Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-08

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stltutes the Board of Public Education u
Wilmington. The three candidates III
dividualiN leading In the number OF votes
received shall hold Office for the term Of
four years, md the four candidates lndi-
ridually laadllg IL the number received,
! other than thesthrce candidates aforesaid
shall hold office for the term of two years
Al an election TO be held bien3ially oa TIE
second Saturday In June, in the city Of
Wilmington, next preceding the expiration
of the terms of Office Of any OF the said
members Of the Board Of Public Education
lii Wilmington, their SUCCESSORS shall be
elected for the term Of four years.
SHOULD aby two or more canddafes
receive an equal number OF votes, the
board of carvassers, as provided Tor "a
this act, shall decide by lot the car didatt,
or candidates, to be declared elected;
Removal of any n ,mbcr Of sald board
from the corporate limits cf the city OF
| Wilmir gton shall create vaehI ey III ms
office In case vacar cy shall occur IN the
office of o member Of the Board Of Public
Education in Wilmington for any cause,
| the remainir members Of said Board shall
! fill such vacancy BY til appointment OF
the candidate inoivdua ~ leadir 2 - the
number Of votes receive for candidates
| other than these elected the last school
election. The member 40 appointed sha'
| hold oihcc until tho expiration oi the terri
| for which the vacatirg mcmber WAS elected
! II the candidate 80 individually leading u
the number Of votes received for candi-
| dates, other than those elected at the last
! school election. shall, for aDy cause, be
unable TO take such office. the candidate
rext individually leading in the number
| Of votes received for candidates, other
than those elected AT the last school
election, shall be appointed. and so on,
until the list of caI didates voted Tor at
last election shall be exhausted il which
case the remainirg members Of said
Board shall fill such vacarey by the ars
! pointment of q suitable person qualified by
law to be elected there TO.
Section 4. The menbcrs of the board
shall be at least 80 years of age, and shall
have been residents of the city Of VIII
mington for AZ least three vearsimmediatc-
" preceding their election, and shall tie
Qualified 10 vote at school eleetioI 8 They
shall be ircligihle TO any elective or ap-
pointive Offices under such boar ri while
holding membership in said board They
shall not be interested cit her directly
or indirectly in any contract With or
clnim .ag,iT st the said Board II lduca-
ton in Wilmir gtop. " at AIRY tin after
the elcctior Of aiy member OF said board.
such member shall become interested
in any such contract with or claim sgcir st
said Board. he shall there rpoa lie dis
qualified to continue as a member of said
board, and vacancy shall ther,hy he
created
MAY REMOVE oFFE NDtNG MEMsFE
The board may remove any Q. its
members upon proof Of official ms on
duet i'm Office. or # neglect Of official
duties, or Of conduct in any manner
connected with his official duties which
would tend to brirG discT, lit to his
Office or the school system. o of mental
ar physical inability to perfou1 his duties
az a member Of said Board. nat before
such removal OF said member, shall re-
cajve due and timely notice in writing Of
the charges against him, and copy there
of. and shall he entitled to hearing be-
fore said Board. and 10 the assistance of
counsel AZ said hearing.
Section : Electors for said board shall
| be held under the provisions Of the general
| laws governing city elections, so far as
they are consistent with the provisions of
this Act. Each candidate shall be pGopCSed
in writing hv not fewer than fifty of said
qualified electors. No more than one can
didate NAV be named in any one petition,
and no person may sign more than three
retitions for anv one election Candidates
| may be proposed by qualified electors res
| ident in any part Of the city. SAID pro
posals or petitions nominating candidates
| for said board shall be filed with the secre-
| tarv Of the said Board of Canvassers
| II pom the presentation OF such petitions
| to the beard OF canvassers, the said board
| Of canvassers shall publish, al the expense
| OF the said Beard Of Public Education IN
| Wilmington. for five secular days next
| preceding said school elections. the names
| as proposed, inla least two daily news
/ papers of the city. and shall certify, at
the time required by law, such nomina-
/ tions to the Department Of Elections for
said CITY. The election Of members of the
board shall be held on the second Satur-
J day in June in the yeaI nineteen hundred
! and twenty-one and at the same time ID
/ every second year thereafter.
''TiIe said Board OF Public Education IN
/ Wilmington shall meet for organization on
/ The thirtieth day Of June Immediately
after said biennial election, or on the
/ twenty-ninth day of June should the thlr-
tieth dav of June fall on Sunday, al which
meeting the members shall elect one OF
their number as President of the board
who shall hold Office for the term OF two
years.
Section Q. -Four members shall form
quorum for the transaction of bushes
The officers of the board shall be pres-
dent. who must be d member, q secretary
and such other officers and agents as may
be found necessary The Board may ap-
point person not a member Of the same
Secretary thereof, prescribe his duties
require from him bonds with surety for hls
faithful performance of sad duties, i
deemed expedient, and allow him con-
pensstion for services by stated salary
or otherwise, as may be considere d proper
MUST PREPARE BUDGET.
''The Board shall, during he month
of April in each year, cause to be prepared
and laid before them est mates Of theil
probable revenue and expenses for the
ensuing fiscal year, which estimates they
sh all lay before the Council on or be-
fore the first stated meeting OF Counci
in NJ ay following At the time Of pre-
senting TO Council In said estimates oi
revenue and expenses the Board shall
in addition thereto, include the amount
Necessary to be paid Tor interest on bonds
in the following fiscal year, and also, when