Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-11
New Independent
School Law Passed
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shall have been first submitted to
vote of the qualified voters of the
said district, and three-ffths OF
all the votes cast at such election
shall have been in favor of such
issue. When the said board shall
deem it expedient to exercise the
power hereby conferred. an order
shall be made and placed upon
the minutes at a general meeting,
specifying the purpose, amount
and denomination Of the bonds
proposed to be issued, the date OF
maturity and the plan adopted to
meet the payment of the princi'
pal and the accruing interest.
Such bonds shall be of the de-
nomination Of one hundred dol
lars, or a multiple thereof.
Sec. 25. The board may pro
vide in such order for the pay
ment after three years, of the
principal of one or more OF such
bonds in each year, so that when
they become payable according
to their face, not more than one
bond will remain unpaid or I'M
provided for; or sinking fund
NAV be created with view to
the payment of the aggregate OF
principal when they become so
payable.
Sec. 26. At least four weeks
before the election to take the
sense of The voters to any pro-
posed issue Of bonds, the presl-
dent of the board shall issue his
proclamation to the voters OF the
district. notifying them of the
time and places of holding the
same, and the object and purposes
thereof embodying therein a copy
of said order, and such proclama-
ton shall be inserted once a week
for four weeks, next previous to
the day designated, in the differ
ent newspapers published in the
county, and posted for a period
of thirty days at the front door
or the postofice, and at three OF
more places in the district.
Sec. 81. Such election. or cleo
tons. shall be held and conduct
ed IN he same manner as the mu-
nicipal election Of the city of Sis
tersville, at such times after this
act takes effect, as shall be desig,
mated by the Board of Education,
and at its usual places OF voting
in said districts, and shall be
held and conducted by the off
GERS appointed by the Board Of
Education to hold such election,
in accordance with the law Of the
State and the rules and regu'l-
ions govcrIriE" the election Of
mrn;cipal officers for sal city,
and the officers conductive! such
election shall ascertain and GER
tify the result to the secretary
of said board within three days
Such result shall
within ten days after the same
is certified be noted on the min
utes, and the certificate filed with
the secretary. The Board Of Ed
ucation is hereby vested with the
power to appoint the officers re-
Quired by law to hold and con-
duet such election.
See. %. Any person voting in
favor of such issue of bonds
shall have upon his ballot the
words written or printed, "For
Ratification and any person
voting against such issue, the
words written or printed, For
Rejection" and all ballots shall
be sealed up and deposited with
the said secretary. In the event
that the result of such election is
favorable to such issue the board
shall have authority to purchase
upon reasonable terms real estate
within the district suitable for the
purpose, and to erect thereon
such new public school buildings
and to sell upon the best terms
practicable the school buildings
now used and the land upon
which they are located, applying