The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-22
wheeling School Law relating to the
Election ofSchOOI commissioners.
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Passed March IL, 1871

Election ofSchOOI commissioners.
Passed March ID, 1881
SEC. .. At the first regular election
for State or county officers. to be held in
the county of Ohio, there shall be elected
in each (election) District, or part of Dis
trict, within the corporate limits ofthe
City of Wheeling, three competent per-
sons to serve as School Commissioners
the person receiving the highest number
of votes, for the term Of six years; the
person receiving the next highest number
of votes, for the term of four years; and
the next for the term of two years, from
the first Monday in January succeeding
the election, and until a successor is cleo
ted and qualified. The person so elected
and qualified, and their successors in
office chall constitute Board of Eauca-
ton, to be denominatcd "The Board Of
Education of the School District of
Wheeling" At every regular biennial
election held thereafter, there shall be
elected one competent person in each Dis
trict or part of District, rs aforesaid, to
serve as Commissioner for term OF SIX
wears from the first Monday in January
succeeding his election, and as successor
to the person whose term of office shall
then expire. The term of office of the
members of the existing Board of Educa-
ton shall terminate on the first Monday
in January succeeding the first election
for Commissioners under this act.
SEC 3. No person shall be allowed to
vote for School Commissioner who is not
an actual resident of the City of Wheel
ing, and qualified to vote for the Mayor
thereof And in any (election) Districts
of the county of Ohio, lying partly with
in and partly without the City Of Wheel
ING, separate ballot-bOxeS shall be provl-
ded, in which shall be deposited only
ballots for School Commissioner; and it
shall be the duty of the officers holding
elections, to receive and count said bal
lots. and make return for the same as for
other district officers; and the Clerk Of
the Board of Commissioners for the
county Of Ohio, shall, within thirty days
next after such election, certify to the
Clerk of the said Board of Education,
the results of said election for School
Commissioners.
From the foregoing it will be seen that
n full Board of Education is to be chosen
at the October clcction-thrcG members
in each election district embraced, in
whole or in part, within the limits Of the
city. There are seven of these districts,
Washington, Madison, Clay, Union,
Centre, Webster, Richie. The bounda-
ricS Of these districts correspond with
those OF the former townships of the
same name. Two, Washington and
Richie, lie partly within and partly
without the City Of Wheeling and in
these separate ballot-boxcs must be pro-
vided, as required by Sec. 8 Of the Law
of the School District of Wheeling.
1t should be understood that tcard
lines do not in all instances correspond
with the boundaries Of the election dis
tricts, and the election to take place in
October, at which members Of the Board
of Education will be elected, has nothing
to do with ardrdS as such. Washington
district includes all Of the city lying east
of the river and north of Jefferson (9th)
street. Madison embraces tho whole of
the Seventh ward and that part of the
Second lying between Jefferson (9th) and
Union Qlth) streets. Clay district is
bounded north by Union 1lth), south by
Centre (l5th) street. Union district
embraces the territory lying between
Centre 15th) street and the creek.
West of Market street Union district
extends north to Quincy, l4th street,
Persons living in the Second ward be-
tween Q1th) and Monroe (l2th) streets,
will vote at the Court House, since they
reside in Clay district. They are Third
warders so far as relates to schools and
officers.) Those living in the Third ward
south Of Centre or between Centre and
John streets, will vote rs heretofore, for
school officers in the Fourth ward.
South of the creek are Centre, Webster
and Ritchle districts. Centre lies between
the creek. on the north, and 23d street,
Cthe first street running east and west
below the Fifth ward Market space
Webster lies between the street last
named, on the north, and 30th street on
the south. Webster takes in the whole
of LaBelle avenue, both sides. Richie
embraces all of the city lying south of
8Oth street, and includes quite a large
territory lyiug outside the corporation
limits