St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-08
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEED.
iNGS.
EoyIsatoN. La, Oct. 3, 1881.

Coy1soToN, La, Oct. 3, 1881.
The School Board met in Cow
ington on the above date, pursuant
to adjournment.
Present E. 3. Randolph, j. E.
Smith, C. G. Joyner. Chas. Heintz,
Gee. Kepp.
Absent. NJ. Abney.
The minutes OF the meetings held
July Is and September rs were
read and approved.
Mr.. ]. E. Smith moved that Hon.
E. Fl. Fay. Superintendent OF Pub
lie Education. bs requested to send
an expert to examine the assessment
roll, the books of the Tax Collector.
Secretary of the School Board and
Treasurer of the school fund.
The above motion was carried by
the following VOLe:
Yeas-Messrs. Smith. Joyner and
Kspp.
Nays--Mr, Heintz, WHO voted no
for the reason that the motion was
absurd, and the School Board had
no right to make any such request
of the Superintendent. The Presi-
dent also disapproved Dir. Smiths
motion.
The following resolutions were
then adopted:
Resolued, That all persons known
to the School Board, who have taken
illegal possession of school sections
throughout the parish. be notified
to appear before the Board, on the
18th of October, 1881, to make ar
rangement to rent the said land;
otherwise suit will be brought
against them for trespass.
Be az further resolved, That the
President appoint committee of
three to examine the school Sec
tons. and determine what rent
persons shall pay who have. taken
illegal possession of said land.
In accordance with the above
resolution. the President appointed
the following committee: Messrs.
Kepp, Joynsr and Smith.
On motion. the Secretary was re-
quested to make out bill for $50
against Mr.. h. Galatas. for the
right to cnt and haul away all the
dead timber ON the school Sec
ton in township nine, for the space
OF two years. expiring September
~, 1883. as per contract made with
MIR. Geo. Kepp, for the purpose Of
building a public school house on
said section with the above funds.
The following resolutions were
then adopted:
Resolved, That the school section
in township five. range ten east, be-
leased. with all the improvements
thereon, to Mr.. Lonis Willy, for
the term Of four years, comm encing
January !. 1881, for the sum of ff-
teen dollars per year, the rent to be
paid at the end Of each year to the
President aud Secretary of the
School Board, who will receipt for
the same. The Board will then be
advised of the receipt of those funds
for their proper disposition.
BE ii further resolved, That during
the term of the lease, said Louis
Willy shall not cut any saw logs,
light wood. etc., on said lands, for
speculation, and shall cut only such
wood and timber as is necessary for
fire wood and the improvement Of
the place cultivated.
The Secretary was requested to
write out lease and have the same
properly signed.
The Secretary was also instructed
to draw warrant on the Treasurer.
out of the contingent fund, for the
sum of 81, for the purpose of buy.
ing the necessary stationery and
postage stamps with the same.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, it was
resolved taat in tho future all the
proceedings of the School Board be
published in the st. Tammany Fan.
NER, the editor having offered to
pulish the same free OF charge.
The Pno.l a.