The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-13
TIE NEW LAW.
TeKt OF the Act Vndrr Which our
School District was Recently Incor-
pDraied.
Continued From Last Week.

4 'H1NdtiOh VI lhe rchtiOl ulstIlNL hereby
incorporated, until the first Monday of
August in the year enc thousand
nine hundred three, and until board
OF educatioon shall have been duly
constituted and organized as provided
by this act, and shall have al the
powers, duties and privileges vested
by the provisions OF this act in the
board of education Of such school dis
trict heleby Incorporated The said
trustees lected on the said second
Monday in July, one thousand nine
hundrel three, together with the two
trustees above mentioned. shall be-
come the hoard Of education Of said
school district Of Crystal Fails ON the
first Monday Of August t, one thousand
nihe hundred three and shall organize
the board as provided in section
twenty two Of this act aud inn
inediately thereafter the board OF ed
ucation as organized at the time this
act shall take effect shall turn over to
said newly organized board all the
rec rds and property belonging to the
township school district Of Crystal
Falls.
Section "a. Special meetings of said
school district may be appointed by
resolution OF the board of education
at such times and places in said dis
trict as such board shall designate. and
the general purpose Of any such special
meeting shall be set forth in the re-
solution appointing such meeting.
Section 10. Notice Of the time an
place of holding any annual or special
meeting Of said school district, and of
the officers TO be elected and the ques-
tions to be voted upon by ballot shall
be given by the secretary of the board |
OF education at least ten days before |
such meeting, by posting such notices
in ten public palcss in said school dis
trict, and by publishing such notice in
one or more newspapers printed in
such district
Section 16 The five trustees of said 4
school district shall be the inspectors /
of election at any annual or special /
held in and for said district
But, in case five inspectors shall not
attend at the opening Of the polls or
shall not remain in attendance during
the meeting the electors present may
chose viva voee, such number of said
electors as. with the inspector or
inspectors present shall constitute n
board Of tive in number and such
electors so chosen shall be inspectors
Of that meeting during the continuance
thereof
Section l7 II the secretary Of the
board of education be present he shall
ast az clerk Of the meeting, and before
the opening Of the polls, the inspectors
shall appoint an elector TO be second |
clerk Of the meeting and, il the
secretary of the board OF education |
shall not be present the inspectors
shall appoint two such clerks and each
of the clerks so appointed, and each OF
the inspectors so chosen. shall take the
constitutional oath Of Office, which oath
either of the inspectors may administ-
err When the president Of the board
OF education shall be acting as one of
the board Of inspectors of election, he
shall bee chairman thereof; but ii he
be absent, such one of their number as
the inspectors shall designatee shall be
chairman.
Section IL. On the day Of such meet
ing, the polls thereof shall be opened
at nine clock in the forenoon, or as
soon thereafter as may be, and shall
continue. without internhssion or
adjournment open until five o. clock
IN the afternoon of the same day, and
no longer. The inspectors shall cause
to be mace u.on opening
the polls, and shall also cause proclama-
ton to be made Of the closing of the
polls. one hour. thirty minutes and
fifteen minutes respectively, before the
closing thereof.
Section 20. There snail be provided
and kept by the secretary Of the board
Of education, at the expense Of the
school district. one or more suitable
ballot boxes. with lock and key. in
compliance with the requirements Of
the general election laws of this state.
He shall also furnish district election
seal. which shall contain such words or
device. or both thereof. rs the board Of
education may prescribe.
Section 20. The election Of officers
at any annual meeting Of said school
district shall be in conformity with
the provision Of the laws governing
general elections, 80 far as the same
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