Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-17
ELECTION SATURDAY, APRIL sRD
A PROCLAMATION


viding for the holding OF an cleo
ton on the Sd day OF April 1909.
upon the question OF the ratification
or rejection OF 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 IS In the words and figures fol
owing, to-wit:
Al 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
or 1909, 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 ehali
not become effective until the ques-
zion OF the creation OF said district
sha fir.t 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 IT ordered and
resolved by the board OF education
on the district of Beaver Pond Ia
the county of Mercer as follows:
First That there Cjhaly be held
at the several election precincts in
he 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 caid district OF Beaver
POND the gu 2Stion Of the ratification
or rejection of the said act OF the
egis AZURE 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 achool district of Beaver Pond"
and against creation OF Indenpen-
lent school district of Beaver Pond.
Third, The 20 lowing commits
iioners in the respective precincts
are hereby appointed to conduct aid
election to--wit:
For precinct No. II. ID. Shott.
w. S. Foutz, Bernard McClaugh-
erty.
For precinct No. ID. NJ. Easley.
". II. Pennington, j. NJ. EchopJ
For precinct No. 3-Jas. III. Collie
non, 5 Fl. Jolliffe, r. s. Ritz.
For precinct No AZ. j. Brown,
E. l. Black, b A lie Ter.
For Precinct No. 81. S. Kahle.
a. j Hearn, George S Strader.
For precinct No. 6-W. A. B.dell
}, 7. Morgan, G H. Mustard
For precinct No Nv. 4. Gibson,
Hoge 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
ely, X. ID. NJ Turner, l.. NJ. Stin-
For precinct No. 1O-C. w. Oney.
@. w. Taylor, Carl Bailey.
For precinct No. IA. ID. Belch-
er, l.. G. Hicks, G. A. Hypes
For precinct No I2-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
'or the appointment of clerks Of
election.
Fourth, The said officer, of cleo
ton hereinbefora provided for shall
hold said section, and Ia the conduct
of the same, the ballot boxes and
tally sheets shall be Kept in dupll-
cate by each OF said clerk; and one
Of the ba lot boxes and tally sheets
Kept by each of said clerks sha''
De by said officers of election Ger
lined and returned TO the said boa1l
Of education of the district az Req
yer Pond in the county of Mercgy
and the other of caid ballot boxes
and tally sheets kept by each of said
Jerks sha be certified and returned
Oy the said officers of election 10
he clerk OF the county court and
Inc ballots cast at the several Dre-
cincts in the said election shall he
oy the said officers of g ection sealed
up as required by law and by them
returned under seal TO the clerk of
ne county court, and upon receipt
0t returns hereinbefore provided 70
De certlhsd to 1t. The board Of ed
lcatiol OF the district of Beaver
roma In the county of Mercer shall
ohVene within the time required BY
" N''h e'o anu I6buIUS OF said
election and declare the result there
Of, and upon the return Of said ba'-
OTIS and said election returns to tho
clerk OF the county court as afare
aid, the said county. court shall
within the time required by law can
"a the said returns and ascertain
n retrom the result Of said election
ana declare the same in the manner
prescribed by 'aw.
Firth, IL a majority of the hal
Gus cast at said election shall h
"a FAVOR Of the creation OF said in
dependent school district. then the
aid act OF the legislature creatino
ne 1ame shall be in full force and
erect from and after the declara-
ION OF the result Of said election
sixth, rhe president of the board
D education OF the district of Pc
yer Pond In the county of Merce,
naH forthwith issue his proclam,-
Ion calling an g ection as provij-
ID for in Tho order"
Now therefore. 7, s. NJ Smith
president OF said Board of Educ
ton Of he district OF Bsave.
Fond IN the county Of Mercer. do
hereby appoint Saturday. April Al
a. D., 1909, as the day upOn which
an election shall be held In each
OF the respective voting precincts In
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