Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-06-09

ABOVE named, the voters present at the
opening of the polls shall select the
person or persons to fill the vacancy or
vacancies. Before entering upon their
duties, the judges and clerks shall take
and subscribe to the oath rs found on
the first page of the poll books. Any
officer authorized by law to administer
oaths, or any duly qualified school Off
Ger. or either of the Judges and clerks
may administer the oaths.
No compensation is provided for
Judges and clerks of election. Judges
and clerks of election must be qualified
voters in the district in which they
reside.
Every person to be qualified to vote
at school elections, and to hold school
office, must be twenty-one years of age.
a resident of the state one year, of the
county six months, and of the precinct
Tor school district) three months. The
following classes having the qualitica-
tions as to age and residence are quali-
fed electors:
Flrst-Every person, male or female,
married or unmarried, who is citizen
of the United States
Second-Every person who has de-
clared his or her intention to become a
citizen, at least one year and not more
than six years prior to such election,
conformably to the naturalization laws
of the United States.
Third-Civilized persons of Indian
descent who have severed their tribal
relations two years next preceding
such election.
n woman of foreign birth, who
might herself be lawfully naturalized,
when married to citizen of the United
States, thereby becomes a citizen of
the United States, and consequently
entitled to vote and hold office. A
woman of foreign birth, whose husband
has declared his intention to become a
citizen, but who has not been natural
lied, is not qualified to vote by virtue
of the declaration of her husband.
There shall be elected in each school
district one director to serve for a term
OF three years In the eyen-number
years there shall be elected in each
school district one school treasurer to
serve for a term Of two years.
Vacancies occurring in the offices
OF director OF treasurer are filled by ap-
pointment of the county superintend-
ent of schools until the next annual
election. If the original term of Office
extends past the date of such election,
the vacancy must be filled by election
for the year or years following such
election necessary to complete the un-
expired term.
In special districts two members of
the board of education are elected an
nually, except triennially, when but
one member is elected. Vacancies in
the board are filled by appointment of
the remainder of the board, until the
next annual election, when they are
then filled for the balance of the term.
it any, by election. In all common
school districts and special districts,
votes shall be cast for county superin-
tendent of schools at the election in
the even-numbered years. Voters in
independent districts do not vote for
county superintendent of schools.
The office of director for a term of
three years (tbe regular term,) the
office of director for term of two
years Ito fill the remaining portion of
the term of the officer elected one year
ago for the full term, in case of va
cancy), and the Office of director for a
term of one year Ito fill the remaining
portion of the term of the officer elected
two years ago for the full term, in case
of Vacancy, are three separate and
distinct offices. The person receiving
the highest number of votes for any of
these offices, should be declared elected
to that office. Each ballot should have
designated thereon the office for which
it is intended to have each person
named thereon voted for. The office
of director" without further descrip-
tion, will not suffice for the name of an
Office.
A ballot box must be provided in ad-
vance by the district school board.
The annual school elections shall be
conducted and the vote shall be can
vassed as provided by lew for general
elections at the time of the adoption
OF our present school law 1880. The
Australian system of elections does
not apply to school elections.
Immediately after the close of the
polls, the judges shall proceed to count
and canvass the votes cast for each
person voted for at such election for
any Office. The person receiving the
highest number of votes for any Office
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