Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-06-11
NEW OREGON SCHOOL LAW
We will Elect Director for Five
Year Term June Is.

On the third Monday in June, which
will be June 10, the annual schoo
meetings will be held in all the schoo
districts in Oregon. This will be tn,
second time the annual school meeting:
have been held in June.
Prior to 1902 the meetings were held
in March. The principal business OF
these meetings will be the election OF
school directors and clerks. 1t is re,
quired by law that written notices OF
the time and place of the meeting
must be posted in three public places
in the district at least 10 days before
the date of meeting.
The school law governing this subject
provides that in districts of the first
class (those having 1000 or more child
rem of school age) one director shall
be chosen for term of five years, and
the election shall be held from p. m,
to 6 p. m. aud shall be by ballot, the
ballots to be uniform and furnished
by the board of directors.
In all other districts director is to
be elected for term of three years,
and clerk for the term of one year.
1t is provided, however, that in
school districts of the second class
(having 200 or more children of school
age the legal voters may, at the schoo
meeting, vote to hold the election in
the same manner as provided for dis.
triots of the first class
Besides electing officers, the annual
school meetings may also levy a
special school tax, but before this can
be done, the intention to vote tax
must be mentioned in the notice meet
ing
The qualifications of voters at
school elections are defined as fol-
lows:
"Any citizen of this state, male or
female, who is % years Of age, and
has resided in the district days i'm
mediately preceding the meeting or
election, and has property in the dis
trict, as shown by the last county
assessed by the Sheriff on which he or
she is liable or subject to pay a tax,
shall be entitled to vote at any school
meeting or election in said district;
provided that for the purposes of this
section any man who has declared his
intention to become a citizen Of the
United States and has resided in
the state Tor six months Immediately
preceding the meeting or election
where he proposes TO vote shall be
considered citizen Of this state;
provided further that any person shall
be deemed to have complied with the
property qualifications imposed by
this section who presents to the di-
rectors or judges Of election satis-
factory evidence that he or she has
stock, shares or ownerships in any
corporation, firm or co-partnership
which has property in the district, as
shown by the last county assessment
by the sheriff. on which such corpor-
alton, firm or co-partuership pays a
tax even though his or her name does
not appear upon the tax roll provided
further that in the districts of the
third class (haying less than 200
children Of school age any head Of a
family who is otherwise qualified
elector, and having children Of school
age, may vote at such election with
out property qualifications.
Under the new law the voters at a
school meeting by majority vote, di-
rect the school board to provide trans,
portation for pupils residing more
than two miles from the school build
ing, without notice being given, Of
the intention to vote upon this sub