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Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
Candidates Throw
Hats In Political Ring

After a few weeks lull in new
candidate announcements, the poll
teal scene in Holmes county perk-
ed up this week with five new
candidates announcing through the
columns of the Herald and an adj
ditional mi seeking office in a
special election May 26 to fill the
unexpired office of the late Super
visor c. G.. Campbell.
Heading the list of new amour
cementS this week is Y. B. Bruce,
who recently resigned his position
with the State Game and Fish
Commission to enter the Sheriff's
race. Mr.. Bruce's announcement.
found elsewhere in this paper.
brings the total to five who are
seeking the Sheriff's office. He
will be opposing Coyier Farmer,
Ben Moore Hammett, Mrs. Andrew.
Smith, wife of the encumbent, and
Douglas Smith.
In Beat 2. Grady E. Ellis is
making his bid for the Supervisors
Office, opposing encumbent Ray
Campbell and E. c. Pole
Howard.
Mrs. Willie C. Campbell, wife of
the late c. G. Campbell, who last
week was appointed by the Board
of Supervisors to serve an interim
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
Mother OF
Local Teacher
Passes

Mrs. Sarah Jane Harris Pitcher
died at her home in French Camp
Sunday morning after a lengthy
lines.
Services were held Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the French
Camp Presbyterian Church with
DR.. E. G.. Boyce of Port Gibson
officiating. Burial followed in the
French Camp cemetery under the
direction of Jordan Funeral Home.
She leaves, two daughters, Mrs.
Matt O'Reilly, Ebenezer and Miss
Gladys Pitcher, French Camp;
three sons, Dan Pitcher, Jackson
and New Orleans, Robert Pitcher,
Jr., French Camp and Russell Pill
cher, Greenville; two sisters, Mrs.
Alice Crossley, Lumberton, and
Mrs. j. W. Pitcher, Kosciusko;
and two grandchildren.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
Goodman Chairman Names
T Leaders For 1859

man of the Municipal Government
project with three separate pro
iects to be worked on under this
category. They are A. Appoint City
Planning Board; B. Prepare Land
Use Map of Municipality. c. Pre-
pare map of cemetery.
w. L. Taylor was named chair
man of the Youth Project and L
P. Hand was selected chairman of
the Health and Sanitation project.
Three separate chairmen were
named for the Identification pro
ject. They include A. City Street:
Mrs. C. L. Clements, chairman;
B. Highway 81, Mrs. M. A. Gus
ley, chairman and C. Railroad
Park, Mrs. N. H. Derrick, chair
man.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
The Horseshoe Above The Door
Old Horseshoe Always
Good Conversation Topic

The horseshoe above the door in
me Circuit Clerks Office has eauS-
cd more conversation probably
man anything in the courthouse
down through the years. Almost
invariably when a visitor comes
IN. Clerk Henry Mcclellan says,
the conversation usually gets
around to the horseshoe over the
door.
Who put it there? Nobody seems
to know who or when, but there's
one thing for sure, it has been
there for over half a century. And
nobody-but nobody is going to
break their luck by taking it down.
We thought Miss Minnie Jordan,
who served IS years in the office,
Is years as Circuit Clerk and 20
as Deputy Clerk under Mr.. J.. D..
Weeks. could certainly come up
with the solution OF the mystery of
the horseshoe.
But Miss Minnie says she is Ger
tain it was there when Mr.. Weeks
was elected in 1912. Could be that
Mr.. E. v. Ashley, who served as
Circuit Clerk from 1904 to 1912 put
the luck piece up. A check with
the late Mr.. Ashley's daughter.
Mrs. Tom Shepherd couldn't give
a clue, but knowing her father like
she did. Mrs. Shepherd said, he
might have been the man who did
it. Then it could have been Mr..
John H. McBee, the clerk who pro-
ceeded Mr.. Ashley and who was in
office when the old Courthouse
burned in 1889. Could be that Mr..
McBee took the old worn out shoe
from his favorite horse, and placed
it above the door when the present
courthouse was built.
Who ever did it, certainly plac-
ed it in the right position, pointed
up, to keep the luck in. We're not
superstitious ourselves, but We'll
go along with that. AS everyone
knows a horseshoe pointed down
lets the luck run out. At least that's
what present Circuit Clerk Henry
Mcclellan says everybody tells
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
Moss Services
Held Sunday

Services for Sam H. Moss. 81,
were held Sunday at 200 pm.
from the Presbyterian church in
Durant with the Rev. A. C. Bird
geS and Rev. John Bowie officiat-
ing. Burial was in the Old Lebanon
cemetery, Choctaw county, with
Southern Funeral Home of Durant
in charge of arrangements.
Mr.. Moss died Friday, April 10
at $40 am. in the ICRR Hospital
at New Orleans. He had been i'll
about Is days.
He was born January 20, 1892 at
Fentress, Miss. son of the late
Henry and Eunice Love Moss. For
a years ne was a conductor for
ICRR, and a member of Railway
Conductors. He was a member of
the Durant Presbyterian church,
serving as an Elder.
Survivors are: his wife, Ruth M.
Moss; one son, I. w. Moss, Baton
Rouge, La; one daughter, Miss
Erline Moss, Jackson; one sister.
Mrs. w. l.. Greenhaw, Garland,
Texas; and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers were: w. E. Tho
mas, Wheeler Hawkins, Clarence
BlantOn. Sr.. J. g. Robertson q
H. Blanton, Jr., and Harvey Will
burn.
Honorary pallbearers were the
members of The Mems Bible Class
of the Presbyterian church, retired
railroad men of Durant, and Paul
Odom.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16

Barrett; Literary Editor, Pat HAT
ley; News Editor, Beth BeaII:
Feature Editor, Sue Sullivan;
Sports Editor, Edna Cade; Assist
ant Sports Editor, Hunt Cade;
Typists, Patricia Grantham and
Nobia Upshaw; Reporters, Pat
Brumby, Marjorie Truitt, Jerry
Williams, Claudette Armstrong,
Martha Brooks Parker, Linda
Gage, Don Harthcock, Marilyn
Fincher, Margaret Rush, Joan
Streeter, Don Downer, Beth Nc
Williams, Martha Curtis, Don Bar
rett, Julian Watson, Amanda Po-
vail, Anne Flowers, Betty Lou
White, Elaine Mayo, Barbara
Cleveland; Grammar School Bust
ness Managers, Wyche Hooker,
Borden White; Adviser, Margie
BearSs.
Beacon staff members who at
tended the Press Conference were
Caroline Bragg, Joan Streeter,
Margaret Rush, Pat Haffey and
Hunt Cade. Year book staff mem
bers attending were Joyce Faye
King, Rose Kellum, John Higgin-
bottom, Charles Mullen and lee
beth Frost.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
CoxburgC Graduation April24
Sun.

The Coxburg Graduation Exer-
else will be held in the Coxburg
Gymnasium on Friday April "a
at 500 pm.
The Commencement address will
be delivered by Mr.. Hugh McLel-
Ian of Lexington.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Graduating seniors are: Bonnie
Abel Ellison, Phillip Chisolm, Wv
ian Terrell. Wesley Pettus, Lamar
Purvis, Glenda Faye Rogers,
Carol Scott, Faye Spell Simmons
Brenda Winstead, Faye Pierce.
Frank Rogers, Janice Wigley Aust
and Billy Zeigler.
Baccalaureate Sermon
The Baccalaureate Sermon for
the Coxburg High School Seniors
will be held in the HarlandS Creek
Baptist Church at 800 pm. Sun
day April 10.
Rev. David Skinner, pastor of
the Beulah Baptist Church, will
deliver the message. Others on
program are Rev. Allen Goss, pas
tor of the Oak Grove Baptist
Church, Tolarville and the Cox
burg Glee Club.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
Baseball Time Is Here -
Officials Named LittIeBoys
LeugueW ithMoy7 SetTo OpenPIoy

The League will again include
one team each from the following
town, Durant, Tchula, Goodman,
and Pickens, with Lexington field
ing two teams again this year.
May Is was set for the opening
date of the round-robin play with
the actual schedule to be amour
ced before opening date. The old
er group of boys from Ii up, will
begin play on June LIST.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
Work Started On
Widening Boulevard

Boulevard Street from Court
Square to College Street in Lex
ington is being widened about Az
feet.
The work which got underway
this week, is being done by the
Street Department force. The
street is being widened on the
side next to Peoples Drug Store
and when completed will relieve
traffic CONGESTION on the busy
street.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
WV. Marble
Tourney 24th

The annual V.F.W. Marble tour
nament will be held April "a on
the Lexington Grammar School
grounds, with all boys under Il
interested in entering the tourna-
ment requested to turn their NAM
es in as soon as possible.
Walter Sharp and Wilson Tingle
will conduct the contest this year
with the three top winners again
going to the state tournament in
Jackson in May. A state winner
will be selected to go to the Nat
ional tournament this summer in
Elton Rapids, Michigan.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
BasebaII Time Is Here -

Lester Lyon of Tchula was re-
elected president of the Holm<N
County Little Boys Baseball Lea
que officials at Tchula.
Also reelected were Ernest Viii
son. Goodman, Vice-President and
Walter H. Sharp, Lexington, Sec
rotary and Treasurer, ]. H. Boyette
of Goodman will act as Publicity
chairman for the six team league.
In addition to the Little Boys
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16

George Mitchell. chairman Of
the Goodman Hometown Develop
ment Program for 1859. announced
the committee chairman for the
various projects for the year at
a Steering Committee meeting in
the Baptist Church Annex last
Tuesday afternoon.
H. 0. Thomas was named chair
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16

W. H. Roach, Terry Smith, Curtis
Harris, Malving Smith, R. D. War
ner, Byron Cain, G. D. Wynne.
Sam Carpenter, James T. Burk-
es, c. M. Tate, J. w. Nabers, Jr.,
RIA Vandiver, Joe Crowder, Jr.,
Roy McNeer, j. E. Brown, Byran
c. Martin, T. c. Watkins, w. M.
Ray, Robert L. Thompson, John
ME Baughn, John C. Burwen and
Willard E. Hearn.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16

He is charged with stealing a truck
which belonged to Joe E. Gurley
and E. c. Holman plead not guilty
to Grand Larceny in connection
with a cupboard motor belonging
to Tol Thomas. Jr.
The following men have receiv-
ed summons for jury duty next
week: Leon Armstrong, Jack r.
Dunn, w. F. Scott, Floyd Wilker-
son, w. w. Holder, v. o. Ingold,
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
Inc. To
Begin Training

Mr.. Larry Schuter, of Universal
Coat Co. Inc, of Massachusetts,
arrived in Durant Tuesday to or
game personnel for Durant's new
industry, The Durant Sportswear,
Inc. Mr.. Harris, head machinist,
is also here to set up machines so
that actual training can begin dur
ing the coming week.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16

League, the above officers will
serve as officials of the Teen-age
group, or Babe Ruth League, to
be known as the Holmes County
League.
Managers elected were J. H.
Boyette, John Burrell. Durant,
Leo Parker. Pickens. Billy Randle.
Tchula. with managers for the
Lexington teams to be announced
later.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16

LIFE FOR YOU" in connection
with the Simultaneous Crusade
throughout the county. The pastor
and workers have planned an in
teresting youth program.
The public is invited to attend
each of these services. A warm
welcome awaits you.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
HJC Choir Will
Sinq Here Sunday

The Holmes Junior College Choir,
under the direction of Mrs. Martha
Tye McKie, will present a pro-
gram of special music Sunday.
April 10 at the First Methodist
Church of Lexington at 7:3O pm.
Everyone is invited to attend this
special treat.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16
EbeneZer
Baptist
Revival

A three day Revival will be held
at the Ebenezer Baptist church
beginning Friday, April II and
continuing through Sunday, April
10. Services will be at 7:30 p. m.
each night.
Donald F. Williams, pastor, will
be the evangelist with Larry Zig
lar of Mississippi College as song
leader.
The revival theme is, NEW
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16

And we think it'll take another
fire to bring the horseshoe down.
Tn not superstitious myself
Mcclellan said. But I've been
pretty lucky in this office, and l.
never be a party to having the
horseshoe taken down..
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-16

p p.' .. OF, ARCHIVES a History -,
JACKSON 5. MSS.
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TRANSIENT
10 MINUTES TO
CAPITOL BUILDING

ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APIS.
MOD FURNITURE. INCLUDING
LINENS CHINA AND KITCHEN
E9 NoEirH FREE REAg Ty; Z PAYS RSrI Lo
TUNLAW Park N.W.--Handsomely
turn. 1-bedrm.; suitcase to Dec.
ssg olG dis ~ in sind rE Pa 5ins5 s'a
WALK DOWNTOWN - Liv. rm.,
bedrm.. kit. and pvt. bath: utils
incl; 500. JE. 2-7564.
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ROOM AND BoARD WANTED
AIRS. FURNISHED 0. Q.

ADAMS MILL RID N,w.-3eis: 4
rms. scr porch. all utils. Si45.
EN-. 9-567S. EN- g 5a7f
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THE GWENWOOD

IU2O 18th ST. NV.
Enc. apt. for men only at 500. 80
in de luxe eley. bldg. with sec
retarial service: incl. all utils. See
mgr.
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JHE WMNLAANNANM -.
1907 t7th 81. n.Who. e-yl1u
W lobby. tlets water u m.
ssI bbS,:s az " sw ~ beds 1sgI2.siS
Wk1STER sT, N,wy H. 8y
Hohlhi gertils ladies' s.a;., eT ,gsh s ~
deyLlms pi2sks momosn,,sI..
buresS sun Morn s' bfeakissi for
sdalis. $50: / adult. $40. IA.
1857,
x9e RfTTKNnOUaE ST. NV
Lac. front bedrm.;. lady pref, eui
sired; $40 month. IA. e-apel.
Ia3T FARRAGUT, N.W.--Lge. bsmt.
rnl priv. bath and entF. Quiet,
pArkins, transp., RA. 3-I1a7.
J61n sT. NV, a3t9--Nlce room
~ lGdy. a. bus stop. ouist and
' Room ior yoans man with irs-
mD lssidi' sssrrssiss o' so. ,csil BIZ. =
23i0 before ;, sunday.
8lia 18th 81. N.w.--NeWiy deco.
rated and Turn. Apply 1910 18th
81 NV. AID, e-S270.
Tf6 PEABODY 81, N.W.-@AttTae-
i've bedrra.. windows, next 10
stmipVt. bath. In pvt. home. Near
shopping and transn. For WORKING
woman only. Reas. III. 2-4SS7.
1915 COLUMBIA m, N.w.--Larse.
newly dec. and furn,; cookine
facliltiss. Apply 1910 10th 81
NV. AID. s-527O.
18th AND OTIS N.w.i redee, =
Pms AL dbl TV refGr.. hkfst.
pfivils., phone. maid. tn. 2-l13d,
1908 kENNKDY ST. N.W.-Nicely
furnished front room: private
home. Phone RA. 6-ae0.. is'
b7O6 18th ST.. NV. =. Attractive
Unlimited phone. Rk, s.IfSS.
sife I6th ST., Art: SOL Lse
saSi Iaa;. i msn or Sse ep bF ss sBs
ilf0 N ST. NV, apt 2Oi-oen-
tleman, comfort. fm: IN pvt. apt,
18th . O N.w.-Lge. apt. bldg;
lady, very nice rnn., privils., elev
service. Me, $500. ext. 703.
sees MAPLE ST. NV, TAX, PIX =
t hss si'f bIss q. ms SO "a TssjsI nE
eD30 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. apt
b06--pvt. family, kiteh., privl. Il
des., quiet. $3.50. no. 2-32S0
cOL0RRD - J0th ST. AREA =
rms. attf. furn. in quiet private
home; dble. or sgle. Government
or diplomatic personnel pref. tn
2-D52S after 8 pm.
COLORBD-2IB3 L ST. NV
Single or double room for rent
Kitchen privils. III. 1891.
COLORE D-3502 I3fA sT.-1
nicely .furn. I'm. and ercl. porch,
share bath: $40 wk. tn. 2.4032
COLORED - 800 Biz. Colorads
Ave. - Comfortable room for
lady; home privls.; tn. e-1T51
COL0kED-I0th AND CALF. SITS.
81 bedrm.: share bath. 50 week
conv. location. NO. 7-4197.
C0L0RED-sIe PARK RID, NV
I nicely furn. large rm. RA. 3.
COLORED - sGLE. for man OF
woman. close to stores and transp
co. 6-6O7l.
COL0RRD-UPPER N.W.-Double
room, next to bath, refined man,
PRIVILEGES, tn. 2-7O96.
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H0LBROOK ST. NE, 1880 q blks
north 18TH and H-Aodern 3
sna r eld ssmSl.s nlSs s Sslssi EHt
Key In 203, srKUART BIOS.
INC. d. z-aA54. pI. 1-se9e.
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DUPONT CIRCLE

DOI ON 7 N1ItNLG
3 rooms. hath; garden, for ] month,
SllO. Larger apt. avail, May l5.
CAN DE. s-sOsi. UN. 7-Sos7.
DUPONT CIRCLE, 1901 R. I. ave
n.w.--Attrac. bed-liv. rm., kit,
bath, $50. RE. 7-a74s.
DUPONT CIRCLE = Delightful loo ;,
2 blks. Mayfi0wer; 2 gracious rms q,
kit, bath: high ceilings: frepl.
China, linens: S136. FE. S-4477
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OGDEN GARDENS
OTIS GARDENS

1445 OTIS PL. NV.
Beautiful, l-bedrm. apt. at sol so
in de luxe elevator bldg. with
switchboard service; incl. utils
see MANAGER,
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sador Lacy's staff when he
left Korea as United States
Ambassador in 1855. Two
Chinese jewel trees, the
leaves of jade and the
flowers of semi precious
stones, flank pieces Of jade,
ivory and amber on the
drawing-room mantel. Mrs.
Lacy says she thinks the
small amber figure the rarest
piece, in Ellwood.
The drawing-room is not
dwarfed even by two grand
pianos, a pair of Chippendale
sofas, two large Chippendale
flower tubs and a multitude
of other occasional furni-
ture.
Cozier, maybe, is the small
guest room, in all shades of
green, off the drawing room.
Original Whistler etchings
line the wall. The three
quarter tester bed, which
Ambassador Lacy said he
used as a growing boy until
his feet hung over the edge.
and a distinctive Chippendale
highboy are outstanding
pieces in this room.
The library, on the other
side of the hall, is strictly
masculine in decor. The
deep burgundy walls repeat
the color of the Sang d
Boeuf porcelain vase on the
mantel. Many, many books
line the walls, and the sofas
are deep and comfortable.
A long flower room con-
meets the library to the din
ing room. its lightness and
airiness startling after the
depth of the library.
A Wounded Portrait
The dining room completes
the part of Ellwood which
will be open next week end.
A portrait of Churchill Jones,
a Lacy ancestor who stayed
in America when most of his
compatriotS returned to Eng
land and who was on George
WaShington's staff, hangs
over the Adam mantel. A
bullet went through the
Churchill portrait when it
was hanging in the Lacy
ancestral home, Chatham,
near Fredericksburg.
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IN LoUDoUN COUNTY
EHwood to Open
For House Tour

"Do-it-yourself" is the
motto of Ambassador and
Mrs. William Sterling Byrd
Lacy, who share the chores
at Ellwood, their handsome
home near Leesburg.
Due to be open for the
first time during Historic
Garden Week in Virginia,
their house and garden will
be among nine in the Lees
burg and Loudoun County
area which may be seen from
10 am. to $50 pm. next
Saturday and Monday, April
20, and from l pm. to $50
pm. on Sunday.
Ambassador Lacy. special
assistant to the Secretary of
State in charge of East West
exchange, finds outdoor work
relaxing after a weeks stint
in Washington. Mrs. Lacy
finds it entertaining and re-
warding but hardly relaxing.
She spends part of every day
in the gardens at Ellwood,
although they have cut the
work to the bone by a we'll
planned busy" planting.
The Gardens
The lawns off the front
portico of Colonial EllWood
are clean and sweeping. The
small, rather formal garden
is planted with English box
on the inside, American box
on the outside and tulips
and other bulbs in between.
WiSteria, redbud, dogwood, a
magnificent magnolia, flower
ing cherry and tulip trees
accent Ellwood, but there is
hardly a square foot of ground
that Mrs. Lacy can't cultivate
and cut with her garden trac-
tor. Ivy ground cover takes
care of the slight slopes that
she can't manage. The box is
allowed to grow naturally
after its annual pruning of
dead wood.
Ellwood, bought by Ambas-
sador Lacy's father, Sterling
Byrd Lacy. in the 1905, is
traditional Colonial with bal
ancing wings. quite similar
in architecture to the Thomas
DeLashmutts' Oak Hill. A
wide entrance hall, larger
than most urban living rooms
and papered with magnificent
French muralS, runs straight
through the house. Chippen-
dale chairs, an original Will
lard grandfather clock. and
a brass ammunition box taken
from a Moro chieftain,
wherein the Lacys keep their
own ammunition.) add in
terest to a part of the house
that Richard, the Duke of
Ellwood, prince of cats, al
ready loves.
The LacyS' impressive col
lection of Ming, which most
owners would have behind
locked glass, is shown
throughout the drawing
room library and dining
room in an unstudied way.
Perhaps their prize piece
is a Ming Celadon dish pre-
sented to them by AmbaS-
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To Meet Thursday

Victory Chapter. Daughters
Of the American Revolution
will meet at ! pm. Thursday
in the Kennesaw Apartments.
Mrs. Howard w. Goodhue,
Mrs. Earl Hutchinson and Mrs.
Herschel Lutes are hostesSes
and win serve dessert. The
program viii be devoted to
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prints on the walls
provide inspiration.
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Becouse q photograph Of you will
mean the world to Nom, have it taken
by our ortist-photooropher mos
ter OF revealing the IoveIiest in you.
Downstairs Store, Photo Studio, Nor
, 1959-11-09
LEGIsLATIVERECORD tContinued)

AAG#ZA
LEGISLATIVERECORD Continued
Id III the case Of any person who shall be a mem
Der Of the Legislature on October 4, 1859 or who shall
thereafter become such a member the annual average
compensationof such person tor the purposes Ct TINS chap-
ter shall be considered as $500 and the amount Of contrl-
button required to be deducted from compensation OF
such person for the purposes Of Section 7l8 of this title
shall be $500 annually
le) NO provisions Of this chapter Or any other act
relating to automatic separation from the service shall be
applicable to any member OF the Legislature.
d) AS used ii this section, the term Legislature
meanstheL Legislature Of the Virgin Islands, and the previ-
Gus municipal councils Of the Municipality OF Saint Tho
mas and Saint John, and the, Municipality OF Saint Croix.
lg) Notwithstanding any other provisions Of this
section, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to
any member of the Legislature until he gives notice IN
writing, while serving as a member Of the Legislature, to
the disbursing officer by whom his salary is paid OF his
desire to come within the purvieW OF this chapter. Such
notice may be given by a. member OF the legislature With
in six months after October 4, 1859 or within six months
after any date on which he takes an oath OF Office as a
member Of the legislature; provided, that any person who
Qualities AS a member Of the legislature for service prior
to October i, 1863, but is not such a member on such date
shall give notice in writing within six months after Ocot
Der 4, 1853, TO the Commissioner OF Finance OF his desire
to come within the purview of this chapter.
j Section us. Administrators
(a) The retirement system hereby created shall be
established as a trust, separate and distinct from all other
entities. The responsibility for the proper opefauOh o.
the system and for making effective the provisions Of this
chapter is hereby vested in a board Of trustees. The mem
bers Of the Government Employees Service Commission
shall serve ex oficio as the Board of Trustees Of the
system.
Each trustee shall take an oath of Office that SO far
as it rests upon him he will diligently and honestly admin
lister the affairs Of the system, and that he will not know
ingly violate or wilfully permit to be violated any Of the
provisions Of law applicable to the system. Such oath
shall be subscribed by the trustee taking it, and certified
49, ~ 80 C L1A - - k0lxnr Mnn1 8ir0no01i0fnlys
fled with the Government Secretary, Trustees shall re-
ceive ten dollars for each day or part Saereof spent in
work Of the Board, but no member shall receive more
than $500 III any fiscal year. Trustees shall also be REIN.
bursed by the system for all necessary expenses that they
may incur through service on the Board.