The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-03-21
CIR CVLAR. LETTER TO
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
Concerning Election of School Directors.

! Sect;on ,s,a. Compiled Laws Of 1897 provides that,
On the second Monday in March, March 9TH
! school directors shall post notices of election to DC ne'a' y" 'e
: first Monday in April (Aprl oth)
! Only legal voters residing and paying taxes m saio
! district shall be qualified to vote. "a man VINO pays VI" -
: a taxpayer.)
I Hours of election, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Z Place of election, school house or some othet con-
I venient place specified in notice.
! 5. Result of election must be certified to county super
I intendent by directors giving notices Of election and acting as
! Judges OF such election.
6. Terms Of office OF newly elected directors begins hrs
! Monday in May following election MAY 4th, 1909
=. Directors must file oath with county superintendent
! before first Monday in May, MAY 4h, 1909
! 8. Penalty for failing to post notices and to correctly
: report the result of election.
! Chapter LV, Laws of 1901 provides,
l. Term Of Office of school director, three years.
2. Election to be held to fl. vacancies.
I The law changing the date OF election oil school directors
! to the first Monday in April passed the Legislature last spring at
! so late a date that it was impossible tor the various districts to
! hold an election in 1907. Directors whose terms were to expire
! in 1907 have, therefore, held over to 1908. This being the
! case there must be at least two school directors elected in each
! school district on April 9th, 1908; one for three years to sue
) coed A. who was elected in 1908 whose term expires May
! fourth, 1908; one for two years to succeed b. who was elected
: in 1904 and whose term expired in 1907, but who was held over
! because OF no election.
! The terms OF all directors who hold Office by appoint
! ment expire May 4th, 1908, therefore directors must be elected
! in such cases. If the districts have been recently organized
I and all members of the board of directors hold office by APP
: pointment, three men must be elected, one for three years, one
: for two wears, one for one year.
There may be some apparent complication in the matter
Z of election this year, but the point should be kept in mind that
: this election must be so planned that under average condition
I only one director need be elected in 1000, and he tor a term of
: three years.
would recommend that the county superintendents
: carefully study the conditions in each of his districts and notify
: each board Of school directors, giving definite directions a $ to,
A Number OF men to be elected
Z Length of term Of each;
c Form of oath;
ID Form of ballot;
+ Qualified voter.
Trusting this matter NAV be given orr immad;o,. alta,
! ton since the time is already upon US, am,
! Yours most sincerely,
! Noigned) J. +. CLALk,
Superintendent of Public Instruction
: Santa Fe, New Mexico, March and, 1908.
: P.S. Since we have to the credit of the common school
: fund only about four thousand dollars $4,000 in the territorial
! treasury, no apportionment is made to the several counties ~,
Z month.