St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-07-15
Proceedings Parish School Board
Covington. La, July II, 1916.

Covington. La, July II, 1915.
In accordance with q resolution
Of the School Board Of st. Tammany
Parish, Louisiana. adopted on June
8. 1916, the board met in special
and adjourned session for the pur-
pose of counting the votes and pro-
mitigating the returns Of the special
election held in School District No.
9 Of the parish Of st. Tammany on
the 18th day Of July. 1916.
The following members were pres
ent: Geo. r. Dutsch. first ward; 7.
]. O'Keefe, second ward; N H. Fitz-
simons, third ward; w. H. Kahl,
fifth ward; H. Q. Parker, sixth ward
DR.. c. T.. Farmer. seventh ward;
T. p. Crawford. eighth ward: Geo E.
Millar, tenth ward. Absent c. B.
Wills. fourth ward; G. M. Liddle,
ninth ward.
Minutes Of the preceding meeting
were read and ON motion Of w. H.
Kahl, seconded by H. @. Parker, they
were approved ~ read.
The following resolution was in
troduced by DR.. C. f. Farmer. sec
onded by II. 9. Parker, and unan1-
moiusly carried, to-wit:
Be It resolved that the Parish
School Board OF the Parish Of St.
Tamany. La. now proceed to open
the ballot box used 1t the special
election in school District No 8. on
July II. 1915. examine and count
the votes cast ct said election. con-
tanned in said box In number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns made BY the Commissioners
and Clerk serving at said election
az shown by the tally sheet, poll List
and compiled statement Of the votes
made by said commissioners and
clerk presiding at said election;
all in accordance with resolution
Of this board ordering said election
Of date of June 8, 1915.
The School Board then proceeded
in the presence Of three competent
witnesses to count the ballots con
tanned III the box used at said e.ec
ton and examine the same as I.
number and amounts, inspect tn,
statement of voters made by the com
and clerk presiding Al
said election. and, after said inspee
ton and examination and canvass
made the following resolution was
by Geo. E. Millar, duly
seconded by w. III. Kahl and unant-
carried, to@wti:
RESOLUTION
Be it remembered that we the
School Board Of the Parish of st.
La, acting - board of
for the election held
in and for the School District No.
8 of the Parish Of st. Tammany on
July II, met today in open session
at the office Of the Parish School
Board in the town Of Covington,
La, at the hour Of eleven o'clock
q. M, for the purpose Of counting
the votes cast Ut said election and
the same both as to num-
Der and amount and inspecting and
and compiling the returns
sent in by the Commissioners and
Clerk presiding at said election in
said school district No. 3 Of the
parish of St. Tammany. La, on the
18th day Of July for and against the
submitted to the prop
erty taxpayers qualified as electors
under the constitution and avs
the state Of Louisiana conformably
to q resolution adopted on the Sth
day of June 1915 by the Parish
Board Of School Directors Of the
Parish Of st. Tammany, La.
The meeting having been regu-
larly called to order by N. H.
and all members of said
school board being present except
Chas. B. Wills and C. NJ. Lddle did
in open session and in the presence
Of N. ellis, C. w. Price and three
witnesses and in the pres
ence of as many others as chose to
attend the examination and inspec-
tion and compilation Of the returns
Of said election; and having ascer-
tained from said inspection and COM
pilation that the votes in numbers
and amounts cast ut the aforesaid
election held in said school district
No. 3 Of the parish Of st. Tammany,
a., for and against the proposition
submitted TO the taxpayers OF said
school district by q resolution Of the
'chool board of the parish of St.
rammany adopted June8, 1916 to-
Wit:
PROPOSITION
Proposition to levy q two and one
half (.OO25) mills special tax on all
School District No. of the parish
II St Tammany, La, annually for the
period Of two years, for the purpose
If giving additional aid to the public |
schools Of the said school district;
hat is for the purpose Of paying
.eachers salaries for said district.
For or in favor Of said proposition
here were cast fifty (50) votes rep
q taxable assessed proper
y value Of Sixty Thousand Six Hun
1red Thirty One ($60,631.00) dol
dollars.
Against or in opposition to said
there were cast Six 60
property valuation Of Ninety-Two
votes representing taxable assessed
Hundred Ninety Five C$9J295.0O) |
dollars.
And after counting the votes in
spected and examined the same as
to numbers and amounts and having
Inspected and examined and cam
rassed the poll list, tally sheets anf
cOmnile6 afAfomonf NJ vOtne ma1