New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-09-12

said district, for the purpose o.
taking the sense Of the propert!
taxpayers within said district
qualified electors under the Con
stitutiOn and Laws of this State
upon the following proposition
VIZ:
To levy special tax of two
(2) mills Oh the dollar on al tax
able property in School District
Number Of Seven, Of Iberia Par
ish. La, subject to State taxa
tion. annually for period OF five
(5) years, for the purpose OF CIV
ing additional aid to the public
schools within said District; said
tax to be levied and collected
for the years, 1914, 1915, 1916,
1917 and 1918 inclusive.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
etc. that the following persons
are hereby appointed to serve as
Commissioners ad Clerk of Flee
ton. tO-wit:
Messrs. Albert Delcambre,
Homer Delcambre and NUma De-
rouen, Commissioners; and Mr..
Telesphore Robichaux, Clerk.
Sec. 3. BIT it further ordained,
etc. that the President of this
Board be and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to issue
public notice of said election for
at least thirty days according to
law, in the New Iberia Enter
prise, the official organ of this
Body, giving notice Of the time
and the place when the Board
will proceed to open the ballot
box, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, ex-
anime and canvass the returns of
said election. and declare the
result of same.
Mr.. Guillot having seconded
the foregoing resolution, after
full discussion, the question being
called for. the said resolution was
adopted by the following yea and
nay vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Winters, Con
soulin, Valet, Landry, Hall
Guillot, Verret and DR.. Cyr.
Nays-None.
The Board then adjourned for
intermission.
At $3.50 o'clock P. NJ, the 1be-
ria Parish School Board recon-
vened with the same members
resent.
DR.. Paul N. Cyr, President Of
the Iberia Parish School Board
since 1908, handed in his resig-
nation as member of the said
Board to accept appointment OH
the State Dental Board.
The School Board was unan-
imous in urging DR.. Cyr to re-
main on the School Board, but
he pointed out the fact that it
would be contrary to law for him
TO serve on both Boards; and that
since the position on the Dental
Board was in the line Of his pro-
sion, and one which afforded a
large field for service in behalf
of that profession. he felt con-
strained to relinquish his mem
bership on the School Board.
1t was only then that the
Board accepted DR.. Cyr's resig-
nation.
Mr.. John D. Walet. i'm behalf
of the School Board, expressed
the deep appreciation that the
Board feels for the fine service
winch Dr. Tyr, as PRESIDENT ana
member. has rendered in further
ing the cause Of education in Ibe-
ria Parish.
DR.. Cyr, upon relinquishing
the Chair which he had occupied
for the past six years, assured
the Board that though no longer
u member he would continue to
take great interest in the affairs
Of the Board, and would always
gladly render any assistance
which they might see fit to call
for.
On motion of Mr.. Landry, Sec
conded by Mr.. Guillot, Mr.. Yer
ret was elected President Of the
Board.
In assuming the Chair. Mr..
Verret thanked the Board for the
honor conferred upon him, and
assured them that he would
earnestly strive to fill the office
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