The Arizona sentinel., 1885-05-02
Extracts from the School Law

portant sections from the school law passed by the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly, which will doubtless prove interesting read ing to all persons. By Section 55 it will be seen that women are al- lowed to vote at school elections, and become candidates for School Trustees under certain conditions. The provisions of the law in this regard do not affect the coun- ties of Apache and Graham. We invite a careful reeading of the law by all persons interested in school matters.
 SECTION 50. An election for School Trustees must be held in each district, on the last Saturday in June in each year at the Dis trict school house if there is one; and if there IS none, at a place to be designated by the Board of Trustees.
 First. The number of School Trustees in each district shall be three.
 Second. They shall be elected to hold office for one year from the first Saturday in July succeed ing their election.
 SEC. 51. The clerk of each School Board shall cause written or printed notices to be posted specifying the day and the place of such election, and the time during which the ballot-box will be kept open. Said notices shall be posted in at least three public places in the district, one of which shall be at the school house, if there be one, at least fifteen days previous to the time of election. If the clerk fail to give such notice, then any two legal voters residing in the district may give similar notice of such election at least ten days prior thereto.
 SEC. 52. The trustees must appoint the Inspector, Judges and Clerks of election; if nune are so appointed, or if those appointed are not present at the time of opening the polls, the electors present may select them.
 SEC. 53. The polls must be opened at g o'clock a. m., and closed at 4 o'clock p. m.
 SEC. 54. All elections shall be by ballot.
 SEC. 55. Every person, male or female, of the age of 21 years or over, who has been a resident of the district for thirty days im- mediately preceding the day of election, and who is the parent or guardian of a child of school age residing in the district, or who paid a Territorial or county school tax during the preceding year, is eligible to election to the office of Trustee, and shall be entitled to vote at any school district elec- ton. Any person offering to vote may be challenged by any legally qualified elector of the district, and the judges must thereupon administer the following oath to the person challenged: "You do solemnly swear, that you are now and have been a resident of this school district during the thirty days preceding this election; that you are the parent or guardian of a child of school age; or, that you have paid in this county a Terri torial or county school tax during the past year, and that you have not voted at this election, so help you, God" If he or she takes the oath prescribed in this sec- tiOn, his or her vote must be re- ceived, otherwise the vote must be rejected.
 Provided, that in Pima county the provisions of this section, No. 55, shall not apply or have any force or effect, and that the pro- visions of Section 35 of an Act, numbered 38, on page 33, of the Session Laws of 1883, approved February 21, 1888, entitled, "An Act to establish a public school system and to provide for the maintenance and supervision of public schools in the Territory of Arizona" shall apply to and re-