Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-08


To Township School Oticers
This circular letter is issued for the
purpose of instructing Township
school officers in the manner of con-
ducting the coming school election
and Of explaining certain clauses OF
our school law. All rulings and sug-
gestions herein contained, have been |
CLEANED from a careful study of the |
law and from letters and circulars re-
ceived from the Territorial Depart
ment Of Public Instruction.
ELECTIONS.
Sec. 10 of the School law provides
that the annual school election shall
be held upon the third Tuesday Of
June which occurs this year upon the
18th.
Sec. q of the law, directs that the
polls shall be opened at 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon and remain open till 5
o'clock. The director If present
shall act as Judge Of the election; and
the clerk Of the election shall be chos-
en- by the ycters present at the opening
OF the polls. Ii the director is absent
the judge Of election should then be
chosen by the voters present at 2 o.
clock. Each sub-distrlct is voting
precinct, and the school house or the
house in which school was last held
the polling place.
Three notices of election should be
posted in each sub-district in public
places, one OF which shall be on the
front door OF the school house in
which said election is to be held.
These notices should be posted ten
days preceding the election, by the
clerk of the school township acting
through the director rsome response
bic patron Of each sub-district,
The qualified voters Of each subdis-
trict should elect q director as a men,
Der Of the township school board.
They should also cast o ballot for
school township treasurer and for
county superintendent. The la"
intends that there shall be no greater
or less number Of sub-districts in any
township than there are schools; any
variation from this will result in an
illegal election.
Sec. % provides that in all school
elections all persons who are qualified
voters under the general laws Of the
Territory, Shall be entitled to vote and
in addition thereto all women who
have the exclusive control of children
and have also the qualifications OF a
voter as to age residence etc.
Sec. % provides that all persons who
are twenty-one years cid and over, and
who have the requisite qualifications
as to citizenship and residence, re-
qui7ed by the general laws, shall be el-
igible to any of the school Offices eN-
cept the office Of Treasurer Of the
school township. The Board ruled
last year that they could see no reason
why woman should not be allowed
to hold the position Of school township
treasurer; but it seems that upon con-
sultation with the Attorney General
They have decided that the school
treasurer must be a male citizens over
tWenty-one years old.
| He mast also be q resident OF the
area embraced in the school township.
i After the Judge and clerk have can
vassed the votes cast as provided IN
Section 81 of the law, She returns to-
| gether with all the ballots cast for all
candidates should be placed in the bal
lot box and the box Iesealed and dellV-
cred to the clerk Of the school township
board.
The Office OF clerk Of school board is
not elective. This officer should be
chosen at the first meeting OF the new
school board on the second Tuesday Of
July. but he does not assumethe duties
of the oRicc, until the present incum-
bent has made his report to the county
superintendent.
His annual report should be made
within the next ter days following the
first meeting Of the new school board
and should be made in duplicate, one
copy to be filed in his Office, and one to
be Forwarded to the county superln-
tendent who Will receipt for it.
The township treasurer should as
sumo the duties OF his Office as soon as
the report of hisIpredecesssor has been
approved by the school board. Section
Is provides that the newly elected
school board shall meet on the second
f Tuesday OF July which will occur this
wear on the 10th and organize by choos-
ing one Of their number as chairman
and some person not Of their number
as clerk of the Board.
.Hhn retiring bo;trtl- sholM meet 'iiol'