The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
|Ei|IidS OF TRUSTEES.
!. New Law Applying to H.
....sd,nt School Districts
Mo FIRST TUESDAY IN MAY
~. year Not Necessary in
|Isp ,,.re the Requirements
VOW Complied with

.s April 1.-THE following is
me bill by Thomas Of Wise
~ . uniform method OF elect
uas = trustees. which passed last
xh,ch has been signed by the
Y Il nd gone into effect a suilieien ~
~ been received therefor to
4 \. Emergency clause
" rbere shall be elected six
20 : - for each independent dis
1ius's,a te nj an election held in
W. ssnt school district on tho
lacepenD,r NAV. 1899. and three on
VIE "a Tuesday in December oil each
~, sssr thereafter--that Is IN isVl'
,be drst election held under
~ ~ srst Tuesday in May, 1899.
~ la he elected president of
~" =, trus:ees, who shall serve until
."I.r ,rustees election in 1901, and
Il. successor is elected and quail
~ hereafter the term OF office OF
@asnt Of the board of trustees shall
ss,s The president Of the board
~ shall preside at all meetings
sssra. he shall sign all drafts upon
,rsr which are issued by au-
Il he board; be shall not vote on
.s.iop submitted TO the board or In
'-,lcr or teachers, except when the
~ ara equally divided, when 1t
his duty to cast the deciding vote,
shau serve without compensation.
Three OF the trustees elected In
10 shall serve until the regular
election in 1901, and shree shall
NH suoh electlon in 1908, and until
.,seessors are elected and shall have
4 The trustees elected at the
{,s,tiop provided for in this act shall
rl,hin twenty days after such cleo
AZ soon as possible thereafter, and
as,srmine by lot which three of the
IA elected shall serve until Deem
M and which three shall serve un-
,vmber, 1908. and at the regular
n 81 trustees in each alternate year
sitsr three trustees shall be elected
N term Of office Of each shall be
5ears, aud said trustees shall serve
d. compensation
/ The county judge of each county
order for each and every iudepend-
|isrict In the county for which he
knty Judge the first election required
held under the provisions of this
nd hereafter all such elections shall
iered by the board of trustees Of each
kpdent district at least ten days be-
Ihe date of the election, and the sec
Of the board OF trustees shall post
notices of the order for election
bee different places in the district.
hoard OF trustees at the time Of or
such election shall appoint persons
u the election, who shall serve with
pnpensation, and shall designate the
where the polls OF such election shall
kned
s All the qualified voters OF each
trdsrt district shall be entitled to
n q trustees election, and the three
dxes receiving the largest number
r. shall be entitled to serve as trns-
lOt the terms for which they are can
n
4 Before any trustee enters upon
lseharre OF the duties of his office.
" swear that he will faithfully and
shlly discharge the duties of such
iad such affidavit shall be filed with
cgnty Judge,
I Said board Of trustees may adopt
rules, regulations and bylaws for
Own government as they may deem
Inc public free schools of each in
GENT district shall be under the con-
% supervision of such board of trus-
ana said board when elected shall
NC exclusive power to control, man
aa govern said schools.
Each board of trustees provided
ms act shall elect a superintendent
;aslpa Of schools Of such independ,
,''llct Tor not more than two years
s.oa election OF superintendent o,