The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-10
CITIZEN RE-
PLIES TO ROB-
ERT'SLETTER
Quotes Law on Matters Per-
tanning to Scn0Ol Board
Points Out Violations
SUMMERS, PHILLIPS, HAAS
Makes Correction to Statements
Contained in Prof. Roberts
Letter
EDITOR TRIBUNE

In regard TO the Washington school
site, Mr.. Roberts, of the Normal
would make it appear that the
writer objects to the school boa d
acquiring alnd for additional schools
Such is not the case. But in order
for this school district or any indivi-
dual to acquire n perfect title to a
tract of land the law must be OBJ
Served. Will now endeavor to show
that the law was not followed, and
it may not be wise for the district
to go to work and erect fine school
building on ground, title to which
might be con ested by the legal
heirs of Mr.. Anderson.
In order that all may be informed
L will quote the oath of Office of
school director:
81 do solemnly swear that
will support the Constitution of
the United States and the Con-
stitution of the State of Missouri,
and that l will faithfully and i'm
partially discharge the duties of
school director in and for district
No, county Of, state of
Missouri, to the best of my
ability, according to law, so help
me God"
The so-called purchase of this
Anderson lot was made at called
meeting of the board and as Mr..
Roberts states Messrs. Schulz, Thi-
lenius, Howard, and Ellis voted for
it and MIR Andrews against it, DR..
Nettles being absent. Why was DR..
Nettles absent1 Because, he was not
notified of the meeting. Here is the
law governing special or called meet
ings.
Sec. 1O7S7. "all special
meetings shall be called by the
president and each member noti-
he'd OF the time, place and pur-
pose of the meeting.
Mr.. Roberts states that as the
so cent tax levy carried in 1911 and
the bond proposition failed the board
could use a part of the so cent levy
to pay for this property. The tax
levies voted at the April elections
are for the fiscal year July LIST to
Ju y LIST and the levy is not certified
to the county clerk until after July
list each year, Hence the 80 cent
levy voted in 1911 was not for 1911
taxes.
Sometime in the month of May
1911, a note was given, thus the
district became indebted to the
amount of $4,000, about two months
before the end of the fiscal year, to
be paid out of taxes of the follow
ing yea Lest us see what the Con-
of the State of Missouri,
Sec. H., Art. X has to say:
"No county, city, town, town
ship, school district or other po-
litical corporation or subdivision
of the state shall be allowed
become indebted in any manner,
or for any purpose, to an amount
exceeding in any year the in
come and revenue provided for
such year, without the assent
of two-thirds of the voters there
of, voting at an election to be
held for that purpose. y ."
The board had an option on this
tract of land and why did they not
renew it until July lst 1911 and
thereby come within the law? Was
it because DR.. Schulz and his sister
wanted to Immediately loan out their
money at good rate of INTEREST,"
feel satisfied that in the election
Of Messrs. Summers, Phillips and
Haas that we will have men who will
work for the best interests
Of our schools, and in so doing not
ead us into any possible legal en-