having
| IN charge the leasing OF the pIopertt, make such
disposi ion OF ths property as they saw fit, and
ship such p2rtion 40 was required to Baton
| Rgugs. Carried.
| He ais, moved that Mr.. Farrar bs added to- the
| committee referred 10. Carried.
On motion the ssnae committee be authorized
TO receive the properly loc led in the collsgs
building and make such d. position OF the sans
| as in their discretion they sav fit.
| 1he question OF the foe 10 be paid to tns
attorney, D. b. Kelley, who
ARGUED TIE INJUNCTION
case in the courts was disc Isssd whom, on mo.
tion OF Mr. Lusasr, tho fec WAS iEsd nj 1900 the
amount involved having, as wss .ated, bssn ever
10000.
bar. Farrsr presented the following, which WIS
adopted:
Res0tued, That committee OF three be ap-
pointed 10 investigate the books, accounts.
vouchers and financial management OF the lsk8
board OF control Of the Loui iaus Agricultural
| and Mechanical College from the date Of that or
ganizstion down to date, with instructions to
report at the earliest possible moment
The Governor appointed the COMMITTEES
Messrs FaJrar. Mcclellan sud Juatree.
Gen. Brent offered the following, which was
| adopted:
ResolUed, That tho committee be authorized 10
ascertain whether the 81 ale bo ds belonging to
the late Agricultural and MeohanI College or
TO The Seminary faod are designated in number
In any manner, so as to ! dleste their osner-
ship, whether they afe b, nds payable to
bearer only; snd IL 7 nod to be psysb T., bearer
only, that The said committee BE- suth0rizafa 10
confer aith tho State ireasrrs aud in harmony
with him, take the necessary measures to have
ths bonds stamped across heir tafe wifh the
words "BeODglGg 10 tho Lsnsisna State Uat~
versiy and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
and not transferable"
MIR. Lusber moved that when the board aG~
jourGs ID be until Wednesday. he I7th OF Osto.
Der, and that al th@s meeting the question of the
organization OF the college be considered. Gar
ned
Adtnurnad