El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-05

ing such election shall appoint persons
to hold the election, who shall serve
without compensation, and shall deslg'
nate the place where the polls OF such
election shall be opened.
Seo.5-All he::qualified voters OF each
independent tdisLrict beshall entitled
to vote at trustees election, and the
number of votes shall be entitled to
serve as trustees for the terms for
which they are candidates.
Sec. 6. Before any trustee enters
upon the discharge OF the duties of his
office he shall swear that he will faith
fully and impartially discharge the
duties of such Office and suoh af-
fidavlt shall be filed with the county
Judge.
adopt such rules. regulations and by
laws for their own government as they
may deem proper. The public free
schools of each Independent district
shall be under the control and super
vision of such board of trustees, and
said board when elected shall have the
exclusive power of control, manage
and govern said schools.
Sec. 8. Each board of trustees pro-
vided for in this act shall elect sup
erintendent or principal of schools OF
such Independent district for not more
than two years, and such election of sup
erintendent or principal shall be held
between the 18th day of April and the
18th day of August of each year or each
alternate year, as may be necessary.
The election of the superintendent or
principal to fill any vacancy in said po-
sition arising from any cause whatever
shall be for the unexpired term only.
Sec. 9. When q vacancy occurs in
- nd ~ fv,r11 In d.
emit district, the remaining members of
such board shall fill the vacancy by
electing person to serve until the next
regular election of trustees, when at
that time the vacancy shall be filed by
an election; provided, the term of the
trustee first elected has not expired and
the person elected by the people to fill
the vacancy shall serve to the end of
the term for which the trustee creating
the vacancy was elected.
Sec. 10. Any Independent distri ct
which now has board of six trustees,
elected by the people or appointed by
the city council, shall not be required
to hold the special election in May,
1899, provided for in this act, but the
said board of trustees that are elected
under article 4007 of this chapter shall
determine by. lot or otherwise the
members of said board whose terms of
who terms shall expire in 1908, and the
regular election Of trustees in the odd
years as provided for in this
act shall be held in each independent
district save in the cities as provided
for in article 4018.
Sec IL. All laws and parts of laws,
both general and special, in conflict
with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed and article 40OS of the |
revised civil statutes Is specially re-
pealed.
Sec. II. The fact that the revised |
statutes are indefinite in their provi-
'ions in reference to the election of
trustees in Independent districts incor
oorated for school purposes only, and
hat much confusion and uncertainty
will result if an attempt is made to
lect trustees in such districts in June
ext, creates an emergency and an i'm
erattve public necessity that the cons
itutional rule requiring bill to be read
n three several days be suspended and
hat this act shall take effect and be in
orce from and after its passage and it
s so enacted