Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
ELECTION SATURDAY, april Bird
A PROCLAMATION

Il,
the 18th day OF March, 1909, duly
passed an order and resolution pro-
yiding 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 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
towing, to-wit:
'Aa 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
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 ehall
not become effective until the ques-
ton OF the creation OF said district
shat first 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 IN
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, 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 AZURE creating said Independ-
ent school district.
Second, The ballots used at said
election shall have written or print
ID 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. IL. d. Shott.
w. s. Foutz, Bernard McClaugh-
crty.
For precinct No. I'D. NJ. Easley.
w. II. Pennington, j. NJ. Echol5
For precinct No. 3-Jas. II. Collie
hon, II. Jolliffe. r. 8. Ritz.
For precinct No If. j. Brown,
f. l. Black, b A. Heller.
For Precinct No. 81. S. Kahle,
a. j Hearn, George 8 Strader.
For precinct No. 6-W. A. Bodell,
j. p. Morgan, c H. Mustard
For~precinct No wv. T. 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
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. 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 shall be appoint
ed in the manner provided by law
nor the appointment of clerks of
election
Fourth, The said Officer Of cleo
lion hereinbefore provided for shall
mold said section, and in the conduct
0r the same, the ballot boxes and
tally sheets shall be kept in dupll-
cate by each OF said clerks and one
or the ba lot boxes and tally sheets
kept by each OF said clerks shall
be by said officers Of election Ger.
Jlhed and returned to the said board
Of education OF the district Of Bea-
yer Pond In the county OF Mercer
and the other of said kallot boxes
| and tally sheets kept Is 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
he county court, and upon recent
If returns hereinbefore provided to
be certified to 1t. The board of ed
Icatio1 OF the district of Beaver
Pond in the county of Mercer shall
;onVene within the time required by
aw to canvass said returns Of said
election and declare the result there
| II, and upon the return Of said bal
OTIS and said election returns to the
Jerk OF the county court as afore-
said, the said county court shall
within the time required by law can
"a the said returns and ascertain
n refrom the result OF said election
md declare the same in the manner
| prescribed by Jaw.
Fifth, II a majority OF the bal
OTIS cast at said election shall be
favor Of the creation OF said In
dependent school district. then the
aid act OF the legislature creating
ne same shall be I'm full force and
eject from and after the declare
ion OF the result of said election.
Sixth, The president OF the board
u education of the district of Baa-
'er Pond In the county Of Mercer
nail forthwith issue his proclama-
ion calling an election as prcvid-
"a for in this order"
Now, therefore, I, s. VI. Smith
president Of said Board Of Educa-
tion OF he district OF Beaver
Pond in the county of Mercer. do
lereby appoint Saturday, April Sd
A. d., 1909, as the day upon which
IN election shall be held IA each