Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-07-02
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE
PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
Ahbcvillc. La. May -. 1911

the tOliONlIS H'hi'''N l''0'"'
MrS,rs. Ulyssc Bernard, president;
Molcus Dubois, J. h. Holmes, ovc CO..
mcanx. W. l.. HoGpauir, Alexis Lang!i-
nais, 6. W. stansbury, J. r. Theri't'
and G. J. Montgomery. Absent: ). o.
Broussard.
The minutes for the meeting held On
April 90, 1921, were adopted as read,
on motion of Mr. Dubois, seconded by
Mr.. Holmes.
The Committee appointed TO investi-
gate the aivisabilitv Of rebuilding the
Martial Nunez School reported that
they would prefer to take no final ac'
ton in the premises and requested tha'
the Board as a body visit the district
SO that they could could inte!igentiy
vote on the question.
On motion Of Mr.. Montgomery, duly
seconded, the Secrctary.Trcasurer was
authorized 70 renew the note Of w. S.
Nilsson for Nine Hundred Dollars
fsoOoO0). balance Of rent for Section
ii. T. IL R. , E. for the year 1871
taking lien on property located on 'aid
land. The Secretary was further H.
structcd 10 take len on One-nflth OF
all the rice raised on Section 10, l. l.,
r. > f. for rent for the year 1921.
\ committee from the Perry school
appeared before the Board and asked
that the sth grade be taught at their
school. and as an additional would be
needed next session, action on TINS re-
quest was postponed until the Board
was advised BY the Assessor Of the
revenue for this year.
4 committee from the lower end OF
the fourth ward appeared before the
Board with a petition consisting OF the
names of forty children, asking for
transfer to the Maurice School. On
motion Of Mr.. Comeaux, duly seconded,
the President was authorized TO ap-
point a committee to investigate the
merits of he siuation. Messrs. Comeaux
Dubois and Williams were appoined TO
nc. on the above committee and report
their recommendation to the Board.
CANVASS OF RETURNS.
ysrmilion Parish Special School Dis
trict Number ! Election
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBER
ED. That on this 25th day Of May,
1921, at 10 O'Clock a. M, in accordance
with Ordinance No. ........, of the Parish
School Board Of vermilion Parish, Lou
isiana, enacted on the Goth day OF
April, 1921, notice Of which was issued
and published according to law, the
undersigned members of the Vermiiion
Parish School Board Of Vermilion Par
i,h, Louisiana, being a quorum thereof,
met in public session al the Office OF
said board in said parish, and accord
ing to law opened the ballot boxes used
in. and which were received from the
commissioners Of, the election held on
Tuesday, May cath, 1921, in Vermilion
Parish Special School District Number
I. in accordance with said ordinance,
and there proceeded to count the bal
lots both in number and amount, for
and AGAINST, to determine the PROPOSE
ton to le,y a Two Mills (s.O02) special
tax on all property subject to taxation
in Vermilion Parish Special School Dis
trict Number |, Parish of Vermiion
Louisiana, annually, for period OF
two years, for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public schools OF
che said school district.
Tn. result of said count wa, Three
Hundred Seventeen ballots and One
Million Seven Hundred Ninety-One
Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Four
and 52.loO Dollars (*l,7sl,l74.5?) in
favor Of said proposition, sne One Hun
dred Eighty.three ballots and One
Million Fifty-four Thousand Six Hun
bred Fifty.six and $4,000 Dollars
lsl,O54,6j63O) against sand PROPOSE
ton; aud therefore, the majority in
both number and amount east by the
property taxpayers of the said YER
million Parish Special School District
Number /, in the Parisa of yermilion
In said election being in favor there
of; and,
At the same time and place we did
examine and canvas, the returns as
evidenced BY the duplicate tally sheets