Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16

| Every person desiring to vote at
) said elections shall have all the
I qualifications as provided for by
2 Article II of this Chapter. The
/ voter shall not vote for more can
/ didates than are to be voted for at
: the election and in voting shall
! cross out the names of all candi-
/ dates which he or she does not de-
, sire to vote for. Upon the close of
, the election the votes shall be
: read and counted publicly and the
= persons having the highest num-
, Der of votes for each Office shall be
declared duly elected. In case of Il
tie, the persons holding the cleo
ton shall, by majority vote, de-
eide which of the candidates so tied
shall be elected
The Election Board shall enter in
a book to be provided for that pur-
pose, a minute of the election. con-
tanning the names of the persons
voting, the names of the persons
chosen, shall subscribe the same.
and shall give to the persons elect
ed certificates of Election, which
book containing such minutes shall
be preserved by the Board of Edu-
cation of said Special School Dis
tricts and it shall be evidence in
any Court of Law and Equity. All
ballots cast and the records of the
Election shall be preserved in the
custody of the Election Board for
a period of ten days. The ballots
and other needed election supplies
cbo1I la ntnuidad hxy fhn CIarIr nf
the Peace of the respective coun
ties and paid for by the Levy Court
including costs of publication and
notices.
A vacancy on a Board of Educa-
tiOn for any cause shall be filled
by the remaining members of the
Board of Education for the unex-
pired term. Any member ceasing
to be a resident of his respective
School District. his Office shall
thereupOn. become vacant.
Section 8. That Chapter II of
the Revised Code of Delaware. 1885.
be and the same is hereby further
amended by repeating (but only in
so far as the same shall apply to
the Counties of Kent and Sussex
the following section thereof: 1856
Section "a.
Section 6. That Chapter II OF
the Revised Code of Delaware. 1885,
be and the same is further
amended by adding after 1856. Sec
tion "a of said Chapter. the follow
ing new section to be known as
2656A. Section 34A:
2656A Section 34A. In Kent and
Sussex Counties whenever a new
created and erected the State
Board of Education shall at once
appoint four suitable persons to
be members of the Board of Edu-
cation of such Special School Dis
trict who shall take Office immedi-
ately and serve under the prOvis-
ions of this Act until the first day
of July following the next Special
School District election. and until
their respective successors quail
ify. AT the next Special School
District election after such appoint
ment there shall he four members
elected one of whom shall be elect
ed for one year. one for two years.
one for three years and one for
four years from the first day of
July following such election and
until their respective successors
qualify. such election TO be held as
hereinbefOre provided.
Section :. That Chapter II of
the Revised Code of Delaware, 1885,
be and the same is hereby further
amended by repeating but only in
so far as the same shall apply to
the Counties of Kent and SUSSEX
the following section thereof: 2635.
Section 13
Section s. That Chapter II of
the Revised Code of Delaware. 1885.
be and the same is hereby further
amended by adding after 2635. Sec
tiOn Is of said Chapter, the fol-
lowing new section to he known as
2635A. Section l3A
2635A. Section 13A. In Kent and
Sussex Counties. when COnsOlida-
tion has been effected. the State
Board of Education shall select
from the Boards of Education of
Boards of School Trustees of the
Districts so consolidated four suit
able persons to be members of the
new Board who shall take Office inn
mediately and serve under the pro-
visions of this Act until the first
day of July following the next
school election. and until their re-
spective successors qualify. At the
next school election after such ap-
pointment there shall be four mem
bers elected, one of whom shall be
elected for one year. one for two
years. one for three years and one
for four years from the first day of
July following such election and
until their respective successors
qualify. such election to be held as
hereinbefore provided.
In the case of any consolidation
as aforesaid. it shall be lawful for
the State Board of Education 10
transfer as much of the budget
allowance for the remainder of the
biennium covered by the school
budget as would have been requir-
ed for the maintenance of the
school that is eliminated by such
to the transportation
account for use in the transpOrta-
tion to and from school of pupils
in the consolidated district.
Approved April 2. 1943.
The elections for each
school district in the County
will be held on