Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-01
ELECTION SATURDAY, APal sRD
A PROCLAMATION

of the district OF Beaver Pond I'm the
county OF Mercer, a corporation. on
the 18th day or March. 1909, duly
passed an order and resolution pro-
viding for the holding of an cleo
ton on the Sd day CT April 1903.
upon the question of the ratification
or rejection OF an act OF the legisla-
lure 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:
An order and resolution proyid-
ing for the holding Of an election up
on the question of the ratification
OF rejection OF an act OF the leg
Islature, Eession 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 IT is provided that the same hall
not become effective until the Dues
ton OF the creation OF said district
shall fir-t have been submitted 10
the voters of Beaver Pond District
at an election to be held on the Sd
day or April, 1909 at the general
| erection precincts in said district.
NOW, therefore, be It ordered and
resolved by the board OF education
OF the district Of Beaver Pond Ia
the county of Mercer as follows;
FIRST, That there shall be held
at the several election precincts I'm
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 Eaid district OF Beaver
POND the question of the ratification
OF reJectio1 or the said act of the
legis AZURE creating said Independ-
ent school district.
| Second, The ballots used at said
election shall have written or print
ed thereon For creation of Indapen-
| dent school district OF Beaver Pond
and against creation of Indenpen-
| uent school district of Beaver Pond.
| Third, The following commits
sloners in the respective precincts
are hereby appointed to conduct said
election to--wit:
| For precinct No. IL. ID. Shott.
erty.
For precinct No. I'D. M. EasIey.
| w. ii. Pennington, j. NJ. Echol,
| For precinct No. 3-Jas. III. Collie
non, . III. Jolliffe, r. s. Ritz
For precinct No 4-F. j. Brown.
f. l. Black, b A. Heller.
For Precinct No. 81. 8. Kable.
/ A j HRQrn
For precinct No 6-w. A. B.dell.
j. p. Morgan. G H. Mustard
For precinct No wv. II. Gibson.
Hoge Mason. j A. B. Bruce.
For precinct No. 8.-F. A Fran
CISCO w j. Updyke, A. b. Thomp-
For precinct No 9.-Leftwich Bal
! ley' X. d. M. Turner, l.. M. Stin-
| son.
For precinct No. 1O-C. w. Oney.
Z. w. Taylor, Carl Bailey.
For precinct No. IA d. BeIch-
er, l.. G. Hicks, G. A. Hypes
For precinct No &c. s. Greg
ory' Jas. Haw'ey, Charley Graham.
And the clerks of election in the
general precincts shall be appoint
ed In the manner provided by law
Tor the appointment of clerks of
Fourth, The said officer or elec-
ton hereinbefore provided for shall
mold said section, and in the conduct
Oh The same, the ballot boxes and
tally sheets shall be kept IN dupll-
cate by each OF said clerks and one
Oh the ballot boxes and tally sheets
kept by each of said clerks shall
De by said officers Of election cer-
tined and returned to the said board
| or education of the district of Bea-
yer Pond in the county of Mercer
and the other of Eaid ballot boxes
and tally Sheets kept ~ each of said
clerks shall be certified and returned
| by the said officers of election TO
me clerk of the county court. and
| me ballots cast at the seyeral pre-
clncts in the said election shall be
Dy the said officers Of lection sealed
UP as required by law and by them
| returned under seal TO the clerk of
me county court, and upon receipt
OI returns hereinbefore provided to
be certified to It. The board of Cd
ucatto1 of the district of Beaver
roma In the county of Mercer shall
convene within the time required by
| Jaw 10 canvass said returns of said
eIectlon and declare the result there
| OF, and upon the return of said hal
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
yas the said returns and ascertain
Tn -refrom the result of said election
ana declare the same in the manner
| prescribed by Jaw.
Fifth, IL majority of the bal
.ots cast at said election shall he
Ia favor of the creation of said in
dependent school district, then the
aid act of the legislature creating
the came shall be in full force and
effect from and after the declara-
tion OF the result of said election.
sixth, The president of the board
oI education of the district of Bsa-
yer Pond In the county of Mercer
shaH forthwith issue his proclama-
tion calling an election as prcvid-
ed for in this oder"
Now, therefore, I, S. NJ Smith
president OF seid Board of Ednca.
iron OF "he district of Bsave-
Pond IN the county of Mercer. do
hereby appoint Saturday, April al
a. d., 1909, as the day upon which
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