St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-03-07
School Board Proceedings.

uGT Dy the or ii b0ar
when II was ascertained that the follow
ing members only were present, Per
kins, Larcade, Fogleman, Joseph
Hawkins. There being no quorum, DR.
Joseph moved the adjournment of til,
meeting until Friday, March Sd, 1914
at 10 o'clock A. M, and the meeting
was declared, adjourned by the Sec
rotary, until that time.
C. j.. THOMPSON.
Opelousas, La. March Sd, 1914.
The Parish Board of School Director.
met in special session pursuant to ad
journment. Present. Andrepont, Du
rio, Fogleman, Baker, Hawkins. Car
riere, Fontenot, Joseph, Lyman. DAILY
The President being absent, the Vice
President called the meeting to order
and presided over same.
superintendent Thompson reported
to the Board that he had suspended Mr.
E. r. Stoker, Principal of the Melville
High School, for the issuance of inn
proper certificates for the admission 81
applicants to the universities; where
upon it was resolved, on motion of DIR
H. S. Joseph, that the Board sustain
Supt. Thompson in the suspension d
Principal Stoker of the Melville High
School.
On motion of DIR. Joseph it was re-
solved that fifty dollars be accepted as
q satisfactory price for the sale d
some cotton woodfimber from d piece
of school land on the Atchafalaya
River.
On motion Of DR.. Joseph it was re.
solved that Mr.. r.. E. Hawkins, as i
p~reservatiye measure, be authorized to
dispose OF the deadened timber on q
portion OF school land located below
Port Barre OF the north side Of Bayou
Courtabieau.
On motion of Mr.. Lyman, Supt.
Thompson was authorized and request
ed to take up and settle with the Stan
dard Oil Co., for the right OF way Of q
pipe line through q 10th Section Of
schoolland, situated between Melville
and Palmetto.
On motion of Nh. Hawkins the follow
ing appropriations were made for
school libraries, viz:
Bristol School, 5000; Palmetto
School, 5000; Leonville School, s15.75.
And the Superintendent was author
lied to purchase the book cases neces-
sary for the books.
On motion Of MFR. Fogleman the See
rotary vas instructed to take up with
the proper authorities the matter Of
the cancellation OF the taxes levied
against the property where the public
school at Morrow is taught, for the rea-
son that this property has been used
for years, free of rent, as a public
sehool-house.
On motion Of Mr.. Hawkins School
District No. 5, 4th Police Jury Ward of
the Parish OF ST. Landry, La, was cree
ated, said district described and
bounded as follows, to-Wit:
District No. 5, 4th Police Jury Ward.
Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana.
Beginning at a point on the Atchaf-
alaya River where the township line
between Up. 3S,, r. Z E. and Tp. 4 S.,
r. { 3, intersects said River; thence
running due West about four and
three-quarters miles to the Northwest
corner OF Section 2. Tbs, R-6-E.;
thence running due South nine mile to
the Southwest corner oil Section IA. T.
5-S., R-6-E; thence running due East
about five miles to the Atchafataya
River, to Q point where the section line
between Sections 10 and Is, of said
i~ntersects said River; thence
running north, following the meandera
OF the Afchafalaya River, tt the point
OF beginning; and embracing therein an
area OF about fifty square miles.
On motion of Mr.. Lyman the Supt.
was authorized to refund the poll tax
OF /. T. Heagle on account OF double
payment of same.
DIR. II. s. Joseph offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas the public school funds in
st. Landry Parish, La, are insufficient
to operate the public schools of said
parish for q longer period than about
eve months per annum, and whereas
the law requires all approved high
schools to be operated for d session Of
not less than nine months In order that
they may be able to maintain their stat
US as approved high schools, and
whereas, there are not sufficient funds
available to operate the Melville High
School for said session of nine months,
and whereas, the people of School Dis
triet No. S, 18th Police Jury Ward, have
expressed a willingness to vote d spe-
cial school tax, including the year 1914,
for the exclusive benefit OF Melville
High School, or five mills on the dol
lar on all the property subject to state
taxation in said district, annually, for
the period Of ten years, to assist In the
maintenance of the Melville High
School for said session of nine months,
provided a sufficient portion Of said
tax shall be set aside to retire the two
outstanding school bonds, issued by
the town Of Melville, included In said
District No. 5, 4th Police Jury Ward,
amounting to seven hundred dollars
each and the interest thereon.
And whereas, in the opinion of this
Board said special election is necessary
and advisable. Be it resolved by the
Parish Board of School Directors OF the
Parish of ST. Landry, by virtue Of the
authority vested IN Il BY Act 132 Of 1912,
amending Art. 281 of the Constitution
of 1888, as follows:
Sec. I. That a special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
hold ir School District No. s, 18th Police
Jury Ward Of the Parish Of ST. Landry,
La, on Tuesday, April 18th, 1914, at
which shall be submitted the following
proposition to-Wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
MONEY LOANED-6 per cent
loans on farms, orchard lands,