St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-10-07
School Board Proceedings.
Opelousas, -. Oct. 2nd. 1aIl

kins, j. G. Carriere. r. W i,ymn'.
Absent: WI B~oudreau.
DIR. o. T. Daily, the Pre- sident, calls
Mr.. j. G. Carriere to the chair.
On motion OF DIR. DAILY the reading of
the minutes Of the last meeting was
dispensed with and the minutes, as
published, were adopted,
ON motion OF DR.. Durio it was re-
solved that the recommendations of
the committees appointed to select land
for the school sites at Palmetto in Dis
tr1ct NO., Attn Ward, and at Walks in
District mo. !, 4th Ward be &C .epted.
And this Board agrees to purchase said
land as recommended for the benefit of
said schools and for sites for the same.
at the price OF $4,000 per acre for the
Palmetto site and for the price of $4,000
per acre for the Waxia site; said pur-
chase prices to be paid as soon as the
money to pay with can be realized from
the sale OF bonds now being negotiated
for. And the President Of this Board
Is hereby authorized to purchase said
property on the terms indicated and to
accept title to same for this Board.
ON motion h consideration of the
petition OF some Of the patrons Of the
Garland School, asking for a change OF
q teacher, was indefinitely postponed.
On motion OF MI. DAILY it was resolved
to refund poll taxes paid in error by
Sam Peters, G. G.. Scott, and Jack Z.
Pitre, amounting to $I.O0 each.
On motion of Mr.. Lyman it was re-
solved that q white school shall be es-
tablished at Swords Station on prop
erty to be donated by the patrons Of
the school; said schools to become
operative in January, 1912, and to lie
operated the remainder of this session
at no expense whatever to this Board.
On motion of DIR. Durio the following
bills We're approved and ordered paid /:
II M FnntpnnN "A ncnG.nr ET ~ ny a - ,a.
alton Of school children ....... 1896 81
ID M Fontenot, Assessor, Enumer-
alton poll K ........ 2SS SO
d M Fontenot, Assessor, Assess
ment of School Districts I43 90
DR. J PSaizan. Office rem "A end
ing Sept Both, 1..,......... 80 90
f p Martin, Potatoes for G P Ag-
ricultnral school. ........... 3S
Yves Andrepont, Clerk, Record
ing process yerbals special
election 90
ii Bodemuller, Printing bonds etc 81 so
st Landry State Bank. Interest n
ending Septemb Der Both, IL. SO 81
Jacobs News Depot Co, Sundrles
for office !. ................. go
III d Littell, Registrar, Making
property tax list of voters. s leo
Henry Lastrapes Jr, Ten jurats etc 100
Estorge u Dunbar, Passing and
recording act Of sale........ 5 90
90 4ASuIdUC0 Ol r. "
q p. School building 35 90
st Landry Clarion, Printing
School Board minutes $500. 81 so
On motion Of Mr.. Lyman it was re-
solved that the special school tax voted
in School District No. 2, 9Th Ward be
made available and colIectible in 1911,
and that this Board hereby authorizes
its President and Secretary to take
such steps, If necessary, as are provided
by Section 27, Act $50, 1910 to have said
tax extended on the tax rolls of 1911.
Washington, La. Oct. 2, 1911.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Parish Board of School
Directors Of the Parish of st. IAN
dry, Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned prop
erty taxpayers of school District No.
4, 9Th Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of st. Landry, as created and defined by
resolution of the Board of School Di-
rectors of said Parish, passed on the =
day of - 1911, and being and con-
shutting o~ne-fourth of the property
Taxpayers eligible to vote at such cleo
ton, respectfully pray that your Hon
orable Body, acting within and under
the authority of the Constitution and
Laws of Louisiana, do order that a spe-
cial election be held, in the manner re-
quired by law, for the purpose of de-
termining whether or not: I'll a special
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District, and (2l debt incurred q a d
bonds issued therefor as hereinafter
set forth.
Petitioners pray that at said election
your Honorable Body do submit to a
vote of the property tax-payers of said
School District No. 4, 9th Police Jury
Ward, entitled to vote at said election,
the following propositions, to-wtt:
/. Tolevy q special tax of two mills
on the dollar on all property in School
District No. 4, of the 9TH Police Jury
Ward, Parish Of st. Landry, Louisiana,
subject to State taxation, annually, for
a period of ten years, for the purpose of
al Giving additional aid to public
Aehools, for maintenance, repair and
Equipment, titles to which shall vest in
fHa public.
NdShe undersigned petitioners respect
fully submit the above.
FAP. Martin. Leon Wolff, Max Klaus,
Frank VoltZ, Frank b. Crooks, g. K.
Baillio. j. PIonsky. J.J. Neyland, L. r.
CarIoll, p. Tankel per M. Tankel,
Phil. Kernott, James Thierry, j. Hen
derson, H. Fitzpatrick, NJ. d., Quirk Nc
Caffery, s. M. Plonsky, Jonas w. Bal
ley, Mrs. Odelia Drake, Aug. Muller,
20. Wolff, VIM. Gautier, Alex. Laieur,
i. TERRY, w. A. Biles, M. A. Schmit, 1.
q, Cibbens, John Deer, f. ]. Derbes, j.
VIM. EIter, Sos. Pitre, Paul Pitre,
Ferdie McCaffery, Thos. McCaffeIy,
Jas. j. Keller, l.. A. Winkler, F. Z.
Boudreau, FL. q. Voltz, G. A Jackson,
VIM. Nj. Crawford, Jas. j. Carriere, T.
E. Carriere, o. LaCombe, l. A; W.
Miss G. Wolff, Oscar Melancon.
CERTIFICATE.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Personally came and appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, G. j.
Thompson, who, first by me duly sworn,
declared and acknowledged, that he
was on the End day of october, 1911, and
is now Secretary of the Parish Board OF
Directors of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, and that the above and foregoing
is q true and correct copy of the petit
ton filed with said Boar on the End
day of October, 1911, together with all
names signed thereto, and acted upon
by said Board atits meeting on the 2nd
day OF october 1911,
Subscribed and sworn to before
is third day of October, 1911.
ARCHIE DUNBAR,
Notary Public.
for Board Meeting.
D~pelousas, La, Sept, Is, 1911.
~ You are hereby advised
egular Quarterly Meeting of
Board of School Directors of
Of st. Landry La, will take
~pelousas, La, at ten o'clock
Der End, 1911, for the purpose
the boxes, counting t h .
lvassing the returns and de-
result of the special cleo
in School District No. 2, 5th
School District No. 2, 9th
a Saturday, September 30th,
~ for the purpose of consider
itions for special tax elections
al districts No, A of the 5th POI