The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-09
Nr. Guilbeaw Takes Issue.

Believing that any citizen. how.
ever humble, should have the RICH,
to express his views before any de.
Lucrative body created by the peo'
pie, upon any subject affecting the
interests and welfare of the com.
munity of which he is a citizen, a
taxpayer, and a qualified elector,
l respectfully ask you to publish
the remarks l should have made
at the attempted organization Of
the Board of School Directors al
q meeting last Monday. My right
and privilege to make any remark
having been denied to me by mem.
Der elect j. r. Olivier.
The object of the meeting was
the organization of the Board OF
Sc b DOL Dir ectors in and
for this Parish. Mr.. Favrot sta.
ted that as secretary of the old
Board he would call the roll of all
members-elect. which he did. and
would proceed to the organization
of the Board.
Mr.. Favrot then stated that the
election of a President for the
Board was in order and called for
nominations. Mr.. Csrline nomin-
ated DR.. Olivier whose nomination
was seconded by Mr.. Dupuis; Mr..
Gauthier nominated DIR. Guilbeau,
Mr.. Bienvenu seconding this no.
mination. Mr.. Favrot then called
for a vote of DR.. Guilbeau's no.
mination which resulted as fol-
lows: For DR.. Guilbeau: Messrs.
Bienveuu, Gauthier and Guilbeau,
against Messrs. Olivier, Dupuis
and Csrline. There being tie,
Mr.. Favrot stated II declare DIR.
Guilbeau defeated, aud imme-
diately called the roll on the no.
mination of DIR. Olivier. The vote
being as follows: For DR.. Olivier:
Messrs. Olivier, Carline aud Du.
puts, against Messrs. Guilbeau,
Bienvenu and Gauthier. There
being a tie Mr.. Favrot stated II
declare DR.. Olivier elected Presi-
dent of the Board of School d.
rectOrs."
DIR. Guilbeau Immediately arose
and protested against the illegal,
uncalled for action on the part OF
Mr.. Favrot, and stated that he
would not suffer such indiguities
from any one, and that he would
retire from the meeting in order
to protest against such assumption
of authority. aud would 60 to law
to be protected in bis rights. He
then left accompanied by Messrs.
Gauthier and Bienvenu.
1t was then that l attempted 10
speak when DR.. Olivier who. as
suming the authority of President.
denied citizen of the Parish, and
Of this free commonwealth. the
right to address the representa-
tivps of the people in session as
semble,l.
Mr.. Favrut being asked his au-
thority for bis arbitrary aud un-
called for action, read letter from
State Superintendent, Harris or
from the assistant attorney grner-
al, stating that there was no law
upon the matter, but advised Mr..
Favrot To follow the rules of pro-
cedure of the House of Represen-
tatives of the Congress of the Uni
ted States.
In doing 80 Mr.. Favrot has
shown either absolute ignorance
of the said rules or has attempted
to cIothe himself with power H.
legal, arbitrary. null aud void. thus
endeavoring to force himself upon
aud to dictate to the people of this
Parish what should be done in the
management of their affairs.
The position assumed by MIR.
Favrot is illegal aud the election
of DIR. Olivier null and void for
the reasons:
U quote the Congressional Re-
cords of the House of Representa-
tives of the 53rd Congress, at page
1897