The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-08
COMING SCHOOL ELECTION.
WANT H0MES WILL HE MADE VOTERS DURING COMING WEEK.

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 Terms of Msssrs. Hoieomb. Sheridan and Thompson Expire this Ssar-women Can Be Made ystsrs at Any Time-Town Clerk
 Brsthauer Anticipates Bis Business Next Week.
 The annual election of three members
 of the board of education to serve three
 years each will take place week from
 next Monday. September IT. The
 three members whose terms will expire
 are ex-Mayor Holcomb. Richard NJ,
 Sheridan and Sherwood s. Thompson.
 the latter of the trio having been elected
 last year for one year to fill out the unexpired term of Major II, II. Strong.
 who died while member of the
 board.
 Already considerable interest Is being
 taken in the election, and the prlncI. pal interest being in the strength of
 the women vote at the coming election
 It is expected that during the coming
 week Town Clerk Brethauer will be kept busy making voters of women who desire to cast their ballots at the coming school election. So far this year there have been but very few made but a big rush Is anticipated during the com ing week.
 Last year was the first at which wo- men were allowed to vote for members of the board of education and the plan worked we'll, although only few of the women of the city availed them selves of the opportunity to cast their ballots at the polls. Several hundred were made voters. but 1t is said that less than half of this number deposited their ballots. This year 1t Is expected that the number will be largely increas- ed, both as to those made and those voting. Town Clerk Brethauer says that during the coming week fully 800 women will take the oath and at the coming election the number of women eligible to vote will be increased to about 1,200
 Women can be made voters at any time prior to election day by simply calling at the town clerks office and making oath to certain statements. The law does not specify any particu- lar season during the year when they shall be made voters and in consequence they can be made electors at any time during the year. The act under which women are allowed to vote for school officers was passed by the general as- sembly in 1898, and approved July l, 1893. The two first sections of the act are as follows!
 Section 1.-Eeyery woman who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years. who shall be a citizen of this state, or of the United States one year and in the town for six months, and can read the English language. shall have the right to vote at any meeting held for the purpose of choosing any officer of schools or for any educational purpose under the general or. special laws of this state.
 Section 2.-Any woman who is enti- tied to vote under the first section of this act may be registered by the town clerk as a qualified voter in town or school district meetings. by making application to him for that purpose It shall be the duty of the town clerk in each town to keep a registry list of the women entitled to vote in town or schooi district meetings under the pro visions of this ant and to register the names of any women who may apply for registration for that purpose; pro- vided, that after being examined by him under oath they shall satisfy him that they have the qualifications re- auired by this act.
 There has been some talk on the part af the members of the Central Labor union of placing woman in nomina- ton for member of the board of educa- .ion, but 1t Is thought that such action will not be taken this year The Gen. al Labor union will hold meeting Monday night, at which time definite lction on this proposition will be taken.