The Donaldsonville chief., 1911-09-09


: ers engaged in each of the respec1
i've schools.
2. TO levy a special tax of fiy
: mills to be levied after a lapse q
+ tlVe years for a period of ten years
lhls tax to be used for the main
tenance of the schools on the basi
herelnbefore Set out. The years 0
this tax to be as follows: 1916, 1917
T 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1928, l92
/ and 1925.
And, whereas, in the opinion @
this board said tax is necessary ant
advisable; be it therefore
Resolved, by the board of schoo
directors Of the parish of Ascension
Louisiana, as follows:
/ Section l. That special election
lbe and the same is hereby ordered
/ to- be held in school district No. / o,
| the parish of Ascension, Louisiana
ON Saturday, Oct. IA, 1911, at which
shall be submitted the above men
toned and enumerated propositions.
Section 2. That the secretary Of
this board be and he is hereby in
structed to have prepared for use al
SAID special election sufficient mum
/ Der CT ballots, on each of which
shall be printed all the propositions
| hereinbefore mentioned and emu
merated, arranged in such manner
as to enable the voters to vote on
each one separately; and that the
secretary Of this board be and he is
| hereby instructed to have prepared
Tor use at said election all necessary
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists of
voters, assessed valuation of prop
erty, and compiled statements of
voters in number and amount.
Section ). Be it resolved, That the
polling place for said election shall
be at the DutchtoWn high school, and
that A. U. Babin and Armand Le-
Blanc are appointed commissioners
and w. &c. Herman clerk of election,
all OF whom shall serve without com
pensafion; and that said election
snail be conducted under the laws
OF the state applicable thereto
Section 4. Be it resolved, That the
president of this board, or, in his
absence, the vice president, is here
by Instructed to give notice of the
special election herein ordered by
his proclamation to be published ac-
cording to law; and in said procla-
nation he shall announce that at II
O'Clock a. m. on Wednesday, Oct. Is,
1911, this board will meet at the
courthouse in Donaldsonville and in
open session proceed to open. the bal
lot boxes, examine and count the
ballots n number and amount, exam
inc and canvass the returns, and
declare the result Of the election.
Mr.. Muller moved the adoption of
the resolution and the motion was
seconded by Mr.. Braud, On roll-call
the following members voted in the
affirmative: Bargeron, Rodriguez,
Braud, Stuart, Muller. Absent-Pugh
Melancon, Walker.
On account of the expense attached
to the teaching of the manuaI train
ing course in the Dondidtungiitfses gitfsessa ssssa8a
school and the fact that the conssesrs,
cannot be carried far enough to be
of practical benefit to the students,
and for several other good reasons,
the board decided to discontinue the
manual training department IN the |
Donald5onEille high school, and - -
suparintendent was instructed to sell |
the equipment.
The board resolved that in as I
much as the law authorizes the col
lection of the incidental fee; that in /
as much as the Incidental expenses
in the schools can be met in no
other way, and that in as much as
It is unfair and unjust to permit
some to pay and others not to pay,
the principals and teachers be au-
.hCrized and empowered to enforce
.he collection Of this fee in the
same manner that all other rules
and regulations laid down by the
board and the principals Of schools
Ire. enforced
While the board does net recon-
mend or sanction promiscuous en-
or dancing in the school I
it is the sense Of the =hoard| &
hat when such entertainments or
lances are given for the purroee Of II
school buildings or equip
nent or bettering school condit ans
there shall be no objec
ion to their being held in the school
The superintendent was authorized
o issue certificates to all teachers
n the parish who attend the month
y teachers Institutes regularly ard
Who take an active part in the dalib-
,rations of the meetings, these GER
ificates to be issued just prior to
he close of the schools and to con-
ain such wording as will ma2se clear
0 superintendents generally the nun
'er CT per cent of meetings attended
" the teacher and whether or not
Ter work was poor, satisfactory or
excellent.
equtring attention, the board ad-
ouTned.
J. L. RUsCA. Secretary.