The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-07-24
GEO. W. TIPPETT, Editor.
THE SCHOOL LAW,
The Election to be Held on the 9Th Of
August-Extract from the Law.


Education; each subdistrict shall be undc
the control OfOne trustee. The same per
son shall not be eligible to more than Ont
Of these Offices at the same time. The
board Of education sha Il consist Of presi
dent and two commissioners An election
Of these officers shall DO held OF The scboo
house Of each Subdislrict from nine o'clock
in the morning till 6 p, NJ Of the second
Friday of August, 1878, aud every two
years thereafter 1t shall be the duty Of
hs board Of education Of each district to
give at least three weeks notice Of this
election by causing the same to DO posted
at each Of the places at which poll is to
he taken, aud at such other places Us they
may think necessary. If there is more
tbau one school house 10 the cub district,
said election shall be held at the one most
convenient to the voters Of such sub dis.
trict, to be designated by the board Of ed
uCation having control over the same
PolI.books shall be prepared by the county
superintendent, and delivered to the trus.
tees Of the several school houses at which
elections are to be held. At this election
the persons qualified to vote for members
of the legislature shall be the electors
A judge aud a clerk Of such election
y(ueither ofwhOm shall be eligible to any
Of the offices to be filled by such election, J
shall be chosen by those present at the
place Of voting at the time Of opening the
polls for the same. The. person thus Chos.
en- as judge shall preside at said election;
10 case Of q tie in the vote for trustee, be
IshalfgiVOthe casting vote and deliver q
certificate Of bis election to the person re.
ceiving the highest number Of votes for
this Office, signed by himself and clerk.
Within ten days after the holding Of said
election, he shall also forward to the score.
tary Of the board Of education Of bis dis
trict, the full official records ofthe election
as held by him for all the officers specified
in this section.
The board Of education for each district
shall assemble on the second Monday az.
ter the election, and majority Of the same
being present, shall open and examine the
election records Of the several sub districts.
They shall ascertain therefrom who has
received the largest number Of votes for
the several Offices Of the district board Of
education, and give certificate Of their
election to the persons entitled thereto.
They shall also ascertain the sum Of the
votes cast 10 The several sub.distriCts, Of
their district, for the person or persons
voted for as county superintendent, aud
within Eve days report the same to the
clerk Of the county court. 1t shall be the
duty Ofthe clerk ofthe county court to as,
certain from these reports the person who
has received the largest lumber of 70 tes
for the Office ofcounty superintendent, and
to give to him certificate Of bis election
and report bis name by letter, to the state
superintendent, Of free schools Should
there be tic 10 the vote for the member.
.oftbe board Of education, the county sup
eriDtendent shall give the casting vote
and in case two or more persons shall re-
coiVe. an equal, aud the highest uumber o
votes for Che Office Of county superiuteu
dent the presidents Of the district boards
Of education in the county shall, at
meeting called for that purpose by tb'
clerk Of the county court, Of which Their
shall be due notice, choose by vote Que o
such persons for county superintendent
The ballots used at this election shall bav
written or printed upon them the names O
allpersoDs voted for, and the Office 70
which each is preferred. Thesam ballot
shall also have written or printed upo
them "for power to levy" or 'agaiu'
power to levy" as the voter may choose
lIfa majority oftbe ballots given 10 til
districts shall have written Orprinted upO
them, "for power to levy" it shall b
construed as comforting upon the board 9
education The authority Of the people
make the annual levies required 10 th
tlirty'cighth and forticth sections Of thi