The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-18
PARISH School Board Proceed
ings,
SATURDAY. July 9Th, 1873.

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called to order by J w. Bryan, Presi-
dent of the Board. Present: j. W.
Bryant, President; s. d. Read, Secre-
tary; u ID. Andrus, w. e. Gill and A.
Giliey,- and quorum
The minutes of the last two m aetings
were read, approved ara adopted.
The Board proceeded to considera-
tion of business that might be fer con-
1 sideration, and passed the following
resolutions.
Sec. /. That from and after the adap-
\ ton of this resolution. the several Free
Public Schools of this parish now in
| operation. and all such schools hereaf
ter to be begun in this parish, shall be
| required to eject, from among the pa
irons Of each respective schools and in
| the manEar hereinafter to be provided,
| three trustees.
Sec. 2. That the trustees, the elec-
ton of which is required by Sec. of
| this resolution, shall be elected in the
| following manner, viz: The teacher OF
each school shall elect one trustee, the
patrons of such respective school to
elect one ia such manner as they shall
deem fit and expedient, and these two
trustees SO elected shall agree upon and
| elect one trustee.
Bee. .. For the purposes of enecting
such election, in all schools hereafter
to be begun or organized, the patrons
of each school shal meet at the school
house with the teacher on the day o.
the opening of the session ofsuch school
and proceed. at an hour not earlier than
10 O'Clock A. NJ, to make such election
OF trustees as is required by sections !
and z OF this resolution, aud in such
election and for the purposes thereof.
each father, or in default of father each
mother, or in default of father and
mother, each tutor. of child or chill
dren now being or to become q scholar
or pupil OF such school now in opera
ton or hereafter to be begun, shall be
considered patron, and each patron
Shall have an equal voice, notwitlistand.
ing the number of scholars lie or she
may representa-
Sec, 4. 1t shall be the duty of such
trustees
1st. TO visit the schools for which
they have been appointed or elected,
and inspect the operations thereof rs
often as practicable.
2d, TO consult and advise with the
teachers OF their respective schools. AS
to the best mode OF conducting the same. |
3d, To prescribe the number of hours
of each daily or half daily sessions, of |
actual employment, and not ineonsist- |
ept with the aw of the State and regn- |
lations of the State Board of Education.
4th, To decide all questions of school |
discipline. and all questions which may
grow out thereof, and all other question
OF matter touching the interests and
effective conduct OF such schools, not |
by provisions of law conferred upon
other school officers, which they may
deem necessary to consider, or may be
referred to them.
See The trustees, herein provided for, shall
meet st the school house Of their respective
schools for the consideration vi all questions
whereof they nay be called upon to deliberate
tr decide, after due notice OF The time of such
meeting, which nuice may be made by any one
Of such trustees, or in default OF action by the
trustees, by any two patrans of such school,
which notice on The person OF such trustees
may be verbal, but it lett at their respective
doDicils shall be 10 writlng and signed by the
trustee or the pa rons, as the case may be, and
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and year when such meeting il required, and
each Of ali the three trustees shall be SO mott
Ged, but any two lhersof may be competent to
transact any busipess required or re erred to
them in conformity with th . resolution.
Sec. g. That in case either the psIrons should
fail to elect trustee as provided for by Secs !,
aad = Of this resolution within six days tron
the opeSing day of the first session thereof, the
party 80 iailiug to elect shall lose his right Of
sle ton, and the other party, thpt is to Jay the
teacher or the patrons, as the case sy be- OF
he respective school, shall imuediately pro
-esd TO the election o; second trustee, and The
Two 50 elected shall elect o third, snd the three
10 elected ball be sufficient and cogpeteot to |
10 and perform all acts hereinbefore required
Il school trustee and shall act in aecordanee
With the provisions OF this resolution.
See. Z. That any question referred or deci ,
'ion 10 any school trustees, % such, shall be
lcted upon by them, at meetings provided for
y sec ) hereof, and shall he determined on by
tote. majority whereof determining and de-
jding such questions referred, pro or con, as
och vote may be for Or agaiust. Provided
hat apy party considering himse sgrieyed BY
be action oi such trustees shall have the righi
f appeal to The Board of subadirectors of the
choo district wherein such school may be,
nd from such Board the right of appeal stall {
Il to this Board by either parry.
Sec 5. That all resolutions or parts thereof i
. confiet herewith be and the sanle are hereby
epealed.
Resolution I'd, Resolyed, that the Parish 4
treasurer be requested that. without unpeces I
ary delay, be andertake legal proceedings tv
b. opd Of having sold or leased accord pg TO I
Nv such l6th sections, situDted IN this parisb,
8 may be accommodated for sale, by the sppli
ation and recommendation of at lesst fhree Of
be inbabitapts Of the township wherein such :,
9th sect sps lie respectively.
kesolution Sd Resolved, that the contract !,