The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30


lists Of voters, assessed valuation OF
property and compiled statement OF
voters in number and amount.
Sec. 3. That the polling place of said
election shall be Hawkins School House.
and Hugh Mcdaniel. J. c. Biggs and
". c. Stscn are appointed commits
sionera, and Farnes Steen clerk of
election to serve at said special
election, all Of whom shall serve
without compensation. And said cleo
ton Shall be conducted under the
laws of the state applicable thereto.
Sec 4. The president of this board is
hereby instructed to give notice of the
the special election herein ordered by
his proclamation to be published ac-
cording TO law; and in said proclama-
ton ne shall announce that at II o'clock
a. M, Apri! 4, 1914, this board will
meet at the superintendent Office, and
in open session proceed to open The
ballot boxes, examine and count the
ballots in number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns and declare
the result of the elecdion.
| On roll call the following members
voted in the affirmative: e. T. Mar
tin, f. l.. Cottingham, G. w. Wall, j.
/ A. Meredith, ". II. f'urlow, w. E..
Newell, J. 3, Thompson, w. L. White.
In the afiirinative-A. D. Grant. And
the resolution was adopted.
G. I. Martin, Prest.
J. c. Hines, Secty.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the School Board
Of the Parish Of Caldwell, State of
Louisiana, in regular session convened,
that the bond executed by J. C. Hines,
Parish Superintendent of Public Ed, :
cotton ana eX-Otiicio treasurer of parisl
school funds, in favor of Luther j.
Hall, Governor Of the State of Louis
lana in the sum OF sixteen thousand
dollars with the United States Fidelity
q Guaranty Company as surety, for a
period Of four years, beginning July /,
1913, which bond is Of record in Mort
gage Book M" folio $40, of the
records OF Caldwell Parish, Louisiana,
be, and it is hereby cancelled, and the
clerk and recorder in and for the Parish
of Caldwell, is hereby authorized to
cancel said bond on the records of his
Office.
Be it further resolved, that whereas,
the average daily balance to the credit
of the parish school funds in the Cald-
we'll Bank, the fiscal agent OF the said
board, does not appear to have exceed.
ed, at any one time during the past
twelve months, the sum of six thousand
dollars, therefore, j, C. Hines, Super.
lntendent Of Public Education and ey.
otiicio treasure Of parish school funds,
is hereby required to furnish good
and solvent bond as such officer, in the
sum Of six thousand dollars, said bono
to date from January |, 1914.
G. 7. Martin, Prest.
j. C. Hines, Secty.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the State Teachers Asso.
cation viii meet in Shreveport next
April.
Whereas, we believe that the at.
tendance Of teachers at these annual
conventions invaribly result in great
er enthusiasm and consequently greater
efficiency on the part of the teachers
who attend; sherefore,
Be it resolved, by the Caldwell Parish
Teachers Association, in regular ses-
sion convened, That the parish school
board be requested to grant all teach
ers who desire to do so, leave of alb.
sence to attend the sessions of the State
teachers Association which meets
next April, and chat all teachers who
attend and present to the superiuten-
dent certificates of registration as evil
dence of such attendance be paid their
respective daily salaries for each of the
three days the association is in session,
as IS customary in most of the parishes
OF the State. That the board be also
requested to make provision whereby
It's parish superintendent my attend
said sessions.
That the parish superintendent be re-
quested to present this resolution to
the parish school board at it's meeting on
talrd day of January, and that action
be taken at that time in order to per-
NIT the teachers to have ample time in
which 70 make arrangements for hotel