Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-19
House Bill No. 81.

An ACT entitled an act to amend Section
1880 of the school laws of Montana, in
relation to publishing notices and the
qualifications OF electors at school cleo.
tons.
Be it enacted by the legislative assembly
of the State of Montana:
Sec. 1. That section 1850 of the Fifth
division OF the compiled statutes OF Mon
tana be, and is hereby amended to read as
follows:
See. 1850. An annual meeting for the
election OF trustee or trustees shall be held
in each district on the first Saturday in
April in each year at the district school
house, il there be one, and, il there be none,
at a place designated by the board of trus-
tees. The trustees shall post written or
printed notices OF election, specifying the
day, time and placs OF meeting, in at least
three public places in the district lone OF
which shall he upon the school house, il
there be one), at least fifteen days previous
to the day of election. Provided, when
ever in the judgment OF a majority OF the
board of trustees of any district, either in
special or in regular session, that the best
interests OF the district will be served by
the publication OF such notice in some news
paper i'm the county, they may do SO by
an order, which must be entered upon the
records of the district. All elections shall
be by ballot and the trustees shall have
power to determine the hours during which
the polls OF said election shall be kept open.
having given due notice thereof in the post
ed notices of election. Every male person
over twenty-one years OF age, who is a citi-
zen OF the United States, and who has re-
sided six months in the district, and is a
taxpayer thereof, and all female citizeHs OF
the United States, over twsnty-one years
Of aye, and who have resided in the district
Que year next preceding the election, shall
be entitled to vote. Any person Offering to
vote may be challenged by any legally quail
fled elector OF the district, or one oil the
judges of election; and the chairman of the
board of trustees, or, in his absence, one Of
the other members sfthe board. shall there
upon administer to the person challenged
an patti or affirmation as follows; do
swear Tor AFFIRM that you are n citizen oil
the United States, that you are twenty-one
years of age, according to the best oil your
information and belief; that you have re-
sided in this district six months next pre-
ceeding this election, that you are a tax
payer in this school district, and that you
have not before voted this day. III the
elector shall refuse to TAKE the oath, his
vote shall be rejected; and any person
guilty of illegal voting shall be punished, as
provided by the general election laws OF
this state. The trustees h have the
same qualifications as electors, and be
Judges u inspectors of elections, and IL
they are not present Mt the time OF opening
the polls. the electors present may elect the
officers of election. A poll and tally list
shall be kept by the clerk of the board oil
trustees, and, with the exceptions men
TONED in this section. the election shall be
conducted as far as practicable in the form
and manner of n general election. Any
one OF the old trustees shall have power to
administer to any trustse-elect the oath oil
office, and the clerk OF election shall issue
the certificate OF election to any trustee
elect, who shall forward it to the county
superintendent OF Dublic schools.