The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-12
SCHOOL ELECTION
NEXT TUESDAY
NEW LAW REQUIRING SEPARATE
ELECTIONS TO HAVE FIRST
TRIAL.
Two Tickets, Citizens and Peoples
Enter the Race-Extracts from
New School Laws.

New School Laws.
dn compliance with the new laws
regarding the same, school cleo
ton in the Independent school dis
trict OF Rapid City will be held next
Tuesday to select board of educa-
tion and school treasurer.
Two tickets have been placed in
the field, one known as the Citizens
ticket and the other the Peoples.
The Peoples ticket was placed in
nomination at meeting held in the
city hall Monday evening for that
purpose. O. l.. Cooper was chosen
to act as chairman and e. j. Woerth
as secretary. Quite number were
present when the meeting was cali.
ed to order, but several left before
the proceedings were over, after
learning the personnel of the pro-
posed ticket, and later it was an
hounced a second group of candi-
dates would be. placed in the run
ming. This was done during the
week. The make up of the two
tickets in the order of their filing
is as follows:
Peoples Ticket.
Members School Board, one year
term, Gilbert S. Donoho, w. ~.
lompkins.
Member School Board, two year
term: H w. Hinrichs, James Boyd.
Member School Board, three years
term: Morris Appel
School Treasurer, w. E. Robin
;oa.
Citizens Ticket
Members School Board, one year
term, Jack Leary, G. P. Title.
Members School Board, two year
term: A. K. Thomas, H. w. Jones.
Member School Board, three year
term: A. j. Mosier.
School Treasurer, Mary Bridge.
Owing to the fact that the school
laws have changed considerably and
especially in regard to the election
Il school officers, extracts from the
ctatutes Of South Dakota may be
Of service in throwing Light on the
subject.
| In regard to the annual elections,
Sections 1913 says:
I'm all school districts organized
under this article there shall be a
board Of education consisting of
five members elected at large by the
qualified electors thereof, who shall
be elected in the year 1903, two for
q term OF one year two for a term
OF two years and one for term of
three years. Every year thereafter
there shall be elected, each for a
term of three years, two members
of such board, except in years which
are divisible by three, when one
member shall be. elected, and eacn
shall serve till his successor is elec-
ed and qualified.
Sec. 1S1. The board of educa-
t!on shall act as judges and clerks
of election therefor, and shall pro-
vide polling place and separate
booth for each $50 electors in said
corporation. Provided, that in all
cities of the first or second class, the
board Of education shall provide
polling places in each ward thereof
nd shall appoint judge and clerk
or each. The returns from said
election shall be certified by the off.
GERS of each polling place and shall
be canvassed and declared by said
board of education at their next
regular meeting.
eiSec. 1872. The board of educa
tion shall have power to fill any va
cancy for the unexpired' term which
may occur in their body.
! Provided that any vacancy oc
curing more than thirty days pre-
vious to the annual election shall b.
filled at the first annual election
thereafter Any vacancy in the of
ce of treasurer shall be filled b!
the board of education by appoint
nent. Said appointee shall not b,
ms'hbcr Of said board.
Sc 1873. The board of educa
'oo at its first regular meeting II
Iniy OF each year following thei
lection shall organize by the cleo
ticn of president and vice presi
INT, each of whom shall serve TO
term of one year; and at their reg
ar meeting in July each year the
sail also elect a clerk, not mem
Der OF the board, who shall receiv
neh compensation for his service
ls the board may allow. The men
,ars CT the board Of education sha
receive no compensation"
Women are allowed the privileg
Y casting their ballot under the ne
t law as well as the old law, and man
will no dpubt take advantage q
the fact to be at the polls next Tue
: day. II the fair sex turn out in an
e where near the proportion they di
when the proposition to issue tt
school bonds was voted upon, qui
vote should be cast, the candidate
on the ticket both having quite
following.
8 DIR. Gifiin In Buffalo.
e DR.. A. M. Giffin has been spen
ing q few days in Buffalo attendiI