The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
SCHOOL LAWS CITED
COUNTY sUPERINTENDE ARE
 NOTIFIED OF RESULTS.
Attorney General Sends Out Notices of Election of School Trustees superintendent of Edu-
 cation Writes.

Acting on the opinion of the Attor- ney General, Hon. Harry c. Gunnels. State Superintendent of Education, sent out yesterday notices to the various county superintendents of education that the school district trustees to be elected on the first Saturady in July, 1908 and not the present trustees are to nominate teachers for the scholastic year beginning October 1.
 This settles long -mooted question. The present school district trustees who were elected under the Re-dtstrict- ing Act of the 1903 session of the Legislature have been in doubt as to whether 1t was their duty to nominate the teachers in their respective dis tricts before their retirement this year or whether the duty devolved upon their successors
 Beseiged by numerous inquiries as to the application of the law on the subject. the State Department of Edu cation determined to get the opinion of Attorney General Garber. His ruling was in effect as has been stated. The new trustees who are to be elected next July will have to name the teachers. under this ruling. and the contracts to teach must be made with the county board of education in each county.
 Following is the full text of the let ter addressed yesterday to the county superintendents of education on this question::
 Dear Sir-After comforting with the Attorney General. beg to Inform you that it will be the duty of the district trustees elected the first Saturday in July 1908, in accordance with the re- districting act as amended, to nominate the public school teachers for the next scholastic year. These nominations must be approved by. and the contract to teach must be made with the county board of education elected the second Saturday in August. 1908.
 T wish also to inform you that it will be the duty of the district trustees elected the first Saturday in July, 1908, to make the selection of and appoint proper and competent person to make the enumeration required in the general school census law approved August l4. 1907.
 Yours very truly, :.
 Harry C. Gunnels,
 Superintendent of Education"
 It will be noted that the last para graph of the letter of the State Super intendent of Education that the dis trict trustees who are to be selected, in. July to succeed those now in office have the duty of appointed the enumer- ator to take the school census. There was some doubt as to whether the present incumbents or their successors should look after the census-taking. After a conference with Attorney Gen eral Garber, Superintendent Gunnels decided that under the general school census law approved August 14, 1907, the enumeration would have to be done under the supervision of the trustees to be elected in July.
 In every school district in which i there is no application of a special law, the qualified voters therein are to as- semble in public school building and | elect from their number three free | holders as district trustees who will | hold office for four years under the | general re-districting law of the 1905 | 
 These district trustees who have been | elected on the first Saturday in July, | 1908. are required to meet within ten | days thereafter for the purpose of | slecting chairman. When the chair man of the several districts have been | named they in turn shall meet in the |