The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-22
Injunction Served on Board

purpose of selecting a site. The
restraining order was granted by
Judge w. H. O'Brien one day
last week upon the bill in chan
Gerry exhibited by M. w. Hos
kins, Coleman J. Gamer. former
superintendent of free schools of
this county, DR.. Guy Stalnaker,
F. l.. Haymaker and Terrell AL
tizer, all of Arnoldsburg.
The grounds for the injunction
which, of course, is only a tenn
porary order, as alleged in the
bill of the plaintiffs, are substan-
TALLY as follows:
The plaintiffs allege and COM
plain in their bill that the act
creating the High School is I'M
constitutional and void for the
following reasons:
First, because the title to said
act does not embrace or express
the object or objects thereof.
Second, while it attempts to
provide way and the manner
whereby the first members of
the board of directors of said
High School may be elected, yet
there is no provision whereby
any of the future members of
said board can be selected.
Third, because there are no
restrictions on the board of how
long it may lay a levy of fifteen
cents for building purposes.
The bill of the plaintiffs gees
on to allege that all the acts of
the County Court in connection
with the High School elections
are void and without any effect
for the following reasons:
First, because there was no
law or authority in force or effect
at the time directing the County
Court to call and prepare for
holding the election on June 10,
1915.
Second, because the order of
the Court calling the election of
June 10 does not provide for any
proposition to be voted on, or
the object of said election.
Third, because the County
Court did not sit five days prior
to said election to register and
list the voters of said county.
Fourth, because no notice was
posted or published as required
by the act creating the High
School, except the notices pub
lished in the Chronicle and the
News, and that such publica-
cations are void because no order
was ever entered directing said
notice to be published after said
act Of Legislature became a law,
and that said notices were not
published four times after the
time fixed by the constitution
for said act to become effective
and also because said notices
give no information of what is TO
be done pursuant thereto.
Fifth, because the certificate
of the Board Of Canvassers does
not certify whether or not the
proposition had carried or been
defeated.
Sixth, because the Board of
Ballot Commissioners were not
requested or directed to furnish
ballots for the election held June
10 and that said commissioners
did not furnish said ballots.
Seventh, because the special
session of County Court called
for June 16 was not legally con
vened and that all acts done by
said Court on that date are illegal
and void.
Eighth, because the names of
no persons were certified to the
clerk Of the Circuit Court to be
placed upon the ballot to be vot-
ed on June 20.
Ninth, because the records do
not show that said special session
of County Court was legally con-
vened and because said Court
did not register or list the per-
sons entitled to vote.
Tenth, because said Court did
not declare results of election
held June %, or certify who were
elected as members of the board
of directors.