Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL
ELECTION IN CLAYTON
CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT

WHEREAS. Greenspring District No. 20
in New Castle County, Alley District No. ,
in Kent County and Backiston District No.
in Kent County have. at various times
and in the proper manner according to
law, become consolidated with Clayton Dis
trict No. l19 in Kent County and the votes
Of the aforesaid Districts are all at this
time voters of Clayton Consolidated Dis
trict and
WHEREAS the State Board of Educa-
ton of the State Of Delaware did on June
10Th, 1929. submit to the Board of School
Trustees of Clayton Consolidated District
in Kent County and State of Delaware the
general nature and ch aracter of the school
building program proposed for said Dis
trict, and the Board Of School Trustees of
said Clayton Consolidated District. within
one month from the receipt Of such notice
from the said State Board of Education
for the contemplated building program in
said District, as submitted by the said
State Board of Education and did forth
with transmit to the State Board of Edu-
cation a copy Of said resolution ratifying
and accepting the proposal Of SAID State
Board of Education said resolution being
properly certified by the Secretary of said
Board of School Trustees.
Therefore the Board of School Trustees
of Clayton Consolidated District as at pres
ent constituted. has called on the 18th day
of July. A. d. 1929. for a special school
election to be held at the main school house
in the Town of Clayton. Kent County and
State of Delaware, being the place where
school elections are usually hed.on Monday
the 9Th day of August, A. d. 1929 be-
tween the hours of One O'Clock and Eight
O'Clock p. nj. fStandard Time) for the
purpose Of voting for or against the bor-
rowing by said Clayton Consolidated Dis
trict as at present constituted the sum Of
Twenty Thousand. three hundrd and sew
enty Dollars ($20.370). and the issuance Of
bonds to secure said sum as the share or
part of the said Clayton Consolidated Dis
trict of the estimated cos of the erection
and equipment of new school building
for said Clayton Consolidated District. as
at present constituted that said sum of
Twenty Thousand. Three Hundred and Sew
enty Dollars 500 .370) being two percentum
of the assessed vaue Of the real and pers-
ona property within the boundaries of said
Clayton Consolidated District, as at pres
ent constituted. as shown by the County
Assessment in force during the year 1919,
The erection and equipment of a six
room elementary building with an assem-
bly, room for sad Clayton Consolidated Dis
triet, as at present constituted according
to the plans submitted to the Board of
School Trustees of said Clayton CONSOLIDATE
ed District by the said State Board of Ed
ucation. conternplates the erection and
equipment of such a building for which
purpose the said of Twenty Thousand
Three Hundred and Seventy Dollars $780,
370) is to be advanced and paid by the
said Clayton consolidated District, as pro-
vided by Chapter 154. Volume 35 of the
Laws of Delaware. approved April 26. d.
1927.
/ At said election every person qualified 70
vote at a general election shall be entitled
to vote. II majority of the votes cast by
4 the qualified voters at said special election
shall be for the bond issue herein deserib-
ed. then bonds to the amount of Twenty
Thousand. Three Hundred and Seventy
Dollars (S20.370) shall be issued as provid-
ed by Section SO of Article Eight, Chapter
/ l60. Volume 32 of the Laws of Delaware
end by Chapter 154. Volume 35 of the
Laws of Delaware. but If at such election
a majority of the votes cast shall be
against the bond issue, then the proposed
bond issue shall not be made.
/ At said election the qualified voters in
said Consolidated District shall also elect
by ballot four residents and legal voters of
said Consolidated District to constitute the
local membership of the School Building
Commission" for said Consolidated District
By resolution of
BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF
CLAYTON CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT
John w. Houston, President
James r. Clements. Secretary
Carroll Il. Brown. Member