Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-05
Ii Is ELECTION DAY
And the City Must Elect Four
teen Members
OF The BOARD or EDUCATION
No Registration Re9wssa--AH Persons
Owning Property L-ahis - Assessment
for School Taxes May Voss.

Today the annual school election
vi take place aud fourteen members
Of the board ~ education VII be
elected. Tie polls MI be opea at
O. clock this afternoon and REMAIN open
untll 5 o clock tonight. The POLLING
places "a the various wards Of the ely
are sc follows,
First ward - GFanduue avenue
school.
second war5-Central bigh school.
Thirc Ward-L&grsve street engine
house.
Fourth ward-No. 2o4 East Bridge
street.
Fifth ward Plainheld avenue
school,.
sixth ward-West Leonard street
school.
Seventh ward-Union school.
Eighth ward-Turner hal.
Ninth wArd-JeEerson street school.
Tenth ward - Wealthy avenue
school.
Eleventh ward 49, Kelloggs drug
store.
Twelfth ward-South Iona street
school
Holding the school elections N the
different school, buildings 80 far as pos
slble ls q new feature, bat hy 90 dong
the board Of education saves large
sum IN not beng compelled 10 pay tie
expense of halls. school not being ia
session the school building can be
easily utilized.
The school i2w IN regard 20 who are
the legal voters at school elections ls as
follows:
Who Can Vote
''Every person Of the age OF twenty
one years who las property liable 10
assessment for school taxes IA any
school district ana who has Tesidec
three months next preceding such
meeting on any territory belonging 10
such district at the time OF holding
SAID meeting, shall be qualified voter
in said meeting upon az questions; and
all persons who are twenty years
of age and who are the parents OF
legal guardians Of any children IN
cluded IN the school census OF the DIS
trict and who have for three months
as aforesaid been residents Of said dis
trlct or upon any territory belonging
thereto 81 the time of holding Eby
school meeting, shall be entitled 10
vote on all questions Arlslng IN said
| district which do not directly involve
the raising OF money by tax"
BY this women have the same rights
as men st school elections, and the
qualifications are the same for both.
ANY person owning property liable 20
be assessed for school taxes may leg
ally vote on all questions.
How IL Is Interpreted
This has been interpreted 10 mexa
any property such az a watch, q piano,
an organ, etc, winch may legally be
taxed.
Registration is unnecessary st q school
election. The elections IN each ward
are under the charge of inspectors
specially appointed by law The names
of the candidates are printed on slips
of paper and left at The polling places.
There - no secrecy about the election.
The voters deposit their ballots without
any Formally, although any persons
vote IL liable 10 challenge, and under
| such circumstances be or sne must
swear the vote IN according 70 the pro-
visions of the state Law. Al the close
! of the polls the ballots are counted and
the returns flied with the CITY clerk.
There Is no psTtls2nshlp connected
with the election TINS year. with the oT-
ceptlon of two csnd dates nominated by
the peoples party in the seventh and
/ eighth wards. Last year several hum
| dred women voted at the election, and
Il = expected that the number vii re
| largely increased at today's election