The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
SCHOOL ELECTION.


The following Act passed by our General AS
semo!y a few days ago requires that members OF
Boards OF Education in this State be voted for at
the regular places Of holding elections instead Of
as heretofore at the school building. It will be
seen separate ballot box is required for tho
school vote. The following is the bill as passed,
sent us by Professor Worley, 1t is an Act
To amend section eighteen, nineteen and hSentv Of an
actor lie reorganization and maintenance Of Com
mon Schools. 20. L., Vo! TO- 1873, PIP, 1913 and 1891,
passed Nay lSt, 1873
SECTION l. Be Il enacted By The General Assembly,
otGe Stdte Of Ohio That sections eighteen, nine
teen and twenty Of the above recited act be amen
ded so as to read as follows:
Section IS. At every annual election of city Of
fcers in each city constituted city district Of the
second class by the act 10 which this Is amendatory
there shall be elected In said city district at the
usual places OF holding elections therein fol- city
and township officers, and before the same judges
and clerks, by the qualified electors thereof, two
judiciuos and competent persons 10 serve as mem
bers Of the board Of education for the term of three
years from the third Monday Of April succeeding
their election and until their successors are elect
ed and qualified. The names Of candidates for
said board of education shall be placed on sep
arate ticket and voted In separate ballot boxes TO
be provided by the boards of education in said
districts, and returns ofsald election shall be made
lub Clly CltIh VI bhlu t0hL WuGTd
any portion Of said districts outside the city limits
the names OF candidates for board of education
shall be placed on separate ticket and voted In
separate ballot boxes, TO be provided by the
board Of education In said district at the usual
places of holding elections for township officers,
and before the same judges and clerks and returns
thereof shall be made 10 the city clerk Of the city
constituting said district; and on the first Monday
In April, annually, there shall be held between
the hours of six o'clock in the forenoon and six
clock in the nftpTnOOn at the ugual Dlapn nf
holding school meetings in each village district,
meeting OF the qualified electors resident within
the limits of the district, who, when assembled,
shall organize by the appointment Of chairman
and secretary, and shall then choose by ballot,
two competent and judicious persons, to serve as
m5mbers of the board of education for the term Of
three years from the third Monday Of April sue
ceeding their election, and until their suCCessOrh
are qualified Provided, that in case the board Of
education consists Of three members, one person
shall be elected as aforesaid Provided, that in
case the board of education of city or city dis
trict of the seCOndCass decide that said board OF
education shall consist of sOmauy m 5mbers as the
city has wards, there shall be elected bennially
in each ward, as provided in the eleventh, twelfth
and thirteenth sections of this act one competent
and jHdicious person to serve as member of the
board of education for the term Of two years from
the second Monday succeeding his election, and
until his successor Is elected and qualified Pro.
vided, further that at the first election held under
this act one person shall be elected for each ward
designated by odd number, who shall serve
for one year OF until his successor is elected and
qualified
Section 10. The clerk Of the board of education
of each village district shall publish notice Of
the meeting provided for in the preceding Sec
ton, in newspaper of general circulation in the
district or post written notices of such meeting in
five of the most public places in the district, at
least ten days before the holding Of the same in
which notice or notices the time and place of the
meeting, and the number ofmembers 10 be elect
ed shall be specified.
Section 20. The secretary of the meeting, or
clerks of the election Of village districts provided
for in section eighteen of thisact shall keep poll
book and tally sheet, and return within fiVe days
after the election to the board Of education of the
district, said poll book and tally sheet duly GER
tilted.
SEC. 2. That said sections eighteen, nineteen
and twenty, be and they are hereby repealed, and
this act shall take effect and be in force from and
after Its passage.