The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-01-24
SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING.

| New Iberia, La, January 3, IA
The Iberia Parish Board o
School Directors met on the abov,
named date in regular session
with the following members pres
ent: Dr. p. N. Cyr, President
Messrs. Geo. +. Winters, Jno. ID
Valet, Ulysses Landry. e.. Il
Hal, Eugene Guillot, and j, Il
Verret.
Those absent were DR.. u. s
Perret, Messrs. l.. l. GonsouliU
Madison Leblanc, and Il. z. Mo
resi-.
On motion Of MIR. Valet, sec
Onded by Mr.. Guillot and carried
the reading Of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed
with.
The finances of the Schoo
Board were fully discussed aud il
was clearly brought out that the
schools of the Parish do not re
eelve sufficient funds to justify &
full nine month session.
In order 30 offer the people OF
the Parish the opportunity of Civ
ing additional aid to it's public
schools, IL Was decided to organ
lze the Parish into eight e.
school districts, for the purpose
Of calling an election IN each dis
trict to ascertain whether or not
the people of each district would
be willing to levy on themselves q
special two (2) mill school tax fol-
five years.
With this end in view, Mr.
Guillot introduced the following
resolutions:
"Resolved that by virtue of the
authority vested by law in this
body, the following subdivisions
Of the Parish Of Iberia, State of
Louisiana, are hereby created, or
ganized and designated as fol-
lows:
School District Number One to
include the territory now included
In the political subdivision of the
parish now known az the First
Ward of the said parish;
School District Number Two to
include the territory now included
IN the political subdivision of the
parish now known as the Second
Ward of the said Parish;
School District Number Three
to include the territory now IN
cluded In the political subdivision
of the parish now known az The
Third Ward of the SAID Parish;
School District Number Four
to include the territory now in
sludtd Ia the political subdivision
Of the parish now known as the
Fourth Ward of the said Parish;
School District Number Five to
include the territory now included
In the political subdivision Of the
parish now known 40 the Fifth
Ward of the eaid Parish;
School District Number Six TO
include the territory now included
in the political subdivision of the
Parish now known as the Sixth
Ward Of the said Parish;
School District Number Seven
TO include the territory now in
oluded In the political subdivision
Of the Parish now known as the
Seventh Ward Of the said Parish;
School District Number Eight
to include the territory now in
oluded In the political subdivi.
sion of the parish now known as
the Eighth Ward Of the said Par.
ish."
On motion of Mr.. Gnillot, sec
onden by MIR. Valet, the above
resolution was carried by the fol
lowing yea and nay vote:
Yeas: Messrs. g. r. Winters,
j. u. Valet, UIyssc Landry, Eug.
0uillot, II. +. Hall, J. Il. Verret,
and DIR. p. N. Cyr.
!. Nays: None.
Absent and not voting: DIR. U
8. Ferret, Messrs. Il. Il Gonson-
lin, Madison Leblanc and e r.
MOresi.
Thereupon, the Board proceed
ed to call an election in each Of
the school districts formed. For
that purpose, the following 0rdi
nances were introduced by Mr..
GuilIof, and were acted upon by
the Board:
ORDINANCE ONE
"Whereas Il has become neces
sary for this body to have more
funds to carry on the work Of the
schools Of this Parish, and where
az there ere no available funds in
sight FOR such purpose; therefore,
Section l. Be 10 resolved and
ord aimed by the Board of School
Directors of the Parish Of Iberia.
Ia regular session assembled and
convened that special election
90 lie participated In by the prop
erty taxpayors within school dis.