Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-12-09

within the territory annexed thereto for
school purposes, which shall elect or ap-
point board of education as hereinafter
provided, or which now is or may here
after be governed as to schools, by any
special act.
ELECTION OF LOCAL DIRECTORS.
Sec. g On the first Monday of March
in the year eighteen hundred and fifty
nine, there shall be held at the usual
hourTand place of holding elections in
each of the sub-districts. of the several
Townships of the Territory, a school
meeting of the qualified voters, residents
within the the sub-districts, and having
the qualification of voters at the Terrific
rial and County elections, who, when as
sembled, shall organize, by the appoint
ment Of a chairman and secretary, and
proceed to elect by ballot, three school di-
rectors for each sub-district of those so
elected, the person receiving the highest
number of votes shall hold his Office for
three years, the person receiving the next
highest number shall hold the office for
two years, and the person receiving the
next highest number, shall hold the office
for one year, and each shall continue In
Office until his successor is elected and
qualified. In case two or more persons
so elected have received an equal num-
Der of votes, the duration of their Iespec-
tive terms of office shall be determined
by lot in the presence of the chairman and
secretary of the meeting; and annually
thereafter in the same manner on the
first Monday in March, there shall be
elected in each sub-district of the proper
township one school director fer the tern
of three years, and the minutes of the
proceedings of any such sub-district meet
ing shall be signed by the chairman ant
secretary, and delivered to the director;
who shall have been elected as aforesaid
to be recorded by the clerk in the records
of the sub-district, and the said clerk o.
1 the sub-district, shall forthwith certify t
the Township clerk, the names of the 10
cal directors so elected specifying the tern
for which each was elected; if the direc
tors of any sub-district so elected shall
deem it expedient, they may designate
the specific hour of the day on which tn,
annual election for such sub-district shall
be held, and in such case, shall cause fivt
! DAYS notice thereof in writing to be pos
t ted up in three of the most public place
in such sub-district.
See. 8. The said directors, within fv
days after their election, shall take a
g oath or affirmation to support the Constl
tuition of the United States and the or
ganic law of this Territory, and faithful
" and impartially to discharge the du
!, ties of their offices, which said oath th
directors are authorized to administer t
each other. And in case vacancy sha
occur in the Office of director, by tn
Il death, resignation, refusal to serve, c
os otherwise, it shall be the duty of the towr
Ie ship clerk to fill such vacancy within te
davs after being informed thereof by al
l. pointment for the unexpired term.
Sec. a. If the qualified voters of an
sub-district shall fail to meet and ele
l. school directors as prescribed in the Sc,
9. ond section of this act, ii shall be lawf
ng for any three qualified voters of sue
n rs sub-district to call a special meeting
: the voters of such sub-district, for II
purpose of electing directors, on first gi
ing five days notice In writing, of Il
time and place of holding such meetin
by posting the same in three of the mo
public places in such sub-district, and Il
: directors SO. elected at such special NEE
;, ing, shall hold their offices for the san
periods of time as if elected on the fir
e, Monday of March, as prescribed in sa
7. second section; except, that their sa
s terms of Office shall be considered as ha
ing commenced on the first Monday
tn March next preceding the time of hol
rs ing such special election.
-, Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
rectors, any two of whom. shall constitu
: a quorum, to meet as soon as practical
after having been elected and qualife
n'' at such place as may be most CONVENE
in the sub-district, and organize by a
g pointing one of their number clerk of t
y sub-district who shall preside at the {
,v fetal meetings Of the directors, and I
he cord their proceedings in a book to
se 1es provided for the purpose, together wi
the minutes of the proceedings of the a
"a "a nual school meetings held in the sub-d