The St. Mary banner., 1920-02-28
Special Meeting Parish
School Board.
Franklin, La. Feb. 10, 1920.


The School Board OF the Parish of
st. Mary INST this day in special ses-
sion In response to the following call:
"A special meeting OF the Parish
School Board OF St. Mary is called
by the President, J. G.. Clausen. for
Thursday, Feb. 10. 1920. at Ii A. NJ.
house in Franklin. La, for the pur-
pose OF considering the question
whether or not AN election should b.
called by the ItOard for the voters OF
township fifteen south. range nine
ens.. situated ia the Parish Of St
Mary. to determine whether or not
they approve of the sale Of northeast
quarter m section sixteen. therein
situated
On roll call the following members
we're present: J n. McCnrdeil. viii
liam Fulsc. +. D. Winchester. n. l.
J"lley, J. D Ehrllch. G. H. Greeu.
J. e. Clausen. Pre- sideut. Absent,
hes,rs Peterman. Bonviiain and
Lnr"n-
A quorum being present. the session
began. After the sessions began. and
before anything OF d positive nature
was done. the commission of the Gov
eTnur Of LOuisi ina appointing DR..
Paul Trnwbridge member of the
School Board in the place Of Mr.
Ll8reuce A!cock who had rssignetl.
was presented TO the President with
evidence Of the fact that he had quil-
ihed. aud his name was ordered to be
entered rs member Of the school
Board by the Secretary, which was
dOuc.
The following resolution was then
offered by Mr.. II. L. Jnlle, and was
duly sec 'uded by MIR. Folse:
That, by written agreement with
the Albert Hanson Lumber Co, Ltd,
an election be. and is hereby called.
for the inhabitants Of Township Fif-
teen. South. Range Nine East. Lou -
lana Meridian. to exp es> their viii
upon the prnpOs'ti n wn. ther or nj
lhe Northeast Quarter uf Section Six
teen, Township p Fifteen, south. Range
Nine East containing 100 acres, shall
be .ffered a, public sale. to the high
sst bidder, as the law provides. which
election shall he held 90 Tuesday
she 3"th of March, 1920. at the house
OF Arthur PichOff, situated within said
township after advertisement for
Shirty days IT the plac, of holding
said e; .cti0n aforesaid. AZ the house
formerly owned and occupied by w.
w. ltice and At the house now owned
and occupied by Louis FreedeImeyer.
al three situated in said township.
aud " the curt house door, Whicn
election shall he held between the
hours now tixed by law for the hold.
ing OF state elections, and in the US
usl manner OF holding said electiOns;
and thss Theodore Sieur, Justice of
The Peace OF the Third Ward of the
Perish Of St. Mary, be and is hereby
appointed the commissioner, and is
direcsed to receive the votes of the
legal voters residing within the town
ship aforesaid, tsbuiate the returns,
xnd file them with The officer required
BY law for that purpose. to be dis
posed Is the law stipulates. The Par.
tsh Surveyor Is hereby directed to
make y survey of said quarter section
and 10 be notified by the secretary Of
ehie body OF his appointment. therefor.
'"ThaA th0 said saIe be made with
shs reservation Ut all oil, gas aud
minersl rights, except rs to u strip
5OO feet vide, shown % the may male
By w. 7. Kemper and John lsvcht !, /
With the rights OF ingress and egress, /
and TO do all works necessary to ex-
plot and develop said oil, gas and
mineral rights"
MIR. w. Prescott Foster then ap-
peared before the Board and address
ed II 10 making d request that all ac-
sion BY the Board, looking to the call
Ing OF said election of the voters of
said township, be deferred for sixty
dsvs, giving as his let that inci-
deats might occur in ihe me "A ,lue
which would cause the prnpert, Ia
sell for y higher price, in the event
NE l0hxhitauis Oi the township voted
lus sale. After y prolonged discus.
sion oy him and other appeares, aud
By members Of the School Board, tie
eollOwi0g m0sios was iotrUduced BY
1fF. MeCvrdeil aud seconded by Mr.
EArltoh, Ns-wil: THAT the matter u
calling said election be postponed for
s&xty days"
On roll call on sAid motion Tive re.
cult vas Is follows: Ayes, Messrs.
4oCardell, Ehrlich aud Trowbridpe.
Nays. Messrs. FOlse, Joiiey, Wiu-
cAesser aud Green.
The President declared the motion
losA.
1Aers being no other motion taking
pfecede0ce over the motion of Mr..
Jolley. that the above resolutioa be
adopted, The same was called up by
~ President for action, aud On roll
call vesslssd 10 the following vote:
Ago. Messrs. FOIse. JOitey, Win.
96e1ess. DArlich and Green. Nays
xetsN NNC1sNeN aaa rrQvbridge,