Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-13
ELECTION SATURDAY, APRIL sRD
A PROCLAMATION

NOuhly Oh MtICeT, corporation, on
the 18th day or March, 1909, duly
passed an order and resolution pro-
viding for the holding OF an cleo
ton on the Sd day or April 1909,
upon the question OF the ratification
or rejection OF an act OF the leglsla-
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 is in the words and figures fol
lowing, to-wit:
"a order and resolution proyid-
ing Tor 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 Merger"
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
magpterial 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 shall
ton of the creation of said district
shall firt 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 III
the county of Mercer as follows:
First, That there chalb 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, 1909, 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 % the
!egis ature creating said Independ-
ent school district
Second, The ballots used at sail
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. II. d. Shot,
w. S. Foutz, Bernard McClaugh-
erty.
For precinct No. ID. NJ. Easley
w. H. Pennington, j. NJ. EcholE
For precinct No. 3-Jas. II. Collie
hon, $ III. Jolliffe, r. 8. Ritz.
For precinct No AZ. j. Brown,
4. l. Black B A. He Ter
For Precinct No. 81. S. Kahle
A. j Hearn, George s Strader.
For precinct No. 6-W. A. B.dell
]. p. Morgan, C. H. Mustard
For precinct No wv. Il. Gibson,
Hoge Mason. ] 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. NJ. Turner, l.. NJ. Stin-
son.
For precinct No. 1O-C. w. oney,
c. w. Taylor, Carl Bailey.
For precinct No. IA. ID. Belch-
er, l.. G. HICKS, G.. A. Hypes
For precinct No I2-iC. 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
lor the appointment of clerks of
election.
Fourth, The said officers Of cleo
ton hereinbefore provided for shall
hold said section, and Ia the conduct
OF the same, the ballot boxes and
tally sheets shall be Kept in duph-
cate by each OF said clerh) and one
OF the ba 9ot boxes and tally sheets
kept by each of said clerks shall
be by said officers Of election GER
titled and returned to the said board
Of education OF the district Cf Bea-
yer Pond in the county Of Mercer
and the other of Caid ballot boxes
and tally Sheets kept by each Of said
clerks shall be certified and returned
by the said officers of election to
the clerk OF the county court, and
the ballots cast at the several pre-
cincts in the said election shall be
by 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
or returns hereinbefore provided TO
be certified to It. The board OF ed
ucatiol of the district OF Beaver
Pond In the county OF Mercer shall
convene within the time required by
law to canvass said returns OF said
election and declare the result there
OF, and upon the return Of said ba'
OTIS and said election returns to the
clerk OF the county court as afore.
said, the said county court shall
within the time required by law can
yalis the said returns and ascertain
TN -refrom the result OF said election
and declare the same in the manner
prescribed by 'aw.
Firth, IL a majority of the bal
lots cast at said election shall be
IN favor of the creation Of said in
dependent school district. then the
aid act OF the legislature creating
the came shall be I'm full force and
enect from and after the declara-
ton OF the result of said election.
Sixth, The president of the board
OF education of the district of Bsa-
yer Pond In the county OF Mercer
shall forthwith issue his proclama-
ton calling an e'ectlon as provid-
ed for In this order"
Now. therefore, I, $. VI. Smith.
president OF said Board OF Educa-
ton Of @he district Of Bsave,
Pond IN the county OF Mercer. do
hereby appoint Saturday. April Cd
A. d., 1909, as the day upon which
an election shall be held IN each
OF the respective voting precincts in