The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-24
SHOOL BOARD WORK STOPPED
 TEMP PORAR|LY
ANOTHER SCHOOL ROW ON WILL BE SETTLED
 IN COURT.

. engagements for the next school year, such as the hiring of teachers. etc. with the sanction of the full board of three members was stopped tenn porarily on Friday when Judge Charles E. Buunell issued a tempo rary restraining order in g. ease entitled C E. Beraud as treasurer of the Fairbanks school board vs. J. E. Moody The matter is to come up for hearing Tn district curt Wednesda. ..o.lus al s..1 And it is probable that the decision rendered by Judge Bunnell in the matter will set d precedent regard ing the time when newly elected members of the school board shall take office
 G. E Beraud was elected trea- surer of the school board early in April to succeed J F Moody Mir Moody was in the Tolovana country when the election took place and when Mir. Beraud fully qualified for the office of treasurer And he Ie- fused to turn over the books and other data to the newly elected treasurer. on the grounds that Mr. Beraud should not go into office De- fore May 13, by reason of the fact that he himself did not take office until May 13, 1919. and that he was elected for three years
 When Mr Moody informed him that he would not turn over the books nor reIinquish his office until May 13 MT Beraud decided to in ,oke the aid of the law A"cord- lngly he started suit against Mr. Moody asking that the court issue a temporary restraining order k D. ing MT. Moody from attending meet Ings of the Fairbanks school board in his official capacity
 The complaint in the case is ac- companied by an affidavit of the plaintiff setting forth what are al legged to be the facts in the matter The affidavit is as follows
 In the District Court for the Ter
 ritory of Alaska, Fourth Judicial
 Division
 C. E Beraud, as Treasurer of tho Fairbanks School Board, plaintiff" ys. J. E Moody, defendant Aida. t
 United States of America Teri. tory of Alaska, 5s.
 G E. Beraud being first duly sworn according to law. on his oath &eposes and says;
 That, subsequent to the election of the plaintiff in the above en- titled action as treasurer of the Fairbanks school board, said plaintiff teleSraphrd to J. r. Moody, at Brooks, Alaska, requesting him to surrender the books that he had ,u his possession as treasurer of said school board, and to surrender his office to said plaintiff, and said plain tiff, and said J. E. Moody then and then refused to do so, and answered affiant hereing that he would be in Fairbanks In time for the regular monthly meeting of the school board
 That afiiant afterwards ou"lifiel as such treasurer, and as alleged in his complaint on file in th" above entitled action. and said J. E. Moody has come rom Brooks, Alaikl to the town of Fairbanks, aud afiiant is inlor leF and believes and so al leges that he and Mir Mary A. Zimmerman, the clerk of said school board purpose to hold a meeting of sad alleged school board on the afternoon of the 21st day of April, 1916, at which meeting they purpose to pass upon various bills presented to said school board, and purpose to elect teachers for the succeeding year;
 That af7ant herein is at present IoNhtt up Oii Jul SOI 'Ilis D'l'4 ' the above entitled Court, and is uu- able to attend said meeting and unless defendant is restrained said defendant will usurp the authority that has been by the people of the town of Fairbanks vested in afiiant herein, and will proceed to enter into void contracts, which will in- volye the Fairbanks school board and the town of Fairbanks in great and unnecessary litigation and will cause great and unnecessary eV- pense;
 That affiant further alleges that he is informed and believes and so alleges that said defendant purposes to attempt in conjunction with Mrs. Mary A. Zimmerman to elect teach CTS who are absolutely incompetent, and to do and perform otser un- lawful acts;
 That plaintiff has no plain, speedy, or adequate remedy at law. and ths only way in which his rights as such treasurer, and the rights of the people of the town of Fairbanks can be safeguarded is by the assist