The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-31 00:00:00

SCHOOL BOARDS FOR COUNTRY
PARISHES.

-------- -
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 2lst inst.,
the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council on
Education read and approved the following general
regulations as to assing niolutions "for application
for Sihool Boards" in parishei not situate within mu-
nicipal borough', or within the metropolis
Whereas, by the 12th Section of the Elementary Educa-
tion Act, 1870, application may be made to the Educnion
Department, in certain cues, for leave to form a School
Board ; sad whereas such application mast be made by a re-
solution passed in accordance with the provisions of the
Second Pert of the wood Schedule to the Bald Act ; and
whereas the passing of inch resolution must be in accordance
with such regulations as the Education Department may by
order prescribe—now, therefore, the Lords of the Committee
of Council en E locition, by virtue and in exercise of the
powers in them vested under the said Act, and of every other
power enabling them In this behalf, du order, and ills
hereby ordered as follows :—The following regulations as
to passing any such resolution as Mermaid shall be observed
In any parteh not linen within a municipal borough, or
Within the metropolis .-
1. Upon requisition In writing, signed by fifty rsteyayen,
or by one-third of the persons who are ratepayer. (within
the meaning of the aid Act) of any pariah, the summoning
officer shall, within fourteen clear den after receiving such
requisition, convene a meeting of the ratepayers, for the
purpose of considering inch resolution as hereinafter men-
tioned.
The summoning officer shall be the clerk of the union of
which any parish forms part, or the person for the time
being discharging the Mattes of such clerk.
2. Seven clear days, at least, before the day of meeting, the
summoning offlaer shall publish a notice, stating that a
requisition has been received by him requiring him to call a
meeting of the ratepayers for the purpose of pueing a
resolution that it is expedient thvt a School Board should be
formed for the said parish, and that a meeting of the rate-
payers will, accordhegly, be held at some convenient time
and place to be specified in such notiCe), for the purpose of
considering such resolution.
3 Peery person who, at the time of the meeting ie such
ratepayer as aforesaid of the parish, shall be entitled to be
present and to vote at such meeting, and every moll rate-
payer shall have one vote only.
4. At the time and place so specified, some person choeen
at the meeting shall take the chair, and any ratepayer may
propose such resolution as aforesaid, to be seconded by some
other ratepayer.
5 If no such resolution ls proposed and seconded at the
time and place aforesaid, or lithe mane is withdrawn or
negatived, the chairman shall declare the resolution to have
been negatived, and shell publish notice thereof. The reso-
lution may at any time, before the taking of the poll, be
withdrawn by the two ratepayen who proposed and
seconded the C*
same' and, =al .Bino births, Ptooollll
lugs shall be taken in respect of the poll.
8. the resolution, duly proposed and seconded, is
carried, and no demand for a poll Is made, the chairman
shall declare the resolution to have been passed, and shall
publish notice thereof.
7. Any tee ratepayers may make demand in writing, to be
delivered to the said chairman at the meeting, tint • poll be
taken on snob resolution, and the same shall be taken, unless
the major van of snob ratepayers so alining the writing
willadriwlbiwb7fletoslffi wrifias W lmM al

meeting or to the summoning offiew aver am
who shall publish notice thereof.
8. if a poll be taken the summoning °maw Emil fix th•
day of taking the poll, which shall be not kW than essa
clear days after the day fixed for such meeting as elensald,
and the add officer shall publish notice thereof.
9. The Stromoning officer shall determine the number and
situation of the polling plum, and for this Purpose may
cause any parish to ea divided into polling districts. The
said officer shall cause the boundaries of dual districts and
the number and the situatha of the polling-places to be
published not leas than three akar days before the day
fixed for the polllog. No public-houso shall be used es •
polling-place, or for the purposes of an elution.
10. If the parish Is divided into polling datricte, each
voter shall give his vote in the polling district is which the
property in respect of which he is entitled to vote Is situate,
alai if such property is situate in more than one dharta, in
any one of the districts in which it is situate.
11. The eummoning officer or some person or 'anon/ ap-
pointed by him shall preside at each polling-place.
12. The poll shall Commence at such an hour not later
than 8 am , and close at such an hour not later than 8 p.m.
U shall be fixed by the summoning officer, but the poll shal
not be open for more than seven hour,.
13 The poll shall be Wen by each voter filling up or
causing to be filled up in writing, at the proper polling•pace,
an oflicial voting-paper containing a word or words indicating
assent to or dissent from such resolution and each voting'
paper shall, before delivery to the presiding officer, be
signed with the name of the ratepayer voting.
14. The summoning officer shall supply a sufficient number
of such voting-papers at the several pollinipplaoes, and shall
provide means for such papers being filled opal such polling
phase ne aforesaid.
15 The person presiding at the poll shall remora& that
the person claming to vote is entitled solo do.
10. the close of the poll the person presiding at the poll
shall, if he is not the summoning officer, as soon as possible
transmit the voting papers to the summoning officer.
17. The summoning officer shall, u soon as convenient,
proceed to examine the voting papers, and, if necessary,
shall continue the examination by adjournment (Sundays
excepted) until he ha. ascertained the decision upon the
affirmation or rejection of the resolution; and such sum-
moning officer shall determine any question arising on such
examination, including the validity of any voting paper, or
otherwise, and hie decision shall be final.
- - -• • • •

,
18. Any two persons on behalf of the supporters and any
two persons on behalf of the opponents of the resolution.
may be present at such examination. If any dispute arises
as to the persons who should be present, the summoning
officer shall appoint two persons from among such sup-
porters and two persons from among such opponents, and hls
decision shall be !MAL
18, In case cf an equality of votes the resolution shall be
deemed to be rejected.
• • •• - •

20 The result ut the poll shall be published by the sum.
monteg officer.
21. Notices and other mstters directed by this order to be
published, shall be published in like manner as public
notices are usually published in the parish to which they
relate.
22. The summoning officer shall be entitled to a resionablo
remuneration, to be paid by the overseen.
23. Words used In this order shall, so far as is consistent
with the context have the same meaning .4 tile came mordl
used in the Elementary Education Act, 1570.