St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-14
O.. P. DAILY,
President.

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cable.
@. P. DAILY,
President.
w. B. PRESCOTT.
Secretary.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to an ordinance passed
by School Board of the Parish
of st. Landry, La, at a regular
meeting held on October 2nd. 1916,
I, @. P. DAILY, President of said
School Board of the Parish of st.
Landry, hereby give notice that,
in compliance with said ordinance,
a special election will be held in
| school District No. of the Sta Po-
| lice Jury Ward of the Parish OF st.
Landry. La. on the 28th day OF
November, 1915, for the purpose OF
submitting to the property tax
navers qualified under the Gonstl-
frtien and laws of the State of Lou
isiona TO vote at said election, the
following proposition, to-Wlt:
To levy an additional special LAX
Of three mills on the dollar On al
property in, School District NO. 4
iof tae 5th Police Jury Ward OF the
parish of st. Landry, La, suDJect
| To state taxation, annually, for a
nerind of five years, beginning
with the year 1917, for the purpose
of giving additional aid to the pub
lie schools of said district.
For the purpose of said speclal
election the polling place will be
in the Town Hall in the Town OF
Washington, La, and the follow
ing commissioners and clerk have
been appointed to serve at TINS
election: o. d. Ortego, Sosthene
pitre and Arthur Deshotels, Com
missioners and Jonas W. Bailey,
Sr, clerk.
At sal d spe a !
schooI election t h e poll
will open at seven o'clock A. M. and
close at five O'Clock P. M, and the
election will be conducted in &C
cordance with the laws of Louis
lana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at 1000
O'Clock A. M. on Friday, December
list. 1916. the said School Board OF
the Parish of st. Landry, La, will
meet at the office OF the Board
in the City of Opelousas. La. and
in open session proceed to open the
ballot box. examine and canvass the
returns. and declare the result OF
said special election.
This End day of October, 1916.
O. p. DAILY,
President st. Landry School Board.
Mr.. Andrepont, duly seconded, Of
fered the following resolution
which was adopted.
Whereas, it is the object of this
resolution to define the duties of
School Trustees, therefore.
Be it resolved, That it shall be
the duty of at least one Trustee to
sign the monthly report Of the
teacher.
Be it further resolved, That it
shall be the duty of the trustees
to report to the superintendent any
failure or neglect of duty or the
part of the teacher.
Be it further resolved, That it
will be the duty of the trustees
to give their moral support to the
teacher to the end that the teach
er.s work might be most effective,
Be it further rey)lved, That the
Board of Trustees of each school
together with the teacher will
have to devise ways and means OF
nroviding for such incidentals as
the school may require.
Be it further resolved, That a
treasurer may be selected from the
trustees Of each school who will aci
as custodian of all collections from
the community for the purpose Oh
nraviding the school with such in
cidentals as the school may re-
nuirp. The teacher would make
renuisifion on the trustees for
what material the school required
Be it further resolved. That the
fr'tsteas Of each school together
with the teacher or teachers will
he expected to nrotaef and i'm
nrave. as far as nnssibla. the phys
- nlant of the school.
Re it. further resolved. That the
Trustees Of each schnal will he SIN
nlied with comics of the Enmnul-
eorv School Attendance Law. anf
fhav will he evnanfad to work to-
~nfhnn with the Teacher ond sehnn'
cfein'n1e in tho o-nfnreornanf IF fhis
low The fr,,etnas 4nrafhep with fhe
tcaahor shanId noaIa a lief Of thf
--s or children living within
two end ena-balf miles of thu