The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-10-12
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held at the school house on Saturday
evening last ut Z o'clock. Seven ladies
were present and cast their .s.maiden
votes" THAT is what it is called when
young men vote for the first time).
Mrs. II. (R. I'D Humiston and Mrs. G..
Is. lElihu) Smith were elected Directors
in the place of Prof. r. F. -1Iumis:on
and Mr.. I. N. Safer, but their term of
Office may prove to be short-lived. Some
dissatisfaction has been expressed at
the result, and some talk of illegality,
which has caused us to make an exam
nation and we find that there has not
been legally conducted school meeting
since the district was organized, which
makes a pretty kettle of fish. This
matter should be looked into. If our
School Board are not a legal body we
should have a meeting Immediately and
elect Board that is.
In section II of chapter of the Cen
eral Statutes of Minnesota (Bissell's),
which chapter relates to general cleo
tions, we find the following:
The provisions of this chapter shall
apply to all elections hereafter to be
held for all or any state. district, coun-
ty, town, city OF township officers, x
II and to any vote hereafter to be
taken on any subject which may
ny law be submitted to vote of the
people.'' ~.
The only laws relating to schools
which modify the above, that we have
been able to find, are as follows:
Section 50, chapter Is, Bisscll's Stat
utes, reads: ''Annual Escllool1 meet
ings shall lie held ut seven O'Clock D. m.
unless different hour shall have been
fixed by vote at the last preceding an
nual mecting.''
| This section refers to elections under
both the Common School and Independ-
ent District systems.
| Section chapter Is of the Laws of
| 1876 provides that qc0mcn shall be al
lowed to vote, il the judges of election
are satisfied that she is a legal voter,
without requiring them to register as
now provided by law for male voters u
Upon this point the Attorney Gen.
eral has decided that they need not be
registered before they can vote, but
their names 9nust be entered upon the
poll list at the time they 10 vote.
LII order. then, to have 4 legal cleo
ton, a poll list must be made out and
three copies posted, annexed to the no
tice of the meeting; ballet box must
be provided whcil shall have a lock and
key, and have q hole in the top Of stuff.
Gent size to admit a single folded bal
lot and no more Ia hat will not doE an6
one Of the judges of election shall re-
ceive the ballot, give the name in ar
audible voice, and if there is no objec
ton put the ballot III the box-peoplt
are not to put their ballot in the 10,
themselves, and no male voter whose
name is not on the register before vot
ing begins shall be allowed to vote save
i'll the manner provided by statute. The
judges of election, in this case the ole
School Board, should proceed as re
quired in the laws relating to genera
elections, which has never been don.
in this district. This law applies to al
questions submitted to q vote of til,
people where a ballot is required, a:
well rs to elections for school officers
We are afraid that there is not a lega
board Of school directors in the county
In our opinion the best thing to be dom
is to call new election and elect new
Board, and get the Legislature mex
winter to pass an act legalizing wha
has been done heretofore.