The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZED.
President Stuart and Supt. Broussard
Reelected for Four Years. --------
Donaldsonville, La, Dec. 20, 1915.

Donaldsonville, La, Dec. 20, 1915.
The Ascension parish school board
met this day in special session, with
President w. B. Stuart in the chair
and the following members present:
E. N. Pugh, Henry Dugas, Emile lie
Boeuf, Geo. Bergeron. Absent-F.
E. Babin, J. F. Saxon.
The reading of the minutes of the
preceding meeting was postponed un-
til the next meeting.
The newly elected members, W. b.
Stuart and Emile LeBoeuf, presented
their commissions, were duly sworn
by the clerk of court, and took their
respective places.
The reorganization of the board
being in order, the name Of W. B.
Stuart for president was presented
by Mr.. Dugas and the nomination sec
onded by Mr.. LeBoeuf. There being
no other candidates the roll was call
ed and resulted as follows: For
stuart-Pugh, LeBoeuf, Dugas, Ber-
geron, Stuart not voting; absent
Saxon, Babin. Mr.. Stuart was de-
clared elected president.
1t was moved by Mr.. Pugh, second
ed by Mr.. LeBoeuf, that Mr.. Stuart
be elected for term of four years.
Roll-call resulted as follows: Yeas
Pugh, Dugas, LeBoeuf, Bergeron,
Stuart not voting.
The election of vice president now
being in order, the name of F. z.
Babin was presented by Mr.. LeBoeuf.
The nomination was seconded by Mr..
Bergeron. There being no other cam
didates the roll was ordered called
and resulted as follows: For Babin
Stuart, Dugas, aeBoeuf, Bergeron,
Pugh; absent -Babin, Saxon. Mr..
Babin was declared elected vice presi-
dent for term Of four years.
The election of the superintendent
being in order, the name of H. P.
Broussard was presented by Mr..
Pugh. The nomination was seconded
by Mr.. Dugas. There being no other
candidates the roll was ordered called
and resulted as follows: For Mr..
Broussard-Pugh, Stuart, LeBoeuf,
Bergeron, Dugas; absent-Saxon,
Babin. Mr.. Broussard was declared
elected superintendent of the parish
of Ascension for term of four years,
the term of office to begin July 1,
1917, at an annual salary of $500
per annum.
The board adjourned to meet at
80 p. m.
Al the hour stated the board con-
vened in adjourned session, with the
following members present: Babin,
Dugas, LeBoeuf, Stuart, Bergeron. 3.
The propositions submitted by
Messrs. W. B. LeBourgeois, Louis LIE
Bourgeois, and T. E. Furlow, at
torneys, relative to the investigation
of the 18th sections of the parish of
Ascension, were read to the board
and to Geo. S. Guion, legal advisor of
the board.
After thorough discussion of the
matter, Mr.. Babin moved that the
contracts submitted by the above
named gentlemen be turned over to
the legal advisor of the board, with
the request that he render to the
board his advice as to the contract
the board should consider from le-
gal point of view. The board to meet
January "a, 1917, to act on same.
On motion of Mr.. Dugas, seconded
by Mr.. Bergeron, the following reso-
luton was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that Messrs. LeBoeuf,
Stuart and Babin be and are hereby
constituted the executive committee
Of the board as provided for in Act
No. 12O of 1915, section 5, said COM
mittee to meet on the Friday follow
ing the end of each scholastic month.
The duties of this committee to be
designated by the board from time to
time.
On motion Of Mr.. Babin, duly sec
onded by Mr.. LeBoeuf, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the superintendent
be and is hereby authorized for and
on behalf Of the school board to ac-
cept donation of two-acre plot of
ground aSom the patrons of the Gal
vez consolidated school and to have
same properly entered and recorded.
Therel being no further business the
board adjourned.
". B. STUART, President.
H. P. BROUSSARD, Secretary.