The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-05-02
BUFORD.

The President Of the Clay township Board Of
Education gave that learned body some lessons
in parliamentary law at its late meeting.
The meeting Of the Clay township Board of
Education at this place on Monday, April 1Gth
excited an unusual degree Of interest, owing to
the important business that was expected to
come before it, and the unfriendly attitude Of
some of the members to the schOolhouse to be
built by the County Commissioners in sub-dis-
trict No. 4.
As to intelligence the board is considerably
above the average Of school boards In this
township, the members consist of Jacob
Burns, l.. G. Marconett Louis COffman, Q. o.
Collins, Elisha Stroud J. Z. MOberly, j. M.
Boatman, Robert Kibler and Joseph Comic.
No proposition was made to interfere in any
way with the proceedings Of the Commissioner
in the Buford schOolhouse matter, although
resolution to seat the house was voted down.
Business was dispatched with an unusual de-
gree Of alacrity and prOmptness. All efforts
on the part Of spectators to take part in the
discussions were ruled out Of Order and about
the only thing outside Of the usual routine was
two points Of order raised against the Presi-
dent Of the Board Mr.. @. o. Collins In view
Of the imperfect record of the proceedings of
the Board last year. the President determined
that the record of this Board should be full and
complete, and that they should show how every
member voted on every important motion and
resolution. Accordingly upon the introduce
tiOn of the first resolution, he, the President
demanded the yeas and nays. A member object
ed upon the ground that the President had no
right to demand the yeas and nays, In reply
the President quoted the school law, which
says "upon any motion or resolution any
member may demand the yeas and nays" and
the president being q member Of the board he
had the same right TO demand the yeas and
nays as any other member. Therefore he re-
| quested the clerk to proceed with the call Of
] the roll; when the presidents name was called
he responded with his vote whereupon the
same member objected to his vote being re-
corded upon the ground that the president had
no rig 20 vote only in case Of a tie, and that
the right had never been exercised only in case
Of a tie vote by any president Of the Clay town
| ship Board Of Education. The president in
| reply to the objection said that the fact Of his
! being president Of the Board did not disfran-
chise him or curtail any of his rights as a mem-
! ber of the Board, no matter what had been the
| custom heretofore, and that school boards are
supposed TO be governed by parliamentary law,
| and that he knew,Of but one instance in the
usage of parliamentary bodies, where the right
| of the presiding officer to vote was restricted
| TO a tie, and that was where that official was
| not member Of the body over which he pre-
sided, as in the case of the Vice President Of
the United States presiding over the Senate; he
not being a member Of the Senate could not
vote only when there was a tie, neither could
he serve on committees or participate in debate,
and the same rule applies to lieutenant govern
Ors Of States pre8ldlng over their state henatesi
and mayors Of towns and citiea presiding over
their councils; but whore the presiding officer
is a member Of the body over which he presides,
as in the speaker of the House of Represents
tives, then he exercises all the rights and privi
leges Of a common member, he votes upon al
motions and resolutions, serves on committees
and participates in debate, and in case Of a tiC
vote, the motion simply fails for the want of q
majority The school law makes no proviaiOz
for tie vote 1t says, chapter 2, section 8G82
"Upon a motion TO adopt resolution author
izing the purchase or sale Of properly, eithe
real or personal, or to employ surerintendent
teacher, or ianitor, or other employee, or h