Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-28
THE SCHOOL LAW-ELECTlON.

The new School Law requires an cleo
ton for school officers to be held on the
Second Friday, 9Th day Of August next
and also. a vote on the question OF the
"power of the Board of Education to
levy Township tax in addition to the
State tax for the purpose of continuing
the schools at least four months in the
year, and for building purposes.
The following officers ar to be elect
ed : A County Superintendent, and IN
each township, a President, and two
Commissioners for Board OF Education,
and one Trustee for each school. Each
ticket must have written OF printed on
it, for or against power to levy,
Polls are required to be opened at
every district school house in the coun-
ty, and it is made the duty of the pres
ent Board of Education" to give at
least, three weeks public notice OF sad
election. The poll-books shall be pre-
pared by the County Superintendent
and delivered to the Trustees of the sew
eral school houses, at which elections
are to be held, There shall be Q judge
and clelk of such election, to be chosen
by those present at the place of voting
at the time of opening the polls, 9 O.
clock in the morning. These officers
shall be sworn the one by the other, IN
accordance withthe general election law,
when no person is present to administer
oath. The returns of said election shall
be forwarded Immediately thereafter to
the Secretary of the Township Board OF
Education, and the several Boards OF
Education shall assemble on the Second
Monday after the election, and count
the votes and ascertain who have re
ceiyed the largest number of votes tol
the several Offices OF the Township
Board of Education, and give certificates
of election TO the persons entitled there
to. They shall also ascertain the sum
of the votes cast i'll the several districts
for County Superintendent, and within
five days report the same to the clerk OF
the County Court.
The Presidents elect of the several
Township Boards of Education will
meet in Charlestown on the day Of the
September County Court and elect two
experienced teachers, who with the
County Superintendent will form the
BOARD of Examiners" to examine all
applicants for the position of teachers
in the public schools. This Board shall
hold two public examinations, at stated
periods during the year.
We have been thus specific in giving
summary of the election clauses in the
school-law, because upon the selection
of proper officers viii depend the sue
cess Of our schools. Heretofore, too lit
tie attention has been paid to the cleo
ton of boards of Education" and some
schools have suffered from having in
competent or inattontiye Boards and
Trustees.
Our present worthy County Superin-
tendent is just beginning to bring light
out of the darkness that has brooded
over the school system Of this county
and order out of the chaos that has
reigncd so long in the management OF
our public schools, and if reelected
and aided by competent boards Of Ed
ucation," composed of men who are
willing to work and are earnest in the
conduct Of the business assigned them,
we will see great and wonderful i'm
proyement in our public schools.