Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-10-18


vided, however, that all action
shall be accomplished after a pub
lie meeting, the formal record of
which shall likewise be public.
Nothing in this section shall be
deemed to deny the power of the
Board to meet and deliberate in
executive session provided, how
ever, that all action of the Board
together with the individual vote
of each member shall be a matter
of formal public record.
Sec. 2. And be it further enact
ed, That before the provisions Of
this Act shall become effective,
the County Council and the Board
of Election Supervisors of Mont
gomery County shall submit the
questions to the qualified voters
of said County at special election
to be held in Montgomery County
on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1851. Ex-
cept as otherwise provided herein,
said referendum shall be governed
and controlled by the provisions
of Article 33 of the Annotated
Code (1947 Supplement). The vo-
ting machine shall be suitably
prepared for the submission of
said question.
Printed on the ballot labels shall
appear the words For a Non-par-
tisan Elective School Board" and
Against a Non-partisan Elective
School Board" with provision for
the voter making choice on said
question. If a majority of the
persons voting on said question
shall vote For a Non-partisan
Elective School Board" then this
Act shall be Immediately of full
force and effect but if majority
OF the persons voting on said ques-
tion shall vote against a Nom
partisan Elective School Board" I"
then this Act shall be void and of
no effect and no further action
shall be taken Hereunder.
Sec. 8. And be it further enact
ed, That if a majority of the per-
sons voting on said question shall,
have cast their votes For a Non
partisan Elective School Board"
the members of the appointed
school Board for Montgomery
County shall hold office as inter-
i'm members of the elected Board
herein provided for the following
terms: the member whose appoint
cd term would have expired IN
May of 1862 shall serve until Jan
uary l, 1858; likewise the mem
bers whose appointive terms would
have expired in 1868 and 1854 re-
spectively shall serve until Jan
uary 1, 1858; the remaining ap-
pointed members shall serve as in
terim incumbents until January 1.
1866. Nothing herein shall be
construed as denying the eligibility
Of an interim incumbent to be a
candidate for election under this
Act. The County Council and the
Board of Election Supervisors Of
Montgomery County shall provide
for the election at the general
election to be held in November,
1862 of four members to the Coun-
ty Board of Education of Mont
gomery County who shall take of
flee January 1, 1858, and serve
for two years and until their sue
cessors are qualified as provided
in Section l (b) hereof.
At the general election in No
vember, 1854 seven members shall
lie elected to the Board of Educa-
ton for Montgomery County shall
be the case at the general cleo
tons every four years thereaftei.
Sec. A. And be it further enact
ed, That this Act shall take effect
June /, 1851.
Approved April 10, 1851.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ELECTIONS FOR MONTGOM-
ERY COUNTY, do by this procla-
nation, order that the bill pro-
posing the aforegoing amendments
and additions shall be published in
two (2) newspapers in Montgom-
cry County, once week for four
weeks Immediately preceding tine
Special Election to be held on No
vember 6, 1851, at which election
the proposed bill shall be submit
ted in the form prescribed by the
General Assembly, to the qualified
voters of Montgomery County for
adoption or rejection.
GIVEN under our hand and Seal
Of the Board of Supervisors Of
Election for Montgomery County,
at Rockville, this oath day of Sep
tember in the year of Our Lord
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Fifty-One.
WILLARD A. KING. Pres.
FORREST b. SNYDER
r, SHIRLEY HAYS
Rose X. Dawson,
Chief Clerk. 1923