The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-08-05
COlfax High School.

COlfax High School.
Pursuant to the call published
by order of the board of trustees of
the Colfax High School, the citi-
zens of Colfax met in. the court
house at 5 p. m. Saturday, July 20,
1898, the following being present
or represented by proxy: w. l..
Richardson, L. M. Townsend, HI.
G.. Goodwin, j. A. Duckworth, j.
r. Smith, j. V. LeSage, VIM.
Knotzsch, J. L. Hawkins, j. FL.
McNeely and II. Easterbrook.
On motion w. L. Richardson
was elected chairman of the meet
ing, and H. G. Goodwin secretary.
The chairman explained that the
object of the meeting was to amend
the charter DO as to conform to law
and provide for the election of six
or more trustees, as under the pres
ent board of FIVE the high school
could not be incorporated.
The following resolution, offered
by H. G. Goodwin, was read and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That article 3 of the
charter of the Colfax High School
is hereby changed and amended SO
that the board of control shall be
increased from 5 to Z members
said additional members to be
elected, one to hold for the short
term and one for the the long term
as now fixed by the charter, and
that four members shall constitute
a quorum.
Resolved, That the charter as
amended is hereby adopted and re-
enacted SO as to read as follows:
CHARTER FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
ARTICLE l NAME.
This school shall be known and styled
as the CoLFAx HIGH SCHOOL FOR MALES
AND FEMALES.
ARTICLE 2-LOCATIoN.
The Oolfax High School for Males and
Females shall be located in the town of
Colfax, Louisiana.
ARTICLE 3-TRUsTEEs.
The Colfax High School shall be pre-
sided over and controlled by board OF
trustees, consisting of seven members re-
siding in Colfax public school district, q
majority of whom shall have children
within the public school age. Said trus-
tees shall be elected bi-annually, on the
first Saturday in June. At the first cleo
ton in June, 1892, three trustees shall be
elected to hold for two years, and four
shall be elected for four years; and every
two years thereafter three or four trus-
tees Gas the case may be) shall be elected
to hold for four years; and for such pur-
pose an election shall be held in the
school room between the hours of 3 and 5
D. m. of said first Saturday in June. at
which election all white legal voters hav-
ing children of public school age, and
residing in the said Colfax school district
within three miles of said school room,
shall have the right to vote; provided
that all trustees duly elected shall hold
Office and act as such until their success
sors have been duly elected. Should va
cancies occur in said board, by death, res
ignation or otherwise, said vacancy shall
be filed by special election to be held
under the order of the president of the
board, at said school room, the time to be
fixed by said president; and, should there
be no president, said special election
shall be ordered by the secretary of the
board of trustees.
Aprrcrr - ORGANIZATION AND POWERS
OF TRUSTEES.
The board of trustees of this school
shall meet and organize within thirty
days after their election, by selecting one
of their number as president. Also they
shall elect secretary and treasurer, who
may be member of the board or not, as
q majority of the board may deem pru-
dent. Four members Of the board shall
constitute q quorum for the TRANSACTION
Of any and all business, and in case of
the absence of the president or secretary
at any Of the meetings, the members
present shall elect a president or score
tary pro tenn, to act for said meeting, and
in case of the permanent vacancy OF any
Office in SAID board they shall have the
power to elect his successor for the un-
expired term Of his Office, at any regular
meeting of the board, or at o special
meeting called for the purpose. Said
board shall have the right to own and
accept title to property, manage and con-
troll all property belonging to said High
School. They shall annually elect a
Principal to take charge OF said school
upon such terms and contracts as the