Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-19
ELECTION SATURDAY,, APRIL SRD
A PROCLAMATION

OF the district OF Beaver Pond i'm the
county OF Mercer. corporation. on
rbe 11th day OF March. 1909. duly
passed an order and resolution pro-
viding for the holding or an cleo
tlon on the Sd day or April 1909,
upon the question Of the ratification
or rejection OF al act of the lesisla-
ture OF Wet Virginia, passed at the
regu ar session OF 1909, creating the
Beaver Pond Independent School
District, and which order and rsso-
luton is in the words and figures FOL
owing, to-wit:
"Aa order and resolution proyid-
ing for the holding of an election up
on the question OF the ratification
or rejection of an act of the leg.
islature. Session 1909, creating the
Independent School District OF Bea-
yer Pond in the county of Mercer"
Whereas, at the regular session
Of the legislature of West Virginia
OF 1903, an act was passed creating
out of the territory included IN the
magiJterial district OF Beaver Pond
in the county of Mercer the Beaver
Pond Independent School District.
and
Whereas, by the terms of said
act 1t Is provided that the same ehall
not become effective until the ques-
ton of the creation of said district
sha firJt have been submitted to
the voters of Beaver Pond District
at an election TO be held on the Sd
day of April, 1909 at the general
election precincts in said district.
Now, therefore, be 1T ordered and
resolved by the board OF education
of the district Of Beaver Pond IN
the county of Mercer as follows:
First, That there Chal! be held
at the several election precincts in
The said district of Beaver Pond, as
The same now exist, on the Sd day OF
April, 1903, an election, at which
election there shall be submitted to
The voters of caid district of Beaver
Pond the question OF the ratification
Or rejection of the said act Of the
egls allure creating said Independ-
ent school district.
Second, The ballots used at sail
election shall have written or print
ed thereon For creation of Indepen-
lent ochool district of Beaver Pond"
and against creation of Indenpen-
lent school district of Beaver Pond.
Third, The 70 lowing commits
3ioners in the respective precincts
are hereby appointed to conduct said
election to--wit:
For precinct No. II ID. Shott
w. S. Foutz, Bernard McClaugh-
erty.
For precinct No. ID. NJ. Easley.
w. ii. Pennington, j. NJ Echol;
For precinct No. 3-Jas. III. Cole
non, S II. Jolliffe, X. s. Ritz.
For precinct No 4-F. j. Brown,
e. l. Black, b A He Ter.
For Precinct No. 81. S Kahle
A. j Hearn, George Strader.
For precinct No. 6-W. A. B.dell.
}. p. Morgan, c II. Mustard
For precinct No Nv. Il. Gibson.
1oge Mason. A. b. Bruce.
For precinct No. S.-F. A Fran
cisco, w j. Updyke, A. B. Thomp-
son.
For precinct No 9.-Leftwich Bal
,ey, h. ID. M. Turner, l.. NJ. Stin-
For precinct No. 10-C. w. Onev.
@. w. Taylor, Carl Bailey.
For precinct No. IA. ID. Belcb-
er, l.. G. HICKS, G. A. Hypes
For precinct No 20. 8. Greg
Dry, Jas. Haw'ey, Charley Graham
And the clerks of election in the
general precincts shall be appoint-
ID In the manner provided by law
lor the appointment of clerks of
election.
Fourth, The said officer, Of cleo
Ion hereinbefore provided for shall
Aold said Section, and la the conduct
Oh The same, the ballot boxes and
ally sheets shall be Kept in dupll-
ate by each of said clerh3 and one
Oh the pa lot boxes and tally sheets
Kept by each of said clerks shall
DC Dy SAID officers Of election GER
.lhed and returned 10 the said board
Oh education of the district OF Bea-
yer POND In the county of Mercer
ana the other of raid ballot boxes
md tally sheets kept by each of said
lerks sha be certified and returned
~ the said officers of election TO
ne clerk OF the county court. and
he ballots cast at the several pre-
clncts in the said election shall be
)y the said officers of e'ection sealed
I'D as required by law and by them
returned under seal to the clerk OF
ne county court, and upon recent
d returns hereinbefore provided TO
DC certified to it.. The board of ed
lcation OF the district Of Beaver
POND In the county of Mercer SHAH
convene within the time REQUIRED Inv
aw TO canvass raid returns of said
siection and declare the result there
of, and upon the return of said ba-
OTIS and said election returns to the
Jerk Of the county court az afore-
said, the said county court shall
"lthin the time required by law can
"a the said returns and ASCERTAIN
refrom the result Of said election
ana declare the same In the manner
prescribed by 'aw.
Flith, II majority of the bal
ots cast at said election shall he
Il favor Of the creation of said in
dependent school district then the
AID act OF the legislature creating
ne came shall be in full force and
erect from and after the DECLARE
ION or the result of said election
sixth, The president OF the hoard
" education OF the district of Rso
ier Pond in the county OF Mercer
nan forthwith issue his proclama.
ION calling an election as provi1-
ed for in thi5 order"
Now, therefore, I. s. NJ. Smith
pre- ident Of seid Board Of EJnca-
ION OF -he district of Rsavo.