The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-07
A SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
The Election of a Successor to
w. II. Hughes Today.
THE BUSINESS MEMS CANDIDATE
women Can Vote without Reference to
property Qualification - No Regis
tration Required-Polling Places.

louay an election will be held for a school
director IN place of w. II. Hughes, whose term
mas expired The polling places will be opened
from 10 r. m, as follows:
Rainier sehool-Market and King streets.
Jenny sehooi-Fiith and Battery streets.
streets. anu -''0-
NcCombs building-Pike, east of Seventh
Third street, near jefferson.
Nchois ouilding-Fremont
me candidates for the position are A. p. Bur-
wen, OF the Seattle Hardware Company; w. II.
fhliips, real estate dealer, and p p. Carroll,
lawyer. MI. Burwell has the support OF large
nuhDer OF the business men OF the city, who
nave sent out the following circular to tho
voters:
Belleving that you have in common with our
serves deep interest in our public schools and
thelr future welfare, we ask your active and
energellc aid In electing Mr.. A. z. Burwell
memoer OF the board OF education at he cleo
tlon 10 oe held Saturday, November 7. 1891, be-
tween the hours OF and D. m. A list OF the
votihg plaees viii be found enclosed. Words
without work will not do our duty to our chill
oren ana our schools. We must be at the polls
NOT only 10 cast our own votes, but to rally our
. IRE. as Well, for by so doing we avoid even
the possibility OF defeat While we differ in
many Things we agree in this, ''Our public
scnooi system must not be neglected"
Mr.. A. +. Burwell is one of our leading bust
ness men, Is honest, progressive, we'll educated,
IoeIa, out prudent, and keenly alive to the
needs and best interests of our schools Will
you nor give us at least twenty four hours OF
YOUR Tune IN so good cause? Do not forget
lnat women a. vel as men can vote at a school
erection. Business men are earnestly requested
10 allow their clerks time to vote.
No registration is necessary to vote; and all
residents OF the city for year who are of age
ard citizens of the United States, can vote at
whichever polling place is most convenient.
women as well as men are allowed to vote and
the INDICATION is that a good number will come
out TO the polls. No property qualification is
required.
The rules for the election are in detail as
follows:
The election for director shall be held on the
hrst saturday in November, between the hours
OF and p. M.
The officers of election shall consist OF two
judges and a clerk, who shall constitute the
The judges aud clerk shall, before entering
upon the duties Of their office, seyerally take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation to faithfully
uischatge the duties OF such officers of the
election, said oath or affirmation to be admins
tered by any school officer or other person au-
thorlzed TO administer oaths. The judges shall,
before they commence receiving ballots, cause
10 De proclaimed aloud at the place of voting
tnat the polls are now open.
The voting shall be by ballot. The ballots
SNAIL De paper ticket, containing the name or
names OF the person or persons for whom the
electors intend to vote. and designating the Of
nee 70 whlch such person so named is intended
oy aim TO be chosen. Whenever any person of
ters 10 vote one OF the judges shall pronounce
ms name in an audible voice, and if there be no
objections to the qualification to such person as
an elector he shall receive the ballot in the
presence OF the election board and deposit the
same, without being opened or examined, in
the ballot box, and the clerk shall Immediately
enter the name upon the list headed names of
Voters"
Every person, male or female, over the age of
q years, who shall have resided in the school
district for thirty days Immediately preceding
any school election, and in the state one year.
and is otherwise, except as to sex, qualified to
vote at any general election, shall be a legal
voter OF any school election, and no other per.
son shall be allowed 10 vote.
Persons Offering to vote may be challenged by
any legally qualified school elector of the dis
trict, and one of the judges Of election shall
thereupon administer to the person challenged
an oath in substance as follows sYou do swear
Tor atiirml that you are a citizen of the United
states, or have declared your intention to be-
come SUCH that you are q years of age, accord
ing to your information and belief, and that
you have resided in this district thirty days
next preceding this election and in the state
one year, and that you have not voted before on
this day" Il he shall refuse to take the oath,
his vote shall be rejected. Any person guilty of
Illegal voting shall be punished as provided in
the general election laws of the state.
When the polls are closed, proclamation there
OF shall be made at the place of voting, and no
vote shall afterward be received. As soon as
the polls are closed the judges shall open the
ballot box and commence counting the votes,
and in no case shall the box be removed from
the votes are counted. The counting shall be in
public The ballots shall be taken out one by
one, by one of the judges, who shall open them
and read aloud the name of each person con-
tanned therein, and the office for which such
person was voted for. The clerk shall write
down each Office TO be filled ana the name of
each person voted for such office. and shall keen
the number of votes by talies as they are read
aloud by one OF the judges. The counting of
the votes shall continue without adjournment
until all the votes ara counted. No ticket shall
be rejected on account of form or mistake in
initials of names. il the judges can determine
to their satisfaction the person voted for and
the Office intended
Upon completion of the count the clerk shall
az once prepare report of the election which
shall be signed by himself aud the judges Civ
ing an account OF all votes cast for every Candi-
date, which, with the poll books, tally sheets
ballots and other articles used in said election
shall be inciosed in the ballot box, sealed, and
Immediately transmitted by one member OF the
board TO the Office OF the board of education in
the city of Seattle.
The list OF judges and clerks of election is as
follows:
Rainier school-Judges, J. B. MacDougaIl, r.
W. Winchell: clerk, q. ". Currier.
Third, near Jefferson-judges, Thomas W
sixth ana Pike-judges d. A. Spencer, J. NJ
Lyon; clerk, ". S. Harlan.
Minor school-Judges, w. J. Cokett, Il A.
Frederic *; clerk J. L. Andrews.
Deuny-Judges, W. Fl. Hughes, D. +. vii.
hanson: clerk, q. \. Gates.
Fremont-Judges, C. Il. Heifner, NJ. s. Scott;
clerk. o. J. Carr.
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