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


BY the provisions of the statute the
election of fall 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 devised Statutes.) The
annual school election shall be held on
the third Tuesday of June in each year,
and a polling place is hereby estab-
lisled in each sub-district of each town
ship. the director of the sub-district to
be 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 be chosen by the
votes present.
Sec. 1898. At the annual school cleo
ton the qualified voters of each SUD-
district shall elect one director who shall
rresidea at all sub-district meetings, and
who shall be- member of the township
board. + 4
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. He shall take a
similar oath of Office to the ii required
of the director and shall enter into an
undertaking in favor of the school
township to be approved by the board.
and in a sum to be fixed by the board
but not less than double the sum, as
can be ascertained, to come into his
hands during the year, to faithfully
discharge his duties as treasurer, and to
render a 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 be 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.
the various sub-districts shall consti.
tute the township school board, and
they shall meet on the second Tuesday
in July, and after each has qualified
according to law. organize the schoo
board by electing a chairman from
their number.
SEC. 17OS. At the annual schoo
election provided for in section 1897
the polls shall be 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
rectors, and the persons receiving TIL,
} highest number Of votes shall be de
clared elected. = The iudr,
and clerk of election shall also coun
!, the votes cast for treasurer and plac
the result in a sealed envelope and de
liver the same to the township clerk II
: person within three days after til
election.
SEC. 1918. Any Judge or clerk o
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
e shall, upon conviction, he punished b
$ imprisonment in the territorial priso
: for a 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
T sons who are qualified electors undo
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 RI
CURED by the general laws, and VIII
have children Of school age under the
care and control, shall be qualified vo
ers.
SEC. 17l5. All persons, eithe
male or female, being twenty-one yea
Of age and over, having the Necessary
qualifications under, t5tS'.
as to citizenship 49, o..
eligible to the 0
; Judge or clerk