Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1920-06-05
Official Proceedings
of The
School Board
Parish of St. John the Baptist

Edgard, La, May 20, 1920.
The School Board assembled this
day in special meeting to canvass the
returns of the election held on Tues
day, May IL, 1920. The following
members were present:
Messrs. Abadie, Tassin, Millet and
DR.. Feucht; absent, Alexandra and
Gendron.
The Secretary opened the ballot box
es and in open session the votes were
counted and the following process YER
bal of canvass of returns was rem
dered:
Process Verbal of Canvass of Returns.
Be it known and remembered, That
on this the 10th day of May, 1920, at
Il 100 o'clock a. M, in accordance
with the Ordinance of the School
Board of st. John the Baptist Parish,
Louisiana, enacted on the 1st day of
April, 1920, Notice of which was is
sued and published according to law,
the undersigned members of the
School Board of st. John the Baptist
Parish. Louisiana, being a quorum
thereof, met in public session at the
Courthouse, and according to law
opened the ballot boxes used in, and
which were received from the COM
missioners of the election held on the
l1th day of May, 1920, in the parish
of st. John the Baptist, in accordance
with said ordinance and there pro
ceeded to count the ballots both in
number and amount, for and against,
to determine the proposition to levy a
one and one-half mills (S.0011s spe-
cial tax on all the property subject to
taxation in the parish of st. John the
Baptist, Louisiana, annually, for a pc
riod of five years, for the purpose of
giving additional aid to the public
schools of the said parish.
The result of said count was sixty
three ballots and s448, $500 in IA
yor of said proposition and three bal
lots and $179,35S.00 against said pro-
position; and, therefore, the majority
| both number and amount cast by
| the property taxpayers of the said
parish in said election being IN favor
| ohereof, and,
| At the same time and place we did
examine and canvas the returns as evi
Ieneed by the duplicate tally sheets
and duplicate compiled statement, the
correctness of both being swors to by
the Commissioners, according to law,
and findisg also that the returns indi-
lated a majority both in sumber and
amount of property Is favor of said
proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the re-
suit of the said election is in favor of
the proposition to levy one asd one
half mill ($.00h) special tax on all
! the property subject to taxation In
The parish of st. John the Baptist,
Louisiana, annually, for period of
five years for the purpose Of giving
additional aid to the public schools of
the said parish.
And, in accordance with law, pro-
mitigation of the aforesaid result was
prepared, and the Secretary of State
prepared, and the Secretary Of the st.
ohm the Baptist School Board was
ordered to have a copy of the same,
signed by the President, published
one issue of the official journal.
And kewise we did order that one
COPY of this process verbal be sent to
he Secretary of State to be recorded
the archives of the State Of Loulsl-
ana. that one copy be sent to the
Recorder of Mortgages to be record
I'd In the mortgage records, and tnat
ne copy be kept in the records OF
he said School Board.
This done and signed in the pre-
sence of L. M. Reynaud and Il. );
Abadie, competent witnesses and
electors. on this goth day OF May,
1870. at the office of the School
Roard of st. John the Baptist parish,
present and participating in the car1-
vass of the said election.
(Signed:)
L. o. ABADIE,
ALBERT MILLET,
ss ETIENNE FEUCHT,
CHAS. TASSIN,
Members of the School Board
present and voting:
And the canvass of the returns OF
said election having been made, the
result thereof was ascertained anu
declared to be as follows: .-
ror proposition. ....> 63-S446,oo
Against proposition. 81 lfs,oo9
Majority in favor ~? o7,h
and the result of said election was
daciared I to be in favor of proposition.
There being no frrther business, on
mot,on seconded and carried, the
Board adjourned.
f. O. ABADlE,