The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
Special rleeting
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH
OF ST. MARY, STATE OF
LOUISIANA.

SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARiSt
OF ST. MARY, STATE OF
LOUISIANA.
franklin. La, May 2Sth, 1917.
Pursuant to the resolution adopted
BY the School Board Of the Parish o
st. Mary. State of Louisiana, on the
18th day Of April. 1917. calling 1
special election in and for the Morgan
City School District Of st. Mar,
Parish. State of Louisiana, to be helt
throughout said district on the 22nC
day OF May, A. d. 1917. and in &C
cordance with the notice ordering
Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisi
ana, convened this s2Rkh -iaX-Of May
such election, the School Board or (
A. ID. 1917. at the hour OF one o'cloch
p. NJ, at Franklin, La, in special
session for the purpose of examining
and counting the ballots in numbers
and amounts. examine and canvass
the returns, declare and promulgate
the results of the said special election
held in said Morgan City School Dis
trict Of the Parish of St Mary, State
OF Louisiana, on the 22nd day OF May
A. u. 1917.
Roll call by the Secretary showed
the following members Of the Board
present: John Clausen. President; ;
VIM. Folse, H. L. Jolley, J. H. Nc
Cardell, J. ID. Erhlich. C. A. Aycock
and Sidney BonvandIlI
Absent: F. D. Winchester. VIM. E.
Gardner. and j. U. Bodin.
The following resolution was intro
duced by VIM. F0lse, seconded by {.
A. Aycock. and unanimously adopted,
tO.wit:
Resolution.
Be it Resolved, That the School
Board Of the Parish of st. Mary. State
Of Louisiana. do now proceed 70 open
the ballot box used at the special
election held in the Morgan City
School District of the Parish OF St.
Mary. on May END. 1917. examine and
count the ballots cast at said election
Dlutained in sid box. in numbers and
amotnts, examine and canvass <he re-
turns made by the Commissioners
and Clerk serving at said election, as
shown by the tally sheet, poll list.
and compiled statement Of the votes
cast made by said Commissioners and
Clerk. and declare the result of said
election; all In accordance with tho
resolution of this Board ordering sale
eiecuun Of date April 11th, 1917.
Whereupon, the School Board Their
proceeded in the presence Of three
sion, to count tne ballots contained il
the ballot box used at said election
and examine the same, III numbers
and amounts, inspect and examine
the numbered list Of voters sau1sa
said election, the tally sheet, ant
compiled statement Of voters made BY
the Commissioners and Clerk pre-
siding at said election; and, after suct
examination and canvass OF s.ii bal-
lots and returns had been made by the
Board, the following process verbal 0.
the manner and form In which the
said Board performed its aforesaid
acts in the premises, was made anu
executed by them in triplicate in &C
cordsnce with Section No. Is of Acl
No. S5S Of the General Assembly OF
the State Of Louisiana for the year
1910. to.wit:
Process Verbal
Ce it Known and Remembered, That |
We the School Board OF the Parla
st. Mary, State Of Louisiana, acting
under and by virtue of q resolution /
CT this School Board adopted April |
18th. 1917, ordering special election
IN and for the Morgan City School
District Of the Parish of st. Mary. as
created and organized by resolution
II this Board dated July 7th, 1908, to
be held throughout said school dis
.rict on the 22ud day of May. A. l..
1917, and which said resolution pro-
gided that this School Board convene
n open session on the 18th day OF
May, A. d. 1917. at one o'clock p. NJ.
II Franklin, La. to open the ballot
,ox used at said election. examine and
count the ballots therein in numbersl
md amounts, examine and can1 Uss1
he returns, and declare the result OF
'aid election, did ON the date and at
he hour and place designated il
aid resolution, and In conformity
vita Section Is Of Act No. 256 OF the
GENERAL Assembly OF the State OF
louisiana for the year 1910, con yene
Il open session and proceed to. pei.
orn the duties imposed upon US IN
he following manner:
We did IL the presence OF Mossrs
William Ostheimer, Charles Golt, aau
.ewis A. Law, three competent We
esses possessing the qua.luca.ions
s1uired BY law, and in the presence
t as many others as chose 70 DC
resent, open the ballot b.: vxleN
obtained the ballots. tally Sheet
numbered list Of voters. the kegs
-ar's list Of voters, aud compiled
.atement OF the vote in NUMBERS anu
cast for and against the
loposition submitted to the proper
; Taxpayers Of said Morgan City
cAool District at the said special
ncAl0n an hold nm 4an 0ord iav o. [