The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-05-02
SCHOOL MATTERS.
something OF Interest to school Trus-
tees and Citizens Generally.

SCHOOL
tees and Citizens Generally.
The new School law provides that
school Boards shall appoint Census
Marshal in each district on or before
the lst day OF May In each year, and
that certificate of his appointment
shall De filed with the County Super
intendent; that the census shall be
taken between the LIST and 3lst of
May; that the certificate attached to
census blanks shall be sworn to be-
fore an officer authorized to admins
ter the oath; that the census reports
and the census statistics shall be-
properly tflled out and filed with the
County perintendent on or before
tho 10th day OF June in each year;
that II the Census Marshal refuses or
neglects To make his report as pro.
vIded by law, he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and fined
not exceeding 800, or imprisoned not
exceeding ten days. Unless all these
requirements are complied with Gen.
sus Marshals will not be entitled to
any compensation for services rem
dered; and the law further provides
that, ''if at any time the County
Superintendent has reason to believe
that correct report has not been
returned, he may appoint Census
Marshal, have the census retaken,
and The compensation for the same
shall be audited by the County Com
missioners and paid out OF the County
General Fund"
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.
The law relating to the election of
School Trustees III the several districts
on the second Saturday In May of
each year, has heretofore been pub
lished In the NEWS, but we repoduce
80 much OF 1t as seems necessary for
the guidance Of school Boards and
citizens generally. A failure 10 com
ply with it, PROVISIONS may cause
much annoyance aud unnecessary
trouble In The future. IL Is, there
fore, hoped that all persons interested
will perform their duties under the
law. The Trustees elected At the last
election, who have given satisfaction,
should be 10 elected. As We under
stand tue statute, It's intent is that Que
Trustee shall DO elected to serve three
years, one TO serve TWO years and one
Tor one year. The new Board, 30
elected, does not enter OH It's official
dutles until Inc hrst OF September.
Folio ing Is Il synopsis oil the Jaw
81. a -
serlotnx tns duties uf inose Instructed
~ carry IL Inso eiioct
SECTION /. An election for School
Trustees must be held al eac b district
oa Ihs second Saturday OF May Of
each year, at the district school house.
t'irst--fne number
of School Trustees Tor any school dis
trict shall De three, except when the
number oil census children of the pre-
ceedIng year exceeds four hundred,
then the Board OF Trustees shall con
sist OF five Inembers. Second-ln
new school districts, or in case OF VA
cancy Tor any CAUSE IN all old one, the
school Trustees snail be elected TO
hold Office for one, two and three
years respectively, from the first day
of Septen Der next succeeding their
election.
SEC. 3. Not less than ten days be-
fore the election, the Trustees must
post notices in three public places IN
the district, which notices must spec
lily The time aud place OF election aud
the hours during which the polls will
be kept open. II within five days OF
the election the Trustees have failed
To post the notices required ander
this section, then any three electors
OF the district may give notice OF such
election.
The Trustees appoint Judges, who
serve without compensation.
Polls must not be opened before y
o clock A. M, nor kept open less than
four hours.
Every qualified elector OF the county
who has resided in the district for 80
days next preceding the election may
vote thereat.
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