St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-03
School Board Proceedings.
Opelousas, March Gun, 1915

OPCAOoo0oy
The Parish Board of School Di-
rectors met in special session pur-
suant to cali by the President.
Present: DR.. @. P. DAILY, President,
Fl. ID. Larcade,Jr., Edgar Andre
pont, j. A. Perkins, G. Horaist, Re-
gis Boudreau, DR.. A. G. Durio, r.
L. Hawkins, Arthur Fogleman,
Frank Fontenot, w. B. Baker, J. w.
Lyman, and a quorum.
On motion Of Mr.. Andrepont the
reading Of the minutes Of the last
meeting was dispensed with and the
minutes as published were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Lyman the sum
of ten dollars to each Of the white
schools at Leonville, Lawtell and
Sunset was appropriated for the
purchase of library books, and the
Superintendent was authorized TO
buy bookcases for the same.
Mr.. Lyman offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas the public school fund
in the parish Of st. Landry, LOUIS
lana, + insufficient to operate the
public schools of said parish for a
longer period than about six months
per annum, and whereas the law re-
duires all approved high schools TO
be operated for asess1on OF not less
than nine months in order that they
may be able tocomplete the course
outlined in the State Course Study
and thereby maintain their status
as approved high schools, and
whereas, under present conditions,
there are not sufficient funds avail
able to operate the Eunice High
School for said session of nine
months, and whereas, many people
in the Eunice School District IN
which said Eunice High School IS
located, have expressed a willing
ness to vote a special
school tax, beginning with
II d including the a RI
1915. for the exclusive benefit Of thel
Eunice High School and the other
public schools in said school dis
trict,of four mills ON the dollar on
all the property in said Eunice|
School District, subject to state tax
alton annually, for the period of
ten years said tax, il carried, to be
used exclusively for the mainte-
nance and equipment OF the public
schools located in said Eunice Dis-
trict.
And, whereas, in the opinion OF this
Board said special school tax cleo
ton is: necessary and advisable
Be it now resolved by thePansh
Board of School Directors OF the
of st. Landry, La, by yirtue
Of the authority vested in it by Act
1872 of 1912. amending Article 23i
Of the Constitution Of 1898, as fol-
lows.
Section 1. That a special school
lax election be and the same is
ordered TO be held in the
School District Of the Par
of st. Landry, La, on Tuesday,
April goth, 1916, at which shall be
the following proposition
o-wit:
TO levy a special tax of four mills
u the dollar, annually, on all. the
property in said Eunice School Dis
riot of the Parish of st. Landry, |
a., subject to state taxation for
no period Of ten years, beginning (
With and including the year 1915,
or the purpose of ii
(a) Giving additional aid to the
ublic schools in the Eunice SCHOOL, {
district. Z
(b) 10 assist in the mainte s
ance, repair and equipment of
aid schools. S
Section End. That the Secre- c
Try of this Board is hereby to have a
repaired for use at said special i
a sufficient lumber Of ball c
It's on each of which shall bel r
the proposition mentioned
Section ! of this resolution ar
lnged in such manner as to enabled
le voters to vote on it in the fol- Ii
wing form: a
PROPOSITION.