The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-15
The School Elections.

i. The following school OuISeEe VII
be elected on the second Friday OF Au,
gust, 1873: :,
A county superintendent for each
county; board of education TO be
composed OF a president and two COM
missioners for each district, and one
trustee for each sub-district, and such
officers as the special law creating il
provides for each independent school
district. At the same election shall be
taken the sense OF the voters OF each
school district, on the question ol
authorizing the annual levy for school
purposes. School Law, Sec. ?.
.. The boards OF education now In
office, will.at least three weeks before
the second Friday of August, post a
notice of this election on the door oi
the house in which the election is to be
held, and at other places il they see
proper to do so. Sec. .. School Law.
3. When the voters shall have as
sembled at the place of voting on the
morning Of election, or q reasonable
number OF them to do 80, they shall
choose Judge and clerk OF the election
The judge will preside at the election
and zee that all legal voters are per-
mitted to vote, and reject all persons
not entitled TO vote in the sub-dlstrlct.
No voter not residing in the sub-dis'
trict in which the election is held, Is
entitled 10 vote for trustee; but | see no
reason why he might not vote for men,
bers OF board Of education .or for or
against the district levy if he is a resi-
dent OF the district for which the board
is to be chosen or the levy TO be made,
or for county superintendent il he re-
sides in the county, provided he will
vote by open ballot, 60 that the judge
may see that he does not vote in the
election of trustee. The judge and clerk
shall sign the certificate attached to the
poll book.
4. The voting must be by ballot, but
it may be open, sealed or secret ballot,
as the voter may see proper. See Con-
stitution, Art, ", Sec. 2.
5. 1t will be the duty OF the clerk to
record the name OF each voter on the
poll book as his vote is deposited in the
ballot-box, and number the voters con-
secutively, (See Acts OF 1873, Chap llS'
Sec. %.
6. In case of a tie for the office OF
trustee the Judge OF the election shall
give the casting vote. School Law
Sec. ., PA.
7. AS soon as the polls are closed the
Judge and clerk OF the election shall
open aud count the ballots cast at the
election, and ascertain how many votes
were cast for each candidate voted fol
and also how many votes were cast
"ior power to levy" and against power
to levy" and mark them down on the
tally sheets, each under the appropri-
ate head, aud give certificate Of cleo
ton, to the candidate having the high
est number OF votes for trustee, signed
by the judge and clerk.
s. The facts above stated having
been ascertained, the judge of the elec.
ton will put all the ballots cast at said
election into an envelope, seal it and
write his rame across the zeal, and
send it to the secretary OF the board o.
education, OF the district Of which the
sub-district iu which the election was
held is part.
The law requires, that within ter
days after the holding OF said election
the judge who conducted it shall Tor
ward to the secretary OF the board o.
education OF his district, the full Off
cal records OF the election as held by
him. would recommend that suct
records be sent by the judge immedi-
ately after the envelopes have been
sealed up as above directed, and no
wait till near the expiration Of the ter
days.
9. The judge and clerk conducting
the election shall, before entering upor
the discharge OF their duties, take al
oath to the following effect: 81, A
B, do solemnly swear that | vii
support the Constitution OF the United
States, the Constitution OF this State
and that in the election about to b
held l will faithfully discharge nv du'
ties to the best Of my skill and judg'
ment; SO help me God" II no person
shsll be present who is authorized u
administer an oath, or, being presen
refuses to do go, the judge shall admin
ister the oath to the clerk; and th'
clerk shall thereupon administer th'
said oath to the judge. See election
law paced l873-Chap. llS. Sec. II.
Heavy penalties are imposed upor
both the Judge and clerk for fraud il
the discharge Of their duties.
Neither the judge nor clerk OF thes'
elections will be eligible to hold any of
fee to be filled at an election at which
they preside. Sec. 2, School Law.
10. The board OF education Of eacl
district shall assemble on the secont
Monday after each election for schoo
officers, and q majority OF them beini
present, shall open the ballots anC
e1hiDluc luch W ttc tuht tbcs N1AbSo
pond with the tallies made by th'
Judge and clerk OF the sub district. TheI
shall also examine all the other record
OF such elections. aud il mistakes hav'
been made correc. them, and ascertain
who has received the largest number o
votes for the several officers o! the dis
irict boards OF education, and give Ger
tificates OF election TO those entitled
thereto, and slso ascertain whether tn
msjority OF the votes cast in the die
trict was for or against 9 levy for schoo
purposes. School Law, Sec. 2, pa.
Ard in case of tie for members
the board of education, the count.
superintendent shall give the castinI
J vote.