Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-15
ELECTION SATURDAY, APRIL Bird
A PROCLAMATION


the 18th day OF March, 1909, duly
passed an order and resolution pro-
viding for the holding or an .elec-
tlon on the Sd day CT 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 10 in the words and figures fol
lowing, to-wit:
IA 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
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 shall
| not become effective until the ques-
ton or 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 Ia
| the county of Mercer as follows:
| First, That there ehall 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 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-
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. IL. ID. Shott,
w. s. FoutZ, Bernard McClaugh-
erty.
For precinct No. I'd. NJ. Easley,
w. III. Pennington, j. NJ. EchoD
For precinct No. 3-Jas. II. Collie
hon, 8 Fl. Jolliffe, r. s.. Ritz.
For precinct No Fl. j. Brown,
f. l. Black, b A. He Ter.
For Precinct No. 81. S. Kahle,
A. j Hearn, George s Strader.
For precinct No. 6-W. A. Budell
J. p. Morgan, c H. Mustard
For precinct No NV. T. 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. 10-C. w. Oney
c. w. Taylor, Carl Bailey.
| For precinct No. IA. ID. Belch-
er, l.. G. 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 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 in the conduct
Of the same, the ballot boxes and
tally sheets shall be Kept Ia duph-
cate by each OF said clerdJ and one
Of the ba Iot boxes and tally sheets
kept by each of said clerks shall
be by said officers of election GER
lifted and returned to the said board
Of education of the district CT Bea-
yer Pond in the county of Mercer
and the other of raid ballot boxes
and tally sheets kept by each Of said
clerks sha 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
of returns hereinbefore provided to
be certified to It. The board of ed
ucatioa OF the district of Beaver
| Pond in the county of Mercer shall
| convene within the time required by
aw TO canvass Uaid 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
5aks the said returns and ascertain
N refrom the result Of said election
and declare the same in the manner
prescribed by 'aw.
Fifth, IL a majority of the bal
OTIS 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
me came shall be I'm full force and
effect from and after the declara-
ton OF the result of said election.
Sixth, Tbe president OF the board
Of education of the district of Bsa-
yer Pond in the county OF Mercer
hail forthwith issue his proclama-
ton calling an election as proyid-
ed for In thiy order"
Now, therefore, I. S. M. Smith
president Of seid Board OF Educa-
ton OF he district OF Bsave.
Pond IN the county OF Mercer do
hereby appoint Saturday, April BID
A. D., 1909, as the day upon which
an election shall be held IN each
Of the respective voting precincts in