tee shall be taken viva voce, and the election shall be held at
the schoolhouse, and if no schoolhouse be in the district, at
such convenient place as the trustee may select, from one
o'clock till six o'clock in the afternoon on the first Saturday
of October each year, notice thereof having been posted by
the trustees at three of the most public places in the district
for ten days immediately preceding the day of election. At
this election the qualified voters of the district shall be the
electors; and any widow having a child between six and
twenty years of age, and any widow or spinster having a
ward between the ages of six and twenty years, may also
vote. The officers of the election shall be a judge and a
clerk, who shall be residents of the district, and be chosen
by the voters at the opening of the polls. The judge of the
election shall give the casting vote in case of a tie, provided
he has not heretofore voted, and give a certificate of election
to the person elected, signed by himself, and report the
trustees thus elected, in writing, to the county superintend-
ent of the county within five days after the day of election.
In case of a tie, in which the judge has voted, then he shall
certify the fact to the county superintendent, and the county
superintendent shall appoint the trustee, and give him a
certificate, and the trustee so selected shall act until his suc-
cessor is duly qualified. The trustee so elected shall hold
office for three years, from the first day of July succeeding
his election, and until his successor is duly elected or ap-
pointed and qualified. Any two of the trustees may consti-
tute a quorum to transact the business pertaining to their
office at a meeting of which all shall have had reasonable
notice. The trustee having the shortest time to serve shall
be chairman of the board of trustees, whose duty it shall be
to preside at all its meetings and to make the reports, and
to perform all other such acts and duties as required by law
of trustees; and in case of neglect or non-performance of
duty, the one so remiss of duty shall be subject to like fines
and penalties as imposed by law on trustees for neglect of
duty or other violations of law. This law shall in no wise
impair the tenure of office of trustees who have been duly
elected or appointed under the present school law. (Section
as amended by act of March 17, 1898; the amendment in-
serted October in place of June.)



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