Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-18
ELECTION SATURDAY, APRIL Ord



passed an order and resolution pro-
viding for the holding OF an cleo
ton on the Sd day OF April 1909,
upon the question OF the ratification
or rejection or an act OF the legisla-
ture OF Wet Virginia, passed at the
regu ar session OF 1909, creating the
Beaver Pond Independent School
District, and which order and reso-
luton ia I'm the words and figures fol
lowing, to-wit:
"Al order and resolution provid-
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 1909, an act was passed creating
out OF the territory included In the
magiIterial district of Beaver Pond
in the county of Mercer the Beaver
Pond Independent School District,
and
Whereas, by the terms OF said
act IT is provided that the same shall
not become effective until the ques-
ton OF the creation OF said district
shall 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 Ia
the county of Mercer as follows:
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 OF
| 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
egis allure creating said Independ-
emit school district.
| Second, The ballots used at said
election shall have written or print
ed thereon For creation of Indepen-
lent school district of Beaver Pond
and AGAINST creation OF Indenpen-
lent 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. IL. ID. Shott,
w. S. Foutz, Bernard McClaugh-
erty.
For precinct No. ID. NJ. Easley,
w. H. Pennington, j. NJ. EcholJ
For precinct No. 3-Jas. III. Cole
hon, s H. Jolliffe, r. 8. Ritz.
For precinct No If. ]. Brown,
r. l. Black, b A. He Ter.
For Precinct No. 81. s. Kahle,
A. Hearn, George 8 Strader.
For precinct No. 6-W A. BSdell,
j. p. Morgan, c H. Mustard
For precinct No wv. II. Gibson,
Hoge Mason. j A. b. Bruce.
For precinct No. ST.. A Fran
cisco, w j. Updyke, A. b. Thomp-
| son.
For precinct No 9.-Leftwich Bal
ley, r. d. M. Turner, l.. NJ. Stin-
son.
For precinct No. 1O-C. w. oney
q. w. Taylor, Carl Bailey.
For precinct No. IA. d. Belch-
er, l.. G. Hicks. G.. A. Hypes
For precinct No &c. s. Greg
DRY, Jas. Haw'ey, Charley Graham
And the clerks of election In the
general precincts shah be appoint
ed In the manner provided by law
Tor the appointment of clerks OF
| election.
Fourth, The said officer of cleo.
ton hereinbefore provided for shall
mold said section, and in the conducl
or the same, the ballot boxes and
tally sheets shall be Kept In dupll.
cate by each OF said clerk, and one
OF the ba Tot boxes and tally sheets
kept by each of said clerks shall
be by said officers OF election GER
tihed and returned to the said board
or education of the district OF Bea-
yer Pond in the county OF Merce,
and the other of caid ballot boxes
and tally sheets kept by each of said
clerks sha 4 be certified and returned
by the said officers of election &c
the clerk OF the county court, and
the ballots cast at the several pre.
cincts 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
the county court, and upon receipt
o1 returns herefnbefore provided tc
DC certihed to IT. The board OF ed.
ucation or the district of Beaver
roma In the county OF Mercer shall
convene WITHIN the time required BY
4 ~ N~HfoSo Ldlu ISUuF0S OF said
election and declare the result there
or, and upon the return OF said ba
OTIS and said election returns to tbe
clerk OF the county court as aGore.
said, the said county court shat
within the time required by law can.
va s the said returns and ascertafr
IN -refrom the result of said election
and declare the same In the name
prescribed by 'aw.
Fifth, Ie a majority of the hal.
sots cast at said election shall h
IN favor Of the creation OF said I'm.
dependent school district. then the
aid act OF the legislature cTeatino
tne came shall be in full force and
eHect from and after the declara-
ion OF the result OF said election
| sixth, The president of the hoard
OF education of the district of psa
yer Pond in the county Of Mercer
'haH forthwith issue his proclama-
lion calling an e'ection as proVid-
cd Tor In Tho order"
Now. therefore, I. 8. NJ smith
president Of said Board of F,dgca-
iron or he district of Bsave,
Pond IN the county Of Mercer 40
hereby APPOINT Saturday. Aprr Al
A. D., 1903, as the day upon which
an election shall be held in each
OF tho rpouaoffr,o ..z4t- ". -