Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-22
ELECTION SATURDAY, APRIL SRD
4 PRoCI.AMATIoy

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passed an ord and resolution pro-
yidiug for the holding OF am cleo
ton on the ga day OF April 1903
upon the question OF the ratification
or rejection OF IN act OF The legisla-
| ture OF WeA Virginia, passed at me
I regu ar sess iOr-7of 1909. creating the
Beaver Pond Independent school
/ District, and which order and rsso-
/ luton Is in the words and figures fol
/ owing, to-wit:
Aa order and resolution provid-
! ing for the holding of an election up.
! on the question OF the ratidcatson
! or rejection Of an act Of the leg
islature, lession 1903, creating the
independent School District OF Bea-
| yer Pond In the county OF Mercer
whereas, AZ the regular session
| ot the legislature OF West Virginia
OF 1909, an act was passed creating
! ont Of the territory Included N the
magi terial district OF Beaver Ponf
ia the county Of Mercer the Beaver
Pond independent school, District,
and
Whereas, BY the terms OF said
act It is provided that the same shal,
not become ehectiVe until Che Dues
ton OF the creation OF said district
sha ! fir have been submitted to
The voters of Beaver Pond District
nc AN election to be held on the Sd
day OF April. 1903 at the general
election precincts in said district
Now, therefore be IL ordered and
resolved by the board OF education
of the district OF Beaver Pond la
he county OF Mercer as follows.
First That there shalt be held
at the several election precincts ia
he said district OF Beaver Pond. as
he same now exist. on the Sd day OK
April, 1909, an election, Ut which
election there shall be submitted TO
he voters OF aid district OF Beaver
Pond The question OF the ratification
or rejection OF the said act % the
egis allure creating said Independ-
ant school district
Second, The ballots used at saii
election shall have written or print
d thereon For creation Of Indepan-
tent school district Of Beaver Pond"
and against creation OF Indenpen-
lent school district OF Beaver Pond.
Third, The following commits
toner's in the respective precincts
ire hereby appointed to conduct said
| election to--wit:
For precinct No. ~. u. shott.
W. 5. Foutz. Bernard McC.augh-
erty.
For precinct No. 2-D. VI. Easley.
" II. Pennington, J ri. EchUl,
For precinct No. 3-Jas. II. Cole
hon, 5 II. Jolline, r. S Ritz.
For precinct No III. J. Brown.
f. l. Black, b A tie Ter.
For Precinct No. Sd. S. Kahle.
A. Hearnp~> George S Strader.
For precinct No. 6-W. A. BodeI
D. +. Morgan, G r. Mustard
For precinct No Nv. 7. Gibson.
Hoge Mason. ] A. B. Bruce.
For precinct No. 8.-F, A Fran
cisco, w J. UDdyke, A. b. Thomp-
son.
For precinct No 9.--Leftwich Bal
ey, r.. d. NJ. Turner, l.. NJ stin-
son
For precinct No. tO-C. w. Oney
G. w. Taylor. Carl Bailay.
For precinct No. IA. ID. Belch-
er, l.. G. Hicks. G. A. Hypes
For precinct No 20. s. Greg
Dry, Jas Haw ey, Charley Graham
And the clerks Of election in the
General precinct5 sham be appoint
"a In the manner provided by law
or the appointment of clerks OF
election.
] Fourth, The said Officers of cleo
lion hereinbefore provided for shall
lold said section, and IN the conGucf
Of the same, the ballot boxes ana
ally sheets shall be Kept in dupli-
ate by each OF said clerk, and en-.
If The ba 2ot boxes and tally sheet
Kept by each Of said clerks shall
De by said officers OF election Ger
med and returned 10 the, said boarl
II education OF the district or gc7
Ter Pond in the county Of Mere,
ma the other of aid ballot boxe
md tally sheets kept by each Of sail
Jerks 9ha be certified and returned
by the said officers OF election 10
ne CT. rk OF the county court, and
ne ballots cast at the several pre-.
cincts ia the said election shall be-
by the said officers Of q ection se9le
up as required by law and Nv them
returned under seal TO the alert o..
ne county court, and upon receint
u returns hercinbefore provided b.
oe certified to it, The board Of ell.
lcaJioh Of the district of Beaver
roma in the county Oh Mercer eba1
,ohNehe Within The time require1 bv
aW 10 canvass aid returns Of sai-
s.ecLon and declare the result there
)t, and upon the return or said ba
Cts ana said election returns 90 fhs
clerk Of the county court as 5f,re.
sid The said county court gha.,
Within The time required by law can.
"a che said returns and ascerfa In
retrom the result OF said election
and declare The same I'm tho name
prescribed by aw.
FIih. If e. majority of the bal
Ots cast az said election sirllf b-
favor of the creation of said in
lependsnt school district then the
ala act OF the legislature crestino
ne anne shall D. I'm mIl force ara
aheet from and after the declara
non. or the result of said .'r,fIo-.
sixth rhe ident of Inc h5ard
" education o. the district of g.a
or Pond in tie county or Nerca,
aaI forthwith ISSUE his rrocIama.
loh calling an e. lection as pr9t f.
I'D for in thi order"
Now. therefore. g. g. M Smith
pre- dent az ID Board of gIuca.
Jon 81 -ho district of g.ave
-ond n the county of Mercer 1c
hereby appoint SATURDAY.. hpru 49,
s.. d.. 1909. as tho dle uygn Vb:.r
h election shall Doe held H. rsct