Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
ELECTION SATURDAY, APRI .SRO
A PROCLAMATION

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 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
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, iession 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 shall
not become effective until the cues
ton of the creation of said district
shall firct 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 Chall be held
n oil nn+. L.,
| 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 ature creating said Independ-
ent school district
Second, The ballots used at said
election shall have written or print
| ed thereon For creation of Indspen-
lent school district of Beaver Pond"
a1d against creation OF Indenpen-
dent school district of Beaver Pond.
Third, The 70 lowing commits
5ioners In the respective precincts
are hereby appointed to conduct sad
election to--wit:
For precinct No. IL. d. Shot,
w. s. Foutz, Bernard McClaugh-
crty.
For precinct No. ID. NJ. Easley.
w. H. Pennington, j. NJ. Echol,
For precinct No. 3-Jas. III. Cole
hon, 5 H. Jolliffe, r. S. Ritz.
For precinct No IF. j. Brown.
F.. l. Black, b A. He Ter.
For Precinct No. 5-J. S. Kahle.
A. Hearn, George S Strader.
For precinct No. 6-W. A. B,dell.
j, p. Morgan, G H. Mustard
For precinct No w. 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
.ey' r. ID. NJ. Turner, l.. NJ. Stin-
son.
For precinct No. 1O-C. w. oney,
@. 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
lor the appointment of clerks of
election.
Fourth, The said Officers of cleo
ton hereinbefore provided for shall
mold said section, and the conduci
OF the same, the ballot boxes and
tally sheets shall be kept in dupIl-
cate by each Of said clerk, and on,
of the ba lot boxes and tally sheets
Kept by each of said clerks shall
De by said officers Of election GER
Olhed and returned to the said board
OF education of the district of Bea-
yer Pond in the county of Mercer
ana the other of raid Jallot boxes
and tally sheets kept ~ each of said
Jerks sha be certified and returned
Oy the said officers of election to
ne Clerk or the county court. and
tne Dailots cast at the several pre-
clhcts In the said election shall be
by the said officers Of election scaled
up as required by law and by them
'eturhed under seal TO the clerk OF
ne county court, and upon recent
u returns hereinbefore provided to
re certified to It. The board of ed
ucatio1 of the district of Reaver
roma In the county of Mercer shall
convene within the time reouired nv
aw 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 af5re.
aid, the said county court shall
within the time required by law can
va S the said returns and ascertain
refrom the result of said election
and declare the same in the manner
prescribed by aw.
Firth, If a majority OF the hal
OTIS cast at said election shall he
N favor Of the creation OF said in
dependent school district. then the
a!d act OF the legislature creating
me came shall be I'm full force and
ehect from and after the declara-
ion OF the result OF said election
sixth. fhe president Of the board
d education of the district of Rsa.
'er Pond in the county of Mercer
naII forthwith issue his proclama-
tion calling an ection as provid-
ai for in Thu order"
Now, therefore, ]. S. NJ. Smith
president Of said Board of Educa.
ton OF he district OF Bsave..
FOND IN the county Of Mercer do
lereby appoint Saturday, April "a
Il d., 1909, as the day upon which
an election shall be held In each
Ht the respective voffuo, rroof+ot.. a.