Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-05-28
PROCLAMATION
AND NOTICE OF ELECTION TO
ESTABLISH TWO HIGH
SCHOOLS.

To the Qualified Voters of Meadow
Bluff District, County, of Greene
bricr, and State Of West Virginia.:
TAKE NOTICE:
That. at legal meeting of the
Board Of Education Of Meadow Bluii
State of West virginia, held on 1St
day of May, 1920, the following Or
der was adopted and entered OF
record, namely:
The Boarl of Education of Mead
| ow Bluff district in the county .!
Grecnbricr, and State Of West Nir-
sinia, in legal meeting convened:
acting under the provisions OF
section 10 Of chapter 2, Acts of the
Legislature, 1919, decming it eNpe-
dicnt to establish two high schools
in said district, to be located one
at Smoot and one at Rainellc, which
places have selected by the Board
as suitable for the purpose, and
the Board having estimated that the
expense of establishing said schools
including the cost of site, building,
furniture, books and apparatus,
porting said high schools will re-
quirc at least 81 ,160 dollars, itcmiz-
ed as follows:
Cost Of site. :.:........ none
Rental of buildings ....$ 10000
Cost of furniture. ...... none
Cost Of books and
! apparatus ...-...: ooo'oo
| Annual expense of sup
porting high school -. .3,5O0.0O
Therefore, it is hereby resolved
and ordered by the Board Of Edu-
cation Of Meadow Bluff District, in
the County of Grcenbrier, AMI
State of West Virginia, that, &c
cording TO The provisions of sec
ton rs Of chapter 2, Acts Of the
Legislature, 1919, two high schools
shall be established in said Dis
trict. located one at Smoot and one
at Rainellc an estimated expense
Of supporting said high school
after they are in operation, at Il
total cost of SLIGO dollars; but the
question of authorizing the estaD-
lishmcnt of such high schools shall
said District at an election hereby
called to be held in said Distri~' -.
The 25th day of May, 1920; but be-
fore said election is held, the Board
of said district shall prepare ami
sign this order and post it as a
notice for al least ten days before
said election at each place Of vol
ing in said District; and shall pub
lish this order once aweek for two
successive weeks in two newspapers
Of opposite politics Of general cir
culation in said District. Of there
| be only one newspaper of -~"raI
circulation therein, then TO be pub
liShcd in lhaD: and the ballots used
in voting Or. the question of cstab-
fishing. said high school shall have
printed thereon as caption the
following words:
"A special election 10 authorize
the establishment of two high
schools-onc at Smoot and one at
Raincllc, in Meadow Bluff District
Of Grcenbrier County, State of Wes!
| Virginia. according TO the order Of
the Board Of Education, made on
thc Isl dav of May, 1920, at q total
cost. as stated in said order, Of
| SLIGO dOllarS:" Also on said bal
lot, underneath the foregoing cap
lion, in separate lines, as provit;
ed by said section rs, shall be
printed the following words:
'For two district high schools
one at Smoot and one at Rainelle."
against two high schools-onc
at Smoot and one at Rainelle."
A registratin of the voters of said
District shall be made as provided
in section 0S-a-VH OF chapter 6 Of
the Acts of 1916.
1t is further ordered that the
vote cast at said election shall be
canvassed on the fifth day Sunday
eXcepteO after the date of said
election as provided by section
GO of chapter 3, Barnes Code of
West Virginia, and section 1874 of
chapter 2, Acts Of the Legislature,
1919.
Given under my hand this
18th day of May, 1920.
J. y. HEDGES.
President Of the Board
Of Meadow Bluff Dist.
Attest: .
VI. l.. Gillespie, Secretary.