St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
(oFFIcIAL)
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Opelousas, La, July 1st, 1918.
The School Board of the Parish OF
st. Landry net in regular session,
Present: Dr.. o. P. DAILY, president;
Mr.. H. D. Larcade, Jr., Mr.. ]. A. Du-
rio, Mr.. G. Horaist, DR.. L. A. Guidry,
Mr.. Tilden Meche, Mr.. Arthur Fogle-
man, Mr.. r. Lee Hawkins, MI. Frank
Fontenot, Mr.. w. B. Baker, Mr.. G..
N. Bertrand, Mr.. j. W. Lyman and a
quorum.
On motion of MI. Fogleman the
reading Of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with and the
minutes as published were adopted.
Mr.. Fogleman, duly seconded,
moved that a transfer route be es-
tablished from Elba to the Melville
High School and the Superintendent
be authorized to purchase transfer
wagon and harness. Unanimously
carried.
MI. Baker, duly seconded, moved
that one of the teachers of the Gar
land school be discontinued and that
a transfer route from Garland to
Washington High School be estab-
lished and the Superintendent be au-
thorized to purchase transfer wagon
and harness. Unanimously carried.
Mr.. Larcade, duly seconded, moved
that Mr.. j. A. Durio be elected a
member of the Executive Committee
in place of Mr.. L. L. Perrault, re-
signed. Unanimously carried.
Mr.. Durio, duly seconded, moved
that Mr.. w. C. Perrault be rendered
the principalship of the OpeIousas
High School at a salary of Eighteen
Hundred Dollars. Unanimously car
ried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
that the Superintendent be author
lied to purchase such fuel, floor oil,
chalk, ETC., as may be required for
the schools of the parish. Unani-
mously carried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
that Mr.. Layergne be reimbursed
from the special funds of that dis
trict for shades purchased for the
Miller School. Unanimously carried.
Mr.. Hawkins, duly seconded,
moved that the petitions to open
colored schools at. Sunset and Not
leyvile be carried over until the next
meeting. Unanimously carried.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE
Opelousas, La, July /, 1918.
To the President and Members of the
School Board of the Parish of
st. Landry:
Gentlemen-We, your executive
committee, beg leave to report the
following budget OF estimated V
nUes Tor the fiscal year beginning
July /, 1918, and ending June 81,
1919:
BUDGET
Current Schpol Fund. ..$55123. 20
Parlsh tax .-....... $4,000 90
High schools from state 345 90
Agricultural high schools
from state ........ 600. 90
Domestic science depts.
high schools from state 500 90
Interest on 10th sections. $4,000
Poll taxes 1000. 90
Rent on school lands So. 80. 90
Total ....... $90540. 20
Respectfully submitted,
o. P. DAILY,
G. HORAIST,
Executive Committee.
Mr.. Fogleman, duly seconded, NOV
ed that the report ofthe Executive
Committee be accepted and the bud
get as reported be adopted. Carried.
PROCES VERBAL OF CANVASS
OF RETURNS OF AN ELECTION
Be it known and remembered,
~ +h;c 1cf dow of T,YIry 1910 CT
10 O'Clock a. M, in accordance with
Ordinance No. SO of the Parish
School Board of st. Landry parish,
La, enacted on the 1st day of April,
1918, notice of which was issued and
published according to law, the I'M
dersigned members of the St. Landry
Parish School Board, being a quorum
thereof, met in public session at the
office of said Board in said parish,
and according to law opened the bal
lot box used in, and which was re-
from the commissioners of the
election, held on Thursday. June
81, 1918, in School District No. 1, of
the Third Police Jury Ward of the
of st. Landry, Louisiana, in
accordance with said ordinance, and
there proceeded to count the ballots
IN number and amount, for and
against. to determine the PROPOSE
ton to authorize the First School
District of the Third Police Jury
Ward, through its governing auth
to incur debt and issue bonds
the amount of Nine Thousand Dol
.aTs, to run for a eriod of fifteen
bearing interest at the rate of
i've per cent per annum, payable an
the funds thus derived to be
lsed for the purpose of purchasing
school sites, constructing school
buildings, furnishing and e~quipping
.chool buildings, particularly at Leon
lille and Badeau, and such other
places as the Board may later de- .
in the First School District /
I the Third Police Jury Ward. !
And whether the governing author 1
ty OF said District may annually levy /
nd collect a special tax on all tax :.
Die property in said school district
excess Of all other taxes, sufficient :
0 pay the interest and principal of
UGH bonds as said governing body
lay De authorized to issue under the
minority granted it by this ordi-
ance, and as may be necessary to
perate transfers and maintain the
ubl1c schools of said school district:
foVlded that said special tax to be
7Vled and collected for that purpose.
timer alone or taken in conjunction
18th other special taxes levied under
.rticle 281 of the Constitution of this J
tate, shall no exceed in any n
ear ten mills OF the dollar of the as
essed valuation of the property of