The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-01
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Election Called for June "a in School
District No. 4, to Vote 5-Mill
Ten-Year Tax, Recalled at Re-
quest OF Majority Of sianers OF
Original Petition.
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(OfficiaI Proceedings

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4 Dona1dsonville, La, June l9, Isll.
The school board met this day u
4 special session at the call OF tne
president for the purpose OF recall
! ing the election set for the 24tn
inst. to decide whether or not tne
people of the eighth ward desire te
1 tax themselves for school purposes.
The following members were pres
sent: E. N. Pugh, A. Muller J II. wal
ker, Geo. Bergeron, W. B. Stuart ana
Henry C. Brald. Absent ~
Melancon and Prosper Rodriguez, 81
The following resolution was OF
fered by Mr.. Muller and seconded Dy
Mr.. Pugh:
Whereas, at a special meeting OF
| the signers of the petition asking
1 for an election and the committee 10
charge of calling this election held q
meeting at Oak Grove schoolhouse OF
Saturday, June 10, to take into CON
sideration the holding Of said elec.
ton and whereas it was shown that
| the proposition to be submitted was
| in error and the entire fourteen
thousand dollars was to be used for
/
schoolhouses at Oak Grove and at
DutchtoWn; it was resolved that the
member Of the school board, Albert
| Muller, Esq. be instructed to go be
fore the school board and request
said school board not to hold SAID
election and further requesting the
president of. the board who was pres
ent at that meeting to act in con-
cert with Mr.. Muller in regard to
this matter, that in accordance with
these instructions Mr.. Muller pre-
sented the following resolution:
Resolved, That whereas an error
had been made in the submission OF
| the proposition to- vote a flve-m1ll
tax it is the wish of those who in
augurated and promoted this cleo
ton that said election of the twenty
fourth of June be not held.
Mr. Stuart objected to the above
on the grounds that Mr.. Muller did
not present a written authorization
from the signers of the petition ask
ing for a recall of this election;
that ia as much as the board could
not have ordered the election had
not a petition properly filled and
signed by one-fourth Of the taxpay-
ers been presented to the bossstS,
that in his opinion and as a matter
of record the board could not recall
the election, unless asked to do so
by petition signed by at least one
half of the taxpayers at whose in
stance the election had been or
dered.
To this objection Mr.. Muller stated
that the resolution was not reduced
to writing but that in view of the
objection made he is perfectly will
ing and ready within the next tWen-
ty-four hours to file with the board
a copy of the proceedings Of said
meeting duly authenticated by the
president Of the meeting.
It was moved by Mr.. Stuart and
seconded by Mr.. Walker that Mr..
Mulier's resolution be laid over until
Friday, June 23, when the board will
again meet.
A vote was taken, which resulted
as follows: YeasBraud, Bergeron,
Stuart, Walker; naysPugh and Null u
Ter; absent Melancon and Rodriguez.
On motion of Mr. Braud, seconded
by Mr. Walker and duly carried, the
school at Gonzales was created a
parish high school to be known as.
Gonzales High School.
The meeting adjourned to Friday,
June %, at II o'clock a. m.
i'll. RUSCA, Sec.
e. N. PUGH, Pres.
IS