The Adair County news., 1917-08-01
WESLEY ELIGIBLE.
The Law as Handed DOWRby ChaS.
Il. Morris, Attorney General
OF kentucky.
Mr.. P. P. Wesley.
Eunice, KY.

Dear Sir
have your letter of the 18th in
Stant., in which you say a question as
to the eligibility to the office of Coun
ty School Superintendent of Adair
County, in case you were nominated
and elected, is being raised oD -the
grounds that your State Certificate is
Insufficient because it is claimed that
you took the examination in Casey
County at time when you were not a
resident of that County.
L understand from your letter that
you were born in Casey County. and
resided there until 1908, at which
time you moved TO Adair, where you
resided until the 1st day of January,
1916, when you then Jan. lst., 1916
bought farm in Casey County, and
1t was then your expressed intention
to reside thereon and make the same
your legal dOmicile or place of res
ldence, and did make same your home
and residence. That while you thus
claimed and held the Casey county
farm as your domicile, you took the
examination ia that county for
State Certificate under the provisions
OF Section 1903, Kentucky Statutes
That afterwards in due course, the
State Board of Education issued to
you State Certificate which would
entiGle You to teach in the schools of
the State for period of sixteen years,
unless such certificate should not be
renewed at the end of eight years be-
cause of the fact that you might have
failed to engage in active school work
for two successive years, or because
the local board might have deemed
you unworthy because of immortality
of character.
In addition to what you say in your
letter, find that State Superintend-
emit, V. o. Gilbert, in January, 1917,
wrote you substantially as follows:
'We have received the affidavit of
Mr.. Wesley, liking his residence in !
Casey County and are ordering his GER
titicate issued. This settles the uues- |
ton, as lie has u right TO tx his place |
of residence"
L do not lind the affidavit referred |
to, as it appears to have been filed
with Mr.. Pogue, one of the inspect
ors, whose papers are not OH h.e here.
However, gather from the records
of Mr.. Gilbert's office that your Ger
titicate was held up by the State
Board of Education on complaint of
outside parties that you were not a
resident of Casey County, and after
wards by the State Board directed to
be issued when you filed the affidavit.
1t seems TO me that that act of the
State Board is conclusive in the mat
Ter. They, after celebrating, were
Of the opinion that you were a resi-
nent of Casey County and issued your
Certificate, and as Mr.. Gilbert, the
1nly person who, under the law, has a
right to revoke this certificate was a
member of that Board and by his let
ter referred to is on record as conclud-
ng that you we're legally entitled to
jhe certificate.
So it appears TO me from all the facts
'btainable that you are the holder of
/ legal State Certificate which will
lot expire for sixteen years, except
7Ou should fail in having it renewed
Vt the end of eight years from the
late of issuance, and that, so far as
he question of the validity of the
certificate is concerned, you are eligi-
BE to the office of County Super in
endent of Adair County.
Trusting tnat the foregoing is suf-
iciently responsive to your queries, L
'eg to remain,
Yours truly,
Charles II. Morris,
Attorney General.
In order that the voters of Adair
ounty may not be deceived or misled :
y unkind insinuations of those who
ppose my nomination, L have called
n the Attorney General OF Kentucky
or an opinion as to my eligibility for
ne office of County uperintendent I
f Adair County
The same is published above in full '
nd trust will satisfy all who are in c
crested.
P. p Wesley. q