Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-24
A PROCLAMATION


the 18th day of March, 1909, duly
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
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, 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
of 1909, an act was passed creating
out of the territory included In the
magi-terial district of Beaver Pond
in the county Of Mercer the Beaver
Pond Independent School District,
and
Whereas, by the terms Of said
act II is provided that the same shall
lion of the creation OF said district
shall fr-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
Of the district Of Beaver Pond IN
he county of Mercer as follows:
First, That there UhalL 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
he voters of said district of Beaver
Pond the question of the ratification
)r rejection of the said act of the
egis ature creating said Independ-
INT school district.
Second, The ballots used at said
election shall have written or print
d thereon For creation of Indepen-
tent school district of Beaver Pond"
md against creation of Indenpen-
lent school district of Beaver Pond.
Third, The 70 lowing commits
'ioners in the respective precincts
are hereby appointed to conduct said
election to--wit:
For precinct No. ii. ID. Shott.
w. S. Foutz, Bernard McClaugh-
erty.
For precinct No ID. NJ. Easley.
w. III. Pennington, j. NJ. EcholJ
For precinct No. 3-Jas. Fl. Collie
ION, 5 III. Jolliffe, r. s. Ritz.
For precinct No Al. j. Brown.
Q. l. Black, b A. He Ter.
For Precinct No. 5-J. S. Kahle
\. j Hearn, George S Strader.
For precinct No 6-W. A. B.dell
J. z. Morgan, G II. Mustard
For precinct No wv. Il. Gibson.
doge Mason. j A. b. Bruce.
For precinct No. ST. A Fran
cisco, w j. Updyke, A. B. Thomp-
son.
For precinct No 9.-Leftwich Bal
ely, r. ID. NJ. Turner, L. NJ. Stin-
son.
For precinct No. 10. w. Oney,
.. w. Taylor, Carl Bailey.
For precinct No. IA. d. Belch-
ar, 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
or the appointment of clerks of
election.
Fourth, The said Officer Of cleo
lion hereinbefore provided for shall
Aoid said Gection, and in the conduct
d The same, the ballot boxes and
ally sheets shall be Kept in dupIf-
ATE by each OF said clerhj and one
Oh The ba lot boxes and tally sheets
Kept by each of said clerks shall
De by said officers of election GER
med and returned to the said board
d education of the district OF Bea-
yer POND in the county OF Mercer
ina the other of aid ballot boxes
and tally sheets kept by each of said
Jerks sha ] be certified and returned
oy the said officers of election to
ne cterk OF the county court. and
me ballots cast at the several pre.
clncts in the said election shall be
oy the said officers Of g ection seaIed
up as required by law and by them
returned under seal to the clerk of
ne county court, and upon recent
d returns hereinbefore provided 10
De cerUned TO It. The board of ed
lcatlo1 of the district of Beaver
roma In the county OF Mercer shall
convene within the time required by
aw to canvass aid returns of said
election and declare the result there
Of and upon the return OF said ba'.
OTIS and said election returns to the
;Iefk OF the county court as afore.
said, the said county court stall
within the time required by law can
"a the said returns and ascertain
refrom the result Of said election
and declare the same I'm the nannor
by 'aw.
Flith, lr majority of the hal
OTIS cast at said election shall h
20 taVCr VI the creation OF said In
dependent school district. then the
ala act Of the legislature creating
ne anne shall BE- in full force and
meet from and after the declare
ION OF the Jesuit of said efeeiion
sixth, rhe president Of the hoard
u education Of the district OF Rsa
'er Pond In the county Of Mercer
nan forthwith issue his procIama.
.loa calling an q ectioB as provid-
sd for in Thu order"
NOW, therefore. ]. S. NJ Smith
president Of said Board Of Educa-
ron Of he district OF Baavo
pohd IN the county Of Mercer. do
hereby aWoint Saturday, Aprn "a
a. D. 1903. as the day upon which
m election shall be hold e., o..t