Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-29
ELECTION slTBPDlr,glPaIl sRD


No@ss VI -nCitSfs COTpOIALlyl. on
the nth day or March. 1909, duly
passed an order and resolution pro-
siding for the holding Of an cleo
ton on the Sd day OF April 1908.
upon the question or the ratification
or rejection OF an act OF the legisla-
.ure OF Wet Virginia, passed at the
regular session OF 1909. crestfng the
Beaver Pond Independent School
District, and which order and rsso-
tuition Is In the words and hgures fol
lowing, to-wit:
Al order and resolution provid-
ing nor the holding OF an electron mp
on the question OF the ratifcaxion
or rejection of an act OF the Leg.
isiature, session 1909, creating the
independent School Distrsct OF Bea-
yer Pond In the county OF Mercer"
whereas, at the regular sessfon
Oh the legislature OF West Virginia
Oh lsVs, an act was passed creating
out OF the territory included In the
magiSterial district OF Beaver Pond
In the county Of Mercer the Beaver
and
Whereas. by the terms Of said
act IT IL provided that the same hall
not become effective until the cues
lion OF the creation OF said district
snau first have beep submitted TO
the voters of Beaver Pond District
at an election to be held on the Sd
day of April, 1909 at the kenernf
eiection precincts I'm said district.
NOW, therefore, be 1T ordered and
resolved by the board OF education
on the district OF Beaver Pond "a
the county OF Mercer as follows:
Z First, That there shall be held
at the several election precincts In
the said district OF Beaver Pond. as
the same now exist. on the Sd day or
April, 1903, an election, at which
election there shall be submitted to
the voters OF said district OF Beaver
POND the question OF the ratification
or rejection OF the said act OF the
iegis Azure creating said Independ-
ent school district.
Second. The ballots used at said
election shall have written or print
ed thereon For creation OF Indepen-
dent school district OF Beaver Pond
and against creation OF Indenpen-
dent school district of Beaver Pond.
Third, The following commits
sioners In the respective precincts
are hereby appointed to conduct said
election to--wit:
For precinct No.. 10 d. shott.
erty.
For precinct No. 2--D. M. Easley.
w: II. Pennington, J. M. Echols
For precinct No. 3--Jas. III. Cole
hon, 8 III. Jolliffe, r. 8. Ritz.
For precinct No 4--F. J. Brown.
+. L Black. b A. Heller.
For Precinct No. Sd. 8. Kahle.
A. J Hearn, George 8 Strader.
For precinct No. 6---w. A. Bvdell.
j. T. Morgan, G III. Mustard
For precinct No wv. T. Gibson.
Hoge Mason. ] A. B. Bruce.
For precinct No. S.-4F. A Fran
cisco, w ]. Updyke, A. B. Thomp-
For precinct No s.--Leftwich Ba,-
ley, Il. d. M. Turner, l.. NJ. Stin-
For precinct No. .10-C. w. Oney.
Q. w. Taylor. Carl Bailey.
For precinct No. IA. d. Belch-
er, l.. @. Hicks, G. A. Hypes
For precinct No 12-C. s. Greg
DRY. Jas. Haw,ey, Charley Graham.
And the clerks of election in the
general precincts shall be appoint
cd In the manner provided by law
por the appointment of clerks of
election.
Fourth, The said officer. of elec-
tioD hereinbefore provided Tor shall
mold said Section, and IN the conduct
Oh uhe same, the ballot boxes and
tally sheets shall be kept IN dupIi-
cate by each OF said clerks and one
OF the ballot boxes and tally sheets
kept by each OF said clerks shall
De by said officers of election GER
lined and returned to the said board
Oh education Of the district OF Bea-
ger POND In the county of Mercer
ana the other of caid ballot boxes
ana tally sheets kept Is each of said
derks sha i be certified and returned
oy the said officers of election to
tne clerk or the county court. and
the DalIots cast at the seyeraI pre-
clncts In the said election shall be
oy the said officers Of election sealed
up as required by law and by them
returned under seal TO the clerk OF
me county court, and upon recent
oI returns hereinbefore provided IN
De certified to it, The board of ed-
ncatio1 or the district OF Beaver
Pond In the county of Mercer sbaII
convene within the time required bv
.aw to canvass said returns of satd
election and declare the result there
OF, and upon the return Of said hal
OTIS and said election reburna 10 the
clerk OF the county court as .afore-
aid, the said county court sbaIl
within the time required by Law can
vas che said returns and aaoerta1u
IN refrom the result of said eiaction
and declare the same In the manre-
prescribed by law.
Fifth, IL a majority of the hal
OTIS cast at said election shali he
a faYor of the creation of said In
dependent school district. then tha
ala act of the legislature crea4ine
me same shall be In full force and
eject from and after the deelara-
ION OF the result of said election.
sixth, The president of the board
Di education of the district Of pa
yer POND In the county of Mercer
''naH forthwith issue his mroclama-
ion calling an election as nrovid-
"a for in this order"
Now, therefore, /, s. NJ Smith
president of said Board of F,ducs,
ION OF he district OF Bsavey
roha In the county of Mercer. 40
Hereby appoint Saturday, Aprii al
A. d., 1909, as the day upon which
IN election shall no hata t. .