The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-15
School Board Proceedings.


Property vote for tax Sal, 385. OC
| Votes against tax {
Property against tax 4,4O0.Ot
Majority for tax 81
Maj Of property
for the tax ), 100. VI
In District No. 80.
| Votes for tax {
Property vote for tax 81, $50. OC
There were no votes nor proper,
ty against the tax.
Whereupon the following reso,
luton was offered and adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas this Board has exam,
ined and canvased the returns
from the special schooI-taX cleo,
tons held in special school dis.
trict5 Nos. 4 al 80 on the 5t.
day Of Sept. 1916, and
Whereas the proposition 500,
mitted to the legally qualified
voting taxpayers Of said dis
tricts was found to have beer
carried both in number of votes
and in amount of property voteC
therefore be it resolved by thu
Caldwell Parish School Board in
adjourned session, that by au'
thority Of a majority Of the quail.
flied property taxpayers Of dis.
tricts Nos. 4 and 80 a specia
tax be, and the same is hereby
levied on all taxable properties
subject to state taxation in the
aforesaid districts as follows:
In district No, 4. a tax of ter
mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation Of ali property within
said district for a period Of five
years beginning with and includ-
ing the year 1916 as a maintain
ance tax.
III district No. 30 a tax of ten
mills tax on the dollar of the as
sesSed valuation of the property
within said district for a period
Of ten years beginning with and
including the year 1916 as
maintenance tax.
And that the said taxes shall
be devoted to the maintainance
of all schools in said districts for
the same length of time for which
they were voted namely as
maintenance tax.
Geo. T. Martin, Pres.
J. C. Hines, Sec.
1t was moved and seconded,
that a committee be appointed to
meet a like committee from VIM
parish to form a school district
to be composed of VIM and
Caldwell parishes. Motion car
Hed.
Whereupon the President ap-
pointed W. E. NeWsome, and
Dllis Kelly, on that committee.
1t was moved and seconded that
the Copenhagen school building
committee have the house paint
ed and the Superintendent is
hereby authorized to pay for
same out of said building funds.
Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that all
children shall be required to at
tend their nearest school and
shall not attend any other school
without permission of this Board.
Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded
that r. |. May be allowed ten
cents a day for each of his child
rem sent to Brashy school out of
the funds of frat school, upon
the report of said teacher. Mo.
ton carried.
1t was moved and seconded
that S. V. Keenon be contracted
with to convey the childree from
Smithland Landing to the Column
bia high school and return, and
also to convey the children who
attend the Columbia high school
from ward 2. in case of highwa-
ter, at $4,000 per month. When
ever the attendance!from Smith.
land Landing falls below an av-
erage monthly attendance Of ten
the contract becomes null and
void. Motion carried.
The Superintendent nominated
the following teachers who were
elected for the session of 1867
Riverton ~ Miss Beatrice Myers
Prin. Miss Annie NJ. Duke Asst,
Hebert- Mrs. Lottie Humph-
ries. Girod- Mrs. Belle B. Rol-
Inns. Sandy Bayou-L. F. Fer
guson. Indian Mound-Roy A.
Hill. Columbia High School
L. A. Sholars, Prin. Mrs. L. A.
Sholars, Miss Bessie Walker, Mrs.
Chrissie Redditt, Miss Fannie
Tarver and Miss Loucile Mere