St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-08-28
SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS
xsx OF AUG. 20
Covlngton, La, Aug. 20, 1920.

Covlngton, La, Aug. 20, 1920.
The St. Tammany Parish School
Boarh met in regular session at cha
| courthouse iE CoVington, La, on the
above date with the president, N. II.
FitzSimons, in the chair, and the fol-
LOVING members present: T. J. o.
Keefe, ward 2; N. H. FitZSimon5,
ward 8; W. w. Talley, ward 5; Dave
Evans, ward g.; |. H. Keller, War1
7; Geo Banks, ward 8; W. ]. Sebas-
tian, ward 9: VIM. Oswald, ward l9
Those absent were H. H. Levy, ward
4; Geo. R. Dutsch. ward l.
Upon motion of Mr.. Evans, second
ed by Mr. Oswald, the minutes of the
preceding meeting were accepted az
published in The St. Tammaly
Farmei, the official journal.
The following resolution was IN
troduoed by Mr.. O'Keefe, seconded
by Mr.. Keller, and unanimously car
ried, to-Wit:
Be it resolved, That the St. Tam
many Parish School Board of the
Parish of St. Tammany, La, now
proceed to open the ballot boxes uset
at the special election held In School
Distr>ct No. 2 of the Parish of ot
Tammany, La, on August IS, 1929,
exam ne and count the votes cast at
said election contained in said ballot
boxes, both in number and amount;
examine and canvass the returns
made by the commissioners and
clerks serving at said election as
shown by tn. tally sheet, poll list AMI
complied statements of the votes
made by said commissioners and
clerks presiding at said election; ali
In accordance with resolution OF
this board ordering said election dat
ed JI.y 9, 1920.
The School Board then proceeded
in the presence Of three competent
witnesses to count the ballots COLI
tanned in the boxes used at said elec-
ton and examined the same as to
number and amounts, Inspected the
statement of voters made by the COM
miss.l ners and clerks presid .ng at
said election, and after said inspec-
ton, examination and canVass:ns
were made the following resolution
was introduced by Mr.. Oswald, duly
seconded by Mr.. Talley, and unanl-
mous!y carried, to-Wit:
Be it remembered, that We, the
School Board Of the Parish OF ST.
Tammany, La, acting as a board OF
comm ,ssiooners for the election held
in and for the School District No. 2
of the Parish Of St. Tammany, La.
on August IS, 1920, met to-day in
open session at the offic eof the Par
ish School Board in the Town OF
Covingt ton, Louisiana, at the hour or
10 a. "a, for the purpose OF counting
the votes cast at sad erection and
examining the same, both as to num-
ber and amount, and inspecting anu
examining the same both as to num-
ber and amount, and inspecting and
examining and compiling the returns
sent in by the commissioners ana
clerks presiding at said election IN
said School District No. OF the
Parish of St. Tammany, La, on the
I18th day Of August, 1920, for and
against the proposition subm TIED t.
the property tax payers, qual1hed as
electors under the Constitution anu
laws Of the State Of Louisiana, con-
formally to o resolution adopted on
the 9th day of July, 1920, by the
St. Tammany Parish School Board
of the Parish of St. Tammany, La.
The meeting having been regular
ly called to order by N. H. Fit*-
S.mons, president, and all members
being present except Geo. R. Dutsch,
ward |, and H. H. Levy, ward 4, did
in open session and in the presence
of Alex Taylor and F. F. Wigginton
and ]. W. Blackwell, three compe-
tent witnesses, and in the presence
of as many others as chose to a.
tend .ne examination, inspection anu
complIat on of the returns OF said
election; and having aseertained
from said inspection and compilation
that the votes in number and amount
cast at the aforesaid election held In
School Distr ct No. 2 of the Parish
of St. Tammany, La, for and against
the proposition submitted to the tax
PAYERS Of said School District No. =
| by a resolution of the School Boar't
of the Parish of St. Tammany, La,
adop.ed July 9, 1920, to-wit:
Proposition to levy a three mill
tax on all property subject to tax
alton in School District No. 2 of ths
Parish of st. Tammany, La, for
period Of ten years for the purpose
of giving additional aid to the pub
lie schools in said School District
No. z.
For, or in favor Of sad PROPOSE
! tion here were cast Fifty-two (521
votes, representing taxable assess-
ed property valuation of forty-three
thousand four hundred and forty-
seven ($43,447) dollars.
Against. or in opposition to sal l