The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-05
LADIES VOTING DAY.
Election of Two Directors of
the Board of Education.
THREE TICKETS IN THE FIELD.
Oficial Declaration OF the Qualifications
Of voters-List Of Polling Places-
Hours Of Voting.

The election of two directors OF the school
board for District No. l, waich includes the
whole OF the city of Seattle, cakes place today,
in accordance with the law regulating school
districts in cities of more than goo 900 inhabitants
The outgoing members are j. B. MacDougall
and W. J. Colkstt
Three tickets are in the fel5, namely!
J. B. MacDougall and Charlas F. Mundsy.
W. J. Cotkett and J. A. Gou:d.
Dr. Sarah Kendall and A. w HASTE.
The polls viii be open fronF p m till p m
and the polling places are as solloTs:
Rainier school building.
Minor school building
Denny school building.
Mercer school building.
Third and Yesier.
Jackson and Eleventh.
seventh aud Pike.
Depot near Aimert.
Fremont-Justice RemsberSs ONCE.
The qualifications of vo;>rs are clearly set
forth in an official communis alton from W. II.
White, attorney for the schotS board, to Thomas
W. Prosch, chairman OF the soard, as follows:
You ask my opinion TOUCHING qualifications
OF electors in this school d.trict. Sections
ana 2, article o, OF the Constitution or TIE
state read as follows: "All ISale persons OF the
age of q years or over. possess ing the following
qualifications. shall be enriUed to vote at all
eiecuons They shall be citizens OF the United
States; they shall have liveGc in the state one
year, and in the county niueSg days, and IN the
city, town, ward or precinct slirty days fmlne-
diately preceding the eiecti.n at which they
offer TO vote; provided, that indians not taxed
shall never be allowed the elective franchise;
provided, further. that all mlIe persons who at
the time of the adoption OF. this constitution
are qualified electors OF hesterritory shall be
electors.
''sec- 2 The legislature may provide that
there shall be no denial OF thu elective franchise
al any school election on ecc@uut OF Lex.
Section So Of the act to establish a general ard
uniform system OF common schools in the state
OF Washington, enacted Mach y, 1890, reads:
Every person, male or femsse. over the age of
81 years, who shall have res-ied in the school
district Tor thirty days Immediately preceding
any school election and IN TIE state one year,
vote at any general electioE, shall be legal
voter of any school election, -and no other per-
son shall be allowed to vote: Persons Offering
to vote may be challenged by any legally Quail
fed school elector of the GisTict, and one OF the
judges of election shall thers1pOn administer to
the person challenged an Ga. h. i'll substance as
follows: You do swear Tor aJirml that you are
citizen Of the United States- or have declared
your intention to become such; that
you are u years Of age, according to
your information and belief. that you have re-
sided in this district thirty says next preceding
this election and In the stat5 one year, and that
you have not voted before ca this day Ii he
shall refuse to take the oatks, his vote shall be
rejected. Any person guilt! OF Illegal voting
shall be punished rs provi:,ed by the general
election laws of the state"
In my opinion the last auoted section fixes
the qualifications of elector: in this schooi dis
trict, and that every person. male and female,
having the qualifications tFserein mentioned is
a legal and qualified voter sor members OF the
board of directors.
This is the only election IL the state of Wash
ington at which women MAJ vote.