The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-06
Election of School Officers.

10y the provisions OF the statute the
election of all school officers takes place
on the third Tuesday in June each
year. In compliance with this provis-
ion of the statute, the election of school
officers for Fail River county will be
held on Tuesday, June 18th. The law
in the matter is as follows:
SEC. 1867 Nevisel Statutcs.) The
annual school election shall be held on
the third Tuesday of June in each year.
and a polling place is hereby cstab.
lisled i'll each sul,-aiStrict o fcach town
ship. the director of the sub-district to
he the judge of election, and a clerk of
election shall be elected by the voters
present at the opening of the polls. If
the directors should not be present a
Judge of election shall he chosen by the
votes present.
See. 1898. Atthe annual schoo! c!cc-
tion the qualified voters of each sui'-
district shall elect one director who shall
president all sul,-diStrict meetings. and
who shall bea member of the township
board. i i = s.
Sec. 1901. AT the same time at
| which the director is elected. and upon
the same ballot. the qualified voters of
the township shall elect one township
treasurer, who shall hold his Office for
the term of one year. lie shall take IL
similar oath of Office to tlle one required
of the director and shall enter into an
undertaking i'll favor Of the school
township to lie approved 10y the board.
and in a sum to be fixed by the board
but not less than double the sum. as
can he aSccrtained, TO come into his
hands during the year. to faithfully
discharge his duties as treasurer. and TO
render Il true account of all funds and
property of every kind that shall come
into his hands. and pay and deliver
the same according to law. The treas
urer shall not lie a member of the town
ship school board. The Judge and
clerk of election shall. Immediately af-
Ter the canvass of the votes for direct
or, send a certified copy of the vote
cast for said officer to the township
clerk, and the clerk shall certify the
result to the county clerk without de-
lay.
SEC. 1902. The directors elected iii
the various sub-districts shall consti.
tute the township school board. and
they shall meet on the second Tuesday
i'll July, and after each has qualified
according to law. organize the schoo.
board by electing a chairman from
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SEC. 170S. At the annual schoo
election provided for in section 1897
the polls shall he opened at two o'clocl
in the afternoon and continue oper
until five o'clock of the same day. Tn,
judge of election, with the aid Of tn,
clerk. shall count the votes cast for di
r%ectors. and the persons receiving tin
highest number of votes shall be de
clarcd elected. r The indg,
and clerk of election shall also coun
the votes cast for treasurer and place
the result in a sealed envelope and de
liver the same to the township clerk IL
person within three days after til
election.
SEC. 1913. Any judge or clerk o
5 election, township clerk or count,
clerk. who wilfully violates the provis
ions of this act in relation to election.
or who wilfully makes a false return
. shall. upon conviction, he punished b
5 imprisonment in the territorial prisoI
for Il term of not less than one yea
nor more than three years.
! SEC. liza. In all elections held ur
der the provisions of this act, all pei
+ sons who are qualified electors unde
Y the general law Of the territory, and a
women of twenty-one years of age an
over, having the necessary qualities
: ton as to citizenship and residence re
: CURED by the general laws, and VIII
have children Of school age under the
care ana control, shall be qualified vo
ers.
!. SEC. 17l5. All persons, eithe
male or female, being twenty-one veal
t of age and over, having the nerc.Ssar
qualifications unler, .ssS's :.
as to citizenship $50 isay
eligible to the o ..s.
: Ship clerk.