Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-04-15
New School Inv.

on the second Saturday of May of each
year. at the district school house, II
there be one, and If there be none at q
place to be designated by the Board oil
Trustees. First-The number of school
trustees for any school district shall be
three, except when the number of cen
sus children of the proceeding year
exceeds four hundred, then the Board
of Trustees shall consist of five men,
bers. Second in new school districts,
OF in case of vacancy for any cause in
an old one, the School Trustees shall
be elected to hold Office for one, two
and three years respectively, from the
first day of September next succeeding
their election. Thira-Except as pro.
vided in subdivision second of this
Section, one trustee shall be elected
annually to hold Office for three years
where there are three Trustees, and for
five years where there are five Trustees,
or until his successor shall be elected
and qualified.
SEC. 3. Within thirty days after the
formation of q new district, an election
must be held for Trustees Any three
electors of the district may give notice
of it in the same manner as notice Is
required to be given for the annual
election.
SEC. 4. Not less than ten days
before the election required under Sec.
ton Two of this Act, the Trustees must
post notices in three public places in
the district, which notices must specify
the time and place of election and the
hours during which the polls will he
kept open; if within five days OF the
election the Trustees have failed to
post the notices required under this
Section, then,any three electors of the
district may give notice Of such eiec.
ton.
Sec. g. The Trustees must appoint
the Inspector and Judges OF Election
and such ether officers as may be
necessary. If none are SO appointed,
or If they are not present at the time
for opening the polls, the electors
present may appoint them, and such
officers so appointed shall serve with
out compensation.
SEC. g. In districts in which the
children between ak and eighteen
years of age exceed four hundred, the
polls must be open at eight o'clock A,
NJ and be kept open until five L. M
In other districts the polls must not be
open until nine O'clock A. III. not kept
open less than four hours.
Sec. 7. Every qualified elector oil
the county who has resided in the dis.
trict for thirty days next preceding the
election may vote thereat.
SECS. The voting must be by bal
lot, aud when two or more Trustees
are to be elected for different terms,
the ballots shall designate the respect
i've term of each. In case of the fail
ure so designate, the Trustee receis-
ing the greatest number of votes shall
serve the longest term and the one
receiving The second greatest number
the next longest term, and SO on.
TSection nine relates only To the
81 En-
SEC. 10. A poll and tally list must
be kept, and returned to The Board of
Trustees.
SEC. II. The officers of election
must, after counting the votes, make
and deliver certificates of election to
the persons elected, a copy of which,
with the oath of office attached, must
be forwarded to the County Superin-
tendent of Schools.
SEC. ~. In any neighborhood or
community containing not more than
twenty census children, and where one
school can accommodate all the school
census children therein, although the
most distant school census child
resides not to exceed five miles from
the school house, but one school shall
receive public school money, and tho
County Superintendent of Public
Schools shall decide the school house
in which the school shall be kept
open.
SEC. 10. No school district shall be
entitled TO receive money from the
County Funds unless there shall be
residing in the district at least ten
school census children.
SEC IA All Acts and parts of Acts
in conflict with the provisions Of this
Act, are hereby repealed.